Padhuka Sahasram-399

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

 

399. AsThAnEShu thridhashamahithAn varthayithvA vihArAn

sThAnE sThAnE nijaparijanam vArayithvA yaThArham

vAsAgAram svayamupasaran pAdhukE! manjunAdham

AparyankAn na Khalu BhavathI ranganAThO jahAthi

 

Oh Paaduka! After the Lord has completed His rounds where he was

honoured by the devas, He pauses then and there to dismantle the

different paraphernalia at appropriate places, entering into His

innermost apartment. And then He does not leave You till He reaches

His couch. You are so intimate a companion to Him. Your music is

heard as far as that!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes from V. Satakopan (V.S):

 

SlOkam 399:

 

(1) Sri Uthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! During the day ,

Your Lord performs all the duties as the protector of the dEvAs and

acknowledges their grateful salutations. He goes hither and thither

to protect them . After that , He assigns His servants to appropriate

places(sthAnams) and retires by Himself to the inner chambers of His

consorts. You alone are with Him at that time. He does not seem to

leave You even then because of the sweet Naadham generated by You as

You transport Him to the inner chambers .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that every

one and every thing associated with the Lord stops outside His inner

sanctum. Sweet ThiruvAimozhi SaRRumuRai however takes place inside

the inner sanctum.

 

(3)Swamy Desikan states that the Lord goes about performing His duties

of protecting the dEvAs adorning His paadhukai and receives their

adulations ( Thridasa mahithAn vihArAn varthayithvA) . After that ,

He positions the dEvAs and His kaimkaryaparALs at different

positions ( sthAnE SthAnE nija parijanam yathArham vArayithvA ) prior

to retiring for the night to His inner chambers (Svayam vAsAgAram

upasaran) . The paadhukai transports Him to His bed of AadhisEshan .

Until then , the Lord is enchanted by the sweet music generated

by the Paadhukai and does not leave it behind like the other

parijanam (servants). He adorns the Paadhukai until He climbs into

His bed ( Bhavatheem aaparyankAth NajahAthi)..(V.S )