Padhuka Sahasram-407

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

407. anAdhimAyArajanIvashEna

prasvApaBhAjAm prathiBhODhanArhAm

pashyAmi nithyOdhithavAsarasya

praBhAthanAnandhImiva pAdhukE! thvAm

 

Oh Paaduka! I look upon Your sound as the suprabhata-song, indicating

a dawn of ever-lasting daytime* (that will never have a sunset!) to

which the people having been suffering from a beginningless night of

prakriti (or Maya), are woken up.

*This signifies Moksha

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V. Satakopan (VS): Slokam 407 :

 

(1) Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your Naadham

serves as Naandhi ceremony that consists of benedictory verses

recited at the beginning of a religious observances. Your Naadham

serves as Naandhi and wakes up the jeevan , which is asleep due to

the influence of the darkness of MaayA/Prakruthi , which makes the

jeevan consider the universe as being outside the Supreme Lord . In

this regard, You act as the ever-awake dawn serving as Naandhi

recitation through Your Nadham to awaken the jeevan in deep sleep due

to the influence of the dark MaayA. You are the NaandhikAri or

reciter of Naandhi to help the jeevan wake up and start its journey

towards Moksham.

 

(2) The inner meaning is that Swamy NammAzhwAr 's Sri Sookthis

help one to develop discriminating knowledge that Jeevan is eternal

and its Master is Sriman NaarAyaNan and get set from that knowledge

to enjoy the limitless aanandham associated with Mokshaanubhavam .

 

(3) The jeevans are sleeping away in the night of Prakruthi

and are oblivious to their sufferings (MaayA Rajani vasEna

prasvApabhAjam ) . The SunAdham of Paadhukais is like

the mangala sabdham ( PrabhAdha Naandhi) that wakes up

the sleeping (deluded) jeevans and takes them to the Moksham ,

which is like the eternally bright day ( prathiBhOdhanArham

nithyOdhitha Vaasarasya PrabhAtha Naandhimiva)..V.S