Padhuka Sahasram-415

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

415. dhUthyE balErvimaThanE shakatasya BhangE

yAthrOthsavEShu cha viBhO: prathipannasaKhyA

vIrAyithAni birudhOpahithAni nUnam

manjusvanaI: praThayasE maNipAdhukE! thvam

 

Oh Manipaaduka! You are inseparable from the Lord's Feet; whether He

went as a mediator for the Pandavas, or whether He put the foot on

King Mahabali to suppress him, or He dashed against Shakatasura and

killed him or the like, You presumably proclaim the Lord's exploits

appropriately, by means of Your pleasing sound.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V. SatakOpan (V.S): Slokam 415

 

1) Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The agreeable and

distinct sounds that You generate during Your many travels with the

Lord such as visits to DuryOdhanA's court as ambassador , quelling

MahAbali's pride as VaamanA , destroying ShakatAsurA through Your

kick and during the uthsavams at Srirangam. Your sounds of joy over

the Lord's victory during those times resemble laudatory poems

proclaiming His powers .

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The sweet sounds raised by the

Paadhukais during the Lord's sanchaaram reminds Swamy Desikan of the

recitations of sthOthrams by those who witnessed major leelais of

the Lord such as visit to the sabhai of DuryOdhanan as PaaNDava

DhUthan , punishmnet of MahA Bali as Thirvikraman and the destruction

of SakatAsuran in Gokulam .

 

3) There are many YaahtrAs by the Lord with His Paadhukais. They are

Like uthsavams for the Lord and the Paadhukais. The Lord is always

victorious during these missions to protect the Saadhu janam and

punish the evil ones. The Lord adds a title as PaanDava DhUthan ,

Bhali Vimathanan and sakaDa bhangan et al . The paadhukais raise

sweet sounds at the end of these missions to proclaim aloud the

glories of the victorious Lord ( manju svanai: noonam Thvam

bhirudhOpahithAni VeerAyithAni praTayasE). The sounds of the

Paadhukais certainly resemble the loud proclamations of the valour of

the Victorious Lord, who just acquired another title …V.S