Padhuka Sahasram-417

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

417. dhEvasya dhAnavaripOrmaNipAdharakshE!

prasThAnamangaLaviDhoU prathipannanAdhAm

mA BhaIShta sADhava ithi svayamAlapanthIm

jAnE jagathrithayarakshaNadhIkshithAm thvAm

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Lord Ranganatha is out on His journey to eradicate

the enemies (asuras). You then generate an auspicious sound. I

presume, You, as one in whom the responsibility of protection of all

three worlds is vested, assure in so many words, " Oh Sadhus, Do not

fear " .

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): Slokam 417

 

1) Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: In an earlier verse , Swamy

Desikan equated the Naadham from the Paadhukai to the sound of

PraNavam. Here , Swamy equates the naadham to the sound assuring

devotees of protection from fear (abhaya vaarthai). He says: " Oh

Mani PaadhukE! When You start on Your Lord's auspicious campaigns to

root out the enemies of Devas , You generate a sound that identifies

You as the One , who has vowed to protect the three worlds from any

harm. You seem to be assuring the virtuous people that they

will have total freedom from fear of any kind.

 

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

Soori incarnated to protect the people of the world (samsAris) with

His many upadEsams through His prabhandhams to seek the sacred feet

of the Lord as protection against all samsAric ills.

 

3) The naadham generated by the paadhukais at times of the Lord's

yaathrAs( Dhaanava ripO: Devasya prasTAna mangala vidhou prathipanna

Naadhaam) are for the auspiciousness during the execution of the task

at hand. The Lord's Paadhukais are firm in their resolve to protect

the three worlds through Their assitance to the Lord ( Jagath

thritaya rakshana dheekshithAm ThvAm ). The naadham arising during

these YaathrAs seem to say : " Oh Good People of the world ! Do not

be afraid ! My Lord is going to protect You all ( Saadhava:

maabhaishta: ithi svayam aalapantheem jaanE)…V.S