Padhuka Sahasram-456

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

456. vakuLaDharathanusthvam samhithAm yAmapashya:

shruthipariShadhi thasyA: sOuraBham yOjayanthi

haricharaNasarOjAmOdhasammOdhithAyA:

prathipadharamaNIyA: pAdhukE! thE ninAdhA:

 

Oh Paaduka! You were already gladly fragrant with contact of the

lotus Feet of the Lord. The sound that You produce at every step

appears to merge the flavour of the works (of Nammazhwar) which

Dramida Veda You Yourself 'saw and revealed' once early, with the

Veda now.

 

Padhuka=Satakopa='Dramidopanishat-drashta'.

 

(The Vedas, both in Sanskrit and Tamil, merge in the Feet of the Lord-

meaning, thereby, that the ultimate is the Lord,t hat He is the

subject of all Vedic knowledge).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

SlOkam 456:

 

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

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You have taken

the form of Swamy NammAzhwAr on earth and blessed the world with

ThiruvAimozhi , which has the fragrance of the Lord's feet since

You are adorning those feet always. The Naadham generated by You

during Your travel with the Lord incorporates the fragrance of

ThiruvAimozhi on the VedAs,which follow You both.This way ,

the meaning of th Veda manthrams are rendered clearer . Tthe Vedas

recieve help in this manner from You.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! when one hears

Your Naadham , it is clear that the Vedhaas repeat the upadEsam

of Yours that the Lord is the Sarva Jagath KaaraNan and Sarva

Loka Rakshakan.

 

(3) Swamy Desikan salutes the Paadhukais as the form of

Swamy NammAzhwAr ( VaguLadhara tanu: Thvam).During every step ,

those Paadhukais generate delectable Naadham ( Prathipadham

RamaNIyA: ninAdhA: tE). Those Paadhukais have the fragrance of

the Lotus Feet of the Lord ( Hari CharaNa SarOja sammOdhithAyA:

tE prathipadham). They evoke the fragrance of Vedams , whose

meanings are incorporated in the ThiruvAimozhi Samhithai and

the naadham emanating from their movement join the assembly of

the VedhAs to bless them with a divine vaasanai(Sourabham)..(V.S).