Padhuka Sahasram-457

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

457. dhanuthanayanihanthurjaIthrayAthrAnukUlE

sharadhupagamakAlE sahyajAmApathanthi

shruthimaDhuramudhAram shikshithum thE ninAdham

parihruthanijavAsA: pAdhukE! rAjahamsAm

 

Oh Paaduka! The autumn suitable for the Lord's victory march has set

in. The royal swans migrate to the Kaveri-bed, leaving their own

homes, in order to learn from You the secret of the sweetness and

majesty of sound that You alone generate.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Here , Swamy Desikan points out

that the PaadhukAs have many sishyAs like eminent sages. He says:

" Oh PaadhukE! When RanganAthA starts on His journey in the autumn

season to destroy the enemies of the DevAs , He travels on Your

back. The Naadham raised by the gems inside You attract many king

swans residing in the Lake Maanasa saras.They leave their traditional

home and flock to Your side to recieve instructions from You on

VedAnthA dealing with the glory of the lotus feet of Your Lord.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan visualizes

the arrival of the King Swans from their traditional homes in

Lake ManasarOvar in HimAlayAs and arrive at the sand banks

of CauvEri river to learn about and practise the deep doctrines

embedded in ThiruvAimozhi by listening to Your dhivya Naadham

at Srirangam.

 

(3) The time is Sarath Kaalam (autumn), which is a Saathvika

Kaalam unlike the VarshA Kaalam ( Rainy season that preceded

it). The Lord adorns His Paadhukais and leaves His aasthAnam

to destroy the evil forces (Dhanu Tanaya nihanthu: jaithra

YaathrA).You generate the sweet Vedic sounds as You transport

Your Lord ( Sruthi madhuram udhAram tE ninAdham) on that

Vijaya YaathrA.The raaja hmasams (the great sanyAsis/AchAryAs)

leave their wonted abodes and travel to Srirangam to be

near You to learn the maessage from those sacred Naadham

of Yours..(V.S)