Padhuka Sahasram-461

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

461. nijapadhavinivEshAnnirvishEShaprachArAn

pariNamayathi BhakthAn ranganAThO yaThA mAm

ithi viharaNakAlE manjushinjAvishEShaI:

hithamupadhishasIva prANinAm pAdhukE! thvam

 

Oh Paaduka! You appear, during the travels, to use Your pleasing Nada

to render beneficial advice to all beings in terms, such as " the Lord

places Bhaktas in His abode and makes them very much like Him, as He

has done to me.* "

 

*Literally, the Lord places His Feet on to me and makes me have the

like-walk with Him.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V. Satakopan (V.S.)

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: During Your travel time

with RanganAthA , You offer advice that could lead to the salvation

of all living beings . You give this advice through Your Naadham. You

seek their ( Jeevans') welfare. You seem to tell them : " I took

refuge at the Lord's holy feet; He joined me to His holy feet. I have

reached great status now as a result of His anugraham. I go every

where He goes. You, the living beings can also achieve the same

results , if you too take refuge in Lord's feet with total faith " .

Oh PaadhukE! You give valuable advice that has been truly tested and

proven effective in Your case.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Your naadham appears

like Your hithOpadesam to us to follow Your foot steps and seek

refuge in the Lord and enjoy the blessings similar to Yours.

 

(3) The time is Lord's time of travel adorning His paadhukais (

ViharaNa Kaalam). The naadham emanating from these sanchArams are

Sweet and sacred ( Majun SinjA-visEsham). That naadham is like the

hitham (KshEma samaachaaram) for the people of the world ( Hitham

prANinAm upadhisasIva). What is that message dealing with our

hitham ? The message from the Paadhukais is Lord RanganAThan wishes

to lift His devotees to His Parama Padham and give them the lofty

status enjoyed by His Paadhukais ..(V.S)