Padhuka Sahasram-464

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

464. maDhuripupadharakshE! mandhabuDhoU mayi thvAm

anavaDhimahimAnam thvathprasAdhAth sthuvAnE

maNinikarasamutThaIrmanjunAdhaI: kavInAm

uparamayasi thAmsthAn nUnamuthsEkavAdhAn

 

Oh Lord's Paaduka! A puny poet, that I am, seeks to sing Your praise,

only by Your grace. It is clear. Rival poets in their haughtiness

talk ill of my work. What if? Your sweet Nada submerges their noises,

surely, I say.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 464:

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukAs of Madhusoodhana! I

do not have a sharp Intellect. Even then , I am able to compose these

verses in praise of You through Your blessings . Other poets

criticize my offerings to You , since they consider that I am not

qualified to engage in the act of praising You Known for Your

unlimited auspicious attributes. They are indeed right .But ,

they do not know that it is Your blessings are the ones that

qualified me to initiate this effort. You seem to stop these arrogant

observations of the other poets through Your naadham arising from the

gems embedded in You.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! When I hear Your

naadham, it becomes clear to me that there is no limit to Your glory.

With Your anugraham , I engage in composing this eulogy about You.

Yet many jealous ones criticize my effort. With Your naadham , You

seem to command them to desist from such inappropriate activities.

 

(3) Oh PaadhukE ! I am of limited intellect (Mandha Buddhhi). You are

of limitless Glory( anavadhi mahimA ). While I am engaged in offering

my praise to You, the envious poets condemn my effort with haughty

words (uthsEkavAdham ). Your enveloping naadham puts an end to their

haughty words ( samutthai: Manju nAdhai: KavInAm uthsEkavAdhAn

uparamayasi)..(V.S).