Padhuka Sahasram-498

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

498. AkIrNarathnanikarAm maNipAdhukE! thvAm

rangEshvarasya lalithAm vipaNim prathIma:

yathsamshrayENa Bhavathi sThiraBhakthimUlyam

kaIvalyamathra jagathAm krayavikrayArham

 

Oh Manipaaduka! You have gems of a wide variety spread on Your

surface which now acquires the reputation of being Lord Ranganatha's

market-place, whereat anyone having flawless and firm Bhakti for You

can purchase or sell away the Moksha world quite easily.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

Slokma 498:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Ranganatha PaadhukE! We consider

You with Your multitude of gems as the precious market street of Lord

RanganathA, the Merchant . Use of the currency of devotion (Bhakthi)

helps to see the gem-bedecked PaadhukAs , which in turn leads to the

growth of parama bhakthi, which is equivalent to the growth of

currency. The newly acquired expanded wealth is given to Ranganatha,

the merchant to purchase Moksham from Him for oneself.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! I equate You adorned with

so many radiant gems as the market place set up by Your Lord. People

buy and sell Moksham that is to be attained after strenous effort of

dhyAnam about Your Lord. PerumAl commanded AzhwAr to incarnate in

this world . The reason for that command of the Lord is to bless

bhakthAs to attain Moksha Siddhi through aasrayaNam of Swamy

NammAzhwAr and following His upadEsam about the UpAyam and UpEyam

for breaking the bonds of samsaaric afflictions.

 

3) The Paadhukais of the Lord are full of spreading radiance from the

assembly of gems decorating them ( aakIrNa rathna nikarAm ThvAm ).

That sight is like Lord RanganAthA's market street ( ThvAm

RanganAthasya laLithAm vipaNim Pratheema . Those , who seek You as

succour in this world itself acquire sthira Bhakthi ( Yath samsrayENa

athra jagathAm sthira bhakthi) and become qualified to buy and sell

Moksham ( jagathAm sthira bhakthi moolyam kaivalyam

kraya-vikrayArham bhavathi )..(V.S)