Padhuka Sahasram-509

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

509. antharniDhAya muniBhi: parirakshyamANA-

mAthmIyarashmiguNithAm maNipAdharakshE!

rangEshapAdhakamalaprathipannamudhrAm

nIvImavaImi BhavathIm nigamAnthavAchAm

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Fain would I say that seers hold a treasure-chest in

a bag so to say-the content inside being Yourself, the meaning of

Vedanta sayings, the tying strings being the radiations emitted by

the gems on You. What is more, the bag is securely sealed and bears

the seal of Ranganatha's Feet!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 509:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE ! You are

protected inside the hearts of Yogis and sages. I recognize You

there as a knot, which ties together the rays of gems emanating from

You. Over the space formed by Your knot , RanganAthA's feet rest. His

feet appear there like an imprint of lotus. VedAs praise the

mysterious meaning of those lotus feet. Your supremely auspicious

knot with the Lord standing on it is held in the heart cavity of the

yogis. When I think of You, I get the Lord and the VedAs as well--

and experience the lustre of Your rays.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The illustrious sages

hold You tightly in their heart lotuses. The extended rays emanating

from Your gems seem to tie You to their hearts lotuses. Your Lord's

feet resting on You appear in this context like an imprint on You .

When the great ones see You, they experience the sight of the knot

made by the Upanishads . SadAchAryAs meditate on the essence of

Upanishads like Moola Manthram, Dhvayam et al. Their deep devotion

binds the Lord to them and He is unable to move away. PerumAl resides

happily in their heart lotuses. The enlightened sishyAs of the

SadAchAryans meditate on latter.

 

3) Here, Swamy Desikan describes the Lord's Paadhukais having the

imprint of the lotus feet of PerumAL ( RangEsa Paadha Kamala

prathipanna mudhrAm Bhavatheem). The PaadhukAs are tied as it were to

the Lord's Thiruvadi through the ropes(the lustorous rays of the

gems) : " aathmayA rasmi guNithAm RangEsa Paadha Kamalam " . The

Paadukais adorning the Lord's Thiruvadi Are like the knot made up of

the gems of Upanishads ( Bhavatheem nigamAntha-VaachAm neeveem

avaimi). Such a Paadhukai is kept with reverence at the heart

Lotuses of the enlightened sages and meditated upon ( Munibhi:

anatha: nidhAya ParirakshyamANam Bhavatheem )…(V.S) .