Padhuka Sahasram-519

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

519. aDhishayithaPhaNIshvarasya shoUrE:

svayamaDhirUDapadhOpaDhAnapArshvA

maNivalayajuShA karENa mandham

sprushasi padhAvani! pAdhayOryugam thath

 

Oh Paaduka! Mahalakshmi caresses the Feet of the Lord as He is lying

on the Adishesha couch. You, for Your part, gently touch the Feet

with orbs of rays emitted by Your gems, as You are seated near the

pillow below the Lord's Feet.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan:

 

SlOkam 519:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Here, Swamy Desikan answers those ,

who say that the PaadhukAs have no connection with the Lord, while He

is sleeping. Swamy points out that the rays radiating from the gems

adorning the PaadhukAs touch the Lord's feet gently without waking

Him up. He says: " Oh PaadhukE! You approach the pillows supporting

the feet of the Lord and His feet with Your brilliant rays and touch

them. These are the feet, which Sri Devi presses with Her warm and

loving hands. You follow after Her with Your service and touch

the Lord's feet with hands of light made up of the rays radiating

from the gems adorning Your surface. This way , You serve Him and yet

do not disturb His sleep.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that the

activities of the mind, Speech and body of the SadAchAryAs are always

centered around their service to the Lord .

 

3) The Paadhukais are sitting next to the pillow under the feet of

the Lord, who is Having His yoga nidhrA on the bed of Adhi Seshan (

adhisayitha phaNIsvarasya SourE: adhirooDa padhOpadhAna paarsvA

Thvam ). You touch gently with the hands made up of Your radiant rays

of the gems adorning You and appear to touch Your Lord's Thiruvadi

gently ( Thvam svayam maNivalayajushA karENa Thath paadhayO: yugam

mandham sprusasi)..(V.S).