Padhuka Sahasram-524

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

524. kalpashrENIdhinapariNathoU janthujAlE prasupthE

vishvagvyApthE jagathi thamasA pAdhukE! thAdhrushEna

sthyAnAlOkaIsthava maNiganaIrvAsagEhapradhIpA:

sampadhyanthE saha kamalayA jAgarUkasya yUna:

 

Oh Paaduka! The Deluge of darkness of the night of Brahma at the end

of Kalpas! All is lifeless; the Lord and His consort alone keep

awake. They are an Ever-Youthful Couple. To provide them light, You

serve as a lamp with dense rays emitted by Your gems.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 524:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan hints here that the

Paadhukais are not destroyed even during the time of praLayam. He

describes next the service rendered by the Paadhukais to the Lord

during praLayam. He says: " at the end of the series of days and

nights of Brahma , praLayam sets in. There is utter darkness

everywhere. The animate beings in deep slumber. Only the Lord and His

PirAtti are wide awake. At that time , they are able to traverse the

enormous universe with the help of light radiating from the gems

adorning You. Those rays serve as big and bright lamps illuminating

Their house.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: During the darkness associated with

praLayam The lustre of the gems of Paadhukais serves as illuminating

lamps. During the era of Kali Yugam, dharmam declines and the Lord's

aarAdhanam is not done properly and often it is interrupted. During

these difficult times , the dhivya dampathis are pleased to hear the

recital of AzhwAr's ThiruvAimozhi by bhakthAs, who attempt

to overcome the kali dhOsham.

 

3)The time is that of praLayam , the time when the day for a BrahmA

is completed ( kalpa srENi dhina pariNathou ). The great multitude

of chEthanams are overcome with fear at the sight of the engulfing

darkness and have fallen into deep sleep ( janthu: jaalE prasupthE ,

thaadhrusEna tamasaa jagathi vishvak vyApthE ). Who is awake then ?

An eighteeen year old youth and His pirAtti are wide Awake ( KamalayA

saha jaagarUkasya Yuna : ). He is at His residence under PraNavAkAra

VimAnam ( vaasagEhE KamalayA saha Yuna: asthi). There, the residence

is illumined with bright beams made up of your cluster of rays

originating from the gems on the Paadhukais( VaasagEhE pradhIpA:

sthyAna aalOkai: Tava maNigaNai: sampadhyanthE )…V.S