Padhuka Sahasram-527

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

527. samvarthOdhithasUryakOtisadhrushIm rangEshapAdhavani!

prasthoUShi prathiyathnarathnanikarajyOthishChatAmudhBhatAm

thanmanyE thadhananya sUripariShanmaDhyE nivEshAya na:

thAdhrugvAsarasEpi BhEtthumachirAdhasmAkamanDham thama:

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! You emit an effulgence, from Your ornamental

gems, equal to a crore of suns in the deluge of darkness. I fain

believe that it is to dispel our inner darkness so that we can-even

in the midst of our love to live in this earthly world-join the

galaxy of Paramaikantis (like Adisesha and Azhvars) who

know nothing except the Lord.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 527:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the previous verse, Swami Desikan

referred to the noble ones wearing the armour of the PaadhukA rays

and thereby being protected from the association with unrighteous

ones. Here, Swamy Desikan says that the radiance of the PaadhukA gems

removes the extraordinary darkness prevailing at the time of the

universal dissolution. That radiance removes the afflictions of even

those, who do not expressly seek the companionship of the devotees of

the Lord. He says: " Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE ! During the time

of praLayam , the radiance of Your diamonds appear like crores of

Suns. You destroy the fearsome darkness of the praLayam night so that

we could leave our inertia behind and join the righteous ones

offering service to You.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! with Your astonishing

and superior lustre resembling the rise of crores of Suns, You seem

to send the message that there is a joyous place that is the opposite

of the sadness of this samsAric world known as Sri Vaikuntam and that

You can take them there. The inner meaning is that the people of the

world do not listen to the upadEsams of PerumAL in Geethai and

Saasthrams and suffer form the continuation of their adharmic ways.

AzhwAr takes pity on these suffering jeevans and creates disgust

in them for samsAram and grows their longing for SrI Vaikuntam using

His Dhivya prabhandhams.

 

3) What do the Padhukais do? They generate the lustre similar to the

crores of Suns rising against the abysmal darkness of praLaya kaalam

( Thvam samvartha Udhitha Soorya kODi sadhrusI ). This originates

from the multitudinous assembly of rays adorning You ( udhbhaDAm

prathiyathna rathna nikara jyOthi: chaDAm Prasthoushi). You display

that radiance for helping us banish the ignorance about Your Lord's

supreme abode of SrI Vaikuntam and the blessings waiting for us

there ( vaasa rasEapi andham asmAkam tama: bhEtthum manyE ). That

supreme abode of Your Lord is populated by the assembly of Nithya

Sooris, who do not think of anyone except Your Lord ( Tadhanya Soori

parishath ). You intend to place us, the ignoramus , right in the

middle of those Nithya Sooris like Garudan, AdhisEshan et al (

tadhanya Soori parishath madhyE nivEsathi)…V.S