Padhuka Sahasram-731

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

731. kalyANaprakruthim vandhE BhajanthIm kAnchanashriyam

padhArhAm pAdhukAm shoUrE: padha Eva nivEshithAm

 

I worship the Paaduka, made of gold, of unique auspiciousness, suited

to the Lord's Feet; the Paaduka is an affluence-mark. Like

Mahalakshmi, the Paaduka too acquires a place in His body.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

Kaanchana Paddhathi

 

There are twenty verses in this section known as

Kaanchana Paddhathi . After focusing on the different kinds of

the gems adorning the Paadhukais , Swamy Desikan shifts his

attention now to the Gold on which the gems are embedded .

 

SlOkam 731

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: I salute the most auspicious

Paadhukais made of gold . It has limitless glories. I salute

the Padhukais , which protect the matchless feet of the Lord ;

those Paadhukais also sat on the royal throne at AyOddhi.

 

2) SrImath Andan's anubhavam:Here Swamy Desikan describes

the golden roopam of the Paadhukais. It is made up of gold.

Its lustre is incomparable. Since the Paadhukais have a vaibhavam

matching that of the Lord's sacred feet , He is adorning them on

His illustrious feet.

 

On the Chest of the Lord is Vakshasthala Lakshmi. When one

looks at the golden Paadhukai , one sees another MahA Lakshmi ,

who is superior even to the Vakshasthala Lakshmi residing

at the Lord's sacred feet . Since the Paadhukai is fit for

the sthAnam of the Lord , Raamachandran blessed the Paadhukai

with the gift of His sthAnam itself.

 

The inner meaning here is that the Jn~Anam, OudhAryam and

DayA of a SadAchAryan are matchless. Even Bhagavaan is unable

to quantify the auspicious qualities of His SadAchAryans

precisely. Therefore , Our Lord maintains the AchAryAs

at the level of His own SthAnam. PerumAL incarnates

therefore as SadAchAryan. That is why Swamy Desikan says:

" There is no doubt about a sishyan realizing Moksha anugraham,

once he has sought the protection of a SadAchAryan. Those who

do not have SadAchArya sambhandham will not be invited by

the Lord to His Saayujyam , even if they may have all

the superior Aathma GuNams " .

 

3)Swamy Desikan describes the Paadhukais as " KalyANa

prakrutheem " ( as having the natural disposition of

causing auspiciousness to the world and its people).

" KalyANa prakrutheem " also refers to the Paadhukais

made of Gold. Its lustre has indescribable beauty ( Kaanchana

Sriyam). Kaanachana means gold. Kaanchana SriYam can

also refer to the Paadhukais having the lustre arising from

its golden form . I salute those Paadhukais (SourE:

PaadhukAm vandhE), which is a close fit for the sacred

feet of the Lord ( padhArham) and is placed at that

lofty sthAnam( padha yEva nivEsithAm) by the Lord Himself.