Padhuka Sahasram-746

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

746. kanakamapi thruNam yE manvathE vItharAga:

thruNamapi kanakam thE jAnathE thvathprakAshaI:

maDhuripupadharakshE! yath thvadharThOpanIthAn

pariNamayasi haImAn dhEvi! dhUrvAnkurAdhIn

 

Oh Lord's Paaduka! Whosoever, without any other attachment whatever,

treat even gold as mere grass, will see-by virtue of the wisdom You

gave them-the glitter from You falling on it, gold even in a grass of

Doorvankura (dedicated to You in archana).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 746

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukAs of Madhusoodhana!

Dispassionate devotees of Yours consider even the valuable

gold as equivalent in value to a worthless blade of grass.

They benefit from the true knowledge that You conferred

on them and salute You for Your powers in converting

the blades of grass (presented during Your worship) in to

Gold. Your golden rays fall on the blades of grass

and transform them in to gold. Your devotees are known for

their VairAgyA (dispassion) and hence they show no interest

in the gold. Although they are impressed with Your power

to convert lowly objects in to gold, they have no desire

for worldly wealth .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! Those who have

deep bhakthi for PerumAL consider gold as being worthless

as a blade of grass. Even for those virakthAs, You make them

consider those blades of grass as being equal in value to

that of gold. When your golden lustre falls on the aruham pull

(panic grass ) collected for Your worship , those blades of

grass look like gold and become valuable to Your bhakthAs.

 

The inner meaning is that even those who are born low and

do not have any scholarship get to know the inner meanings

of the Paasurams of Swamy NammAzhwAr due to AzhwAr's grace.

When they become blessed this way , then even those of

exalted birth and scholars celelbrate the one of low birth

and status with reverence.

 

3)Oh PaadhukAs of the Lord ,who destroyed the asuran

named Madhu (Madhuripu PadharakshE)! BhakthAs of PerumAL

are devoid of desires for worldly wealth( veetha RaagA:).

They think even of gold as a worthless blade of grass

( yE kanakamapi thruNam manvathE). Even these VairAgyasAlis,

look at the transformation that you brought on the panic

grass bundle assembled before you for your worship and

how you changed them in to gold through Your golden lustre.

(tE thruNamapi Thvath prakAsai: kanakam jaanathE). The blades

of aruham pul placed before You takes on the golden sheen as

Your golden rays fall on them ( yath ThavtharTOpaneethAn

dhUrvAnkurAdhIn haimAn pariNamayasi)..(V.S)