Padhuka Sahasram-750

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Dear Bhaktas,

 

Due to an inadvertent error on adiyen's part the special notes by

Sriman V. Satakopan Swamin, for verse 750 did not appear along with

the post. Hence, adiyen is re-transmitting verse number 750. Sorry

for the inconvenience caused to Bhaktas.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

750. prajvalithapanchahEthirhiraNmayIm thvAm hiraNyavilayArha:

Avahathu jAthavEdhA: shriyamiva na: pAdhukE! nithyam

 

Oh Paaduka! May Agni, of five flames, who will melt gold, called

Jatavedah, grant us, ever too, the great gift of YOURSELF, (Gold

Paaduka) as SRI! May the

Lord-for whose praise the Vedas were born and so who is designated as

Jatavedah-who has five-fold armoury, who once killed HiraNya (meaning

gold) grant

us 'Sri' of Paaduka at all times! Paaduka is the greatest SRI!

 

(Agni is said to have seven flames, two of which are in the South and

North-east, being inauspicious, being of maledictory significance.

Hence five flames

only are reckoned. Also recall Srisookta which prescribes praying to

Fire to grant gold-coloured Lakshmi. The Vedic Trinity is declared

immortal Sri.

That Sri is also sought, Paaduka being equivalent to the Vedas).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 750

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukkE! Your Lord

possesses the five weapons to destroy the enemies of

the righteous people and the dEvAs. During His incarnation

as Lord NarasimhA , He did not even use His weapons and

destroyed HiraNyakasipu with His sharp nails alone. He is the One,

who arranged the VedAs for His listening pleasure and hence

is known as Jaatha Veda . May such a Lord of many auspicious

attributes bless us to have access to Your golden self

always and confer this undecaying wealth to us always !

 

In SrI Sooktham , the golden-hued MahA Lakshmi is praised

and the request is made to Jaatha Vedas to confer the wealth

controlled by MahA Lakshmi. Jaatha Vedas can also be intrepreted

as Agni or SrIman NaarAyaNa , whose breath is the VedAs.

Since MahA Lakshmi is the cause of the auspiciousness

(good fortunes) of Her consort , we will intrepret

Jaatha Vedas here as SrIman NaarAyaNan.Swamy Desikan prays

in the last slOkam of the Kaanchana Paddhathi for the boon

of obtaining the Lord's PaadhukAs (Swamy NammAzhwAr)

as his supreme wealth.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! SaashtrAs say that

one acquires wealth through meditation of Agni. In a similar

manner, our prayer to perumAL is to bless us with SadAchArya

sambhandham just as Agni blesses his upAsakAs with wealth.

We do not ask AchAryAs for the gift of PerumAL but we do ask

PerumAl for the boon of AchAryaas .We have vowed to meditate

always on AchAryAs , praise them , perform Kaimkaryams dear

to their heart , have darsanam of them and hear their

anugraha bhAshaNams always.

 

(3) PerumAl has the five radiant weapons in His hands

for use against the enemies of His BhakthAs ( PanchahEthi:

JaathavEdhA:). The Lord is powerful to kill strong enemies

like HiraNyakasipu ( HiraNyavilayArha: JaathavEdhA:).Just

as Agni , who can destroy the dross accompanying the gold

( HiraNyavilayayArhA: JaathavEdhA:) and confer wealth like

gold ( HitraNmayeem Sriyamiva) , Our prayers to PerumAL are

to grant us always Your golden Self to us as the most wished

for boon ( JaathavEdhA: HiraNmayeem ThvAm na: nithyam

aavahathu)..(V.S).