Padhuka Sahasram-753

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

753. shEShathvamamba! yadhi samshrayathi prakAmam

thvadhBhUmikAm samaDhigamya BhujangarAja:

thvAmEva BhakthivinathaIrvahathAm shirOBhi:

kAShtAm gatham thadhiha kEshavapAdharakshE!

 

Oh Mother Paaduka! Adisesha (notwithstanding his services such as

being the couch) reaches the pinnacle of Seshatva (the acme of

servitude) only on taking Your form. And those who bend and receive

You on their heads attain the very extreme previlege of Seshatva-by

Your grace!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 753

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mother ! Oh Keasava

PaadhukE! The king of serpents , AdhisEsha attained

the form of the Paadhukais of the Lord and gained

the supreme status of Seshathvam thereby. Others could not

come near that exalted status through their services to

Your Lord. That is why every one wears AdhisEshA in the form of

PadhukhA on their foreheads. Through this supreme service to

the Lord , AdhisEshA attained not only the Supreme rank as

SeshA to the Lord (Seshin) but also confers on others

such a status and gives them Seshathvam.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PadhukE! AdhisEshan

carries the entire weight of the Lord on his back.

He attains thus a status of sEshathvam to the Lord.

Those who carry PaadhukA Roopa AdhisEshan on their

heads with devotion attain even greater status as

SeshAs and display a superior level of Seshathvam.

The Kaimkaryam done to AzhwAr-AchArya and the Lord's

BhaagavathAs is superior than even that performed

for the Lord Himself.

 

3)Oh Kesava PaadharakshE! The king of serpents

attained Your roopam ( Bhujanga Raaja: Thvadh-bhUmikAm

samAdhigamya ) and gained a superior state of service/

liegehood to Your Lord ( prakAmam sEshathvam samsrayathi).

The devotees with heads bent with devotion for you adorn

You on their heads ( Bhakthi-vinathai: sirobhi: ThvAmEva

vahathAm )gain a status that is far superior in service to

Your Lord ( ThvAmEva vahathAm tath sEshathvam kAshtAm

gatham)..(V.S).