Padhuka Sahasram-778

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

778. nyastham viShNO: padhamiha mahath svEna BhUmnA vahanthyO:

AmnAyAKhyAmavihathagathim varthayanthyOrnijAjnyAm

AsannAnAm praNayapadhavImAthmanA pUrayanthyO:

dhvaIrAjyashrIrBhavathi jagathAmaIkarAjyE BhavathyO:

 

Oh Paaduka! You bore the great Feet of the Lord; You enforced the

Lord's commandment given as Vedic message; You fulfilled the

aspirations of those who had resorted to You. In all these, You act

as a single ruler, even though You are two in number in appearance.

This, in those times and even now!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 778

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhaavam: Oh Padhukais! Although You

are two in number , You act as One King. Hence Your dual performance

gives results of a unified kingdom. To accomadate the gigantic

feet of the Lord, You became two in number. In conductance of Your

duties , You do not show any discord.You both obey the instructions

of VedAs, since they are established by Your Lord.You do not

therefore initiate actions, which are inconsistent with the VedAs.

Both of You weigh the requests that come to You and bless

the devotees with a common set of guidelines . Both of You are

controlled by the same VishNu's holy feet and therefore You act

consistent with the wishes of Your Lord. Hence , even if You are

countable as two separate PaadhukAs , Your actions reflect

that of being under a single soverign. You both follow the same

Vedic injunctions set by Your Lord and leading to a smooth and

consistent operation beneficial to Your worshippers.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! You are like

the Kings for this earth. You carry the most lofty ThiruvadigaL

of the Lord.You carry out the commands of Vedam and Smruthi

without failure. You generate limitless vaathsalyam in all,

who approach You. Even if both of You serve the world as

One king, You look like two kings because of Your two forms.

 

3)Oh Paadhukais! In this world , You both carry the celebrated

feet of Your Lord through Your Vaibhavam ( iha nyastha

mahath VishNO: Padham svEna bhUmnA vahanthyO: BhavathyO:).

You both do not transgress Your own commands known as VedAs and

proceed with Your steps accordingly ( AmnAyAkhyAm nijAj~nyAm

avihitha gathim varthayanthyO: BhavathyO:). You both enhance

the Vaathsalyam in the minds of those , who approach You

with reverence ( aasannAnAm praNaya padhaveem aathmanA

poorayanthyO: BhavathyO:).In all these matters, You both

stay as the single soverign for the world although in form

you are two ...(V.S).