Padhuka Sahasram-789

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

789. mAnOchithasya madhaDhInajanasya nithyam

mA BhUdhatha: krupaNathEthi vichinthayanthyA

bandhIkrutham DhruvamavaImi valagnadhEshE

kArshyam thvayA kamalalOchanapAdharakshE!

 

Oh Paaduka! You are thin in the middle! It is because You have

perhaps decided to take away the thinness from those who are

respectable because of having surrendered to You, out of

consideration for them that they should not be famished and lean on

grounds of wealth, fame, learning, devotion etc.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 789:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Paadhukais of the lotus-eyed Lord!

You remove the fatigue of Your devotees and absorb/imprison their

fatigue and despair inside You. They (devotees) thus become free from

fatigue and despair. They overcome poverty and become famous for

their scholarship and righteousness. Your compassion for them and

intervention is remarkable indeed!

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: To spare Your devotees from becoming

lean and depressed, You have taken on the slender/lean form. You have

caught hold of that fatigue of Your devotees and kept it within

Yourself to save them from any unhappiness.

 

3) Oh Lotus-eyed Lord's PaadhukE! (KamalA lOchana PadharakshE) !

You have decided that those who take refuge(madhadhIna Janasya) in

You should should always be respected (mOnOchithasya Janasya) and

that they should not suffer from poverty of spirit and fatigue

(krupaNathA maa bhUth). Thinking in this manner (ithi vichinthyathA

ThvayA ), You have imprisoned that helplessness/slenderness in Your

mid region ( ThvayA kaarsyam valagradEsE bhandhIkrutham). This is for

sure( dhruvam)...(V.S)