Padhuka Sahasram-816

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

816. padhakamalathalAntha: samshrithAnyAthapathra

DhvajasarasijamuKhyAnyaIshvarIlakshaNani

avagamayasi shoUrE: pAdhukE! mAdhrushAnA

mupari pariNathaI: svaIrdhEvi! rEKhAvishEShaI:

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! You it is who inform us through Your lines that the

Lord has on his foot, in the nether portion, lines showing umbrella,

flag, lotus flower, etc., thereby proclaiming that He has

superlordship as His inherent status.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 816

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! VedAs and AagamAs

state that the Lord's feet has the marks of umbrella , flag , disc ,

conch and others to denote His role as the Lord of the two VibhUthis.

It is not easy for us to see them. We can however see them as

imprints on Your surface arising from the contact of the Lord's feet

on You. We then infer that what we see originated from Your Lord's

feet. You make it possible thus for us to see the lines and symbols

associated with the Lord's feet.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! we see on Your surface

the marks of Umbrella, Lotus , banner and other Iswarya lakshaNams of

an Emperor. We assume therefore that Your Lord has all these signs

on the sole of His feet to imprnt them on Your top surface through

the union of His feet with You.

 

3) Oh PaadhukA Devi ! With the lofty marks of chakravarthy chihnams

on Your surface You remind us that You are the emperor of the

Universe ( Thvam svai: upari pariNathai: rEkhA visEshai: mAdhrusAnAm

Iswarya-lakshaNAni avagamayasi).What are those marks on You ? They

are the ones on Your Lord's sacred feet like umbrella , banner ,

lotus and similar unique signs associated with the status of the Lord

as the Emperor of the Universe ( Souri: padhakamala tala antha:

samsrithAni aatapathra dhvaja sarisaja mukhyAni IswareelakshaNAni)...

(V.S).