Padhuka Sahasram-823

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

823. brahmAsthrathAmaDhijagAma thruNam prayuktham

puNyam sharavyamaBhavathpayasAnniDhirvA

pruThvIm shashAsa parimukthapadham padhathram

kim vA na kim Bhavathi kELiviDhoU viBhUnAm

 

Look at what a competent person can achieve. (1) A thin grass became

a potent Brahmastra in Rama's hand (2) An arrow could swallow, as it

were, the (invisible) Punya of Parasurama and could dry up the ocean

(3) A Paaduka that knows only to protect the feet became the ruler of

a vast country. In the hands of the adept, anything can be anything

as he wants.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 823

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan points out here

another lOka neethi , which states that those associated with the

Lord can accomplish many things because of their special relationship

to the Lord. He says: " A mere blade of grass got empowered to become

the powerful BrahmAsthram. At another time, all the virtues collected

by ParasurAma was put away by the arrow of RaamA in to the ocean .

The PadhukAs although seperated from the Lord's feet ruled over the

universe at AyOdhyA. When those with true power conduct the affairs ,

which object can not be empowered to perform miracles ?

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: If one is an expert, he can use any

object to execute what he wishes to do. For the Lord, simple blade of

grass performed the duties of the powerful BrahmAsthram. Through this

extraordinary power of RaamA, ParasurAmA's puNyam ( not visible to

the eye) was hit by His arrow, the ocean became the target for

drying by His missile. His (Raama) PaadhukAis were enthroned at

AyOdhyA and they ruled the kingdom for fourteen years on His behalf.

 

3) In the case of even the playful activities of the most powerful

ones ( vibhUnAm kELi vidhou) , what object can not transfrom in to

any other objects? ( kim vaa kim na bhavathi?). In the case of Lord

Raamachandra, a blade of grass became BrahmAsthram (prayuktham

thruNam BrahmAsthrathAm adhijagaama); ParasurAmA's puNyam became

the target of Raama BhANam ( puNyam saravyam abhavath ); the Ocean

became the object of evaporation ( payasAm nidhirvaa saravyam

abhavath). The Paadhukais freed from the sacred feet of the Lord (

Parimuktha padham padhathram) was empowered to protect

the universe ( Padhathram pruTveem SaSAsa )...(V.S).