Padhuka Sahasram-829

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

829. gathihEthuraBhUth kvachithpadhE sThithihEthurmaNipAdhukA kvachith

na hi vasthuShu shakthinischayO niyathi: kEvalamIshvarEcChayA

 

The Manipaaduka shows, when in one place, that is, in the foot of the

Lord, the tendency to move about. But in another place, that is, in

the throne, it exhibits a firm situation. Thus, there is no prima

facie that an object would have a particular property, because, it is

also, by will of god, decided.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 829

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In one state, PaadhukAs were

responsible for the Lord's mobility; in another state, they remained

immobile on the throne. The acquisition of one power or the other is

decided by the volition of the Lord, who is the Master Controller.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Dhaivam can will to empower what it

wishes or take away what was there. There is no restriction to the

way of the Dhaivam. In the case of the Paadhukais, when it was

adorned by the Lord, it moved and gave movement (sanchAram ) to the

Lord . On another occasion, it stayed put for fourteen years without

movement .

 

3) In one role , the Paadhukai became the object for the travel of

the Lord's feet(Kvachith-padhE gathi hEthu: abhUth). In another role,

it stayed put to protect the kingdom ( kavachit-padhE sTithi hEthu:

abhUth). There is no certainity about the power of vasthus (

Vasthushu sakthi-niscchayO na hi ). It is Bhagavath sankalpam that

determines the power or otherwise ( niyathi: IsvarEcchayA

kEvalam)...(V.S).