Padhuka Sahasram-871

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

871. sThirA svaBhAvAnmaNipAdhukE! thvam

sarvamsahA svAdhuPhalaprasUthi:

pruthvIva padhBhyAm paramasya pumsa:

samsrujyasE dhEvi! viBhajyasE cha

 

Oh Devi Manipaaduka! You are by nature firm in stand;

You have the tendency to forgive the offences of the devotees. As

Bhoomi, Mother Earth, does. You too bear the heavy burden of

the world. You confer a variety of benefits-Earth gives all kinds of

wealth. What is more, You too enjoy conjunction with the Lord and

suffer separation from Him, as Bhoomi does.

 

The traits described for the Paaduka and Bhoomi Devi also apply to

the Azhvar. He suffers separation and revels in re-union.

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

SlOkam 871

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan elaborates in this

verse , the themes he touched on in the earlier two slOkams ( 85 &

86). There , he compared the PaadhukAs with BhUmi Devi. Here, he

says: " Oh Mani PaadhukE ! You are like BhUmi DEvi in that

You forgive the trspasses of every one. Like Her, You are the source

of all goals of life (PurushArTams). Like Her, You join the feet of

the Lord intermittently. You are separated from those holy feet like

Her occasionally. You are also firm and strong like Her. I consider

You therefore as an incarnation of BhUmi Devi " . When the Lord wears

the Padhukais, He is united with them(samyOgam). When He separates

from them at times like sleep , then there is disengagement. BhUmi (

PruTvee) is produced from the Lord's feet according to the VedAs.

After its birth , PruTvee separates from the Lord and unites again

with Him duirng the time of universal deluge. BhUmi Devi has the

names of SthirA (Firm ), Sarvam SahA ( forgiver of all

trespasses by chEthanams), which also fit with the guNams of the

Padhukais. In view of these similarities, Swamy Desikan points out

that the PaadhukAs are the incarnations of BhUmi Devi.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Through Your inherent

nature (svabhAvam), You are firm and bear with the trespasses made by

those , who sought refuge in You and grant them all the boons they

seek. At some times You are united with Your Lord and at other times,

you are separated from Him. In all these four matters , You resemble

BhUmi Devi , who is firm, forgiving, boon granting and separated or

united with Her Lord. adiyEn concludes that you have all the guNams

of BhUmi Devi.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE ! By inherent nature (SvabhAvAth), You are firm

(sTirA), forgiving all trespasses (Sarvam sahaa), boon granting and

blessing people, who seek Your protection (Phala prassothi:).

Yourself sharing all these attributes are some times united with the

Lord and at other times separated from His sacred feet like BhUmi

Devi ( Thvam PruTveeva Paramasya Pumsa: padhbhyAm samsrujyasE ;

vibhajyasE cha)...(V.S).