Padhuka Sahasram-878

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

878. pankajAsahacharasya rangiNa: pAdhukE! nijapadhAdhanantharam

nyasyathasthvayi jaganthi jAyathE nAgaBhOgashayanam nirankusham

 

Oh Paaduka! The Lord releases His Feet from You to retire to the

Adisesha couch along with his consort, Mahalakshmi, for rest and

sleep. Now he has placed the protection of the whole world on You.

You are to be vigilant all through. It is because the responsibility

is taken by You, that He can proceed, without any fear of

disturbance, to His bed.

 

So Paaduka is potent to shower prosperity even in the absence of the

Lord.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 878

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan states here that the

cluster of pearls attached to the foothold of RanganAthA's padhukAs

confer the blessings on its devotees at all times. It does not ration

its blessings only to specific times and occasions when the Lord

uses them. Swamy says: " After the Lord's travel with You , He

engages in the act of Yoga nidhraa on AdhhisEsha. During these times

of separation from You, Your Lord entrusts You with the

responsibility of protecting the world. Knowing that You will perform

this duty for Him, He sleeps without any worry " .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE ! RanganAtha ascends You

and goes about His sanchAram first for protection of the world;

thereafter, He entrusts the responsibility of protecting the world

with You and sleeps on AadhisEshan at the Milky Ocean without any

care. PerumAL needs Your help during His sanchAram as well as at the

time, when He is engaged in sleep at Milky ocean .

 

3) Lord is saluted here as " PankajA sahacharan " or as the One who

travels with His PirAtti to take care of His duties relating to lOka

samrakshaNam . At that time, the PaadhukAs transport Him around.

Afterwards(anantharam ), RanganAthan delegates the responsibility of

the protection of the world and its beings to You ( Thvayi

nijapadhAth jaganthi nyasyatha: RangiNa:) and rests without any worry

on AdhisEshan at Milky ocean and enjoys His sleep in an uninterrupted

manner ( Naaga bhOga sayanam nirankusam jAyathE ) ...(V.S).