Padhuka Sahasram-892

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

892. manasiniyamayukthE varthamAnA munInAm

prathipadhamupayAnthI BhAvanIyakramathvam

shruthiriva nijashabdhaI: pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:

padhamanitharagamyam vyankthumarhA thvamEva

 

Oh Paaduka! Sages see You in their mind, which has been disciplined

by Bhakti, continence, regular discharge of karmas etc. You progress

step by step in their mental vision. That is reminiscent of the Krama-

patha of Veda wherein words come step by step. Indeed You are very

much like sruti. As the Vedic words can enlighten one on the nature

(Swaroopa) of the Lord's Feet, You by Your Nada, the melody exhibited

in the walking, show with a pointed finger, as it were, the Lotus

Feet of Lord Ranganatha!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 892

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan compares the PaadhukAs

here to Vedic recitation known as krama Paatam . In that mode of

recitations, the individual words of the Veda manthrAs are united two

at a time in succession to preserve the way of proper recitation.

Swamy Desikan states that the orchestrated steps of the PaadhukAs

are equal to the Krama Paatam in revealing the Lord's holy feet

and their glories. Both the PaadhukAs and the Vedic krama paatam

reveal the Lord and His Supreme abode through their deliberate

efforts. Swamy Desikan says: Oh PaadhukE ! You stay in the heart

lotus of Yogis and through Your every measured step reveal the Lord

in the same manner as the VedAs through Krama Paatam reveal the holy

feet of Your Lord step by step " .

 

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE ! The devotees of the Lord

wait eagerly for His arrival made possible by You and therefore

praise You with ardour for Your upakAram. During those sanchAram

times with Your Lord, You follow closely the steps of the Lord in a

measured manner and raise sweet naadham appropriate for the occasion.

There is no one better than you to inform the waiting BhakthAs from

a distance about the exact location of Your Lord, the speed at which

He is travelling and what kind of steps that He is sporting. You

follow His kramams in sanchAram in a manner similar to Krama Paatam

in VedAs. The kramathvam of the steps of PadhukA transporting

the Lord of SrIrangam is compared to the majestic and orderly steps

associated with the recitation of Vedams in the Krama Paatam style.

 

3. You alone are the fittest One to reveal the Vaibhavam of Your

Lord's glories (known only to Vedams) through Your sweet Naadham as

You take Him around on His sanchArams and in this activity (

ThvamEva Sruthiriva anitharagamyam Rangabharthu: padham nijasabdhai:

vyankthum arhA ). You are like Vedam in this matter ( ThvamEva

Sruthiriva vyankthum arhA ) . You are residing in the heart

lotuses of Yogis ( Thvam MuneenAm manasi varthamAnA ). At every

step , You are beautiful to look at ( Thvam prathipadham bhavaneeya

kramathvam ). Through each of Your sequential steps , You remind us

of the Krama Paatam of the VedAs (Thvam Bhaavaneeya kramathvam

upayAnthi )...(V.S) .