Padhuka Sahasram-926

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

926. BharathArADhithAm thArAm vandhE rAGhavapAdhukAm

BhavathApADhithAnthAnAm vandhyAm rAjIvamEdhurAm

 

I pray to Rama's Paaduka, Which was reverentially worshipped by

Bharata, Which is of highest potency, Which is worthy of worship by

any one who has suffered samsara misery and mental agony; and Which

is surrounded by lotus flowers dedicated in ritual oblation.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

SlOkma 926

 

This slOkam is set in the dhvichathushka chakra bhandham

and is intended for worship on MONDAYS by the ladies of the house .

 

Chathushkam means an entity consiting of four units .. Dhvi

chathushkam

refers hence to twice the set of four (i-e)., eight ..There are 8

triangles

in this geometric pattern that gives the chakram its name .

 

The geometric representation is realized in two ways:

One has an abstract pattern with two intersecting squares

and two circles with the Lord's PaadhukAs inside them ;

the other representation has 4 circles with intersecting

squares housed between the 2nd and 3rd squares populated

with aksharams of this slOkam .

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan says here

that the PaadhukAs are the ones worshipped by BharathA ; they are

the medicine for those , who are afflicted with mental pain caused by

samsAric ills. Swamy Desikan states that he worships those

Raaghava PaadhukAs surrounded by lotus flowers ..

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The RanganAtha Dhivya PadhukAs

in all manifestations ( SarvAvasthais) have limitless glories and

protect the world . Therefore , the very intelligent Bharathan fully

conversant with the apAra mahimai of the Paadhukais worshipped

them as the representative of the Lord on the throne of Raghu Vamsam .

The Paadhukais conducted the affairs oft he State in a manner

even loftier than their Lord . That was in Vibhava avathAram as

Lord Raamachandran's Paadhukai. Now in Lord's archAvathAram as

RanganAthan , they exhibit the same glories and respond to the prayers

and appeals of SamsAris .They are worshipped with the lotus flowers

and banish the sorrows of the suffering chEthanams ..

 

3) The Taapams ( afflictions, sorrows) of the world are of three

kinds:

AadhyAthmikam , Aadhibhoudhikam and Aadhidhaivikam .. These are

the Taapa thrayams linked to SamsAric life . They are experienced by

aadhi tAntAs ( agitated SamsAris experiencing thApa thrayams).

They worship the PaadhukAs for relief from these thApams and

cover the PaadhukAs with heaps of lotus flowers with devotion

( Raajeeva mEdhurAm Raaghava PaadhukAm ) . These glorious

Paadhukais were worshipped by Bharathan during the Vibhava

avathAram of the Lord ( Bharatha AarAdhithAm) .They were recognized

by BharathA as Superior in power ( TaarAm ). These PaadhukAs are

fit to be worshipped for removal of the Taapa Thrayams by those

afflicted by them ( Bhava thApa aadhi thAnthAnAm vandhyAm)...(V.S).