Padhuka Sahasram-952

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

952. api janmani pAdhukE! Parasmin

anaGhaI: karmaBhirIdhrishO BhavEyam

ya imE vinayana rangaBharthu:

samayE thvAm padhayO: samarpayanthi

 

Oh Paaduka! Previleged are those persons doing pious

services at the Feet of Lord Ranganatha, respectfully

submitting You at the Lord's Feet for being worn! Will

I be ever enabled, by virtue of flawless acts of mine,

to secure another birth to do similar service to the

Lord? Please do grant one such!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! May I become

one of the fortunate few , who become blessed to present You at

the appropriate times to Your Lord with humility . May I be blessed

with this boon to become sinless and to engage in such services to

you

atleast in my next birth , if I miss that opportunity in this birth .

 

Swamy Desikan talks about here about the next birth , although

those

who gain moksham through the grace of the PaahdukAs do not have

any more births. This statement is indicative of Swamy Desikan's

special joy in serving RanganAtha through PaadhukA Kaimkaryam

instead of staying in Vaikuntam as a result of attaining Moksham.

Earlier in SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath , Swamy Desikan has stated

in a similar vein that he would prefer to return to this earth to

serve

and enjoy Lord VaradarAjan than staying in Vaikuntam without any

rebirths (Vaikunta VaasEapi na mE abhilAsha: ) . Parasara Bhattar ,

the precocious son of KurEsar , the prime disciple of AchArya

RaamAnujA

also expressed a similar sentiment .It appears that all the servants

of

Ranganatha are equal in status to those , who permanently reside in

SrI Vaikuntam. That is why SrIrangam is known as BhUlOka Vaikuntam .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! It does not matter

if you do not grant me the Parama PurushArTam of Moksham after

removing my sambhandham with this physical body . It will be

sufficent

for me if You grant me another birth with a body to be born as

the archaka for Lord RanganAtha to present You ( PaadhukAs)

to Him on the prescribed occasions ( Uchitha Kaalams) . Kaimkaryam

to You (Paadhukais) will be sufficent in this earth than Moksham

itself .

Please bless me with the BhAgyam to be born as an Archakar of

Lord Ranganatha . Wherever I am , May I be blessed to be engaged

in uninterrupted kaimkaryam to You .That itself is the equal to

Moksham.

May I be engaged in Bhagavath PaadhukA Kaimkaryam right here

if I do not get to enjoy the BhOgyA adhisayam at SrI Vaikuntam .

 

3) Oh PadhukE! The ArchakAs of Lord RanganAtha present You

to Him with humility during His Uhtsava Kaala sanchaarams and

during the six Aasana kaalams linked to His AarAdhanams

( PaadhukE ! yE imE vinayEna samayE ThvAm Rangabharthu :

padhayO: samarpayanthi ). Incidentally , The ArchakAs of Lord

RanganAtha belonging to five gOthrams are said to have descended

with their Lord to perform exclusive AarAdhanam for Him . Swamy

Desikan points out that the ArchakAs are rid of all sins through

such Kaimkaryams ( anagai: karmabhi: Idhrusa: ) and prays for

the boon of being born as Lord RanganAthA's archakan in the next

Janmam ( Karmabhi: Idhrusa: parasmin janmani api bhavEyam )...(V.S).