Padhuka Sahasram-974

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

974. sakrudhapyanuBhUya rangaBharthusthvadhupashlEShamanOharam

padhAbjam

apunarBhavakoUthukam thadhaIva prashamam gacChathi pAdhukE!

munInAm

 

Oh Paaduka! The beautiful Feet-lotus of Ranganatha in combination

with You would suffice to be enjoyed once. Then even great sages

would forget their usual craving for non-re-birth, so that they may

be born in the world again and secure this enjoyment.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 974

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: The sages who have experienced and

enjoyed the lotus feet of Your Lord , RanganAtha in companionship with

You do not wish for Moksham , which prevents them from being born

again. They want to take another birth to enjoy the pleasures of

association with Your Lord's holy feet supported by You with

affection. They lose their interest in Moksham , which will give them

only freedom from the cycles of births and deaths.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that for

the BhagavathOtthamAs engaged always in performing Kaimkaryams

for SadAchAryAs , who in turn are steeply immersed on the dhyAnam

of the Lord , do not seek even Paramapadham .This reveals that there

is no Parama PurushArTam beyond kaimkaryams to SadAchAryaas

for the BhagavathOtthamAs . This is their Parama PrApthi . Swamy

Desikan cites the experience of sages like VasishtA here , who are

deeply absorbed in the practise of Bhakthi yOgam dealing with

uninterrupted dhyAnam of the Lord's holy feet assoicated with You (

Paadhukais). Once that dhyAnam takes root , that joyous experience

makes them forget about the desire for apunarbhava mOksham ; they put

up with the samsAric discomforts for sustaining the bliss of dhyAnam

of Your Lord's feet in close contact with You. The moksha dhvarai

( the urgency to seek moksham ) is gone for them.

 

3) For sages like VasishtA , the longing for Moksham is subdued

instantly (muneenAm tadhaiva apunarbhava kouthukam prasamam

gacchathi) . How does that happen ? It happens when they enjoy

even for once the most enchanting sight of the union of Yourself

with Your Lord's sacred feet ( MuneenAm ThvadhupaslEsha

manOharam Rangabharthu: padhAbhjam sakrudhapi anubhUya

prasamam gacchathi)... (V.S).