Padhuka Sahasram-1005

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

1005. itTham thvamEva nijakELivashAdhakArShi-

rikshvAkunAThapadhapankajayOrananyA

svIyam padhAvani! mayA sumahaccharithram

sIthEva dhEvi! sahajEna kavIshvarENa

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! You, who never attached any importance to anything

other than the two Lotus-Feet of Raghava (of the famous Ikshvaku

dynasty) caused me to produce this poem, in Your praise-even as Sita

got Ramayana written by Sage Valmiki-both, as mere sport.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 1005

 

1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Being under Your spell,

SitA Devi got closely attached to Your Lord's feet and through Her

brother VaalmIki had the mighty ithihAsam knowna s SrImath RaamAyaNam

completed. In a similar vein, You have playfully made me compose this

huge eulogy about You " . ( SitA PirAtti was the daughter of BhUmi

DEvi. Sage VaalmIki was born in the house of white ants that grew

from the earth. Hence, he is also a child of BhUmi Devi and therefore

a brother of SitA Devi. Sage Valmiki did penance in that underground

house and became a supreme poet).

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE! There can not be any

blemishes in my eulogy of You! I was slightly befuddled and reacted

as though that I had composed this Kaavyam. What a delusion on my

part? The subject of this sthOthram is none other than Yourself and

You are also the author of this sthOthram. Just as SitA PirAtti

energized Sage VaalmIki to compose the ithihAsam celebrating Her, You

as Her RoopAntharam (other form) have blessed me with the power of

speech and Jn~Anam to be " the author " of this Kaavyam. These 1000

slOkams were created by You through me as a leelai to help the jeevans

to overcome their samsAric tApams. In view of Your authorship of

this sthuthi , there is no room for any blemishes in this kaavyam

bearing Your name ( RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram ).

 

3) Oh PaadhukA DEvi ! You who has taken sole refuge at the lotus

feet of IshvAku Naathan (Sri RanganAthan), have created this lofty

PaadhukA Sahsram as a playful act through me ( IshvAku NaaTa

padha pankajayO: ananyA ThvamEva mayA sveeyam sumahath

charithram nija kELi vasAth akArshee: ). This act of Yours is like

SithA DEvi's , who has no recourse except IshvAku NaaTan's

lotus feet had the ithihAsam about Her ( SrImath RaamAyaNam)

created by Her brother , Sage VaalmIki as a sport ( IshvAku NaaTa

Padha PankajayO; ananyA SeethA sahajEna kaveesvarENa

akArshee: iva)....(V.S).