Padhuka Sahasram-713

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

713. maNipankthiShu thE dhishAmaDhIshA:

prathibimbAni nijAni vIkshamANA:

aBhiyanthi mukundhapAdhukE! thvAm

aDhikArAntharasruShtishankayEva

 

Oh Paaduka! The guardian-gods of the eight directions, like Indra,

seeing their images reflected on Your surface of manifold gems,

develop a fear that 'substitute appointees' have arrived and approach

You fast to surrender unto You!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 713

 

1) UtthamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: Oh Mukundha PaadhukE!

The Lords of directions approach You and bow before You.

At that time , they see many reflections of themselves

on Your gems. They suddenly become afraid that new Lords of

the directions have been created and that they have lost thrir

power and positions. Out of this sudden fear , they surrender

to You and seek Your intercession to retain their positions.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: IndrA and the other DEvAs

and DhigpAlakAs see themselves reflected on You , when they

prostrate before Your Lord . When they see thir prathibimbhams

on You , they fear whether they have been replaced by others

to carry out their assigned duties.The inner meaning is that

high positions like that BrahmA and IndhrA are easily available

to those , who desire only MOksham and engage in Bhakthi

or Prapatthi yOgam . These paramaikAnthis spurn however such

high positions in favor of Moksham and nithya kaimkaryam to

the Lord at SrI Vaikuntam .

 

3)Oh MaNI PaadhukE! The Ashta dhig paalakAs (protectors of

the eight directions) arrive at Your Lord's side and see their

prathiBhimbhams reflected on the surfaces of Your mirror-like gems

( DhisAm adheesA: tE maNi pankthishu nijAni prathiBimBAni

VeeksahamAnA:). At that time , their anxiety whether they have

been replaced in their jobs grips them and they fear for

their positions ( adhikArAnthara Srushti SankayEva ThvAm

abiyanthi).They approach you for stability of their jobs..(V.S)