Padhuka Sahasram-754

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

754. mA BhUdhiyam mayi niShaNNapadhasya nithyam

vishvamBharasya vahanAdhvyaThithEthi mathvA

DhathsE balABhyaDhikayA maNipAdhukE! thvam

shEShAthmanA vasumathIm nijayaIva mUrthyA

 

Oh Manipaaduka! You perhaps thought: " This earth need not bear this

strain of holding the Paaduka, along with the World-Bearer, namely,

the Lord, in this manner for all time " and took another form, namely,

of Adisesha to remain in the nether world to uphold the Earth!

(For this second Adisesha form Bala or might is the forte)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 754

 

1) Oh MaNi PaadhukE! Thinking that You should give relief to

the stress of Mother Earth , who bears the weight of Lord ,

You have taken the form of PaathaaLa sEshan (AdhisEsha

of the lower world) to bear Mother Earth. ( Swamy Desikan suggests

that AdhisEsha takes the form of PaathALa sEshan to relieve

somewhat the burden of Bhumi Devi , who bears the weight of

the Lord standing on the PaadhukAs.

 

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

the DayA of AzhwAr and AchAryAs are limitless. They work

in many ways to save the jeevan afflicted by samsAric distress.

Propelled by their DayA , they comfort the jeevans in many special

ways . When they give upadEsams to the foolish beings , thay

do not address them as fools lest they will be hurt by

such a remark and sorrow over their foolish nature.Swamy

NammAzhwAr for instance address them as " Vammeen Pulaveer " .

He invites them as " Oh VidhvAns ! Please come near " .

 

3)Oh PadhukE! in the form of AdhisEshA , You carry the Lord,

who carries all the universe( Visvarambhasya vahanAth).

You are carried by BhUmi Devi. You worry about the troubles

caused to BhUmi DEvi through this extraordinary effort

(Visvambharasya vahanAth vyaTithA maabhUth )and You carry her in

PaathALa lOkam on Your head as PaathalA

AdhisEshan (Thvam Bala abhyadhikayA nijayA moorthyaiva

Vasumathim dhathsE)..(V.S).