Padhuka Sahasram-776

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

776. ashrAnthasancharaNayOrnijasamprayOgA-

dhamlAnathAm charaNapankajayOrdhishanthyoU

mAnyE yuvAm raGhupathErmaNipAdharakshE!

vidhyE balAmathibalAm cha vichinthayAmi

 

Oh Manipaaduka of Rama! You render relief to the Feet of theLord,

which become tired and faded because of unceasing walking; You are

very much like the two potent mantras, Bala and Atibala, (into which

Rama was initiated by the sage), which are fit to be meditated upon.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 776

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Raama PaadharakshE!

I consider You both as BalA and AthibalA , the two mantrAs

taught by Sage ViswamithrA to Your Lord to ovecome

ftigue, hunger and thirst. You carry the Lord in a tireless

manner on many , many journeys and have the qualities of

the two mantrAs. Hence , it is appropriate to consider You as

the manifestations of those two sacred manthrAs.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhaavam: Oh Paadhukais! When Your

Lord has sanchArams , both of You join together to make

Him comfortable and free from stresses due to travel just

like the two manthrams (Balaa and athibalaa ) made Sri Raaman

and LakshmaNan free from hunger , thirst nad fatigue. Hence,

adiyEn equates You both to that pair of ManthrAs blessed by

Sage VisvAmithrA to the princes of AyOdhyA.( The inner meaning

is that for those , who have sought the protection of

the ThriuvadigaLs of a SadAchAryan, there is no worry

about securing Loka Sukham and Moksha Sukham (Immai & MaRumai).

 

3)Oh Raama PaadhukE( RaghupathE: MaNi PaadharakshE)!

Lord Ramachandran's lotus soft feet travelled huge

distances in difficult paths of the jungle of DaNdakAraNyam

(asrAntha: sancharaNa charaNa Pankajam). During such journeys,

You joined with the Lord's feet to provide freedom from fatigue

for those lotus soft feet through your association ( CharaNa-

PankajayO: nija-samprayOgAth amlAnathAm disanthyou yuvAm).

adiyEn thinks of such a kaimkaryam that You both provide

and conclude that you are like the twin superior manthrams

known as Balaa and Athibalaa blessed by Sage VisvAmithrA to

Raama-LakshmaNAL during their journey to SiddhAsramam..(V.S).