Padhuka Sahasram-994

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

994. punarudharanivAsacChEdhanam sahyasinDhO:

pulinamaDhivasEyam puNyamAbrahmalABhAth

pariNamathi sharIrE pAdhukE! yathra pumsAm

thvamasi nigamagIthA shAshvatham moULirathnam

 

Oh Paaduka! May I ever be enabled to live on the sands of Kaveri, a

pure and beautiful place! For, You will bless us by being a head-

ornament to us. You are the praise-theme for the Vedas. Your contact

with us is sure to cut off our links with the continuously revolving

Samsara.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 994

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the previous verse, Swamy

Desikan expressed the wish that his soul join the Paadhukais for

its journey to the Supreme Abode of the Lord. Here, he prays for

his subtle (Sookshma) body to be crowned with the PaadhukAs until it

reaches the Parama Padham of the Lord. He says: " Oh PaadhukE ! At

Srirangam on the banks of Cauvery, my earthly body will fall and the

subtle body will join You. At that time, You who is celebrated by

the VedAs will become my crown jewel. That auspicious event

will destroy future births for me. May I stay with You at the banks

of Cauvery in my earthly life until I reach the Lord's abode

following my dEhAvasAnam ?

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: In the previous slOkam , Swamy

Desikan dwelt on the happenings at the end of his life on earth as a

Prapannan. Through this ( 994th) and two subsequent slOkams ( 995

and 996th), Swamy Desikan dwells on the aanandhaanubhavam as a

Prapannan right here on earth at Srirangam in a manner developed by

him in the 989th and the 990th SlOkams. He praises the glories of

life at Srirangam worshipping Lord RanganAtha.

 

Swamy Says: " Oh PaadhukE! Your place of residence, SrIrangam, is the

most sacred dhivya dEsam located on the banks of the holy Cauvery

river. It removes all sins that lead to the sufferings in SamsAram.

For those, who are blessed to live here, You rest on their heads

form birth to the last moments as SirObhUshaNam. Is there a Parama

PurushArTam bigger than birth and residence at the dhivya dEsam of

SrIrangam? adiyEn's prayer is to enjoy You without interruption

(vichyuthi) at Srirangam from the moment of birth to the last moment

as a Prapannan. Please grant me that boon !

 

3) Samicheena Saasthrams states that dhivya dEsa Vaasam and

death( PrAkrutha sareera viyOgam ) in a dhivya dEsam in

the manner of " aabrahma lAbhAth adhivasEyam " (/ living from birth

onwards at Dhivya dEsam) will lead to Moksha PrApthi.

 

Oh PaadhukE! The dhivya Desam where You reside besides Cauvery dunes

is sacred ( Paavanam) to remove punar janmam ( Puna: udhara-nivAsa

chEdhanam SahyasindhO: puLinam ). This is the sandy island between

the two cauverys , Srirangam . May I be blessed to live here until I

reach Parama padham ( aabrahmalAbhAth adhivasEyam ). In these sandy

dunes, the prapannAs have the bhAgyam of adorning You celebrated by

the VedAs on their heads as aabharaNam during their different stages

of life as an infant, youth, adult old man and upto the last moment

of their lives (Yathra SrirangE, pumsAm sareerE pariNamathy sathy ,

NigamageethA Thvam Saasvatham mouLi-rathnam asi)....(V.S).