Padhuka Sahasram-954

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

 

954. kamalADhyuShithE niDhoU nirIhE

sulaBhE thiShTathi rangakOshamaDhyE

thvayi thathprathilamBhanE sThithAyAm

paramanvicChathi pAdhukE! manO mE

 

Oh Paaduka! The Lord is a treasure, invested with Sri, namely, the

Goddess of wealth. This treasure has no want; it is so fully endowed

with all one can ask for. It lies almost securely safe-guarded, under

Ranga-vimana. And for me to secure it, You are there to help.

Nevertheless, this heart of mine goes in vain search of someone or

something, the very antithesis of this treasure! Alas! what to do?

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here , Swamy Desikan

expresses his sense of anguish over his mind running all over the

place except to the site , where the Supreme Lord and His PaadhukAs

are residing under the Ranga Vimanam . He says : " Oh PaadhukE !

Your Lord is beyond all desires . He has every thing. He is the One ,

who removes our desires for material and mundane , which affect

our spiritual progress. Since there is nothing that is superior

to Him , we get our desires for other things eliminated . When we

have to engage our mind in that Supreme object , which gives every

kind of boon, I do not understand why my mind drags me to nonlasting

things , which can never match up to the eternal Lord. He is like

a golden treasure and you are able to bring that treasure in front

of us. Why does my mind then get distracted by other impermanent

and sorrow-producing things ?

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam :Swamy Desikan expresses

his nirvedam here by recalling that his mind is steeped in in

SamsAric activities , which cause nothing but sorrow , while

the SaThAri ( PaadhukA of the Lord) is there to create

the Sambhandham ( links) to the all powerful Lord of Srirangam ,

who is the divine consort of MahA Lakshmi , who is the grantor of

every kind of wealth . Swamy Desikan compares his sorrowful

status to that of a poverty stricken human being engaged in paltry

efforts to earn a small amount of money , while he knows about

the existence of a great treasure , which can be unearthed with

the help of a manthravAthi ( who knows the code ).

3) Oh PaadhukE ! RanganAtha is a Nidhi ( treasure) ; this nidhi

is easy to access and it has nothing to desire for ( avAptha samastha

Kaamathvam) . While such a magnificent treasure with MahA Lakshmi

is there at he centre of Ranga VimAnam ( KamalAdhyushithE nireehE

sulabhE nidhou kOsa madhyE thishtathi sathi) and while , You (

Paadhukai)

are like the magician who can reveal that Nidhi , my mind runs after

useless other things ( Thvayi sTitAyAm mE mana: param anvicchathi)...

(V.S).