Padhuka Sahasram-1001

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

1001. ithirangaDhurINapAdhukE! thvam

sthuthilakshaNa sahasrashO vimrushta:

saPhalam mama janma thAvadhEthath

yadhihAshAsyamatha: param kimEthath

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! I have thought of You a thousand times** in

the pretext oc composing this work. Even that makes my life fully

lived and fully rewarded. Then what is there for me to seek to secure

in this world?

 

**Sahasra means the number 1000 or a very large number (many

thousands).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 1001

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: This is the first of the eight

slOkams dealing with the completed thousand slOkams ( kruthamAna

Sahasram). The first slOkam recognizes the BhAgyam accrued to the

poet, who expresses his gratitude for completion of the 1000 slOkams

without vignams. Swamy Desikan says in this context : " Oh PaadhukE !

Through the excuse of composing a eulogy to You, You have been

analyzed by me in thousand ways. My life has become more fruitful

through that effort. After this blessing, there is nothing that I

need or want.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Through Your anugraham,

I have now completed the Sahasram about You that You commanded me

to create. During the course of this effort, I enjoyed addressing You

as " PaadhukE, PaadhAvani, PadhAvani, PadhathrANE, PadharakshE,

PaadharakshE , CharaNa ThrAyiNee, Hari PaadhukE, Souri PaadhukE!

Raaghava PaadhukE , Rangapathy PaadhukE, MaNi PaadhukE, Kaanchana

PaadhukE, Rathna PaadhukE " and with other endearing names. I

uttered them singly and with Your Lord's names one thousand times. In

addiiton to that, I analyzed Your Svaroopa, Roopa, guNa vibhUthis and

praised You to my heart's content. After recieving that

ParamAnugraham, my janmA , which was fruitless (nishphalam) until

then transformed itself to one full of fruits (Saphalam). It ended up

with myself being freed from future births and deaths. There are no

pradhAna PurushArTam beyond that.

 

3) Oh Paadhukai of the Lord who rules Srirangam as His Nruttha

rangam !(hE RangadhureeNa PaadhukE!) You have been now praised

thousand times using the ruse of attempting Your Sthuthi ( Thvam

sthuthi lakshyENa Sahasrasa: vimrushtA ).Therefore , I consider that

this janmam of mine has attained its total fulfilment (atha: mama

yEthath janma: saphalam thAvath ithi manyE ). There is nothing in

this janmaa that I need to pray for as a desired boon since I have

alrady been blessed with the BhAgyam of creating this sthuthi about

You (Yath yEthath iha aasaasyam atha: param kim asthi ? )....(V.S)