Padhuka Sahasram-277
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• August 8, 2000
Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 277. padhEShu mandhEShu mahathsvapi thvam nIranDhrasamshlEShavathI murArE: prathyAyanArTham kila pAdhukE! na: svABhAvikam darshayasi praBhAvam Oh Paaduka! The Lord can adopt a small or a large foot, depending on His form and size in that Avatara (say, Vamana and Trivikrama). Lord Ranganatha too can place His steps in small or large measure in His stride. You too can adapt Your size or stride to suite His, so that You will have unintermittent contact with the Lord's Feet. Certain it is that You show Your natural greatness in this in order to infuse in us a confidence in You! Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.SaTakOpan (V.S): *********************************** (1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You increase our faith in You by taking the small or big form to serve the Lord's feet during His many avathArAs. This way , You are never disassociated from Your Lord's Thiruvadi on any occasion . During VamanAvathAram , You took a smaller shape to fit the feet of the mystrious dwarf . When Your Lord grew to His gigantic form as Thrivikraman and measured the earth , sky and the beyond ,You took on another appropriate form to fit the growing feet. This way, You protected Your Lord's feet and displayed Your supermacy. (2) Sriamth Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You cling to Your Lord's feet , whether it is small or gigantic . You take on the matching shape and protect Your Lord's Thiruvadi. Through such display of devotion, You enhance our faith in Your innate glory. (3) The svAbhAvika prabhAvam (innate glory )of the Paadhukais is celebrated here.Paadhukai has the power to be small, when it has to be small and big , when it has to be big ( mandhEshu padhEshu mandha:, mahathsvapi padhEshu mahath). The most important feature inspite of all the transformations in dimensions of Paadhukai is its inseperablity from the Lord's Thiruvadi. That natural glory of the Paadhukais instills reverence in the minds of its devotees ...V.S -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@eGroups.com Visit http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/ for more information
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