Padhuka Sahasram-280
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• August 16, 2000
Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 280. saha prayAthA sathatam prayANE prApthAsanE samshrithapAdhapITA alanGhanIyA sahajEna BhUmnA ChAyEva shoUrErmaNipAdhukE! thvam Oh Manipaaduka! When the Lord goes, You too go; when He is seated,You stay in the foot-plank, You have an innate greatness. So, the Lord can never transcend You. Yes, You are like the Lord's shadow. You are inseparable from Him and He will never thwart You! Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.Satakopan(V.S): *********************************** 1) Sri Abhinava Desika UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swami Desikan compares the PaadhukAs to the shadow of the Lord Himself.When one stands under the shadow of the Harichandanaa tree , one obtains , whatever one desires. Swami Desikan indicates that the Paadhukais have the same boon-granting power. He says: " Oh PaadhukE! When the Lord travels , You travel with Him. When He sits down , You are next to Him on the foot-rest stand. Because of this intimate association with Your Lord at all times and places , You are like His shadow." The shadow follows a walking man. It stands , when he stands and jumps , when he jumps. In all these aspects, the Padhukais Qualify as the shadow of the Lord. 2) HH Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:Here, Srimamth Andabvan points out that the Paadhukai accompanies the Lord just as a shadow accompanies a man . The Paadhukai surpasses however the unique glory of the Lord . Swamy Desikan hints that PerumAL can not jump (transcend) over the glories of the PaadhukA , just as a man can not jump over his own shadow. 3)Swami Desikan addresses the Paadhukais and says with wonderment: " thvam SourE: chAyEva asi( You are verily like the shadow of Your Lord)". Your innate and inseperable glories (sahaja bhumnA) are such that even Your own Lord can not surpass them or jump over them to reach the first place. He becomes alanghanIyan ( One who could not cross Your glory , which is His own shadow). Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! Such is Your vast glory! ...V.S --------------------------------------------------------------------http://click.egroups.com/1/8401/5/_/716111/_/966462201/ --------------------------------------------------------------------|e>- -------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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