Padhuka Sahasram-264
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• July 3, 2000
Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 264. rajasA thamasA cha dhuShtasathvE gahanE chEthasi mAmakE mukundha: uchitham mrugayAvihAramichChan BhavathImAdhrutha pAdhukE! padhAbhyAm Oh Paaduka! Rightly did the Lord wear You, when He proposed to sport in the forest that my heart is; this heart is clouded with dust (rajo guna also) and darkness (tamo guna also); this heart is of a villainous nature (also sattva tainted with rajo and tamo gunas). In such a forest the Lord can tread on only with You on, Oh Paaduka! Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes By V.Satakopan (V.S): ************************************ (1) Sri UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Lord RanganAthA travels on You and enters my mind for hunting down the ill attributes (GuNAs ) of passion (Rajas) and darkness/ignorance (Tamas), which together destroy the Quality of goodness (Satthvam) , the noblest among the three guNAs. You transport the Lord to the difficult terrain (jungle) of my mind , where the winds of paasion howl in utter darkness and enable RanganAthA to destroy the three GuNAs and thus prepare me for Moksham . Oh PadhukE ! In the dusty and dark interior of my mind , You become the key weapon for the Lord to hunt down the wild beasts roaming there. (2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE !PerumAL wears You to free my mind of RajO and TamO guNams , which prevent me from thinking about Him. The inner meaning is that PerumAL orders the incarnation of Nithya Sooris as AzhwArs and AchAryAs for helping even MahA Paapis (Great sinners) to think about Him. Even the greatest of sinners begin to think about the Lord through the anugraham of SadAchAryALs. (3)As in the previous slOkam , Swami Desikan addresses RanganAthan as Mukhundhan , the Moksham grantor . He says: My mind is wicked because of the dominance of RajO and TamO guNams. Therefore my mind is unable to have satthva guNam and thus is unable to think about the Lord ( satthvE gahanE maamakE chEthasi). What does RanganAthA do ? He seeks Your help to go on a hunt inside my mind to destroy the Tamo and RajO guNams and helps me to think about Him ( maamakE chEthasi uchitham mrugayA vihAram icchan Bhavatheem padhAbhyAm aadhrutha)..V.S ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Where do sports heroes like Derek Jeter, Mia Hamm, Vince Carter and Peyton Manning hang out? Where else? Click now and find ‘em all here! http://click.egroups.com/1/6211/5/_/716111/_/962831008/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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