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Padhuka Sahasram-523

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rangaswamy_m • Fri Mar 01 2002 - 03:52:16 PST 


Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

523. parichithapadhamUlA pAdhukE! rangiNasthvam
     praBhavathi BhujamaDhyE koUsthuBhOyam thaThApi
     Bhavathi BhrushamaDhasthAth thEjasA BhavyaBhUmnA
     shalaBhithadhurithAnAm thAvakAnAm maNInAm

Oh Paaduka! You perennially stay below the Lord's Feet. The Koustubha 
gem is high above, in the Lord's chest. Nevertheless Your gems alone 
are capable of burning the sins of people by their mere brilliant 
light (as a lamp-flame burns the circling moth). Now the Koustubha 
gem has been lowered in status compared to You!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special notes by V.Satakopan (V.S):

SlOkma 523:

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swami Desikan compares here the 
excellence and power of  the gems resting on the PaadhukAs with that 
of the KounsthubhA gem found in the chest region of Lord RanganAtha. 
He says: " Oh PaadhukE! You are resting under the feet of 
the Supreme Lord. The Kousthubha gem occupies a dominant position on 
Your Lord's chest. Inspite of that choice location, the KousthubhA 
gem it does not have the power to destroy the sins of jeevans as You 
do. Therefore, I consider that the KousthubhA gem is inferior to the 
gems adorning You. The jeevans taking refuge in You by approaching 
Your Lord's lotus feet have their sins destroyed by the rays 
originating from the gems on You.

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that NammAzhwAr 
was born in a lower jaathi as a Sudran. Yet, through His superior 
vairAgyam, anushtAnam and Bhaakthi, He demonstrated that He is far 
superior to even nithya sooris or the eternally liberated ones.

3)Oh PadhukE ! You stay humbly at the feet of the Lord ( Thvam 
parichitha padha padha moola : ). The Kousthubham gem shines 
brilliantly in the chest region of Your Lord ( ayam Kousthubha: bhuja 
madhyE prabhavathi). Even then , the glory Of the rays from Your gems 
surpasses that of the vaibhavam of the Kousthubha gem. Why ? Your 
gems can destroy the sins with their sanctifying rays  like
The fire flies falling into the bright lamp ( salabhitha dhurithAnAm 
ThAvakAnAm MaNinAm ). Koudsthubha rathnam does not have that power…
V.S 
 





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