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Padhuka Sahasram-527

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rangaswamy_m • Thu Mar 07 2002 - 05:31:51 PST 


Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

527. samvarthOdhithasUryakOtisadhrushIm rangEshapAdhavani!
     prasthoUShi prathiyathnarathnanikarajyOthishChatAmudhBhatAm
     thanmanyE thadhananya sUripariShanmaDhyE nivEshAya na:
     thAdhrugvAsarasEpi BhEtthumachirAdhasmAkamanDham thama:

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! You emit an effulgence, from Your ornamental 
gems, equal to a crore of suns in the deluge of darkness. I fain 
believe that it is to dispel our inner darkness so that we can-even 
in the midst of our love to live in this earthly world-join the 
galaxy of Paramaikantis (like Adisesha and Azhvars) who 
know nothing except the Lord. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 527:

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the previous verse, Swami Desikan
referred to the noble ones wearing the armour of the PaadhukA rays 
and thereby being  protected from the association with unrighteous 
ones. Here, Swamy Desikan says that the radiance of the PaadhukA gems 
removes the extraordinary darkness prevailing at the time of the 
universal dissolution. That radiance removes the afflictions of even 
those, who do not expressly seek the companionship of the devotees of 
the Lord. He says: " Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE ! During the time
of praLayam , the radiance of Your diamonds appear like crores of 
Suns. You destroy the fearsome darkness of the praLayam night so that 
we could leave our inertia behind and join the righteous ones 
offering service to You.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE!  with Your astonishing 
and superior lustre resembling the rise of crores of Suns, You seem 
to send the message that there is a joyous place that is the opposite 
of the sadness of this samsAric world known as Sri Vaikuntam and that 
You can take them there. The inner meaning is that the people of the 
world do not listen to the upadEsams of PerumAL in Geethai and 
Saasthrams and suffer form the continuation of their adharmic ways. 
AzhwAr takes pity on these suffering jeevans and creates disgust
in them for samsAram and grows their longing for SrI Vaikuntam using 
His Dhivya prabhandhams.

3) What do the Padhukais do? They generate the lustre similar to the 
crores of Suns rising against the abysmal darkness of praLaya kaalam  
( Thvam samvartha Udhitha Soorya kODi sadhrusI ). This originates 
from the multitudinous assembly of rays adorning You ( udhbhaDAm 
prathiyathna rathna nikara jyOthi: chaDAm Prasthoushi). You display 
that radiance  for helping us banish the ignorance about Your Lord's 
supreme abode of SrI Vaikuntam and the blessings waiting for us 
there ( vaasa rasEapi andham asmAkam tama: bhEtthum manyE ). That 
supreme abode of Your Lord is populated by the assembly of Nithya 
Sooris, who do not think of anyone except Your Lord ( Tadhanya Soori 
parishath ). You intend to place us, the ignoramus , right in the 
middle of those Nithya Sooris like Garudan, AdhisEshan et al ( 
tadhanya Soori parishath  madhyE nivEsathi)…V.S 
 





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