Padhuka Sahasram-265

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

265. kshamayA jagathAmapi thrayANAm

avanE dhevi! padhAvani! thvayaIva

aBhigamyathamOpi samshrithAnAm

aBhiganthA Bhavathi svayam mukundha:

 

Oh Paaduka! The Mokhsa-grantor is to be best sought at His abode (the

shrine) by all truly-surrendered persons. Then, why does He undertake

processions all around? It is because You, Oh Paaduka, graciously

design this coming out of the Lord so that the three worlds and

all people can benefit.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Sri UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE !

Lord RanganAthA is unable to take even one step

without You . He is interested to protect all of

His creations. He is the One , who blesses all

beings with the bliss of Moksham. He however does

not confer this blessing unless the human beings

make an effort and surrender unto Him. Few come into

His temple and seek His grace . Many do not even

engage in this small act of faith to stand before Him

at His temple to seek His anugraham .Oh PaadhukE!

Out of Your kindness and concern for all , You carry

Lord RanganAthA on Your back and bring Him closer to all ,

who do not even make an effort to come to Him on their own.

During the times of uthsavams , You bring RanganAthA all

over Srirangam and make it possible for even the lazy

and indifferent ones to get His blessings directly.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: ArchA rupam was taken by

PerumAL out of His dayA for the chEthanams. The Chethanams

( sentient ones ) hesitate to come to the temple to

have the ArchAvathAran's blesisngs. For the benefit of

those indifferent sentients , who do not come to the temple ,

ArchAvathAra perumAl wears His Paadhukais and steps

out of the temple so that even those who failed to come

to the temple can have His darsanam and become blessed .

 

(3) The naamam of MukundhA as the Moksham-giver

is selected for RangaAthan once agian in this slOkam .

Swamy says that the Lord comes near the lazy and

ignorant ones , who fail to come inside His temple.

That is made possible by the most merciful Padhukais,

which have the interest in protecting the people of

the three worlds ( Mukundha: thrayANAmapi jagathAm

avanE kshamayA tvayaiva svayam abhiganthA bhavathi).

Such is the quality of Your compassion...V.S