Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
959. dhoUvArikadhvirasanaprabalAntharAyaI-
dhUryE padhAvani! DhurADyabilapravEshaI:
thadhrangaDhAmanirapAyaDhanOttharAyAm
thvayyEva vishramaya mamkshu manOraTham mE
Oh Paaduka! I should not suffer at the hands of snake-like gate-
keepers of the mole-hills of rich persons, in my efforts to get a
few coppers for my living. The most valuable perennial treasure that
Sri Ranganatha is, rests in You of admitted greatness. My prayer now
is that You make my craving to rest in You; please grant it at once!
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 959
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan describes
the kind of inauspicousness that will not come his way due to the
grace of the Paadhukais. One of the inauspiciousness that Swamy
Desikan feared is that of entering the house of the wicked wealthy
to request money from them to make a living . Swamy says: " The
houses of the wicked wealthy are in reality the residence of
poisonous snakes. Rich are the big snakes with the twin tongues.
They say one thing and do not stick to it the next time. When You
are in Srirangam blessed by the permanent wealth known as
RanganAtha , I do not need to enter the house of the haughty rich ;
I will turn my attention to You and fulfill my heart's desires . May
Thou keep me restful quickly in Your shade !
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE ! There are those ,
who deluded by their wealth do not realize that wealth is
perishable and their exalted status and riches are transient .
Forgetting these facts, they become haughty and arrogant. Even the
servant in front of such rich men insult the visitors with harsh
words just like their masters. Entering their houses is like
entering the abode of poisonous snakes . One is terrorized
over the thought of entering the houses of these haughty rich and
coming out of them safely . It is the poverty and desire for wealth
makes the SamsAris enter the houses of these kings of misers .
It is indeed a delorable state. Wont You keep us away from the
houses of the rich and direct us towards the house of Your Lord ,
who is sarva sulabhan and the possessor of undiminishing auspicious
wealth of every kind ? Thus laments Swamy Desikan .
3) Oh PadhAvani ! I am saddened by my decisions to enter
the doors of the arrogant rich guarded by the hissing snake like
door keepers ( dhouvArika dhvirasana praBalAntarAyai:
dhurADya Bhila pravEsai : aham dhUyE ). To remove my sorrows
arising from my pravEsam into the houses of the arrogant rich ,
You must fix my firm attention and desire with Your Lord ,
the source of all undiminishing riches ( Tath RangadhAma nirapAya
dhana uttharAyAm , manoraTam munkshu visramaya)....(V.S).
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