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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin
>
>39. YoShidBhUtadruShantyapODashamkatasThEmAni VaImAnika
> StrOtasvinyupalamBhanAni BhasitOdanchatparIkshinti Cha
> dhUtyAdiShvapi dhurvachAni padayO: KrutyAni matthvEva yat
> DhatthE thatpraNayam thadEva charaNatrANam vruNE RangiNa:
>
>I cling to that Ranganatha Paaduka as my refuge, which holds, in great
>endearing pose, the feet of the Lord-
>which transformed, into a damsel, a mere stone,
>which devastated the Shakatasura,
>which generated for the world's sight and benefit, the Ganga stream,
>which revivified an ash-block to rise as Parikshit, and
>which achieved indescribable feats in messenger work and the like.
>
>Namo Narayana,
>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S)
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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: The PaadhukhAs 
according to Swami Desikan did a lot of research
about Sri RanganAthA's Thiruvadi (holy feet) and
after that decided that it is the place for them to 
be associated with as AasrayaNam (refuge).What the Paadhukhais 
found from the research was : (a)Those holy feet removed 
the curse of AhalyA and transformed her from being a stone
back to her own previous form as the beautiful wife of 
a great sage. (b)The very same feet of the Lord destroyed 
the asuran by the name of ChakatA or the wheel .(c)The very
same feet measured this earth and heaven and the yonder as 
Lord Thrivikraman .(d)those sacred feet caused the birth 
of the river gangA during the same avathAram .(e)Those powerful
feet converted a lump of cinder (Saampal) into a living being , 
who later became King Parikshith .(f) Those mobile feet 
walked all the way to King DuryOdhanA's court as 
the ambassador for PaandavAs.The PaadhukhAs understood 
fully the majestic power of the Lord RanganAthA's Thiuvadi
and deliberately and joyously chose them as their place
of residence .

(2) Anadavan Swamy's Anubhavam:In the world , the feet are 
considered in general as a lowly limb of one's body. 
The paadhukhAs are attached to those feet .Some may question 
why these paadhukhAs that cling to the feet should be
an object of praise by Swami Desikan.In the case of the Lord 
and the AchAryAs ,their feet are the most exalted . That is why ,
the Paadhukhais befriended the lord's feet. Those sacred and 
powerful feats like the AhalyA Saapa VimOchanam , SakatAsura 
dhvamsam , the measurement of the universes with two
steps , the creation of Sacred GangA et al.Recognizing 
these glories of the Lord's sacred feet , the paadhukhAs 
sought the union with them and vowed that they would never
leave those famous feet .That is why Swami NammAzhwAr 
speaks often about the Lord's holy feet in his ThiruvAimozhi
and came to be known as SatAri Soori .

(3) The last line of this slOkam is a beautiful expression
of Swami Desikan's reverence for Swami Sri NammAzhwAr ,
the SatAri Soori:

dhatthE tath praNayam tadhEva charaNa-thrANam vruNE RanghiNa:

(Meaning ):" anvaya kramam: tath praNayam dhatthE , tath RangiNa:
CharaNa-thrANamEva vruNE ". I seek the protection of those 
Paadhukhais only , which sought and acquired the friendship 
of Lord RanganAthA's sacred feet ...V.S

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan







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