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>>Sri:
>>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin
>>
>>43. AmbunyambuniDhErananyagathiBhirmInaI: kiyadhgamyathE
>> klEshEnApi kiyadh vyalanGhim raBhasOtthungai: plavangEshvaraI:
>> vijnyAthA kiyatI puna: kshitiBhrutA manThEna gamBhIrathA
>> kim thai: kEshavapAdhukAguNamahAmBhODhE: thatasThA vayam
>>
>>How far can the fish go in the sea, even if they live in it and go
>>about freely, horizontally and vertically, at will? How far can the
>>monkey-chiefs too cross with their exceedingly high speed, with full
>>exertion even? How far could the Manthara mountain fathom the milk-ocean's
>>depth? Of what use were all they, pressed into action? Even about us, the
>>same can be said. What is the use? We merely stand on this side in the
>>shore only-when the greatness of the Paaduka lies ahead as a vast ocean.
>>
>>Namo Narayana,
>>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan


NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN
*********************

(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Swami Desikan develops 
further the meaning of " Paramam " , the word that he 
used in the previous slOkam starting with "Tadh VishNO:
Paramam Padham padhathra YugaLam --" .He used the word
" paramam " there to describe the matchless glory of
the PaadhukhAs . Swami also focused on the cool floods 
of the scared river GangA arising from the Lord's holy
feet (padha: prasyanthi paaThasvini).Swami now shifts 
now from GangA to the ocean into which she flows.

Swami Desikan equates the auspicious attributes of 
the PaadhukhAs to an ocean and compares that unique
ocean the familiar slaty ocean and the purANic milky 
ocean . He describes some of the happenings at these two
oceans to provide a perspective on their dimensions and
goes on to say that the ocean of the kalyANa guNAs of 
the Lord's Padhukhais is amny times vaster than the other 
two Oceans .He prays for the boon of standing at the shores
of this vast , tractless ocean of PaadhukhA Samudhram .
Regarding the Salty Ocean's dimension , Swami refers to
the interminable distances that the fish swim .Swami also 
points out that the monkeys were unable to determine the depth
of the oceans with one exception , when they built 
the Raama Sethu .Regardig the dimensions of the milky ocean , 
Swami refers to the time when the MandrA mountain sank and 
the Lord had to rescue it from sinking by taking the form
of a giant KoormA . In comparison to these two Oceans ,
which appear to be limitless , Swami Desikan states that 
the auspicious qualiites of the PaadhukhAs taking the form 
of the unique ocean far exceed the dimensions of the other two
oceans .

(2) Andavan Swamy anubhavam : The fish travel only in water 
and yet they travel only a limited distance in the salty
ocean.Even the powerful ones like hanumAn jumped only 
limited distances. The mandhara parvatham coped only 
with the limited depth of the milky ocean . Knowing 
the depth and breadth of the MahA samudhram of the Lord's
Paadhukhais as limitless compared to other two Oceans , 
adiyEn has stayed on this side of the PaadhukhA samudhram 
( on the banks of this immense , tractless samudhram ).
The inner meaning is that the prabhAvam of the Paadhukhais
(NammAzhwAr ) is limitless and incomparable .

(3) Swami Desikan states movingly his position : " Vayam 
Kesava PaadhukhA GuNa MahAmbOdhE: taDasthA : " We are 
staying on this side of the great ocean of the GuNAs
of the PaadhukhAs of the Lord .Swami seems to suggest 
that it will be futile to swim to the other shore of 
the MahA Samudhram or to jump over it or plunge deep
to determine its depth . This multidimensional Ocean
of kalyANa GuNAs of NammAzhwAr are not fathomable 
in view of its unique immensity . Swami therfore decalres
that he will stand at the shores of this great ocean with
reverence instad of engaging in futile efforts to comprehend
the depth of this ocean and its trackless vastness .

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam 
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari SadagOpan 








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