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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,>
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan
>Swamin: 
>
>77. thava keshavapAdhukE! praBhAvO mama duShkarma cha nanvananthasArE
> niyamEna thaThApi pashchimasya praThamEnaiva parABhavam prathIma:
>
>Oh Paaduka! Your greatness as well as my sin-stock are both infinite in 
>magnitude. But interestingly, the latter can have hope for annihilation 
>from the former only, as a rule always.
>
>Namo Narayana,Adiyen,
>SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S):
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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Here, Swami Desikan plays 
with the words "anantha saaram ".These words can have 
a double meaning as in the case of "anutthamAngA " in 
the previous slOkam . In one intrepretation , "anantha
Saaram " means the essence of the glory of AnanthA or
Adhi Seshan , who is considered to have taken the form 
of the Lord's Paadhukhai . Here, Anantha saaram means 
the majesty of Paadhukhais. In another intrepretation , 
Ananhta Saaram stands for the limitless strength or
the enduring strength of one's accumulated sins.Swami
Desikan points out that the similarity between the glory
of PaadhukhAs and his heap of sins and concludes that both have 
limitless attributes. Inspite of their superficial similarity ,
it is no wonder that the PaadhukhA's limitless power 
destroys effortlessly " the limitless power " of his
sins , when he sinner wears the noble PaadhukhAs 
on his head .

(2) Srimadh Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! There are no
limits to Your glories and my sins. But, because of your 
unmatched power , all my sins vanish on contact with You.
The inner meaning is that the AchAryA's PrabhAvam chases away 
even the greatst sins of the most mighty sinner .

(3) Swami Desikan says : Kesava PaadhukhE ! tava prabhAva:
mama Dushkarma cha ANANTHASAARE NANU ?Indeed Your PrabhAvam
and my transgressions through saasthrOllankanam (Dhushkarama)
are limitless in their scope. Even then ( TathApi) , the second
one (dhushkarmA )is put to shame ( parAbhavam )by the first one 
( your PrabhAvam)and is chased away .The play between the words 
PrabhAvam and ParAbhavam is splendid indeed ....V.S






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