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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,>
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan
>Swamin: 
>
>81. thvayaIva nithyam maNipAdharakshE! rAjanvathIsruShtiriyam prajAnAm
> sthrIrAjyadhOShaprashamAya nUnam nirdhishyasE nAThavisheShaNEna
>
>Oh Paaduka! The creation of all this world is vested in You. (Brahma 
>does the job, wearing You on his head). But then lest a stigma in the 
>sense of a lady presiding over the kingdom should vex the people of the 
>world, You are referred to as (Ranga) Nathapaduka, as if to add a male 
>master's name to You!
>
>Namo Narayana,
>Adiyen, SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN :(V.S)
***************************

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Here Swami Desikan addresses 
the objection of those , who say that PaadhukhAs can not
serve as the empress of the Universe since their gender
is feminine. Swami Desikan says: " Oh MaNi PaadhukhE !
You rule over the entire world and in the beginning 
create all living (chetanA ) and inanimate (achEtanA )
beings of this world. Any objection as to how You can 
perform such an impossible act because of Your status
as a lady is dispelled , when the objector understands 
that Your real name is Naatha ( RanganAtha ) PaadhukhAs.
The addition of Your Lord's name as a prefix before 
Your name serves to solve this riddle ".

2) Srimadh Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhhukE ! In the matter
of ruling this universe, you are even more skilled than
Your Lord .Even then , the people refer to You as PerumAL
Paadhukhai . The reason is that AnAyakam ( leaderlessness),
Bahu Naayakam ( Leadership by many ), Sisu Naayakam 
( Leadership by a child ) and SthrI Naayakam ( Ruling
by Amazon like women) are considered by SaasthrAs to
be not auspicious. Therefore, people attach the name of 
Your Lord to remove any hint of dhOsham to Your rule.

The inner meaning is that AchAryAs are superior to PerumAL
and yet they are subordinate to their Lord and hence they
are recognized as PerumAL's manishyALs .

3) Swami satisfies the critics who are doubtful about 
the efficacy of a land ruled by a Woman , even if She 
may be very competent (SthrIrAjya DhOsham ). He says
these doubts are quelled by "Naatha VisEshaNam " ,
the insignia of PerumAL's name being attached to 
the Paadhukhais as Naatha Paadhukhais...V.S






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