>Sri: >SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, >Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan >Swamin: > >93. vahanthi yE mADhavapAdhukE! thvAmuhyantha yEthE dhivi nirviGhAthA: > hamsEna nithyam sharadhaBhraBhAsA kailAsagOurENa kakudhmathA vA > >Oh Paaduka! Those who bear You will become destined to ride, without >any obstacle, on the swan-white autumnal cloud or on the white bull of >Kailasa (i.e., they acquire the posts of Brahma or Siva). > >Namo Narayana, >Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S): ************************** (1)Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam:Oh Maadhava PaadhukE ! Those who place You on their heads become qualified to attain the positions (Pattams) of Brahmaa and Rudraa. Those blessed souls are carried by the Swan shining like the autumnal moon and Nandhi DevA , the white bull resplendent like the peaks of Mount Kailaasam respectively. Oh PaadhukhE ! Your glory and far reaching powers are such that those who adorn You on their heads achieve the status of the riders of the Swan and the Bull . (2)Srimath Andavaan's anubhavaam: The inner meaning is that those who have deep AchArya Bhakthi will gain Brahma and Siva pattams readily. When Moksha Siddhi can be obtained from such profound AchArya Bhakthi , there is nothing surprising about qualifying for lesser siddhis like the positions of BrahmA and SivA . (3) Swamy Desikan's choice of the namaskAram to the Lord's Paadhukhai here as "Maadhava PaadhukhE " is suggestive of the topic of this slOkam (Viz).,Moksham . Only Maadhavan can grant Moksham .Hence , Swamy Desikan addresses the Paadhukhais reverentially as "Maadhava PaadhukhE ".....V.S
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