Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
972. nivishEya nirantharam prathIthasthridhashAnAm viBhavam thruNAya
mathvA saviDhE thava dhivi! RangaBharthu: padhalIlAkamalam
samudhvahanthyA:
Oh Paaduka Devi! I spurn the super affluence of the Devas as mere
leaf of grass. I only cherish to stand close to You, who sport as it
were, the toy-lotus, namely, the Feet of the Lord Ranganatha, and
serve You, earning for me, the befitting honorific, `Paaduka-sevaka'.
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)
SlOikam 972
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukA Devi ! Lord's holy
feet are a pair of lotus. You hold those lotus feet , which are the
embodiment of SrI Devi. There is no other wealth including that of
the DevAs that is desirable to me compared to the wealth of being
next to You ( Paadhukai) and serving You. Oh PaadhukE! I consider
the wealth of the dEvAs as a blade of grass compared to Your
Vaibhavam and therefore seek instead the undiminishing wealth of
uninterrupted service to You.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! There is only one
Phalan I seek. That is to perform all types of Kaimkaryams to You
always at all states, all places and at all times ( Sarva dEsa ,
Sarva Kaala, SarvaavasthOchitha, Samastha Vidha Kaimkaryams). AdiyEn
longs to gain the title of "PaadukA UpAsakan" by being near You
and by serving You and gaining You as PrApyam and PrApakam .
There is nothing elase that pleases me such as the insignificant
wealth possessed by the DevAs . The bliss arising from the Kaimkarya
anubhavam by serving You makes other Iswaryams pale into
insignificance. Therefore , the only BhAgyam that I beseech is the
permanent kaimkaryam to You always.
The inner meaning is that living next to SadAchAryAs and serving
them at all times and ways is the Parama PurushArTam. Even the
glories of rulership status as Brahama dEvan wont match that
Vaibhavam.
3) Oh PaadhukA DEvi ! I am blessed to have gained now the title as
the well known ( Pratheetha: ) PaadhukA Sevakan ( vide : 969th
sLokam ). Rest of the titles and their glories experienced by the
dEvAs are inferior and insignificant like tthe blades of grass
compared to the title of "PaadhukA SEvakan" (ThridasAnAm Vibhavam
thruNAya mathvA). May I therefore be at Your side always ( Tava
savidhE nirantharam nivEsaya). Thou are indeed the holder of the
Lord's playful lotus feet (Tava Rangabharthu: padha leelA Kamalam
asi?)...(V.S).
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