Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
800. mAnE param samAnE prathyakshENAgamEnApi
haricharaNasya thavApi thu vaIShamyam rakshyarakshakathvABhyAm
Oh Paaduka! What an excellent identity between the feet and the
Paaduka! In direct viewing both have equal size and identical shape.
The scriptures too grant equality between them. So far all right. But
the protected-the protector basis reverses the situation. The foot is
but protected by the great protector that You are.
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 800
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the earlier verse , Swamy Desikan
pointed out that the PaadhukAs take the appropriate form fitting the
Lord's feet to join in His efforts to protect the world. Actually ,
PaadhukAs change their sizes and shapes to protect Him. Although
Lord's feet and PaadhukAs have been proven to be equal in glory
earlier, Swamy Desikan opines that PadhukAs are slightly superior in
glory inview of its service to protect the Lord during all His
campaigns. He says: " Oh PaadhukE! By direct and indirect (Vedic)
proofs , it has been established that You and Your Lord's feet have
equal measure of glory . However from the point of of view of Your
protection of Lord's feet , You exceed somewhat the glory of Lord's
feet. You have reached a higher status because of Your role as a
protector of the Lord's holy feet.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! In length , breadth and
every dimension, You match Your Lord's Thiruvadi. The only difference
is that You protect and the Lord's feet are protected. The inner
meaning is that there is no difference between AchAryAs and PerumAL.
Without the AchAryA's help , PerumAL's work never gets done. Thus
SadAchAryAs protect PerumAL.
3) Oh PaadhukE! Between You and the Lord's sacred feet , there is no
difference in form, size and shape and saasthrEic principles ( Hari
CharaNasya TavApi prathyakshENa aagamEnAapi maanE samAnam). There is
however one difference inspite of the similarities (SamAnOapi
Vaishmyam asthi). That relates to Rakshya-Rakshakathvam ( Fit to be
protected and that which protects)...(V.S).
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