>Sri: >SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, >Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan >Swamin: > >91. anyEShu padmAkamalAsanAdhyaIrangEShu rangADhipathE: shrithEShu > PadhAvani! thvAmaDhigamya jAtham padham murArEraDhidhaivatham na: > >Oh protector of the Lord's feet!While the limbs of the Lord are >occupied by Mahalakshmi (chest), Brahma (navel) and others remain >there, the Feet alone become the Supreme resort and God for us- >evidently because the Feet are occupied by You! > >Namo Narayana, >Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S): **************************** (1) UtthamUr's Swamy anubhavam: Oh PaadhukhE ! The limbs other than the feet of the Lord are occupied by MahA Lakshmi, Brahmaa , Sivan and others . The glorious feet of the Lord is however uniquely occupied by You for His protection . Through securing You for its protection , the lotus feet of the Lord has gained a higher status and has become our protector . That is why , we choose the Lord's feet as our saviour. It is because of Your assoication and protection . (2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: In the thirumEni of the Lord, there are different inhabitants. MahA Lakshmi resides on His chest;at the navel is Brahmaa ; on the right side is Lord Sivan. You (PaadhukhA/AzhwAr ) are at His lotus feet . Every one mediates ony the place (Thiruvadi) , where You are . The inner meaning is that every one celebrates the lotus feet of the Lord , since NammAzhwAr ( satAri) eulogized those lotus feet . (3)Swami Desikan explains why the lotus feet of the Lord becomes the object of our AarAdhanam . He points out the reason : " MurArE: padham thvAm adhigamya na: adhidhaivatham jaatham " (Oh PaadhukhE ! Our Lord's feet obtained Your sambhandham and thereby qualified to become the object of our AarAdhAnam ).....V.S
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