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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin
>
>50. ParisaravinatAnAm MUrdhni dhurvarNapanktim
> pariNamayasi ShOurE: PAdhukE! Tvam suvarNam
> kuhakajanavidhUrE sathpaThE LabDha vrutthE:
> Kva nuKhalu vidhithasthE KOpyasoU DhAtuvAdha:
>
>Oh Lord's Paaduka! You transform the bad fate lines written on the
>head of a person, who stands bent-headed near You, into golden and
>good fate. You being far off from fraudulent persons have exhibited this
>skill of alchemy, How?
>
>Namo Narayana,
>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):
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(1)Prefatory comments by V.S: Swami jocularly refers here to 
the paadhukhAs performing rasa vaadham on the skulls of
its BhakthAs through Sparsa DhIkshai . Rasa Vaadham 
is (a) the conversion of bad deeds into good deeds 
and (b)the transformation of base metals into Gold 
thru a process of alchemy .These Rasa Vaadham powers 
are not within the easy reach of anyone. Swami Desikan
wonderingly salutes the extraordinary powers of 
the PaadhukhAs in performing the rasAyanam of 
transforming the bad Brahma Lipi into good one
thru its sambhandham . Swami uses the words DhurvarNam
(Silver or bad proclivities) and SuvarNam (Gold or
auspicious proclivities) to describe the rasa Vaadham .
PaadhukhAs transform the dhushtan in to a sadhAcharan 
thru its own unique powers of rasa Vaadham . 

(2)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Lord's PaadhukhE !
When the devotees wear You on their heads , the writings
of BrahmA on the skull dealing with inauspiciousness are 
transformed into auspicious ones. The pre-ordained misfortunes 
assoicated with those Brahma Lipi are renderd ineffective 
and auspicious results begin to happen to the BhakthAs after 
the contact with You . You seem to be performing the difficult 
rasavaadham on the skulls of Your BhakthAs with ease .How do You 
do this (rasa Vaadham ), which is normally the trade mark
of savory characters ? 

(3)Sri Andavan's anubhavam: The conversion of the base metals
into gold (rasa Vaadham ) is typically the work of dhushtAs 
and charlatans . How come , You , the noble Paadhulhai, get
involved in the typical activities of the ill-reputed 
rasa Vaadhins ? Swami asks the Paadhukhais jokingly to explain
this vinOdham (novelty). 






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