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Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan
Swamin: 

67. iha yE BhavatIm Bhajanti BhakthyA kruthina: KeshavapAdhukE! NiyuktA:
kaThayAmba thirOhitam thrutIyam nayanam thrINi muKhAni vA kimEShAm 

Oh Keshava Paaduka! What a great fortune they possess, who have been 
destined to do dear devoted service to You in this world! I wonder
whether they have a third eye concealed or they have only one of 
the four faces visible, the three others concealed 
(they being verily Siva and Brahma in their attainment)! 

Note: The name Kesava, appropriate here, implies that Siva and Brahma 
were born from the Lord)

Namo Narayana,
Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S)
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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Kesava PaadhukhE ! 
Fortunate indded are those worshipping You here 
in Srirangam .Even if we do not see three eyes and four
faces in them , they are equivalent to Rudran and 
BrahmA respectively because of their blessings to
worship You. They have been elevated by You to such 
exalted posts.

2) Srimadh Andvan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukhE ! Whoever worships
You is sure to attain Brahma padham or Siva Padham .That 
blessing will happen to them right now. If one wonders where 
their three eyes anf four faces corresponding to this loft status 
are, those insignia are hidden from one's view.

3) Swami Desikan addresses the Paadhukhais with great tenderness 
by hailing them as " Ambha Kesava PaadhukhE " .Lord RanganAthA's
(Kesavaa) Paadhukai is considered as the most compassionate 
DayA Devi here. Those who worship the Paadhukais are saluted 
by Swami Desikan as "Krithina:" ( PuNyasAlis ).They are driven
by their Bhakthi for their Mother PaadhukhA ( BhakthyA Niyuktha:).
Swami asks the Mother PaadhukhA a question about the mystery 
that intrigues him : " Ambha Kesava PaadhukhE ! Kathaya!yEshAm
kruthina: thruthIyam nayanam tirOhitham kim ? yEshAm thrINi 
mukAni tirOhithAni kim ? " ( we know that those BhaagyasAlis 
have attained Siva and Brahma padham by worshipping You 
ardently . Please tell us whether their third eye and the 
other three faces befitting their ranks as future Siva and
BrahmA are hiddden from our view ? )............V.S 





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