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

71. MakuTeShu nivishya dikpathInAm 
PadhamEva prathipadhya daItyahanthu:
parirakshasi pAdhukE! Padham thvam
ka nu BhidhyEtha garIyasAm praBhAva:

Oh Paaduka! You perform the protection duty, whether You remain on 
the heads of Indra and other guardians of the eight directions or You
are below the feet of the Lord. Great individuals do not change their
nature, wherever they may be. 

Namo Narayana,
Adiyen, SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):
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1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Here, Swami Desikan 
answers the doubters , who question him equating 
the PaadhukhA's powers with that of the Lord's sacred
Feet. He says: " Oh PaadhukhE ! Your vow is to protect 
one and all with whom You come into contact .Your Lord 
protects from above , when You rest on His devotee's 
heads. You protect the Lord's holy feet from below.
This way Your vow is fulfileld always. Your reputation 
does not ever diminish as a result of protecting 
from above (Deva's heads) and below (the Lord's feet).
You never fail therefore to protect anyone , who comes
in contact with You.

2) Srimadh Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! You protect 
the padham (status) of the Digh PaalakAs by adorning their 
heads. You stay at the Scared feet of Your Lord and protect 
His padham (Lotus Feet).It is said that MahAns will behave
exactly the same way at all levels (sthAnams)regarding their
anugraham and DayA .Swami Desikan hints that Indran and others 
wear the SatAri on their heads ,which is worn by PerumAL and
through that act protect their sthAnams and Isvaryams .

3) Swami Desikan uses the word "Padham " twice in this slOkam .
In the first instance, the Paadhukhai sits on the heads 
of IndrA and Dhig PaalakAs and protects them against
losing their padhavis (padham ).The Paadhukhai also 
reaches the Lord's feet and protects them ( padham prathipadhya 
PadhamEva parirakshasi ). In this matter, Swami Points out 
that The Paadhukai behaves like the great souls and its 
glories are like that of the great Ones , who have 
Sama BhAvam (equanimity)in their dealings with every one 
independent of their status . Swami Desikan ends up 
with a rhetorical Question : GarIyasAm PrabhAva: 
kvanu bhidhyEtha ? ( Where would the glories of
MahAnubhAvAs become different ?).......V.S 









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