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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan
>Swamin: 
>
>76. PraNamanthi na vA viDhErvipAkAdhya imE ranganarEndhrapAdhukE! thvAm
> upajAthamanutthamAngamEShAmuBhayEShAmapi chitramutthamAngam
>
>Oh Paaduka what an interesting feat of fate! Those in the world 
who bow to You and those who do not bow like this, reap the same 
return that the head becomes fit to be described as "anuthamanga"!
(In the former case, it means that there is nothing superior to 
the head; in the latter case, it means not superior, i.e., inferior head!)
>
>Namo Narayana,
>Adiyen, 
>SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):
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1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! It is amazing that 
those , who have the good fortune to wear You on their heads as
well as those , who do not have that blessing seem to get the same
results. Here Swami Desikan uses the word , "anutthamAngA " to
explain this paradox. Head is the Utthama oer superior limb of
th body. In the case of the fortunate, wearing the paadhukhAs make 
their heads "anutthamAngA " because those heads are seen below 
the PaadhukhAs .In the case of the unfortunate ones not having 
the good fortune of earing the PaadhukhAs of the Lord on their 
Utthama angA ( Superior limb or the head ) ,those heads become
inferior limbs (anutthamaaangA)of their bodies.

2) Srimadh Andavan anubhavam : The word anuthamAngam has two
meanings: the most lofty limb or the lowly limb . Those who
wear the PaadhukhAs on their heads have a superior limb and
those who do not have heads that are to be characterized as
inferior limbs. The inner meaning is that those who seek
the holy feet of a SadhAchAryan is to be considered as a 
puNyasAli and those , who do not have that srEyas are to
be considered as inferior in status.

3) Swami Desikan states that the Vidhi VibhAgam ( karma visEsham )
is the determnining factor in seeking refuge at the holy feet
of the SadhAchAryan or not . For both of them , Swami Desikan
points out in his unique way of double entendre that 
the UtthamAngam becomes in a strange way anutthamAngam 
( ubhayEshAmapi utthamAngam anutthamAngam upajAtham )..V.S







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