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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:


771. ranganAThapadhayOralankriyA rAhathE kanakapAdhukAdhvayI
thadhviBhUthiyugaLIva thAdhrushI Chandhatha: samaviBhAgamAshrithA

The Lord's two golden Paadukas, designedly ornamental to His Feet are 
like the two area-possessions, namely, the Bhoga-vibhooti (Sri 
Vaikuntam) and the Leela-vibhooti (this world), but they are equal in 
value and magnitude here, (unlike the disproportionate 3:1 ratio of 
their actual sizes). They are 'equal' also to the occupants of this 
or the other world!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan
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SlOkam 771

1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: The golden PaadhukAs decorating 
the two feet of Lord RanganAtha appear like his two VibhUthis
(Leela and Nithya/BhOga) , which are equal in importance.
For RanganAtha, this earth is His Leela VibhUthi site. Here, he plays 
with the sentients and insentients that He created. SrI Vaikuntam is
the site of Lord RanganAthA's BhOga VibhUthi. Swamy Desikan
suggests that both the VibhUthis took the form of the PaadhukAs ,
which adorn the Lord's sacred feet.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: All the Fourteen worlds are 
the property of the Lord .There are 7 lOkams below the earth and
7 lOkams above the earth.This is LeelA VibhUthi , which does not
have permanent existence. It disappears after a finite time.
In contrast , our Lord's Parama Padham (SrI Vaikuntam ) never
ceases to exist and therefore is called Nithya VibhUthi.
LeelA VibhUthi is considered by Saasthrams to be one 
quarter and Nithya VibhUthi is three fourths.When we look
at the two Padhukais , it becomes clear that they are equal
and are an exact split among the two VibhUthis of the Lord.
The inner meaning is that the gaining of a SadAchAryan 
is equal to acquiring both the VibhUthis.

3) Oh RanganAthA! The twin golden Paadhukais appear like
the two VibhUthis ( Kanaka PaadhukA dhvayi Tath VibhUthi-
yugaLeeva rAjathE). They appear like the exact division of
the two VibhUthis of the Lord as a result of His wish 
( Kanaka PaadhukA dhvayi chandhatha: samavibhAgam aasrithA). 






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