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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

871. sThirA svaBhAvAnmaNipAdhukE! thvam
sarvamsahA svAdhuPhalaprasUthi: 
pruthvIva padhBhyAm paramasya pumsa:
samsrujyasE dhEvi! viBhajyasE cha

Oh Devi Manipaaduka! You are by nature firm in stand;
You have the tendency to forgive the offences of the devotees. As 
Bhoomi, Mother Earth, does. You too bear the heavy burden of
the world. You confer a variety of benefits-Earth gives all kinds of 
wealth. What is more, You too enjoy conjunction with the Lord and 
suffer separation from Him, as Bhoomi does.

The traits described for the Paaduka and Bhoomi Devi also apply to 
the Azhvar. He suffers separation and revels in re-union.

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 871

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan elaborates in this 
verse , the themes he touched on in the earlier two slOkams ( 85 & 
86). There , he compared the PaadhukAs with BhUmi Devi. Here, he 
says: " Oh Mani PaadhukE ! You are like BhUmi DEvi in that 
You forgive the trspasses of every one. Like Her, You are the source 
of all goals of life (PurushArTams). Like Her, You join the feet of 
the Lord intermittently. You are separated from those holy feet like 
Her occasionally. You are also firm and strong like Her. I consider 
You therefore as an incarnation of BhUmi Devi". When the Lord wears 
the Padhukais, He is united with them(samyOgam). When He separates 
from them at times like sleep , then there is disengagement. BhUmi ( 
PruTvee) is produced from the Lord's feet according to the VedAs. 
After its birth , PruTvee separates from the Lord and unites again 
with Him duirng the time of universal deluge. BhUmi Devi has the 
names of SthirA (Firm ), Sarvam SahA ( forgiver of all
trespasses by chEthanams), which also fit with the guNams of the 
Padhukais. In view of these similarities, Swamy Desikan points out 
that the PaadhukAs are the incarnations of BhUmi Devi.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Through Your inherent 
nature (svabhAvam), You are firm and bear with the trespasses made by 
those , who sought refuge in You and grant them all the boons they 
seek. At some times You are united with Your Lord and at other times, 
you are separated from Him. In all these four matters , You resemble 
BhUmi Devi , who is firm, forgiving, boon granting and separated or 
united with Her Lord. adiyEn concludes that you have all the guNams 
of BhUmi Devi. 

3) Oh PaadhukE ! By inherent nature (SvabhAvAth), You are firm 
(sTirA), forgiving all trespasses (Sarvam sahaa), boon granting and 
blessing people, who seek Your protection (Phala prassothi:). 
Yourself sharing all these attributes are some times united with the 
Lord and at other times separated from His sacred feet like BhUmi 
Devi ( Thvam PruTveeva Paramasya Pumsa: padhbhyAm samsrujyasE ; 
vibhajyasE cha)...(V.S). 






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