Selections from Upanyasams Part 186 Sri Padhuka Sahasram by Velukkudi Swamigal
வேளுக்குடி ஸ்ரீ உ.வே. கிருஷ்ணன் ஸ்வாமிகள் வழங்கும் ஸ்வாமி ஸ்ரீ வேதாந்த தேஸிகரின் ஸ்ரீ பாதுகா ஸஹஸ்ரம் Selections from Upanyasams Part 186 Sri Padhuka Sahasram By Velukkudi Sri U.Ve. Krishnan Swamigal Works by Swamy Sri Vedhantha Desikan are numerous, says Velukkudi Swamy in the beginning part of this lecture. Vedanta granthas (philosophical works) As ordered by Udaiyavar (Sri Ramanujar), Swami composed 15 Vedanta Granthas Many more of his works come under the following category. vyAkhyA granthas (treatises) nATaka granthas (plays) kAvya granthas (poetry works) anuShThAna granthas (religious regular practicals) rahasya granthas (works on eternal secrets) Tamizh prabandams (works in Tamil language) StOtra grantams (works of divine hymns of praise) The Hamsa-Sandesha Hamsa-Sandesha (IAST Haṃsasandeśa) or "The Message of the Swan" (Ramayana) and Sri Paaduka Sahasram etc. Paaduka Sahasram or "1008 Verses on the Sandals of the Lord" is considered Desikan's Magnum Opus. The whole work is a monument for supreme devotion and superb poetry, all in one night's intuition, - an overnight miracle of one thousand verses! It was done by him just as a fulfillment of a competition committed to as a challenge by his disciples. All this was composed by Desika (as he puts it, by the Grace of the paduka of the Divine) in just one quarter of the night, actually the third quarter. The earlier two quarters were devoted by him, as soon as he accepted the commitment, to yoga and yoga-nidra (=sleep induced by yoga and resulting in intuition). Paduka Sahasram has 32 "Paddhadhi"s. (Tamil தமிழ் படலங்கள்) Reading each padhadhi everyday, thereby completing in 32 days. many believed to have achieved their wishes by completing this exercise. Doing parayana of paduka sahasram helps to attain moksha. Wonderful language, chitra-padams were used in these slokas. This is mainly sung on the paadhukas of Lord Rama, Lord Renganatha and Lord Krishna, praying for attaining Moksha, Paduka Sahara Parayanam yields miraculous benefits and self-realization. Practicing / Reciting Paduka Sahasram takes one to Bhakthi Marga For detailed information, please visit Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedanta_... Copyright Disclaimer Audio conversion Recorded audio is uploaded without any commercial intentions or monetary benefit, mainly for educating new entrants to Indian Culture by providing visuals for better appreciation and for listening pleasure Non-profit, educational and devotional upload only Copyright is not claimed nor intended to be violated. Audio from www.saranagathi.org
