Paduka Sahasram
Paduka Sahasram or Sri Ranganatha Padhuka Sahasram(Sanskrit: पादुकासहस्रम, IAST: Paduka-sahasram),[lower-alpha 1] is a poem of 1008 verses, set in 32 chapters called paddhatis (Sanskrit: पद्दति, IAST: Paddhati). It praises the sacred sandals or peg shoes called padukas of Sriman Narayana, in His Deity form as Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam, who is worshipped as the Supreme Lord in the mono-theistic Hindu tradition of Sri Vaishnavism. It was composed by the Sri Vaishnavite preceptor and multilingual poet-author, Sri Vedanta Desika, who lived in India, during the 13th and 14th centuries.
In Sanskrit, paduka means ‘the protector of the feet’ and refers to a sandal or the peg-shoe worn in ancient India [1] and sahasram means a 'thousand'. The compound may be translated as "a thousand verses in praise of the divine sandals of Lord Ranganatha".
The poem has been the subject of numerous commentaries from scholars such as D.T.Tatacharya, His Holines Srinivasa Mahadesikan Srimad Akkur Andavan and Abinava Desikan U. Ve. Uttamur Viraraghavachariar Swami.
D.T. Tatacharya’s commentary on the Paduka Sahasram in Tamil (1958) has been described by the Hindu newspaper as one that 'is noted for brevity, crispness, and clarity'.[2] It was later translated into English by Parthsarathy Mahadesikan, who gave word-by-word meanings and a summary of each of the verses.
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- ↑ A tatpurusha compound
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