Hari Om !!
Guru Paduka Stotram 04/07 - Talk in English by Swami Aparajitananda ji, Chinmaya Mission Chicago-Yamunotri.
The content (2), viz. that devotion to Gurupādukās can fulfill worldly desires too, is most poetically expressed in the verse. Beautiful similes state and emphasize what Gurupādukās are and what they can do for the devotees.Swami Aparajitananda expands on and simplifies the poetic imagination, pointing out that Pādukās are like mother blessing each according to needs and evolution. How and why God fulfills worldly desires/environment is logically explained.But FIRST STEP of a seeker should be to prepare the mind. Most precious ways to prepare mind are discussed in great depth. Definition of "Āchārya" and the term "luck" are explained. Aspect of practical application, viz. doing simple meditation on four-fold realities of life, is discussed.The FORMULA: "momentum of past + present efforts will decide future happenings" and the PHRASE: "kartum, akartum, anyathākartum shakyate" are discussed in the context of the verse.Swamiji also suggests that fulfillment of worldly desires should lead us to turn attention to God, to convert calamities into blessings for intuitive experience of God's Grace.We benefit by the shower of stories of - Eklavya, Totakāchārya, Jñāneshvara, Brahmāji, Mārkandeya, Srinivasa Ramanujam and Padmashri Sindhutai Sapkal. These stories remove all doubts and confirm the importance of attitude, devotion and sankalpa.(Shrī Gurupādukā Stotram - Talk 4 of 7 - Verse 2)