Padhuka Sahasram-286

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

286. vruDdim gavAm janayithum BhajathA vihArAn

krushNEna rangarasikEna kruthAshrayAyA:

sanchArathasthava thadhA maNipAdharakshE!

brundhAvanam sapadhi nandanathulyamAsIth

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Lord Ranganatha in His Krishna avatara treaded on the

forest to and fro in all directions while guiding herds of cows;

because He then wore You, the forest became Brinda-avana, a

protecting field for cows and cowherds, almost the park of Devendra.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Satakopan (V.S) :

 

(1) Sri Abhinava Desika UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE!

When RanganAthan took the incarnation as KrishNA , He had to look

after The cows and calves and make sure that they are well nourished.

KrishNA Had to travel the entire length and breadth of BrindhAvanam

to

lead the cows And calves to rich grazing grounds. At that time, He

traveled on Your back And His many journeys in BrindhAvanam made

those

thorn-filled forest Attain the status of the flower gardens of IndrA

with respect to its prosperity. Oh PaadhukkE ! You destroyed the

thorns and converted them into succulent grass for the cows and

filled

the local ponds with nectar-like water. These happenings are due to

Your anugraham.

 

2) Srimath periyANdavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! In the old days

before Sri KrishNAvathAram , Brundhaavanam was full of thorny bushes.

Lord KrishNA took the cattle for grazing there , while wearing you on

His feet. Immediately , the thorny woods transformed like the well

tended garden of Indran. The inner meaning is that PerumAL's

katAksham through AchArya mukham transforms even a simpleton into

nithya soori .

 

3) Oh Mani PaadhukE! "Tava sanchAratha: BrundhAvanam sapadhi

Nandana thulyam aaseeth " is Swami Desikan's summary of what happened

to the inhospitable BrundhAvanam after Lord KrsihNa entered it

wearing

the Paadhukais. The power of the Paadhukais transformed the erstwhile

thorny state of BrindhAvanams' flors into that of the most enchanting

and fertile forest with succulent grass and flowering trees…V.S