Padhuka Sahasram-347

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

347. agaLithanijarAgAm dhEvi!viShNO: padham thath

thriBhuvanamahanIyAm prApya sanDhyAmiva thvAm

Bhavathi vibhuDhamukthaI: spaShtathArAnuShangam

parisarapathithaIsthE pArijAthaprasUnaI:

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! The Feet of the Lord (Vishnu Padam=sky) having got

the love in full 9having got its natural red hue of the twilight), are

worshipped by all the worlds, and reach You(Sandhya; when all worship

it), with the divine Parijata flowers poured by the devas being seen

on You (stars appear on the sky after sandhya).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 347

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan describes

the flower shower from heaven on RanganAthA as a shower of

stars. He says: " Oh PaadhukA Devi! Lord's feet has a red hue

that is charactrestric of the time of dusk.You , who is celebrated

by all the three worlds hence were also like the crimson dusk

in color .The PaarijAthA flowers showered on Lord's feet by

the DevAs fell next to You like a shower of white stars.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan uses the double

meaning of the word "Raagam " ( red or desire) here cleverly.

He says: " Oh PaadhukE! PerumAL's Thiruvadi has great desire

for all. When He adorns you, who is celebrated by all the worlds

and is surrounded by the flowers showered on Him by the DevAs ,

He reminds one of the red-hued dusk , which is united with

the stars of the sky.

 

(3) The Lord's Thiruvadi ( the inner side ) has a beautiful

red hue. It has also great desire for the paadhukais celebrated

by the three worlds ( VishNO: Padham agaLitha nija raagam ).

It unites with the celebrated Paadhkais ( Thribuvana mahanIyAm

thvAm prApya) in the middle of all the white divine flowers

showered by the DevAs .At that time , the Lord's Thiruvadi

looks like the red-hued dusk surrounded by the starry firmament

( SandhyAm prApya spashta taarA anushangam bhaavathi)..(V.S)