Padhuka Sahasram-383

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

383. vihithEShvaBhivAdhanEShu vaIdhAirgamanOdhIrithagarBharathnanAdhA

maDhuram maDhuvaIripAdharakshE! BhavathI prathyaBhivAdhanam

viDhatthE

 

Oh Paaduka! The Vedas are being recited before You and You

reciprocate with Your melodious sound emanating from the gemstones.

It looks as though the Vedas reverentially report to You their name,

origin, etc.-in the manner of 'abhivadana'-and You return it with

Your blessings-'pratyabhivadana'!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1) Sri UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your sweet sounds

appear to me as Your responses to the VedAs performing their

abhivAdhanams to You. The musical sounds raised by the movement of

the jewels decorating You appear to be Your PrathyabhivAdhanam.

(AbhivAdhanam is respectful salutations by a junior person to an

older person that includes the name, title and other details about

the junior person. PratyabhivAdhanam is the response of the older

person wishing the younger person long life. During the procession

of RanganAthA on the streets of Sri Rangam , VedAs are recited.

Nadham arises from the PaadhukAs during that sanchAram. Swamy Desikan

compares the Vedic recitations to abhivAdhanams to the PaadhukAs and

the Naadham of the Paadhukais to PratyabhivAdhanams.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: When younger people offer their

salutations to older persons , the former introduce themselves with

information about their Rishi Vamsam, Veda Saakhai (branch of Vedam)

and their kalpa soothram and then give their name as "SrinivAsa

Sarman". The older person then responds : " AayushmAn Bhava sOmya

SrinivAsa Sarman". Swamy Desikan says that the Naadham generated by

the Paadhukais is like the prathyabhivAdhanam to the abhivAdhanam by

the VedAs prostrating before the Padhukais.

 

(3)Swamy Desikan is focusing on " Gamana udhIritha garbha-rathna

Naadham "( the mellifluent musical sounds arising from the gems

inside the toe-holds of the Paadhukais during their sanchAram). The

gems are the vedAs and they jostle with each other to produce a

unique Naadham . That sounds like the prathyabhivAdhanam by the

revered Paadhukais of the Lord to the abhivAdhanam of the VedAs (

BhavathI Vedai: abhivAdhanEshu vihithEshu , madhuram

prathyabhivAdhanam vidhatthE )…V.S