Padhuka Sahasram-504

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

504. yAmEva rathnakiraNaIrmaNipAdharakshE!

chUdApadhE thanuBhruthAm BhavathI viDhatthE

shakrAdhidhaIvathashiKhAmaNirajyamAnaI:

thAmEva thE prakatayanthi padhaIraBhiKhyAm

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Whatever halo You confer on the heads of the common

men, by reason of the lustre of Your gems, the same halo is acquired

by the men's feet by the reason of even devas bowing to these men.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

Slokam 504:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Gem-bedecked PaadhukE! Those

who hold the rays of Your gems on their heads by wearing You attain

the status of being worshipped by Indra and other Devas ,who in turn

prostrate before those blessed souls , who wore You on their heads

and were blessed by the auspicious rays emanating from the gems

decorating You . Their wealth is far superior to that of Indra and

his retinue.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that those who

worship the Paadhukais become qualified to be worshipped by the DevAs

and their king. The feet of those fortunate ones shine brillantly

from the lustre of the gems adorning the DevA's Kiritams, when the

DevAs prostrate before them.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE! You create a special beauty and sanctity by staying

on the heads of bhAgyasAlis ( maNi PaadharakshE ! BhavathI rathna

kiraNai: tanubruthAm chooDApadhE yaamEva vidhatthE ). Indra and the

devAs fall at the feet of those fortunate ones and at that time

illumine their feet with the lustre of the gems that are housed on

the crowns ( SakrAdhi dhaivatha : sikhA maNi rajyamAnai: padhai:

thAmm abhikhyAmEva prakaDayanthi) .. (V.S).