Padhuka Sahasram-523

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

523. parichithapadhamUlA pAdhukE! rangiNasthvam

praBhavathi BhujamaDhyE koUsthuBhOyam thaThApi

Bhavathi BhrushamaDhasthAth thEjasA BhavyaBhUmnA

shalaBhithadhurithAnAm thAvakAnAm maNInAm

 

Oh Paaduka! You perennially stay below the Lord's Feet. The Koustubha

gem is high above, in the Lord's chest. Nevertheless Your gems alone

are capable of burning the sins of people by their mere brilliant

light (as a lamp-flame burns the circling moth). Now the Koustubha

gem has been lowered in status compared to You!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkma 523:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swami Desikan compares here the

excellence and power of the gems resting on the PaadhukAs with that

of the KounsthubhA gem found in the chest region of Lord RanganAtha.

He says: " Oh PaadhukE! You are resting under the feet of

the Supreme Lord. The Kousthubha gem occupies a dominant position on

Your Lord's chest. Inspite of that choice location, the KousthubhA

gem it does not have the power to destroy the sins of jeevans as You

do. Therefore, I consider that the KousthubhA gem is inferior to the

gems adorning You. The jeevans taking refuge in You by approaching

Your Lord's lotus feet have their sins destroyed by the rays

originating from the gems on You.

 

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

was born in a lower jaathi as a Sudran. Yet, through His superior

vairAgyam, anushtAnam and Bhaakthi, He demonstrated that He is far

superior to even nithya sooris or the eternally liberated ones.

 

3)Oh PadhukE ! You stay humbly at the feet of the Lord ( Thvam

parichitha padha padha moola : ). The Kousthubham gem shines

brilliantly in the chest region of Your Lord ( ayam Kousthubha: bhuja

madhyE prabhavathi). Even then , the glory Of the rays from Your gems

surpasses that of the vaibhavam of the Kousthubha gem. Why ? Your

gems can destroy the sins with their sanctifying rays like

The fire flies falling into the bright lamp ( salabhitha dhurithAnAm

ThAvakAnAm MaNinAm ). Koudsthubha rathnam does not have that power…

V.S