Padhuka Sahasram-742

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

742. viharathi puLinEShu thvathsaKhE ranganAThE

kanakasaridhiyam thE pAdhukE! hEmaDhAmnA

vahathi salilakELIsrasthachOLAvarODha-

sthanakalashaharidhrApankapingAmavasThAm

 

Oh Paaduka! When Lord Ranganatha walks near the sand-dunes on the

river Kaveri, Your golden colour gets projected on to the waters,

making one wonder whether it was from a yellow pigment from the

breasts of the ladies of the Chola harem, enjoying water-sport.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 742

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE! When RanganAthA

travels with Your help on the sand dunes of river Cauvery

for engaging in water sports , Your golden lustre falls on

the river and makes its water , golden yellow. That special yellow

color reminds us of the turmeric paste from the breast region of

the beautiful women of ChOLa dEsa that gets admixed with the waters

of Cauveri to cause that unique hue to the river.

 

The words to cuase that unique hue to the waters of the river is :

" ChOLaavaarodha sthana kalasa". These words have been intrepreted

in many ways. According to one , the turmeric paste causing

the yellow color is originating from the breast region of

the ChOLA ladies taking their bath in the river. According to

another tradition , these words connect the origin of this color to

the ladies of the inner chambers of the Lord engaged in water

sports (spraying colored waters containing turmeric ) with Him.

According to yet another intrepretation, AaNDAL is identified

as the consort of responsible for the mixing of the turmeric

paste from Her body.

 

(2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! When one witnesses

the golden hue from You spreading and enveloping the Cauvery river

as Your Lord moves around the sand banks of the river, one is

reminded of the scene of the Jala Kreedai of the King of ChOLa

desam in the river with his many consorts . At that time ,

the turmeric powder worn on the bodies of the consorts

dissolves in to the waters of the river and creates

a golden hue to the waters of Cauvery.

 

(3)The Lord arrives at the sand banks of Cauvery

adorning You on His sacred feet ( Thvath-sakhE

RanganATE puLinEshu viharathi). This cauvery river

(iyam Kanakasarith) gets admixed with Your golden

hue ( iyam Kanaka sarith tE hEma dhAmnA ) and

attains a golden hue (pingAm avasTAm vahathi).

That reminds one of the scene of the ChOLa RaajA

enjoying his Jala Kreedai with his dEvis and

the dissolution (in Cauvery waters) of the turmeric

paste that adorned the big breasts of the ladies

of the inner chamber of the king( salila kELI srastha

ChOLa avarOdha sthana-kalasa haridhrapanka pingAm

avasTAm vahathi)..V.S