Padhuka Sahasram-803

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

803. muraBhirmaNipAdhukE thavdhIyAmanaGhAmanguLiyAnthrikAmavaImi

svayamunnamithAm pradhEshinIm thE paramam

dhaIvathamEkamithryachanthIm

 

Oh Paaduka! Your beautiful knob protrudes and keeps hold of fingers

of the foot. But it appears to me that it is an index finger that

emphasizes to the viewers: "That there are many gods, don't believe.

There is only one Supreme God, Narayana;" What a lovely gesture!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

SlOkam 803

 

1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan explains why the

toehold (YanthrikA or restrainer ) got its name. Since the toehold

restrains the big and the other toes from leaving or parting with the

PaadhukAs , it has acquired the name of YanthrikA or the restrainer ;

further , it seems to stand up as the index finger of the PaadhukAs

to pint out that RanganAtha is the Supreme Lord and the universal

controller , who manages the creation , sustenance and the dissolution

of all the Universes and their beings. In this context , Swamy

Desikan says: " Oh MurAri PaadhukE ! Your blemishless YanthrikA

shoots up, while hugging Your Lord's big toe and fingers and appears

to identify itself as Your index finger to point out that there is

no one who is Superior to Your Lord in KalyANa guNAs."

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that Swamy

NammAzhwAr (Our Lord's Paadhukai) has pointed out at many places in

His Prabhnadham that SrIman NaarAyaNan is the Supreme among all gods.

 

3) Oh Muraripu MaNi PadhukE ! Swamy Desikan praises here the

delightful and sacred YantrikA, which holds tightly the toe and the

other fingers (anagAm ThvadheeyAm anguLiyantrikAm). He says that the

YantrikA in its elevated from suggests that SrIman NaarAyaNan is the

ParadEvatha ( svayam unnmithAm Paramam dhaivatham yEkam ithi

ruchantheem). The Yantrika sends this message by standing as the

index finger of the Paadhukai ( tE pradEsineem avaimi)...(V.S).