Padhuka Sahasram-869

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

 

869. shuBhapraNAdhA BhavathI shruthInAm kaNTEShu vaIkuNTapathimvarANAm

bhaDhnAsi nUnam maNipAdharakshE! mangaLyasUthram maNirashmijAlaI:

 

Oh Manipaaduka! The Vedas choose and desire to have, as their

husband, the Lord Narayana alone. You help and assist the Lord tying

the Mangalya-sootra in the necks of the Vedic damsels. At that

moment, You pronounce mantras in sweet voice. This is certain.

 

The Paaduka acts as a priest, so to say. Her service may be likened

to that of Azhvar, who, by his works, established that the subject of

all Vedas is only the Lord.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

SlOkam 869

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! Through Your

auspciious sounds, You serve as the sister of the Lord in performing

the ceremony of tying the MangaLa Soothram around the necks of the

VedAs taking the form of the brides of RanganAtha. Although , He ties

the Maangalya Soothra as the bride groom, You assist Him as the

traditional sister of the groom, who has to assist in tying one

of the knots.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE ! Veda sthrees desire to

have the Lord as their husband. You seem to help the Lord tie the

Maangalya soothram on the necks of Veda sthrees with Your auspicious

rays and sounds.

 

3) Oh Mani PadharakshE ! You generate both auspicious sounds (

Bhavathee Subha praNadhA ) and multi-colored rays from Your many

different kinds of gems ( MaNi rasmi Jaalai: ). You use Your extended

rays to help Your Lord tie the Maangalya Soothram on the necks of

Veda Sthrees , who wish to be married to Your Lord ( Vaikuntapathim

VarANAm kaNDEshu maNirasmijAlai: mangaLya soothram bhadhnAsi)...(V.S).