Padhuka Sahasram-893

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

893. avikalanijachandhrAlOkasandharshanIyA

prathikalamupaBhOgyA pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:

mukuLayithumashESham moUkthikajyOthsnayA na:

praBhavasi thimiroUGham poUrNamAsI nishEva

 

Oh Paaduka! Your gold effulgence, flawless and delectable to the eyes

is to be enjoyed every moment without intermittence. The full moon

too is so charming after having grown digit by digit to reach perfect

light. The pearl-lustre from You indeed perfectly produces the

similarity with the Full moon, in that it dispels the night-darkness

(of our nescience).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 893

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan compares the PaadhukAs

to the night illuminated by the full moon in his verse. He says: " Oh

RanganAtha PaadhukE ! Through Your golden light , You are most

enjoyable at all times. With the lustre of Your pearls , You are

like the cool rays of the full Moon; Your rays from the pearls drive

away the darkness of nescinece just as the full moon drives away the

darkness of night ".

 

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The SamsAris are caught up in

the dark night of SamsAram and do not find their way due to their

overpowering ajn~Anam .They stumble over many things and suffer.

The Paadhukai ( Swamy NammAzhwAr ) with His dhivya tejas ,

compassion and lustre of true Jn~Anam ( Tathva, Hitha , PurushArTa

Jn~Anam enshrined in His four SrI Sookthis) banishes the darkness of

SamsAram and save us from the horrors of the dark night of SamsAram.

The Paadhukai is like the cool and comforting full Moon in this

respect.

 

3.Oh SrI RanganAtha PaadhukE ! Through Your blemishless lustre

like that of the new Moon ( avikala nija chandra aalOka

samdarsaneeya ), You become most beautiful to experience. Through the

sukhAnubhavam of You every second ( prathikalam upabhOgyA), You are

like the radiant rays of the full Moon though the lustre of Your

perals ( Thvam PourNamAsee nisEva mouktika jyOthsnyA ) and remove

all of our ajn~Anam enveloping us as the dark night ( moukthika

jyOthsnyA na: asEsham timirougam mukuLayithum prabhavasi )...(V.S)