Padhuka Sahasram-258

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

258. charaNakamalasangAdhranganAThasya nithyam

nigamaparimaLam thvam pAdhukE! nirvamanthI

niyathamathishayAnA varthasE sAvarODham

hrudhayamaDhivasanthIm mAlikAm vaijayanthIm

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! You earn a previlege of exuding Vedic fragrance by

Your permanent association with the Lord's lotus Feet; in this

respect, You excel the Vaijayanti garland, that truly claims a vantae

spot because of contact with the seraglio of Mahalakshmi. (That You

are lower down does not mean inferiority; Your fragrance spreads in

all directions, whereas Vaijayanti remains at one place only; it has

a barrier for movement-Savarodha).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

1. Sri UtthamUr Swami's anubhaavam : Here, Swami Desikan explores why

the Lord's Paadhukai is superior in status to both MahA Lakshmi and

the VanamAlA (Vaijayanthi garland made up of forest flowers) , which

adorn the Lord's chest . He explains that the PaadhukA's association

with RanganAthA's lotus feet results in them acquiring an

everlasting

fragrance of the VedAs ( nithya nigama parimaLam ). VedAs are forever

resident at the Lord's feet and are engaged in eulogizing Him . Swami

Desikan says: " Oh PaadhukE ! Your vedic fragrance spreads in all

directions . In contrast , MahA Laksmi and VanamAlai have limited

movement . MahA Lakshmi can not leave the Lord's chest even for a

second . Hence She has perforce limited movement . Your (Paadhukai's

)

is made up of the fragrance of the Lord's lotus feet and that of

the

VedAs. VanamAlai of the Lord can not therefore compete with Your

fragrance . You have kamalA sambhandham (connection to the lotus feet

of the Lord ); Vyjayanthi Maalai has kamalA asambhandham (devoid of

connection to the Lord's sacred feet).That is why , Oh PaadhukE ,

every one wears You on their heads ! They do not wear Vyjayanthi

Maalai on their heads because they recognize that it belongs to the

Lord's'chest. Your reputation is uncontested " .

 

2. Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! Both MahA LakshmI and

Vyjayanthi Maalai adorn the chest of the Lord. You have Veda

parimaLam

due to the sambhandham of the Lord's Thiruvadi . VanamAlai has no

such sambhandham with the Lord's Thiruvadi and hence it can not

compete with the Paadhukais in the matter of veda parimaLam .

 

3.Swami Desikan points out that the Paadukais have the association

with the Lord's lotus feet ( RanganAthasya CharaNa kamala sangham ).

That results in the Paadhukais spreading always the Veda ParimaLam in

all directions ( Thvam nigama parimalam nirvamanthi). As a result ,

the Paadhukais exceeds the fragrance of the Vaijayanthi maalai made

up

of the wild flowers of the forest (thvaam vaijayanthIm maalikAm

athisayAnA varthasE )...V.S