Padhuka Sahasram-329

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

329. nirvarthayanthi thava yE nichithAni puShpaI:

vaIhArikANyupavanAni vasunDharAyAm

kAlEna thE kamalalOchanapAdharakshE!

krIdanthi nandhanavanE kruthina: pumAmsa:

 

Oh Paaduka!Whosoever establish in this world, gardens, yielding a

rich crop of flowers, fit for Your free play, taking the Lord across

it, those fortunate people will enjoy, when time comes, the pleasure

of the gardens of the devas.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 329

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

Oh PaadhukAs of the lotus-eyed KrishNA ! Those on Earth ,

who build delightful flower gardens for You and use

the flowers of that garden for Your worship ,they reach

the Svargam (Bhagavath SannidhAnam ) at the end of

their earthly life and play with abandon in the flower

gardens of IndrA. Swami Desikan states that the Phalan

of flower service to the Lord during one's earthly

existence will result in DevAs offering their services

to that fortunate one.

 

(2)The importance of constructing Nandavanams for

the daily Pushpa Kaimkaryam for the Lord and performing

VasanthOthsavams there in the season are extolled here.

Such bhakthAs are Kruthina:( PuNyasaalis). They play in

the gardens of IndrA later( kaalEna tE NandanavanE

kreeDanthi). Nandavanavam is IndrA's play garden .

The gardens on earth are known as for Nandavanam

or Upavanam..(V.S)