Padhuka Sahasram-338

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

338. nAkoUkasAm shamayithum paripanThivargAn

nAThEpadham thvayi nivEshayithum pravrutthE!

thvathsamshrithAm vijahathasthuLasIm vamanthi

prasThAnakAhaLaravAn praThamam dhvirEPhA:

 

As the Lord is about to start on His victory-task of quelling the

enemies of the Devas, He is about to place His Feet on You. Just at

the moment, the Kahala should sound, announcing Your (and Lord's)

departure-but even before that, the bees hovering around the Tulasi

leaves emit the Kahala sonority.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

Secial Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 338

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(1)Abhinava Desikan's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE!

When Lord starts on His mission to destroy

the enemies of the DevAs , He bends His feet

to get into You. At that time , the bees that were

tasting the honey from the TuLasi flowers resting on You,

make a sound as it were to announce the impending

mission of the Lord. That sound generated by the bees

resembles that of trmupets blown at the time of beginning

of a war. Bees do not mind the interruption to

their enjoyment of honey from TuLasi flowers ,

but do their service to You by announcing Your Lord's

imminent campaign to destroy the asurAs.

 

(2) The tumult arising from the sounding of

the bees (DhvirEpha:) tasting honey from the Tulasi flowers

resting on top of the Paadhukais (Tvath SamsrithAm)

is being compared to the sound of KaahaLa or YekkALa

Vaadhyams(kaahaLa ravam).The occasion is the start of

the journey of the Lord to destroy the enemies of

the DevAs .At hat time , He slips His feet into

the Paadhukais to start the Vijaya Yaathrai.The bees then

leave their pleasurable activities of tasting divine honey

from ThuLasi flowers and raise a collective sound for

announcing the Lord's mission (dhvirEphA: praTamam

praTAna Kaahala ravAn vamanthi)..V.S