Padhuka Sahasram-344

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

344. viDhishivapuruhUthasparshithaIrdhivyapuShpaI:

thvayi saha nipathanthasthatthadhudhyAnaBhrungA:

maDhuripupadharakshE! manjuBhi: svaIrninAdhaI

ravidhithaparamArthAn nUnamaDhyApayanthi

 

Oh Paaduka! Brahma, Siva and Indra have dedicated divine flowers to

You. Interestingly, the bees have also come with these flowers from

their respective groves. They hum sweet melodies-presumably announcing

the Truth to the unknowing people-(Probably what they announce is the

Lord's supremacy as Paradevata and the distinct supremacy of YOUR SELF

even over the Lord's Feet!)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan(V.S): SlOkam 344

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The bees

that accompanied the flowers brought by BrahmA , RudrA

and IndrA from their gardens settled on You , when

these BhakthAs showered these flowers over the Lord's

feet adorning You. The bees enjoyed Your fragrance

and announced to the World that Your Lord's feet are

the most desirable because of their association with You.

They learnt by first hand experience about the supermacy

of Your Lord's Holy feet and propagated next that truth

to the rest of the world. They attain thus the state of AchAryAs

through that act of spreading the message about theSupermacy of

Your Lord.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The MahAns assembled to offer

their worship of Swamy NammAzhwAr ( ChatAri Soori)spread to

others the Vaibhavam of the AzhwAr to fill them in as it were.

 

(3)The divine Pushpams from the gardens of Brahma-Siva-IndrAs

are offered to the Lord's feet adorning You as PushpAnjali

( Vidhi-Siva-PurhUhta sparsithai: dhivya pushpai: saha Thvayi).

With the flowers come the bees that were enjoying the pollen

from the flowers ( Dhivya Pushpai: saha nipatantha: tath-tath

udhyAna BhrungA:) Now , the bees shift their attention to

the enjoyment of the divine fragrance of the Lord's lotus

feet (Thiruppadham of the Sarvagandhan) adorning SatAri Soori.

They are enchanted and raise sweet sounds (manjubhi: svai:

ninAdhai:)to announce for those , who are not in the know about

the Supreme truth about the Lord and His Paadhukais...(V.S)