Padhuka Sahasram-427

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

427. nithyam vihAra samayE nigamAnuyAthaI:

vikshepathANdavithagarBhamaNiprasUthaI:

nAdhaI: svayam narakamardhanapAdharakshE!

nAdhAvasAnanilayam vadhasIva nATham

 

Oh Paaduka! As the Lord is on His walks, He is always followed by the

Vedas. Your sound is also like the Vedic chant. He stops then and

there, when the gems in You cause a sound that perhaps proclaims that

the Lord is at the top pinnacle of Nada.

 

(Sages on the banks of the Kaveri practise mental chant of Pranava.

When it ends the Lord stands in their hearts).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 427:

 

1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE of the Lord, Who

destroyed NarakAsura ! During His time of travel on You , RanganAthA

stops at selected street junctions. The VedAs , which were following

Him recognize the changing tone of the naadham originating from You at

these times. They also stop their recitation as the naadham of Your

steady trot halts. Scriptures state that the Lord becomes visible at

the end of worship through naadham (naadhOpasanA). When RanganAthA

was moving, the Paadhukais were performing NaadhOpAsanam . One could

hear their naadham, but it was difficult to see RanganAthA clearly ,

because of His movement. Once the naadhOpAsanA halts as a result of

stopping, then the people could feast their eyes on Him as revealed

by scriptures.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that

ThiruvAimozhi is Tamil Vedham . The enjoyment of the Lord by Swamy

NammazhwAr comes out as the sweet sounds generated by the PadhukAs

during sanchAra Kaalam .

 

3) Swamy Desikan imagines as to where the sweet naadham arise during

the time of sanchAram of the Lord with His paadhukais. He concludes

that they arise from the gems inside the Kumizh of Paadhukais (

garbha maNi prasUdhai: naadham ). How does that arise from the gems

inside ? The Lord is accompanied by the Vedhams always ( nithyam

nigama anuyAthai: VikshEpa thANdavitha garbha maNi prasUdham ) and

the dancing steps of those Vedhams ( ThiruvAimozhi paasurams)

generate the sweet naadham. When the sweet naadham stops , when

PerumAL ceases movement , bhakthAs comprehend Him clearly ( Nadhai:

Naatam naadhaa avasAna nilayam ) by understanding the meaning of the

Sri Sookthis…(V.S).