Padhuka Sahasram-452

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

452. viharathi vishiKhAyAm ranganAThE salilam

gamanavashavilOlaIgarBharathnaI: kvaNanthyA:

maNivalayaninAdhaIrmanjuLaIsthE dhishanthi

prathivachanamudhAram pAdhukE! poUranArya:

 

Oh Paaduka! As the Lord walks sportively through the streets, the

ladies with their gem-studded bangles, respond to You with a pleasing

sound. These sounds are perhaps their response to Your melody, in an

equally sweet and majestic tone, (to say " we are coming! " ), in reply

to Your invitation, " Come on, worship the Lord! "

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1)Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan compares

the Naadham raised by the PaadhukAs to those raised by the bangles

of the ladies of Srirangam and explains their connections. When

the ladies hear the Naadham of the Paadhukais , they rush out of

their houses. At that time , their bangles with precious stones

collide with one another and generate a nadham , which appears

like the response of the ladies to PaadhukA Naadham. Swamy says:

" Oh PaadhukE! When Lord RanganAthA moves in his unique manner

around the streets of Srirangam on Your back, the gems inside

Your toehold collide against one another and raise a sweet sound.

The ladies of the City greet that Naadham announcing Your arrival

with their own nadham generated by the collision of their bangles

as they rush out of their houses to greet You and Your Lord.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The ladies of Srirangam have

gem-studded bangles on their wrists . When Your Lord travels

on their streets ,they rush to hear the Naadham generated by

Your sanchAram and respond to that Naadham with the sounds

generated by the collision of the bangles on their wrists.

 

(3)Oh PaadhukE! Lord comes playfully and struts out on the streets

of Srirangam on top of the Paadhukais(VisikhAyAm saleelam

viharathi). Your movements under the control of the various

steps that Your Lord takes ( gamana Vasa:). The gems inside Your

toeholds move and collide with each other and makes a melodious

naadham ( Gamana vasa vilOlai: Garbha rathnai: kvaNanthyA:

tE manjuLai: ninAdhai:). The answer (prathivachanam)

for that sweet naadham comes from the bangles of the ladies of

Srirangam ( ManjuLai: maNivaLaya ninAdhai: prathivachanam

disanthi) as they rush from the interior of the houses to

the front to offer their worship to You and Your Lord...(V.S).