Padhuka Sahasram-458

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

458. viharaNasamayEShu prathyaham rangaBharthu:

charaNanaKhamayUKhaI: sOttharIyA vishuDdhaI:

pariNamayasi nAdha pAdhukE! garBharathnaI:

dhamayithumiva shiShyAn dhIrGhakArAjahamsAn

 

Oh Paaduka! During the wanon wandering of the Lord every day to the

gardens, You appear to wear an upper garment (slantingly in the left

shoulder) of the white halo emitted by the nails of the Lord's Feet;

impart instruction to the royal swans and tender strict advice- all

with the sounds the inlaid gems produce.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1)Oh PaadhukE! During Your daily travels with RanganAthA

in the flower gardens , You are wearing the dazzling white

effulgence of His toe nails on the upper portion of Your

body. That effulgence appears like the white upper garment

worn by the AchAryAs , when they give instructions on

VedAs and VedAnthA. Your disciples, the King Swans residing

in the lakes of the flower gardens recieve Your lessons

conveyed through Your Naadham raised by the gems inside You.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The Lord's nails on His toes

have a divine lustre that is reflected by the Paadhukais .

That makes the Paadhukais look like a strict AchAryan

wearing a white upper garment(uttharIyam) instructing

and correcting his sishyans (the Raaja Hamsams) that have

assembled before him . Allusion is to Swamy NammAzhvAr's

strict upadEsams to us not to committ apachArams .

 

(3) The comparison of the Paadhukai resplendent with

the effulgence of the Lord's white nails to an AchAryan

wearing white upper garment is evocative ( Rangabharthu:

Visuddhai: charaNa nakha mayUkai: sOttharIyA ). What does that

stern looking AchAryA do ? He corrects the mistakes and

the misunderstandings of His sishyans (SishyAn dhIrgikA

RaajahamsAn damayithum iva). The sound of the Naadham

emanating from the gems inside the toe holds create

that impression( SishyAN raaja hamsAn garbha rathnai:

Naadham pariNamayathi)..(V.S).