Padhuka Sahasram-460

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

460. gurujananiyatham thadh gOpikAnAm sahasram

dhinakarathanayAyA: saIkathE dhivyagopa:

vashamanayadhayathnAdhvamshanAdhAnuyAthaI-

sthava Khalu padharakshE! thAdhrushaIrmanjunAdhaI:

 

Oh Paaduka! It was by Your sweet Nada, though combined with His own

flute too, that the Divine Protector in the form of a cowherd, easliy

seduced a thousand gopa damsels away from their parental control, on

the sand dunes of the Yamuna river!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

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

explains that it was the PaadhukA Naadham blended with

KrishNA's VeNu GhAnam that captivated the hearts of Gopis

on the sand banks of YamunA river. It was not the VeNu GhAnam

alone that won over the Gopis' hearts.Swamy Desikan says:

" Oh PaadhukE! Krishna, the cowherd played on His flute

and thousands of Gopis followed Him to the sand banks of

Yamuna river even when they were instructed by their fathers

and brothers not to do so.It is the Naadham arising from You

that intoxicated the Gopis and made them follow the VeNu Naadham.

Your Naadham entered the flute and emerged as the music generated

by Your Lord to attract the Gopis effortlessly.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Until the age of

Seven,Lord was at the dhivya dEsam of ThiruvAipAdi during His

KrishNAvathAram. He played the divine flute, while

traveling to the sand dunes of YamunA river on Your back .

The Gopis flocked to His side attracted by His Dhivya GhAnam

and Your Madhura Naadham.

 

(3) The Gopis were overpowered by the combination of

the Madhura Naadhams of the flute of the Lord and those

generated by the Paadhukais , which transport Him to

the banks of YamunA river. The Gopis cast aside the objections

of the eleders and travelled to be with Your Lord.They

came by the thousands to enjoy these two madhura naadhams.

The elders wanted to control the young Gopis so that

they will stay home ( Guru jana niyatham tath gOpikAnAm).

The Dhivya Gopan ( Lord KrishNan , the divine cowherd) was

at the banks of the YamunA river ( Dhivya Gopa: Dinakara

TanayAyA: saikathE ) playing His divine flute.The nectarine

Naadham was mingling with the delectable naadham generated

by the Paadhukais as He kept TaaLam ( VamsanAdha anuyAthai:

Tava Manju Naadhai:) . What was the result? The Gopis

were effortlessly overcome with a sense of bliss listening to

the two Naadhams enriching each other ( Manju Naadhai:

ayathnAth Dhivya Gopa: vasam anayath)..(V.S).