Padhuka Sahasram-494

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

494. rathnAni rangEshvarapAdharakshE

thvadhAshrithAnyaprathiGhaIrmayUKhaI: AsEdhuShINAm shruthisundharINAm

vithanvathE varNanichOLalakshmIm

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! The gems on You cast uninterrupted radiations

on the Veda-damsels, as a result of which their blouses acquire a

many-coloured dazzle.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

Slokam 494:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukAs of Lord RanganAthA !

The gems adorning You generate rays that fall on the ladies standing

close to the Lord's lotus feet.; those ladies are none other than the

VedAs singing the praise of Your Lord. The rays originating from Your

many gems take on the form of multi-colored blouses worn by the

VedAs sporting as ladies.

 

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

paasurams of Swamy NammAzhwAr honor the Vedams and make them

glorious just as covering the ladies with new and beautiful

garments .

 

3) The gems decorating the Paadhukais have uninterrupted flow of

lustre (ThvadhAsrithAni rathnAni aprathigai: mayUkhai:) and glorify

those near them ( LakshmIm vithanvathE). Who is standing near the

Thiruvadi of the Lord to receive this benefit ? Vedaas are always

standing near the sacred feet of the Lord and are eulogizing Him .

They are like the ladies performing kaimkaryam to their Lord (

aasEdhushINAm Sruthi SundarINAm ) and they are covered with the multi-

colored rays of the gems and that looks like the covering of the

ladies with a multi-hued upper garment/ravikkai ..(V.S).