Padhuka Sahasram-533

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

533. navarathnavichithrithA murArE: padhyOsthvam maNipAdhukE! viBhAsi

navaKhaNdavathI vasunDharEva praNayAjjanmaBhuvam samAshrayanthI

 

Oh Manipaaduka! You contain nine varieties of gems. The earth too is

made of nine khandas, as they are called. The earth clings to the

Feet which are like earth's Mother. You too behave so. You are

similar to the earth.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 533:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan relates to

another revelation of Purusha Sooktham , where BhUmi is described

as originating from the Lord's sacred Feet (PadhbhyAm BhUmi:).

Swamy compares one characterestic of BhUmi with the Padhukai

based on the fact that both of them have a special relationship

to the Lord's holy feet. He says: " Oh gem-bedecked PaadhukE !

You have gems with more than four colors on Your body ;indeed

You have the nine colored gems that serve as Your decoration.

In this regard , You resemble Mother Earth consisting of nine

different continents. She is also related to the Lord's holy

feet like You. " The nine gems are Pearl, MaaNikkam , VaiDUryam ,

GOmEdhakam , Vajram , Coral, PadmarAgam , Maragatham and Neelam .

The Nine continents (KaNDams) of Mother Earth are: ILAvrutam ,

BhadrAsvam , Harivarsham , KEtumAlam , Ramyakam , HiraNmayam ,

Uttaraguru, Kimpurusham and BhAratham . All of the above continents

are in one of the nine islands known as BhAratham , whose Lord is

Nara NaarAyanan.

 

2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE ! Nine different

gems adorn You. You appear therefore nine fold. It reminds me

of BhUmi PirAtti, who has come to the place of Her birth,

the Lord's Thiruvadi. Swamy NammazhwAr (SatAri Soori) has

all the guNams of BhUmi PirAtti and like Her places His

trust entirely in the redeeming Thiruvadi of His lord.

 

3)Oh MaNi PadhukE ! You are charcterized by the nine gems

( Thvam navarathna vichithrithA:). You are like the BhUmi

Devi with nine KhaNDams ( Nava khaNDavathI VasundaharEva

vibhAsi). Both of You have attained Your Lord's Thiruvadi

with great affection ( MurArE: padhayO: pranayAth

samAsrayanthi). For BhUmi Devi, it is Her place of

birth ( janma bhuvam).For You , it is Your place of

refuge...(V.S