Padhuka Sahasram-539

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

539. thamAlanIladhyuthimindhranIlaIrmukthAnuviDdhAm maNipAdhukE! thvAm

avaImi rangEshvarakAnthisinDhOrvElAmavishrAnthagathAgathArham

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Studded with sapphire stones and white pearls, You

look like a sea-shore densely populated with Tamala trees. The shore

is fit for the Lord to freely stroll about.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan

 

SlOkam 539:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: (The colors of blue , white and black

associated with the gems of the Paadhukais are compared here to the

above three colors seen at the sea shore). Swamy Desikan says: " Oh

MaNi PaadhukE! Your Indra neela , pearl and black gems remind me of

the sea shore with the confluence of the above three colors. The

white color is seen , where the waves break into foam; the bluish

green color is seen on the tender leaves on the trees at the shore.

RanganAthA's dark color is borne by the vast expanse of the ocean

itself.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The surface of the paadhukais are

enmeshed with Indra neela gems and pearls . That sight reminds one of

the banks of the ocean of Lord RanganAthan with white foam from

breaking waves and trees with tender bluish green leaves on the

shores of that ocean. Ceaseless efforts of the parama DayALu, SrI

RanganAtha is referred to here.

 

3) The Paadhukais have the hues of bluish green from its Indra neela

gems ( Indra neelai: tamAla neela dhyuthi). The brilliantly white hue

of the pearls on the Paadhukais are accompanying that blue hue (

Muktha dhyuthi anuviddhAm ThvAm). That combined sight of blue an

white hues on top of the Paadhukais remind one of the banks of the

ocean of RanganAthA with the trireless beating of the waves as

traffic ( RangEswara Kaanthi sindhO: avisrAntha gathAgathArham vElAm

avaimi)…(V.S).