Padhuka Sahasram-545

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

545. shONAshmanAm thava harinmaNirashmiBhinnam

bAlAthapam balivimardhanapAdharakshE!

shyAmIkrutham shukashakunthagaNapravEshAth

shankE sathAm kimapi shAlivanam vipakvam

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! Your emeralds mingle with the sunshine of the

rubies creating a picture of a paddy field of Sadhus, wherein parrots

sit on the stalks, creating a green-red display. (Seers revel in the

field that produces the crop of God-bliss. No question of driving out

such parrots!)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkma 545 :

 

1) UthtamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukAs of the Lord, who conquered

Bali Chakravarthy ! The green of Your emeralds blending with the red

of Your rubies prsent a youthful lustre. That reminds me of the ripe

ears of grain in the fields of associated with the green parrots.

After referring to the rainbow in the previous verse, Swamy Desikan

continues with the abundant green harvest produced by the rain and

the parrots that feed on those grains .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! On You are enmeshed

green maragatham and red padmarAgam gem stones. The intermingling of

those two colors reminds me of green parrots feasting on paddy

fields full of ripened(red) grains.

 

3) Here Swamy Desikan recognizes the Paadhukais as those of the

Lord , who destroyed the arrogance of MahA Bali during His

ThrivikramAvathAram ( Balimardhana PaadhukE!). The beauitful green

lustre of maragatham on You mingles with the brilliant red of rubies

adjascent to the maragatham ( Tava harimaNi rasmi bhinnam sONAsmAm

bhAlAtapam ). That sight is comparable to the assembly of green

parrots ( Suka sakuntha gaNa pravEsAth syAmikrutham)

creating a green picture against the backdrop of the ruddy red grain

holding rice stems ( vipakam saalivanam )…(V.S).