Padhuka Sahasram-550

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

550. rangADhirAjapadharakshiNi! rAjathE

vajrOpasanGhatithamoUkthikavidhrumashrI:

sakthA chiram manasi samyaminAm nivAsAth

sUryEndhuvahnimayamaNdalavAsanEva

 

Oh Paaduka! Diamonds, pearls, and corals on You, bring to one's mind

the fact of the Lord with You having remained very long in the heart

of the yogis wherein You have dwelt in surya, chanra-and agni-mandala

respectively, to carry forward the resulting colours to this day!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 550:

 

1) UtthamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE! The combined

lustre from Your diamonds , pearls and corals live long in the minds

of Yogis. The presence of that lustre appears like the coexistence of

Soorya, Moon and Fire orbits (mandalams) residing there. According

to Yoga SaasthrAs , Yogi's Minds house the Lord at the epicenter of

concentric circles of the orbits of Sun, Moon and Fire. Swamy Desikan

suggests that Yogis meditate on the combined lustre of diamonds,

pearls and corals and gain the blessings of darsanam of the Lord

effortlessly through such DhyAnams. They do not therefore need to

resort to harsh Yogic practices to gain the same result.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that AzhwAr's

Paasurams house in them the three moods : (1) The thApam from

separation from the Lord /vislEsham (2) the appearance of the Lord to

please the AzhwAr /samslEsham and (3) the joy arising from the

enjoyment of the Lord /BhOgam. They are like the phenemenon of the co-

existence of the Sun, the Moon and Fire in the mind of a Yogi

meditating on the Lord.

 

3) There is an amalgamated effulgence of Diamonds , Pearls and Corals

enmeshed on the surface of Paadhukais ( tE vajra upasangaDitha

Moukthika vidhruma SrI: ). That integrated radiance is like the

presence of Sooryan, Moon and Agni in the heart lotuses of Yogis

engaged in deep dhyAnam of the Lord ( SamyaminAm manasi saktha

sUryEndhu-vahnimaya maNDala vaasanEva raajathE )…(V.S).