Padhuka Sahasram-552

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

552. antha: purANi samayEShvaBhiganthumEkA

rangEshithurjnapayasIva padhAvani! thvam

mukthAmshujAlamiLanAdhruchiraI: pravALaI:

bimbADharam smithavishEShayutham priyANAm

 

Oh Paaduka! At appropriate times You Yourself, by means of pearls and

corals reminisce the smiling red lips of the consorts in the harem

and remind and urge the Lord to go to the harem.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

1) UthtamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When Ranganatha

witenesses the combination of the white lustre of Your pearls along

with the ripe red color of Your corals, He is reminded of the

beautiful white teeth and the full red lips of His Consorts. That

reminds Him to rush to His consort's side in the inner chambers of

His palace.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! On you is enmeshed the

red corals and white pearls. The red hue of the corals reflects on

the on the pearls reminds one of the beauty of the lips of the

Pathnis of the Lord , who are eager to invite the Lord to their inner

chambers.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE ! You take the Lord without any one else accompanying

Him to the inner chambers of His consorts ( Thvam yEkA samayEshu

antha: purAni abhigacchathi). The admixture of the red hue of the

coral with the white pearl results in a beautiful sight ( mukthA amsu

jaala mniLanAth ruchirai: pravALai: ) that reminds one of the red

color of the bhimbhA fruit , which is reflected on a white

background. The red color of the ripe bhimbA fruit is equated here

to the red lips of the Devis of the Lord , which is reflected on the

surface of the white teeth behind those lips ( RangEsithu:

smithavisEsha yuthAm PriyANAm BhimbhAdharam Jn~apasisi )…V.S