Padhuka Sahasram-558

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

558. AkIrNamoUkthikaharinmaNipadhmarAgAm

amBhOjalOchanapadhAvani! BhAvayE thvAm

thathpAdhavishramajuShAm shruthisundharINAm

varNOpaDhAnamiva moULinivEshayOgyam

 

Oh Paaduka! You serve with the pearl, emerald,a dn ruby gems on You,

as good pillows to the Veda-damsels who tend to rest on the Lord's

Feet and recline with their heads (Vedantas) to rest on You!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 558:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy'as anubhavam: Oh Paadhukais of the lotus-eyed

Lord ! through the patterns of radiations emanating from your pearls,

emeralds and rubies, You appear like a multi-hued pillow at the feet

of Your Lord for the VedAs taking rest at those feet of Your Lord. (

VedAs and Upanishads are at the feet of the Lord to sing His

glories. PaadhukAs with its iridiscent radiations are also at the

Lord's feet. Swamy Desikan imagines here that the Paadhukais serve as

a pillow for the resting of the Vedic ladies, who have travelled over

long distances to reach the Lord's feet ).

 

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

about teaching the auspicious matters to the Jeevans. The Jeevans go

ahead and intrepret the meaning of the Vedams in the way they please.

Those Vedams are resting at the feet of the Lord. After the

composition of the AzhwAr's prabhandhams, the Vedams are no longer

worried about misintrepretations of their meanings and rest

comfortably at the Lord's feet. AzhwAr's paasurams are like the silk

pillows. VaishNavAs understand now clearly the VedArthams.

 

3) The many colors of the different gems on the Paadhukais remind

one of a mulit-hued pillow at the feet of the Lord ( aakIrNa

moukthika HarinmaNi PadhmarAgAm ThvAm ). That pillow reminds me

further of the Vedic ladies taking the form of women resting at the

feet of the Lord on top of this multi-hued pillow ( Tadh Paadha

visramajushAm sruthi sundarINAm mouLi nivEsa yOgyam varNopadhAnamiva

bhAvayE )…(V.S).