Padhuka Sahasram-562

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

562. viShNO: padhEna GhatithA maNipAdhukE! thvam

vyakthEndhranIlaruchirujjvalamoUkthikashrI:

kAlEShu dhIvyasi marudBhirudhIryamANA

kAdhambinIva paritha: sPhutavAribindhu:

 

Oh Paaduka! You and the rain-bearing dark clouds are similar. You

bear the Vishnu-pada (the Lord's Feet). The clouds move in Vishnupada

(the sky). Your blue gems with white pearls on the surrounding, give

the image of dark blue cloud with water drops. Winds (Marut) move the

clouds. You sit on the heads of the Devas (Maruts).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 562

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh gem-bedecked Paadhukais of the

Lord! You appear to me like a row of dark blue clouds of the rainy

season sprouting drops of clear rain water on all sides, when they

are driven by the winds. The sheen of Your dark blue sapphires

mingling with the white lustre of pearls remind me of the above

analogy. ( Pearls in the poet's imagination appear like the rain

drops from the dark blue clouds).

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam : The combination of the dark blue hue

of the sapphires mingling with the white hued pearls on You remind

one of the clouds of the rainy season showering rain. The inner

meaning is that Swamy NammAzhwAr is happy over the thought of the

auspicous attributes of the Lord and is sad that such a Lord is not

accessible to embrace with his hands and see with his eyes . That

makes him cry.

 

3) The Paadhukais are united with the Lord's Thiruvadi. On them are

enmeshed the darkish blue sapphires ( vyaktha IndhraneelA ruchi : )

and the radiant white hued pearls( ujjvala moukthika SrI : ) . This

union reminds Swamy Desikan of the dark rain clouds driven by winds

in the four directions showering rain drops (Thvam kaalEshu

udhIryamANA paritha: sphuDa vaari bhindhu: kaadhambinIva dheevyasi ….

(V.S).