Padhuka Sahasram-564

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

564. sUryAthmajA harishilAmaNipankthilakshyAth

thvAm nithyamAshrithavathI maNipAdharakshE!

AdhoU janArdhanapadhE kshaNamAthralagnAm

AsannamoUkthikaruchA hasathIva gangAm

 

Oh Manipaaduka! The river Yamuna (daughter of the sun-god) that

appears on You in the manner of blue gems perhaps ridicules at the

Ganga-this is evident in pearls all around. The reason is whereas the

Ganga had contact with the Lord's Feet only once momentarily, the

Yamuna had perennial connection with the Lord's Feet (during

Krishnavatara).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 564

 

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

Lord! Your darkish blue radiations from the sapphires are always

associated with the Lord's holy feet . This is like Yamuna with her

dark waters residing there. That Yamuna sees the birth of Ganga from

there (Lord's feet) during the ThrivikramAvathAram. Ganga with its

sparkling white waters reminds me of the pearls on the Paadhukais;

Yamunaa's bluish dark lustre reminds me of the sapphires. The

admixture of these two different lustres makes me think that

Yamuna is laughing at Ganga for latter's short period of association

with the Lord's Thiruvadi. The white lustre is equated here to the

smile of Yamunaa.

 

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

has many BhakthAs and yet there is no one like NammAzhwAr, who never

ever leaves the side of the Lord.

 

3) The rows of the dark blue sapphires are like the daughter of Sun ,

river Yamuna (HarisilAmaNi pankthi-lakshyAth SooryAthmajA ThvAm

nithyam aasrithavathi). The white-hued pearls are near by ( aasanna

moukthika ruchA ). That reminds one of YamunA at the feet of the

Lord smiling at GangA, who had only a short span of association with

the Lord `s Thiruvadi during ThrivikramAvathAram ( aadhou

JanArdhana padhE kshanamAthra lagnAm GangAm hasathIva)..(V.S).