Padhuka Sahasram-567

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

567. nirgacChathA charaNarakshiNi! nIyamAnA

rangEshvarENa BhavathI raNadhIkshithEna

suthE surArisuBhatInayanAmbujAnAm

jyoUthsnIm nishAmiva sithAsitharathnaBhAsA

 

Oh Paaduka! Intent on a fight against Asuras, the Lord starts wearing

You. The result of the fight, the decimation of the Asuras is

portended even by the scene created by the white and dark gems on

You, since their halo creates a dark night with a moon-whereat the

wives of asuras close their eyes-the lotuses of their eyes close

themselves automatically as expected at night and at the sight of

the moon!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 567

 

1) UtthamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: In the Bahurathna paddhathi , Swami

Desikan salutes the lustres of of more than (bahu) one gem

decorating the Lord's Thiruvadi (sacred feet). Here , Swamy salutes

the white and dark blue lustres of pearls and sapphires

respectively. He says: " When the Lord travels on You for His

campaigns to destroy the enemies of the DevAs, You shine with the

white and dark blue lustres of Your pearls and sapphires.

Your white lustre spreads like the rays of the Moon and closes the

blossomed lotus eyes of the wives of Your Lord's enemies. Until the

Lord set foot on His campaign, the wives of the asurAs were in a

happy state like the blossomed lotuses. Their eyes were showing signs

of joy. Once they learnt about the start of the Lord's Vijaya

yAthrai, their lotus-like eyes closed. The lotus closes when the

Moon arises.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that AchArya

upadEsams about the existence of the Lord and His KalyANa guNams

are for banishing our sorrows arising from staying away form the

Lord; the hearing of such upadEsams destroys people's inauspicious

attributes like Kaamam , DhvEsham , KrOdham ( desire for perishable

things and attachment to them , hatred and anger). They become dead

and the person recieving the upadEsam is saved.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE ! Your Lord is ready to go on His campaigns to destroy

the enemies of His devotees. He adorns You during these campaigns

and You transport Him to these battles ( RaNa-dhIkshithEna

RangEswarENa neeyamAnA Bhavathi ). You display the white (sitha) and

the black (asitha) lustre from Your white pearls and black onyx

gems. Lord Ranganathan is saluted here as " RaNa DhIkshithan " or One

who is adept in warfare relating to Bahktha RakshaNam and Dushta

nigraham....(V.S).