Padhuka Sahasram-568

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

568. marathakaharithAngI mEdhurA padhmarAgaI:

aBhinavajalabindhuvyakthamukthAPhalashrI:

kalayasi padharakshE! kriShNamEGhaprachArAth

kanakasaridhanUpE shAdhvalam sEndhrakOpam

 

Oh Paaduka! The green emeralds with interspersing red gems, with

water-drop-like pearls all around, with the cloud-hued Lord above,

create in my mind an imagery of green fields on the sides of the

Kaveri where silkworms abound in the rainy season.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 568

 

1) UtthamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan refers here to the

miracle performed by the Paadhukais on the bank of Cauveri river with

the help of its Lord, KrishNa. Swamy Desikan sees a meadow of

healthy green grass on the river bank and sees dew drops on the grass

as well as the red-colored insects known as IndragOpam, which make

their appearance during the rainy seasons. Swamy Desikan says : " Oh

PadhukE! You took the form of the fertile grass on the banks of

Cauveri through the spreading of the green rays from Your emeralds.

Your rubies gave the contrast to the green color of the emeralds (

grass) through their red lustre by spreading as silky-red IndragOpa

insects (Pattu Poocchi). Your pearls became the glistening white dew

drops resting on the blades of green grass. Your Lord, who is of dark

hue (ShyAma KrishNan ) showered His rain of compassion as rainy

clouds to nourish the grass " . Swamy Desikan's imagination as a poet

is unmatched. The green emeralds, the red rubies, the white pearls

and the bluish-hued Thiruvadi of the Lord are respectively compared

to the green grass, the red IndragOpams , the dew drops and the rainy

cloud respectively.

 

2) Srimath Andava's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your Lord steps out on

You. Your surface is enmeshed with Emerald, Rubies and Pearls. Their

combined lustre reminds me of the water drops on the green ground

with red IndragOpa insects .

 

3) Swamy Desikan visualizes the MaNi Paadha rakshai studded with a

rich set of emeralds, pearls and rubies. The Paadhukais have the

green body of emerald ( marataka haritha angi). The Paadhukais are

stout with red rubies (padhmarAgai : mEdhurA ). The pearls on

Paadhukais look like water droplets shining on the blades of grass (

Thvam abhinava jala bhidhu vyaktha mukthA-phala SrI ). The assembly

of emerald, rubies and pearls reminded Swamy Desikan of the wet green

banks of Cauvery populated with assembly of Pattu Poocchis

(IndhragOpams)… One of the ThirumAlirumchOlai paasurams has the

comparison of the red hued IndragOpams on green grass of Pattu

poocchi resting on the green grass on the slopes of

ThirumAlirumchOlai during the rainy season .(V.S)