Padhuka Sahasram-571

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

571. charaNakamalasEvAsanginAm rangaBharthu:

vinayagarimaBhAjAm varjithAirAthapathraI:

punarapi padharakshE! puShyasi thvam surANAm

bahuviDhamaNikAnthyA barhipinChAthapathram

 

Oh Paaduka! The Devas come in their earnest interest to serve the

Lord's Feet and remove the umbrella honour out of humility before

You. But what You do is to present them an umbrella of peacock

feather, so to say, out of the multi-coloured spectrum emitted by the

variety of gems.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 571:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan describes the

PaadhukAs' rays providing the protection in the form of a mulit-

colored umbrella for the heads of the prostrating DevAs by virtue

of its multi-colored rays from their many colored gems on their

surfaces. Swamy Desikan says: " Oh PadhukE! Devas come out from the

shades of their own umbrellas, which are signs of their royalty and

bow before You with humility. You bless them with the coverage by a

new umbrella made up of the dense cluster of Your multi-colored rays

associated with the many gems decorating You. This new umbrella

appears to be made of many peacock feathers known for their dazzling

colors. You protect the Devas from their afflictions this way " .

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! DevAs arrive with great

respect and humility without their insignia umbrellas over their

heads to prostrate before Sri RanganAthan. At that time, You are

placed on their bent heads and the lustres from many of Your gems

give the impression as though a beautiful umbrella made up of peacock

feathers is placed over their heads. The inner meaning is that

AchArya anugraham confers special honors on BhakthAs, who arrive at

PerumAL and AchArya Sannidhis without expecting any special honors.

 

3) The dEvAs have three things in common: (a) They have a great

desire to worship the lotus soft, sacred feet of the Lord ( CharaNa-

Kamala-sEvA-Sanghina: ) (b) they are full of humility before the Lord

( vinaya-garima-bhAjAm) and © without royal umbrellas to mark their

status ( vijithai: aathapathrai : ). Oh PaadhukE ! For DevAs in such

a state of humility appropriate for the occasion, You create a multi-

colored peacock feather umbrella from the multi-splendored gems

enmeshed on You( Thvam punarapi bahuvidha maNi kaanthyA barhi-

pinchAtha-pathram pushyasi)…(V.S)