Padhuka Sahasram-573

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

573. bahumaNiruchirAngIm ranganAthasya pAdhAth

nijashirasi girishO nikshipan pAdhukE! thvAm

smarathi laLithamantharlALanIyam BhavAnyA:

tharaLaGhanakalApam ShaNmuKhasyoUpavAhyam

 

Oh Paaduka! When Siva takes You with multi-gem-caused-halo on to his

head with great relish, his mind imagines it was almost the

gentlymoving peacock's feather-lock (of Subrahmanya) lovingly

caressed in the harem of Parvati.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 573:

 

1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: " Oh PaadhukE! Rudran wears You on His

head. You are well known for the many scintillating colored gems

adorning You, which together appears like the colorful peacock

feathers from His sons' vaahanam strutting in the gardens of His

mother, Paarvathi " . Swami Desikan suggests that Rudran wears the

Paadhukais resembling the multi-colored peacock feathers. Swamy

Desikan is reminded of the father (Rudran) sporting proudly His

son's belonging proudly over His head out of deep pride and affection

for His son.

 

2) Oh PaadhukE ! You appear to have the dress made up of many

beautiful gems (bhahumaNi ruchira angIm ThvAm ). Lord Sivan takes

You from the Lord's Thiruvadi and places You on His head ( ThvAm

RanganATasya paadhAth GirIsa: nija-sirasi nikshipan) . Lord Sivan

is reminded of the colorful vaahanam of His son, ShaNmukhan (

laLitham ShaNmukhasya oupavAhyam smarathi). That vaahanam is the

peacock with its dense and moving feathers, which is dear

to Paarvathi Devi because of Her affection for Her son, ShaNmukhan (

TaraLa-- ghana-- kalApam -- BhavAnyA : laaLaneeyam-- ShaNmukhasya --

oupavAhyam iva )….(V.S)