Padhuka Sahasram-586

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

586. pashyanthi rangEshvarapAdhukE! thvAm poUrAnganA:

sparshitharAgabhanDhAm shrungArayOnErjvalanasya dhIpthaI:

angArajAlaIriva padhmarAgaI:

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! The women-folk of the city fall in love with

You. They now regard the red colour resulting rom the ruby gems, as

the heaps of red hot charcoal left behind, from the Fire of Cupid.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

SlOkam 586

 

1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swami Desikan describes another result

from the worshipping of the PadhukAs. In the earlier verse, he

mentioned that the sins of people are destroyed through the worship

of the paadhukais adorned with rubies. Here, he states that the

desire of the ladies of Srirnagam are enhanced many fold by Paadhuka

worship. Swamy Desikan says: " Oh PaadhukE! The feet of of the Lord

has become reddened through association with Your PadmarAga gems.

When the ladies of Srirangam worship You, they consider You as the

red ember of the fire of the God of love interested to kindle and

enhance the love of the ladies of Srirangam for RanganAtha. You

provide them the means for their enhanced desire for the

companionship of Your Lord's lotus feet " .

 

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh RangEswara PaadhukE! Those who

recite Swamy NammAzhwAr's paasurams develop extraordinary devotion to

Sri RanganAthan and intense desire to be near Him.

 

3) The ladies of SrIrangam (pouranganA: ) see You united with the red

rubies, which is tantamont to You being united with desire (ThvAm

sparsitha raaga BhandhAm iva pasyanthi). They interpret You as being

united with the red flames of ManmathA's fire ( ThvAm srungAra-yOnE:

jwalanasya dheepthai: angAra jaalairiva pasyanthi)…(V.S).