Padhuka Sahasram-605

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

605. haripadharuchirANAm pAdhukE! thAvakAnAm

aruNamaNigaNAnAm nUnamarDhEndhumoULi:

praNathisamayalagnAm vAsanAmEva DhatthE

kalamakaNishakAnthisparDhinIBhirjatABhi:

 

Oh Paaduka! Siva with his moon-digit bears You. He has got the colour

for his locks of hair from the moon. They resemble bunches of grain

stack in lustre. I fain conjecture that it is Your Padmaragas that

conferred their quality-colour, for example- on the Jatas of Siva.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 605

 

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

special fragrance , color and beauty that the matted locks of Rudra

obtain , when the rays from the red rubies of the Paadhukais fall on

His head . Swamy says : " Oh PaadhukE! RudrA's matted locks attain a

golden red sheen due to association with the lustre of Your rubies.

That makes the locks look like the sheaves of ripe winter rice crop .

This lustre is not diluted by the white rays of the crescent Moon on

Rudra's head . The fragrance of Your Lord's lotus feet also enters

RudrA's matted locks , when the rays of Your rubies fall on them.

Both an ethereal beauty and fragrance are acquired by RudrA's locks

as a result of association with You.

 

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that Rudran

celebrates Swamy NammAzhwAr paasurams by adorning them on His

head .

 

3) Lord Sivan has crescent Moon on His tresses (ardhEndhu mouLi )

and is further distinguished by the reddish gold matted locks on His

head that seem to fight with each other ( kaLamakaNisa kAnthi

spardhinIbhi: jaDAbhi: ) as He moves His head . On that siras falls

the red rays from the rubies of the Paadhukais , which get enhanced

in its red hue through contact with the red lotus feet of its Lord .

Rudran adorns those red ruby rays , which have the sambhandham of

the Lord's sacred feet and becomes fulfilled .