Padhuka Sahasram-635

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

635. pAdhAvani! sPhutamayUKhamaDhupravAhA

mugDhA parisPhurathi moukthikapaDdhathisthE

rUDasya rangapathipAdhasarOjamaDhyE

rEKhAthmana: suratharOriva puShpapankthi:

 

Oh Paaduka! Your charming pearl-array emits a clear radiation-

effulgence, that is, once, exuding honey of light. It presents a

picture of flowers, which have resulted from the Kalpaka tree, drawn

in line-sketch on the lower side of the Lord's Feet!

 

Note-Sankja-rathanga-kalpaka-dvaja-aravinda-ankusha-vajra (Alavandar

Stotra Ratnam verse 31, lists the various insignias on the foot,

bespeaking nobility of birth), Verses 591, 592 listed Chakra and

Padma. Here Kalpaka.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 635

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan compares

the rows of pearls on the Lord's Paadhukais here to

the rows of flower bunches from the divine Kalpaka tree.

He says: " Oh PaadhukE! Your rows of pearls with its beautiful

rays appear like the rows of flowers of the Kalpaka tree

generating a stream of honey. That Kalpaka tree is seen

in the middle of Your Lord's lotus feet as a part of

insignias denoting His status as the Emperor of all

the Universes.The spreading of Your brilliant rays appear

like the flow of honey from those Kalpaka flower bunches.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: When one sees the enmeshed

pearls on You , it reminds them of the Kalpaka tree symbol

in the form of lines seen in the inside soul of the Lord's

Thiruvadi.Your pearls look like the white flowers of that

Kalpaka tree growing out of that region.The lustre arising out

of them reminds one of the swift and copious flow of honey

from those Kalpaka flowers.The inner meaning is that Swamy

NammAzhwAr's paasurams are like the never-fading Kalpaka

flowers generating the divine honey that grants all boons .

 

3) Oh PaadhukE! Your rows of pearls are beautiful

( PaadhAvani! thE moukthika paddhathi: mugdhA).

They are like the rows of the white flowers associated

with the Kalpaka tree formed by the lines(rEkhAthmana:)

on Your Lord's inner feet (thE Rangapathi paadhasarOja

madhyE rooDasya rEkhAthmana: SuratarO: pushpa pankthiriva

parisphurathi)..(V.S)