Padhuka Sahasram-634

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

634. rAmAnuvrutthijatilE Bharathasya moULoU

rangADhirAjapadhapankajarakshiNi! thvam

EkAthapathrithajagathrithayA dhvithIyam

mukthAmshuBhi: kruthavathI navamAthapathram

 

Oh Paaduka! It was You, as a monarch, who brought all worlds under

one umbrella. When You sat on the head of Bharata, who sported matted

locks of hair, in the true footsteps of Rama, You rightly created a

second umbrella-of the halo from pearls-a secondless umbrella at that.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 634

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Padhukai protecting

the lotus feet of RanganAthA! BharathA wore You on his

matted locks, when You ruled the earth as the representative

of Raamachandran.You had then the white umbrella over Your head

to symbolize Your soverignity over the earth. BharathA was

carrying out Your orders as Your representative. Out of

compassion for BharathA's suffering and admiration for his

noble character , You seem to have created a second umbrella

through the rays of Your pearls to honor him.You were having

the ancient umbrella of the emperors of IshvAku line over

Your throne. BharathA had the new umbrella constructed

especially for him by Yourself with the rays of Your pearls.

 

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

the honors accorded by the people of the world for those

who comprehend the true meanings of Swamy NammazhwAr's

paasurams is not as great as their own comforting knowledge

about the comprehension of the tatthvams revealed in

those paasurams.

 

 

3) Oh Padhukis protecting the Lord of SrIrangam's lotus feet

(RangAdhirAja padha pankaja rakshiNi)! You became the emperor

over all the three worlds after Your coronation ceremony

performed by Bharathan. The white umbrella of the IshvAku

kulam was seen then over Your head to denote Your status as

the Emperor of the three worlds ( Thvam yEkAthapathritha

Jagath thritayA ). At that time, You created through the assembly

of Your pearls a second white umbrella to be held over

the matted locks of BharathA, which reminded one of His

brother's matted locks ( jaDilE Bharathasya mouLou

mukthAmsubhi: navam dhvithIyam aathapathram kruthavathI)..(V.S)