Padhuka Sahasram-642

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

642. manyE mukundhacharaNAvani! moULidhEshE

vinyasya dhEvi! BhavathIm vinathasya shamBhO:

ApAdhayanthyaDhikruthA: prathipannathAram

chUdAthuShArakiraNam thava moUkthikoUGhaI:

 

Oh Paaduka! Qualified priests place You on the head of Siva, standing

with lowered head. Then it creates a picture of the moon surrounded

by myriads of stars (the pearls), to simulate the sky-situation; so I

surmise.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 642

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: After referring to the dancer of

SrIrangam , Swamy desikan refers to the other south facing dancer ,

Lord NatarAja of Chidambharam. He says: " Oh Paadhukais of Moksham

granting Mukundhan ! Your qualified servants place You on the head of

Siva , who stands before You with bowed head. During that occasion ,

the pearls on You make the crescent Moon on His(SivA's) head

acquire a cluster of stars and leads to a fuller appearance.

 

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

all Saasthra Jn~Anam does not shine well until that is

united with Jn~anam about Swamy NammazhwAr Paasurams.

Such an acquisition will give the Mumukshus all soubhAgyams

including Moksha Sukham.

 

3)Swamy Desikan addresses the Paadhukai here appropriately as

Mukundha charaNAvani in view of the Moksha Sukham linked

with the pearls of the Paadhukai. The archakAs at Lord

RangaAthA's sannidhi place His SaThAri on the head of

Lord Sivan , who stands with bowed head ( adhikruthA:

vinatasya SambhO: MouLidEsE BhavathIm vinyasya).This act of

theirs (placing the SaThAri on Lord SivA's head adorned by

Chandran ) makes it possible for the nakshathrams (pearls)

to be united with the Moon ( ChUDA thushArakiranam Tava

moukthika Ogai: prathipanna Taaram aapadhayanthi manyE)..(V.S)