Padhuka Sahasram-648

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

648. maDhuripupadhamithraIrvaIramindhO: sarOjaI:

shamayithumiva thArA: sEvamAnAschiram thvAm

prachurakiraNapUrA: pAdhukE! samshrithAnAm

kalikaluShashESham kshALayanthIva mukthA:

 

Oh Paaduka! One surmises that the pearls on You are but the stars,

which have come to seek the Lord's forbearance so that the offence

committed by the moon (their husband) in harbouring enmity towards

the lotuses which are close friends of the Lord's Feet, which have

since then, been washing off our Kali-inherent-sins by means of their

abundant effulgence.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkma 648

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Swamy Desikan compares the pearls on

the PaadhukAs to the stars and imagines as to what they are doing on

the PaadhukAs.He says: " Oh PaadhukE! The stars have joined You as

pearls with humility to remove the enimity between the lotus with

its strong friendship to Your Lord's feet and the Moon , their

(Stars')husband . Through their association with You , the pearls

(stars) spread their benevolent rays all around and remove

the blemishes of Kali Yuga for those , who seek refuge under

them just as the floodwaters remove the accumulated mud

on the banks of rivers.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! A lot of pearls have

been enmeshed on Your surface. Their lustre reminds one of

the clear flood waters of Ganga. These pearls also look like

the Stars. Why would the stars, whose normal home is sky

come down to reside on the Paadhukai? Stars are the wives of

Chandran , who has a long standing quarrel with the lotuses ,.

which close their petals at the sight of the Moon and only

blossom , when the Sun rises. The same lotus has a deep

friendship to the Lord's Thiruvadi.The stars (Chandran's wives)

know that enimity of their husband towards the friend of a powerful

person (The Lord) is not desirable. Therefore , the stars

approach You and stay with You to seek help in settling

the long standing dispute between the lotus and their

husband.

 

3)Madhuripu PaadhukE! The stars have taken refuge in You

for settling the long standing dispute between the Lotus and

their husband , Chandran ( Madhuripu Padha-mithrai: SarOjai:

IndhO: vairam samayithum sEvamAnA: TaarA: iva).Those dense rows

of pearls appear to wash away through its flood of effulgence

the mud of sins associated with Kali Yugam like a flood

washes away the mud accumulated on the banks of a river

( Prachura kiraNapoorA: mukthA : Kali kalusha asEsham

KshALayanthi iva)...(V.S).