Padhuka Sahasram-696

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

696. mathvA maShIm parimithAm BhavathI thadhanyAm

vaIkuNTapAdharasikE maNipAdhukE! svAn

ankthE svayam kiraNalEpiBhirindhranIlAi:

AshAthatEShu laLithAnapadhAnavarNAn

 

Oh Twin-Paaduka, that zealously guard the Lord's Feet! You having

ignored other colours as trifles, paint on all directions and

available surfaces, the frame of the Lord's Feet, using the pigment

of sapphire radiance. (The reference is to Azhwar's revelation of the

great fame of the Lord, even going beyond the Vedas).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 696

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Gem-bedecked PaadhukE!

Oh Devi , who is forever attached to the Lord's feet with

affection ! With the blue rays of Your sapphire , You point

out the story of Your Lord's glories everywhere. You seem to

think that other inks may not be upto the task of adequately

celebrating Your Lord's magnificent attributes. Swamy Desikan

suggests that the VedAs could not adequately spread the fame of

the Lord.Hence , Swamy NammAzhwAr and other other AzhwArs

appeared to compensate for the deficiency of Vedams and

used their celebrated works to extoll the glories in

a resonant manner all over the world. PaadhukAs are none other

than Swamy NammAzhwAr.

 

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! Sapphires are

enmeshed on You. Their lustre spreads in all directions.

When one experiences that unique hue , One is inclined

to think that those dark bluish rays write Your history

in all directions to overcome the paucity of other kinds

of inks.

 

3) Oh Paadhukai who is affectionately attached to Your

Lord's sacred feet ( VaikunDa Padha rasikE ! maNi PaadhukE!)!

You consider that the inks other than those formed by Your

saphire rays as inadequate ( BhavathI tadhanyAm masheem

parimithAm mathvA ), You use the lustre of Your saphires

to serve as undrying source of ink to write about Your

delightful history (laLithAn svAn apadhAnavarNAn)

in all pages/directions(aasAtaDEshu) by Yourself(kiraNa

lEpibhi: Indhraneelai: aasAtaDEshu laLithAn apadhAnavarNAn

svayam angkthE)...(V.S).