Padhuka Sahasram-700

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

700. padhakisalayasanghAth pAdhukE! pathraLashrI:

naKhamaNiBhirudhAraIrnithyaniShpannapuShpA

shathamaKhamaNinIlA shoUrilAvaNyasinDhO:

nibhidathamathamAlA kApi vElAvani thvam

 

Oh Paaduka! You may be described as a forest of densely grown Tamala

trees, situated on the shores of the ocean called the Lord's Charm.

The feet are tender leaves; the luminous nails constitute gem-like

flowers in rich abundance all through the year. The darkness

delivered by deep blue sapphires causes the densely-vegetated forest.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 700

 

1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You are like

the forest on the sea shore of Your Lord's matchless beauty.

Such a forest needs to have green trees , tender shoots and

flowers. Your Lord's holy feet serve as tender shoots ,

His toe nails appear like budding flowers. Your sapphires

make it look like verdant trees. Thou art indeed the forest on

the sea shore of Your Lord's ocean of beauty .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:When one experiences

the Lord's soundharyam , it reminds us of the vast ocean.

When one experiences Your adhbhutham , one is reminded

of the forest on the banks of that ocean . Your IndhraneelA

stones resemble dark leafed trees. The Lord's toe nails

resemble the white flowers of those trees. The tender feet

of the Lord resemble the tender shoots of those trees.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE! Your dark bluish sapphires reminds us of

the forest on the banks of the ocean of the Lord's beauty

( Sathamakha maNI neelA Thvam niBhiDatama tamAlA Souri:

lAvaNya sindhO: kaapi vElAvaneeva). The Lord's lotus soft

Thiruvadis with their radiant white toe nails are adorned with

the Paadhukais enmeshed with dark sapphire gems ( Padha kisalaya

sangAth pathraLasrI: udhArai: nakhamaNi ). That reminds one

of a forest populated by dark leaved trees shining with

white flowers standing on the bank of the ocean ( Nithya

nishpanna pushpA samEtha niBiDatama tamAlA Souri lAvaNya

sindhO: kaapi vElAvaneeva BhAsathi)...(V.S).