Padhuka Sahasram-707

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

707. akshNOranjanakalpanA yavanikA lAsyaprasUthErgathE-

schidhgangAyamunA mukundhajalaDhErvElAthamAlAtavI

kAnthAkunthaLasanthathi: shruthivaDhUkamthUrikAlamkriyA

nithyam rathnapadhAvani! sPhurathi thE nIlA maNishrENikA

 

Oh Manipaaduka! One is stunned, unable to describe the blue gems!

From the effulgence emitted, it looks like the collyrium for the

devotees eyes or the curtain drawn for the 'dance-show'-the show of

the Lord's walking gait; or the Yamuna river coming to join the Ganga

of devotees' intellect! or the greenish forest of herbs grown on the

riverside and seashore! or perhaps the locks of hair falling in the

forehead of the consorts; or the musk mark on the Veda-maids?

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 707

 

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

The blue rays from Your dark-hued sapphires appear like

many auspicious objects known for their bluish-black

colors. The closely knit rays emanating from Your sapphires

remind one of (1)black unguent applied to the devotees'eyebrows

(2) a curtain standing near the Lord moving with His charming

gait (3)The Yamuna river joining as Ganga representing

Jn~Anam (4)dark forest with green trees growing at

the sea shore of Your Lord's soundharyam and

(5)the kasthUri dots on the foreheads of ladies ,

who are the VedAs themselves.

 

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

the true comprehension of the meanings of the AzhwAr's

Paasurams are like having the benefits of cooleryium /anjanam

that reveals hidden objects ; it ( the spreading of the blue

rays of sphere/comprehension of the true meanings of

the Paasurams of AzhwArs) )is associated with the direct

appearance of the Lord;it is the cause for the growth of

true Jn~anam; it is the object of celebration by MahA

Lakshmi and serves as the aabharaNam for the Siras

of the vedAs.

 

3)Oh gem-decked PaadhukE ( rathna padhAvani)!

The tight rows of Your blue sapphires are

like colleryium for the eyes ( tE neelA maNi

srENikA akshNo: anjana-kalpanA ).Those rows of

sapphires are like the curtain in preparation

for the Lord's sanchAram ( tE laasya prasoothE:

gathE: yavanikA ). It is like the Jn~Anam

granting Ganga pravAham YamunA floods. It is like

the green TamAla tree on the banks of the ocean of

the Lord ( Mukundha JaladhE: vElA tamaalADavi).

It is like the dark forelocks of MahA Lakshmi

( KaanthA kuntaLa santhathi:). it is like the eternal

smearing of the kasthUri paste on the Veda sthrees

( Sruthi vadhU kasthUrikAlankriyA ithi nithyam

sphurathi)..(V.S).