Padhuka Sahasram-710

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

710. namathAm nijEndhranIlapraBhavEna mukundhapAdhukE! BhavathI

thamasA nirasyathi thama: kaNtakamIva kantakEnEva

 

Oh Mukunda-paaduka! As the adage goes, a thorn can be removed in

one's body only by the application of a thorn. So also the internal

darkness of we people has to be relieved only by a similar darkness

emitted by Your blue gems.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 710

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mukundha PaadhukE! With

the dark lustre emanting from Your sapphires , You remove

the dark attributes (TamO guNam) of the people , who prostrate

before You.In this regard , You act like a thorn that is used

to remove another thorn stuck in the flesh .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:One can ask as to how one dark

object can remove/banish another dark object: the dark-hued

sapphire banishing the dark ajn~Anam . Swamy Desikan uses

the analogy of a thorn that is used to extract another thorn

that is embedded in the sole of the feet .

 

3) Oh Moksha Daayaka Mukundha PaadhukE! You chase away

the dark ajn~Anam of those who prostrate before You

( Bhavathee namathAm tama: nirasyathi). You perform

this wonderous act with the bluish-black rays arising

from Your IndhraneelA gems ( Bhavathee Tama: Indhraneela-

prabhavEna nirasyathi). That act is like one thorn

that is helpful to extract another thorn that is stuck

in the flesh( kaNDakEnEva KaNDakamiva nirasyathi)..(V.S).