Padhuka Sahasram-716

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

716. rangEshvarasya navapallavalOBhanIyoU

pAdhoU kaThannu kaTinA svayamudhvahEyam

ithyAkalayya niyatham maNipAdhukE! thvam

padhmAstharam vahasi thathprathibimbalakshAth

 

Oh Manipaaduka! When the Lord is to set His Lotus Feet on You, the

lotus image is formed on Your surface. I would explain it as the

lotus layer specially spread by yourself on You in Your great

consideration of the highly sensitive and delicate feet of the Lord

by reason of which You feared the feet cannot be let to be placed on

Your surface, rough because of gems!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 716

 

1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: So far , Swamy Desikan described

the BhimBhams formed on the gems of the Paadhukais before the Lord

starts His travel on them . Now , he starts to praise the shadows

of the Lord's lotus feet on the PaadhukAs , just as He is about to

place His feet inside them to start His sanchAram .Swamy Desikan

says: " Oh MaNi PaadhukE! Your Lord's feet are so soft that even

tender creepers want to acquire their softness. You seem to worry

about transporting those tender feet on Your surface adorned with

hard gems . Therefore , You reflect with affection and use

the excuse of the shadow of the Lord's lotus feet on You as

the bed of lotus petals to make Your surface comfortable

to the lord during His travels on You.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam :Oh PaadhukE! The PadhmAsanam

under the Lord's feet is reflected on Your shining gems.When

one thinks about the lotus soft feet of the Lord , it appears

as though You hesitate to place those soft feet directly on Your

hard surface and position the padhmAsanam itself to as

an interleaf(cushion) to support those soft feet .

 

3)The most desirable feet of Lord RanganAthA are like tender

new shoots of creepers ( RangEswarasya nava pallava lObhaneeyau

paadhou). Your surface is encrusted with hard gems ( Thvam kaDinA).

You seem to worry over the thought as how You can invite those

soft feet on Your hard surface ( kaDinA svayam kaTannu udhvahEyam

ithi aakalya ). You seem to solve this dilemma by carrying

the prathiBhimBham of the PadmAsanam itself ( Tath prathiBhimBha-

lakshAth padhmAstaram vahasi); that PadhmAsanam in turn

serves as the seat for the Lotd's lotus soft feet.This is

for sure(niyatham).