Padhuka Sahasram-717

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

717. pAdhArpaNAth praThamathO haridhashmaramyE

maDhyE thava prathiPhalanmaNipAdharakshE!

manyE nidharshayathi rangapathiryugAnthE

nyagrODhapathrashayitham nijamEva rUpam

 

Oh Manipaaduka! When the slightly bending Ranganatha gets reflected

in the emerald stone layer of yourself, it creates a mysterious

vision in my mind; You perhaps wish to exhibit, in a reminiscent

view, the image of the Lord reclining on a fig leaf once upon a time!

(See verse 841)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 717

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan describes

the moment , when RanganAtha bends slightly to place His

feet in to the PaadukAs. His shadow falls on then on the rows of

emeralds adorning the center portion of the PaadhukAs.Swamy Desikan

describes the effect of that sacred image on his mind. He says:

" Oh MaNi PaadhukE! Prior to entering You , Your Lord bends to

position His feet. At that time , the reflection of His divine

body is seen on the rows of Your emeralds at Your mid portion.

That green image/reflection reminds me of the Lord displaying

His VaDapathra sAyee form lying on a pupil leave at the time

of MahA PraLayam.

 

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

PerumAL rests on the pupil leaf without any worry about

the safety of Jeevans ,who are positioned safely inside

His stomach . Similarly , PerumAL is free of worries about

Jeevans during the time of the presence of His sadAchAryAs

in His leelA VIbhUthi .

 

3)Oh PaadhukE! The Lord of Rangam sees Himself reflected on

Your beautiful green emerald gems as He bends to position

His feet inside You before the start of His sanchAram

( Rangapathi: pAdhArpaNAth praTamatha: haridasma ramyE

Tava madhyE prathiphalan). At that time , He seems to point

out as comparison for His reflected image on emeralds ,

the scene at the time of universal deluge , when He

rests on a pupil leaf ( Tava MadhyE prathiphalan ,

yugAnthE nyAgrOdha pathra sayitham nija roopamEva

nidarsayathi manyE)...(V.S).