Padhuka Sahasram-724

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

724. prathidhishamupayAthE dhEvi! yAthrOthsavArTham

thvayi viharaNakAlE bimbithE jIvalOkE

vahasi maNigaNaIsthvam pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:

kabaLithasakalArThAm kAnchidhanyAmavasThAm

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! While in a procession, devotees throng from all

directions; they get reflected in You. It then looks as though You

had swallowed the whole universe, in a manner of the Lord doing so

during the deluge and reclining on a fig leaf.

(Archa, again)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 724

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh DEvi PaadhukE! When

You travel outside with Your Lord , the reflections of

the countless number of people joined to worship Your Lord

remind one of the stomach of the little child floating on

the leaf of a pupil tree at the time of universal deluge

(praLayam) . Like Your Lord , You keep them protected in

Your stomach made up by Your gems.

 

Swamy Desikan suggests here that many , many reflections of

people thronged to pay their salutations to the Paadhukais

are seen on its gems. The containment of these multitude of

reflections of people by the gems of Paadhukais remind one of

the God child , which swallowed the entire universe for its

protection during the deluge and floated calmly on a pupil

leaf over the oceans as VaDapathra Saayee.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukA Devi! During the Uthsavam

times at SrIrangam , PerumAL travels on the raaja veedhis of

SrIrangam adorning You. The reflections of the assembly of devotees

is seen at that time on the surface of Your gems. That sight (the

BhimBham) of all the people reflected on You reminds adiyEn of

VaDapathra Saayee, who keeps the entire world inside His stomach

during the time of deluge.

 

3)Oh PaadhukA Devi! You transport the Lord of SrIrangam

during His festival times around the streets . Many people

from all corners have assembled to have the blessings of

seeing Your Lord at those festival times( Thvam YaathrA

uthsavArTam prathidhisam upayAthE jeeva lOkE viharaNa kaalE).

The images of the assembled devotees are seen on the surface of

Your gems( tath viharaNa kaalE , maNi gaNai: Thvayi jeeva:

BhimBitha:). Those massive reflections of the entire assembly

of sevArthis reminds one of the other manifestation of Your

Lord as VaDapathra Saayee , when He swallowed in one gulp

the entire world and kept it in His stomach for protecting

the jeevans from the dangers of praLayam ( maNi ganai: Thvayi

BhimBhithE sathi , kaBaLitha sakalArTAm anyAm Rangabharthu:

kaanchith avasTAm vahasi)..(V.S).