Padhuka Sahasram-730

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

730. haripadhanaKhEShu BhavathI prathiPhalathi thavaIthadhapi

rathnEShu uchithA miTha: padhAvani! bimbaprathibimbathA yuvayO:

 

Oh Paaduka! You get reflected in the lustrous nails of the Lord's

Feet; the Lord's Feet get reflected in the gem-set surface of

yourself. This is well-nigh appropriate that the Feet and the Paaduka

remain in the relation of object and image and vice versa too!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 730

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! Your image is reflected

in the nails of Your Lord's feet. Those holy feet are reflected

in turn on Your gems. It appears only appropriate that Your Lord's

feet and Yourself are united forever through the tradition of

image and counterimage. Swamy Desikan says that the images of

the Paadhukais are seen on the Lord's nails. The gems of

the Paadhukais at the same time carry the images of the Lord's

feet .Through this connection , they alternate as image(Bhimbha)

and counter-image (Prathibhimbha) for each other.

 

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

who are true devotees of the Lord serve both as servants and Masters

of each other.

 

3)Oh PaadhukE! You are reflected on the shiny and radiant

nails of the Lord( hE Padhaavani! BhavathI Hari Padha nakhEshu

prathiphalathi ). The nails themselves are reflected on Your

assembly of gems( yEthadhapi Tava rathnEshu prathiphalathi).

It is very appropriate that both of You ( the Lord's nails

and Paadhukais) serve as BhiBham and PrathiBhimBham to

each other ( YuvayO: miTa: BhimBhaprathiBhimBathA

uchithA)...(V.S).