Padhuka Sahasram-732

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

732. maDhujiththanukAnthithaskarANAm jaladhAnAmaBhayam viDhAthukAmA

chapalEva thadhamGhrimAshrayanthI BhavathI kAnchanapAdhukE!

viBhAthi

 

Oh Gold Paaduka! The clouds had ostensibly stolen the complexion from

the Lord; perhaps they sent You to plead with the Lord and afford

safety for the clouds. On such a mission the lightning sent had

remained as gold Paaduka at the Lord's Feet, I conjecture!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 732

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Golden PaadhukE!

You appear like the golden lightning that has arrived

at the Lord's feet to beg the Lord to forgive the clouds

that stole the bluish-black lustre of His. Swamy Desikan

imagines why the PaadhukAs appear like a bolt of lightning

at the Lord's feet. He says that the Paadhukais have

taken that color and form (of the lightning) to plead on

behalf of the clouds of the rainy season that stole

the unique lustre of the Lord.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! When one

experiences your extraordinary lustre, one is reminded

of the golden-hued lightning. The lightning normally

resides inside the rainy clouds.Why should it be seen

now at the Thiruvadi of the Lord ? The lightning is

considered as the wife of the rainy cloud, which stole

the beautiful color of the Lord.The lightning appears

to have arrived at the Lord's Thiruvadi to plead

forgiveness for her husband's apachAram to the Lord.

 

3)The rainy clouds have acquired the dark bluish hue

through the act of stealing of the Lord's hue ( Madhujith

Tanu kAnthi taskaranam). Those bluish-black rain-laden clouds

want to be free from the fear of punishment from the Lord

for their daring act of stealing of the kAnthi of the Lord

( JaladhAnAm abhayam vidhAthukAmA ). Who is going to interced

with the Lord and beg Him not to be angry at the Cloud?

It is only the wife of the cloud, the lightning that is

going to do it by firmly holding on to the feet of the merciful

Lord ( Abhayam vidhAthukAmA Tadhangrim aasrayanthee Chapalaa).

Oh Golden PaadhukE! You shine like that golden lightning

( Thvam ChapalEva vibhAthi)..(V.S).