Padhuka Sahasram-739

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

739. lEBhE thadhApraBhruthi nUnamiyam BhavathyA:

kAnthyA kavErathanayA kanakApagAthvam

yAvanmukundhapadhahEmapadhAvani! thvam

puNyam viBhUShithavathI puLinam thadhIyam

 

Oh Gold Paaduka of the Lord! When the Lord is on the shores of the

Kaveri, and You graced, by Your presence, the holy sands, from then

on the river acquired the name Kanakapaga. It is certain! Hema,

Kanaka=gold

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 739

 

(1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:In the previous verse ,

Swamy Desikan suggested that ChandrA got the power of

SooryA with the help of the PaadhukAs; in this verse ,

Swamy states that river Ponni ( the golden hued Cauvery)

also got its golden color form the PaadhukAs. Swamy says:

" Oh Golden PaadhukAs of MukundhA! The river Cauvery attained

its golden color from You and came to be known as the river

Ponni from the day on which You occupied its banks and

spread Your golden lustre.Basking under that golden lustre,

the river inherited/derived its golden lustre leading up to

its name of Ponni.

 

(2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! River CauvEry

is known as the golden one (Ponni). You arrived at SrIrangam.

Your golden hue fell on the river and made it golden since

that time.

 

(3)Oh Golden Paadhukai of MukundhA ( Mukundha Padha hEma-

padhAvani)! When You decorated the pure sand hills of

the river Cauvery with Your golden rays ( Thvam Yaavath

TadhIyam PuNyam puLinam vibhUshithavathi), from then on

(TadhA Prubruthi) , this cauvEry river ( Iyam KavEratanayA)

became a golden river (BhavathyA kAnthyA kanakApagathvAm

lEbhE)..(V.S).