Padhuka Sahasram-788

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

788. baDdhAsikA kanakapankajakarNikAyAm

maDhyE krushA muraripOrmaNipAdhukE! thvam

sandhrushyasE sarasijAsanayA gruhItham

rUpAntharam kimapi rangavihArayOgyam

 

Oh Manipaaduka! As You are seated on the sataari in the shrine, it

looks as though You are seated in the seed at the centre of a lotus;

like Mahalakshmi, again, You have a thin waist. You too relish the

strolls in Srirangam. I can well say, You are a dancer-like Lakshmi,

in the stage, that the holy city is.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

SrI:

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S)

 

SlOkam 788:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan compares Paadhukais

with Sri Devi in three aspects. He notes that SrI Devi and Paadhukais

have the following three features in comon: (1) Being narrow at their

mid-portions of their bodies (i-e) slender waistedness (2) Being

seated on a golden lotus (3) Enjoying the company of RanganAtha.

Swamy Desikan says: " Oh Madhusoodhana PaadhukE! You resemble the

slender-waisted SrI Devi sitting on the golden lotus enjoying the

intimate company of RanganAtha. Therefore, I think You are another

form of SrI Devi because of Your resemblence to Her in number of

aspects.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! When I look at You , It

appears as though MahA Lakshmi has taken another form to move around

in SrIrangam.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE ! You are in the fruit of the golden lotus ( Kanaka

Pankaja karNikAyAm bhaddha AasikA). You are slender in the middle

portion ( Thvam madhyE krusA). You appear further to have the

indescribable form taken by MahA Lakshmi for sanchAram

in SrIrangam ( Thvam SarasijAsanAya gruhItham Ranga vihAra yOgyam

kimapi roopAntharam samdhrusyasE )...(V.S).