Padhuka Sahasram-791

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

791. rangEshithuscharaNapankajayOrBhajanthI

rakshAprasADhanavikalpasahAmavasThAm

mAnyAkruthirnivishasE maNipAdharakshE!

maDhyE paricChadhaviBhUShaNavargayOsthvam

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Highly respectable Yourself can be counted in the

category of useful appurtenances, like umbrella, wafter etc. and also

in that of artistic jewellery such as armlets and crowns.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 791

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh MaNi PaadhukE! You are of

worshipful form. You serve as the protection for the Lord's holy

feet as well as the decoration for them. According to the demands of

the occasion , You switch from one role (protection) to the other

(decoration) readily. You move between these two roles with ease and

alacrity.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! One can describe as a

protector of the Lord's sacred feet or as an aabharaNam for them. You

can therefore be in the category of Umbrella and the like , which

serve the Lord or in the category of aabharaNam such as the

crown .You display versatality depending on the occasion.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE! Your form is worthy of high reverence ( Tava

aakruthi: MaanyA). You stand in the mid region between a protector

for the Lord's lotus petal soft feet and a decorative object for them

( Thvam RangEsithu: charaNa pankajayO: rakshA-prasAdhana vikalpasahAm

avasTAm bhajanthi). You are in the middle of entities like umbrella,

which protects the Lord from the Sun and aabharaNams that

serve as decorations ( Paricchadha -VibhUshaNa vargayO: madhyE

nivisasE)...(V.S).