Padhuka Sahasram-838

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

838. dhUraprasArithakarA ninadhaIrmaNInA-

mAyAthi dhaIthyaripurithyasakrudhbruvANA

dhaIthyEshvarAnaBhimuKhAn janithAnukampA

manyE nivArayasi mADhavapAdhukE! thvam

 

Oh Paaduka of the Lord! The rays of lustre emanating from the gems

travel to long distances. They look like Your long-stretched hands.

The sound emitted by the gems appears to sound a warning to the on-

coming enemies in these terms: 'The Lord, the feller of enemies is

on. Get away, You asuras, if You wish to save Your lives!' They flee

away in fear. You are, of course full of Daya.

 

(Azhvars and Acharyas warn defiant humanity. The enemies flee away at

the very sight).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

SlOkam 838

 

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

You quell the arrogant noises made by the leaders of AsurAs

by reaching out through Your long rays in the form of sound

announcing that the enemy of the AsurAs is coming towards them.

You accomplish this act out of compassion generated in You by

SrI Devi and extend Your rays as long hands and through the sound of

Your moving gems announce Your Lord's arrival from quite a distance

to warn the kings of AsurAs.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! The radiant lustre in

the form of Your rays spread over long distances. When the Lord moves

about during His sanchArams, the gems inside the Yantrika collide and

produce sweet sounds. When one relates to those pleasant sounds ,

it appears as though You extend Your hands in the form of Your rays

and tell the asurAs with compassion and warn the asurAs not to lose

their lives by picking a fight with Your all powerful Lord.

 

3) Oh Maadhava PadhukE ! You have hands extended across long

distances (dhUra PrasAritha karA). You have compassion (

JanithAnukampA) for all including the AsurAs , who are intent on

fighting with Your Lord. Through the sound generated by the gems

inside Your YantrikAs ( Thvam MaNinAm ninadhai: ) announce often to

the advancing AsurAs that their enemy (the Lord) is fast approaching

them ( MaNInAm ninadhai: dhaitya ripu aayAthi ithi asakruth bhruvANA

sathi). Through those warnings , You seem to block the asurAs from

advancing and losing their lives ( abhimukhAn DhaithyAsurAn

nivArayasi )....(V.S) .