Padhuka Sahasram-843

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

843. rathnAmshuBhisthava thadhA maNipAdharakshE!

samrajyamAnavapuShAm rajanImuKhEShu

AkasmikAgathamadharshi mahoUShaDhithvam

sAkEthapatthanasamIparuhAm dhrumANAm

 

Oh Manipaaduka! When You were ruling over Ayodhya, the radiations

from Your gems could fall on the trees near the city and make them

phosphoresce at night. How the trees overnight became transformed

into the traditional Mahowshadhis made the people wonder.

 

(The Paaduka and similarly the Azhvars can by their effulgence make

any one, whosoever it may be, shine with knowledge.)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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SlOkam 843

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan refers to special

trees in the forest known as MahAushadi. They light up in darkness

due to their florescence. He compares the trees around AyOdhyA ,

which light up like MahAushadi thanks to the power of the red rays of

PaadhukAs. He says: " Oh MaNi PaadhukE! During the evening time ,

after Your sacred bath , Your rubies send out their brilliant red

rays . They shine on the trees located on the outskirts of AyOdhyA

and make them look like the unsuspected MahAushadi trees. " Until the

red rays from the rubies of PaadhukAs fell on them , the trees of

AyOdhyA looked like ordinary trees during the onset of night . Once

Your red rays fell on them , they took the appearance of the

flourescent trees of the forest.

 

(2) Yerivalli creepers are those , which are found on the slopes of

mountains and give out a red fluorescence at dusk . Oh PaadhukE !

the lustre from You during the time you reigned over AyOdhyA

and protected the citizens spread to the trees near AyOdhya

and made them look like Yerivalli creepers at dusk.

 

3) Oh MaNipAdha RakshE ! During the time of your reign

as the protector of the Citizens of AyOdhyA (TadhA ) ,

the lustre of your rubies was seen falling on the trees near

the city of AyOdhya ( Tava RathnAmsubhi: samrajyamAna

VapushAm SaakEtha-patthana-sameeparuhAm dhrumANAm

adarsi) .What was the effect ? Your red rays lit them up

(the trees) and made them glow like Yerivalli creepers

at dusk--- ( V.S).