Padhuka Sahasram-854

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

854. aBhyarchithA sumanasAm nivahaIrajasthram

mukthAruNOpalanaKhAnguLipallavashrI:

shrEyaskarIm muraBhidhascharaNadhvayIva

kAnthim samAshrayasi kAnchanapAdhukE! thvam

 

Oh Gold Paaduka! You are being worshipped by the Devas, with flowers,

at all times. You verily appear like the Lord's Twin-Feet, Your

pearls simulate the foot-nails, Your red gems simulate the tender

toes, thus becoming almost like the Foot Duet, You confer, on

devotees, all auspicious rewards including the Moksha bliss. Then

Your lustre is impressive like the Foot-Duet.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 854

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan compares the Lord's

feet to the PaadhukAs in this verse and points out many similarities.

He says: " Oh Golden PaadhukE! You and Your Lord's feet have the

following similarities: both of You are worshipped by the DevAs with

flowers. Both of You fulfill the wishes of Your devotees. The tender

creeper-like fingers and nails on Your Lord's feet resemble Your gems

and pearls. Like Your Lord , You confer all soubhAgyams on Your

devotees " .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! You grant Moksham

through Your luster like the Lord's Thiruvadi of PerumAL. The entire

assembly of DevAs worship You with sacred flowers. The pearls

enmeshed in You remind us of the toe nails of the Lord. The rubies

remind us of the tender toes of the Lord's Thiruvadi.

 

3) Oh Golden PaadhukE (Kaanchana PaadhukE )! You are worshipped

always with assembly of sacred flowers ( SumanasAm nivahai: ajasram

abhyarchithA). Your pearls and rubies (MukthA aruNOpalA ) resemble

the white nails and tender red toes of Your Lord's lotus feet ( nakha

anguLi-pallava SrI: ) . You absorb the features of the Lord's

sacred feet through Your pearls and rubies and grant Moksham like

Your Lord's celebrated feet known for granting that boon ( Thvam

Murabhida: charaNa dhvayeeva SrEyaskareem kAnthim samAsrayasi) ...

(V.S) .