Padhuka Sahasram-875

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

875. pathraLA maNigaNaIrhiraNmayI BhAsi rangapathirathnapAdhukE

kELimaNtapagathAgathOchithA BhUmikEva garudEna kalpithA

 

Oh Paaduka! You are gold-made. The dense beams of light emitted by

the gems present a picture of wings when You look to me as a form of

Garuda, who has taken Your form, only for swift transport of the Lord

from one mandapa to another in a kind of walking exercise.

 

Garuda is known as Vedatma. Being on Him also implies that the Lord

is the subject of all Vedas. Paaduka being an equivalent of

Nammazhvar, the Lord revels on this embodiment of Tamil Veda as well.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S)

 

SlOkam 875

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE! With Your many gems

forming the shape of the two wings and with Your golden body, You

appear to be a miniature version of Garuda, who has assumed that

small form to move freely in the play room of the Lord.

 

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE ! the spreading assembly

of Your lustre originating from the rays of Your gems create the

imagery of the spreading wings of Garudan. Your golden hue and

sancharam carrying the Lord on You makes us think that You are

another form of Garudan, who has golden wings and is the vaahanam

of the Lord of SrIrangam.

 

3. Oh Rangapathi Rathna PaadhukE ! You are full of Gold ( Thvam

HiraNmayee); You have the shining wings of rays from Your encrusted

gems ( Thvam MaNigaNai: pathraLaa). You look like another form of

Garuda BhagavAn used to take the Lord on His back in the play fields

of SrIrangam for Your Lord's comings and goings (Thvam Bhagavatha:

kELi manDapa gathAgatha uchithaa GarudEna kalpithA bhUmikEva asi).

Swamy Desikan suggests that the activities of the golden Paadhukais

with sprading rays are " Garuda Kalpitha BhUmikaa " ( role arranged

by Garudan) for the comings and goings of the Lord in the palyfields

of SrIrangam temple ( Thvam kELi maNdapa gathAgatha uchitha

bhUmikaa)...(V.S).