Padhuka Sahasram-877

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

877. kOmalAnguLinivEshayAnthrikAnyasthamoUkthikamayUKhadhanthurA

mangaLAni vamasIva dhEhinAm rangarAjamaNipAdhukE! svayam

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Your knob is very attractive and tender to suit the

toes holding it in between. The pearls studded on it give out a

continuous stream of pure white rays, which look like the spontaneous

torrential output of gifts poured out by You.

 

Since white colour implies sattva quality, the suggestion is that the

Paaduka showers, unasked, all gifts to sattvikas.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 877

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE ! Your

foothold ( Yantrikaa) is adorned with soft pearls to comfort the

entry of the soft toes of RanganAthA's sacred feet. The effulgence of

those pearls spreads over long distances, when Your Lord moves and

reaches out to confer many blessings on Your devotees( Since the

pearls are of white color, Swamy Desikan suggests that the rays from

the pearls enhance the satthva guNam of the devotees).

 

2). SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: When people enjoy the special lustre

spreading from the pearls in Your toeholds held firmly by Your Lord's

most beautiful feet, it appears to them that You are generating waves

of Satthva guNam to fall on them, who have come to offer their

salutations to You. (Swamy Desikan suggests that the kshEmam of the

devotees arises from Sathtva guNam, which is normally described as

having the white hue similar to that of the pearls. Hence, Swamy

indicates that the enveloping kaanthi from the pearls appears like

the large auspicious cloud of Satthva guNam generating KshEmam to

all).

 

3) Oh RangarAja MaNi PaadhukE ! Your toeholds(YanthrkA : ) are for

Lord's beautiful toes to grip You during sanchAram ( KomaLa anguLi

nivEsa Yanthrika). On these toeholds, soft pearls have been enmeshed

( YanthrikA nyastha moukthikA: ). Those pearls are emitting a

beautiful and huge waves of white lustre (Moukthika mayUkha dhanthurA

vamasi). That appears like You are engaged in drenchiing the janthus

with KshEmam of every kind (Svayam dhEhinAm MangaLAni vamaseeva)...

(V.S) .