Padhuka Sahasram-664

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

664. haritha sahasA harinmaNInAm praBhayA ranganarEndhrapAdharakshE!

thuLasIdhaLasampadham dhaDhAthi thvayi BhakthaIrnihitha:

prasUnarAshi:

 

Oh Rangaraja Paaduka! The heaps of flower petals cast on You in

reverential archana etc. turn to a green appearance by the effect of

light from Your emerald stones. They appear to be Tulasi leaves!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 664:

 

1)UtthamUr Swamy 's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE! The flower

bunches placed at Your feet by Your devotees absorb the green rays

of Your emeralds and quickly attain the color of green and thus

reach the status of the holy TuLasi .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! Kaimkarya parALs

place the brilliantly white flowers like Mallikai , Mullai

and white lotus on You adorned with the beautiful emerald gems

radiating green rays. When the sEvArthis witness this

intermingling of the lustre of the white flowers with

the green rays arising out of Your emeralds, they get

the impression that the resulting green lustre is that of

the TuLasi leaves resting over You.

 

3) Oh the Paadhukais of the Lord of SrIrangam ( hE Ranga-

narEndhra paadhukE)! The heap of white flowers are placed

by devotees on You protecting the Thiruvadis of the Lord

( Bhakthai: nihitha: prasoona raasi:). The whiteness of thse

flower assembly intermingles with the brilliant green rays

originating from the emeralds positioned on You and

produces immediatelty a green halo (HarimaNInAm prabhayA

sahasA haritha:) around the Lord's Thiruvadis. This union

of the hue of the white flowers with the green rays of

the emeralds gives the impression of tender green shoots of

TuLasi adorning the Lord's sacred feet...(V.S).