Padhuka Sahasram-665

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

665. prasAdhayanthI maNipAdhukE! thvam vikshEpayOgEna vihAravElAm

harinmanOjnyA harikAnthisinDhO: sandhrushyasE shaIvalamanjarIva

 

Oh Manipaaduka! When the Lord takes a walk, with You in His Feet, He

enjoys the walk. The walk-gait makes Him an ocean of charm. To that

ocean the green herbal cleaner-the sea moss-is the radiance from Your

emeralds.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 665: Oh MaNi PaadhukE! Through Your beautiful steps ,

You cleanse the places , where You come in to contact .Through

Your emeralds , Your green color is bewitching to behold.

You join with the pond of Lord's lustre and You cleanse

the waters through Your contact and make them fit for

the residence of Your Lord. You are very similar in these

attributes to the Saivala plant ,which has a cleansing

effect on the muddy ponds .

 

Swamy Desikan compares the green emerald's attributes

to that of the green moss like plant (Saivalam ) growing

in ponds . Both are beautiful to look at and have a pleasing

color. Both cleanse their environments , when they come in to

contact with blemishes . SaivalA plant cleanses the dirty waters

of the ponds. Emerald rays arising from the PaadhukAs cleanse

the samsAric afflictions and the sins of people.

 

2) The Lord's beauty is like a vast " shoreless " ocean.

The beautiful rays from the emeralds adorning His sacred

feet are like the velampAsi ( the dense bunch green moss )

on top of that ocean of the Lord's beauty .The presence of

VelampAsi in ponds clears the water from any muddy apperance

and is therefore considered beneficial .

 

The inner meaning is that the Lord gets mighty angry ,

when the sentient beings trespass the injunctions

outlined in His SaasthrAs. He becomes agitated.

In that mood , He thinks of punishing the offenders.

At that time , Swamy NammAzhwAr (SaThAri Soori) intervene

and calms down the anger of the Lord .

 

3) The key word in this slOkam is " prasAdhayanthi " .

The green rays of the emerald delight the Lord and

reduces the anger of the lord and puts Him in

a benovolent disposition. The lord practises

" vikshEpa yOgam " or the act of placement of His

sacred Thiruvadi in the emerald gem adorned

Paadhukais. That generates a delightful

experience (ManOj~nam)for Him . Oh PaadhukE!

You shine then as the beautiful assembly of

green moss ( saivala manjarIva dhrusyathE)

for the Ocean of beauty ( Hari Kaanthi sindhO:)

that the Lord is ! You delight Him thus

(prasAdayanthi) through the brilliant green

lustre of Your emerald gems ...(V.S).