Padhuka Sahasram-669

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

669. udhrishya kAmapi gathim maNipAdharakshE!

rangEshvarasya charaNE vinivEshithAthmA

prAyO harinmaNiruchA dhruDaBhakthibanDhA

prAdhuShkarOthi BhavathI thuLasIvanAni

 

Oh Paaduka! Even as, for a particular walk, the Lord wears You, You

have evidently dedicated Your-self at the Lord's service. The gem-

setting lattice is very well-designed to suit the foot shape. Even

so, Your Bhakti is firm-set. Further You appear to nurture a green

Tulasi garden by throwing the green halo of the emeralds. That is the

way of action of a discerning soul.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 669

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! It appears that

You have placed at the feet of Lord RanganAtha Your mind with

devotion to recieve a matchless boon. Your dense green rays of

emeralds look like dense forests of Tulasi placed at His

Thiruvadi to worship Him with the goal of obtaining a supreme

boon (Stay at the Supreme abode of the Lord).

 

2) SrImath Andavan's a nubhavam: When one looks at the green

envelope of rays arising from Your emeralds , it reminds

one of the Tulasi gardens created to worship the Lord

and perform saraNAgathi to gain mokshAnugraham.

 

3)Oh PaadhukE! Through the lustre of Your green rays

from the emeralds on You , You remind us of a vast garden

of TuLasi plants (BhavathI harinmaNi ruchA prAya: TuLasi-

vanAni prAdhushkarOthi). It also reminds one of the soul

placed at he Thiruvadi of the Lord of SrIrangam with great

Bhakthi for realizing the supreme boon of Moksham ( kaamapi

gathim uddhisya RangEswarasya CharaNE vinivEsitha aathmA

dhruda bhakthi bhandhA)...(V.S).