Padhuka Sahasram-682

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

682. harirathnamarIchayasthavaIthE navanIlIrasanirvishEShavarNA:

shruthamUrDhani shoUripAdharakshE! palithAnudhBhavaBhEShajam

Bhavanthi

 

Oh Paaduka! The blue radiance from Your sapphires serves as a novel

pigment with which the hairs of the Veda-damsels are kept ever black,

not likely to turn grey.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 682:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The color of

Your sapphire rays resemble the color of the Indigo dye.

When those sapphire rays fall on the heads of the ancient

Veda MaathA standing in front of Your Lord, they serve

as medicine to prevent their hair becoming gray. Thus, the VedAs

never show signs of old age inspite of them being very old. "

Indigo dye has the capacity to dye permanently white clothes

with a blue tint.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You have blue

sapphire stones enmeshed on You. When one assesses their

lustre , it looks like aviricchAyam (Indigo dye).That " dye "

serves as a medicine to prevent the hair of the Vedic

damsels from getting gray .

 

3)Oh Souri PaadharakshE ! The bluish sheen from Your

sapphire gems are identical to the fresh Indigo dye

( Tava yEthE Harirathna marIchaya: neelarasa nirvisEsha

varNA:). These bluish rays from Your Indhra neela gems

act as a medicine to offset the grayness of hair

developed by the Vedic ladies ( Tava harirathna marIchaya:

Sruthi moordhani palitha anudhbhava bhEshajam bhavanthi)..(V.S)