Padhuka Sahasram-687

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

687. nEthrEShu pumsAm thava pAdharakshE!

nIlAshmaBhAsA nihithAnjanEpu

shriyA samam samshritharangakOshO

niDhi: svayam vyakthimupaIthi nithyam

 

Oh Paaduka! Your blue gems perhaps act on the eyes of people as

an 'anjana'-which proverbially reveals hidden things-because they now

recognize the great treasure of Lord Ranganatha with Mahalakshmi

being present, guarded zealously!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 687

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: " Oh PaadhukE! When the blue rays

from Your sapphires fall on the eyes of Your devotees, they

serve as the collyrium or blak pigment used to paint

the eyelashes of women. Your magical collyrium through

its divine power is able to make transparent RanganAtha with

SrI Devi in the private chambers of Ranga VimAnam at SrIrangam " .

Swamy Desikan points out that the blue rays of PaadhukA's sapphire

travelling considerable diatances fal on the eyes of those,

who are undertaking a journey to Srirangam to bow before

Ranganathan . Immediately, the blue rays reveal RanganAthan

at SrIrangam like a magical ointment would reveal hidden

treasures to those , who wear it on their eyelids.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's a nubhavam: The treasure inside the Ranga

VimAnam known as RanganAthan with SrIranganAyaki becomes readily

visible to one , who is blessed by the bluish rays of Your

IndhraneelA gems . Those rays serve as the magical colyrium

for the eye that reveals hidden treasures.The inner meaning is that

PerumAl blesses one with His sevai effortlessly for those ,

who comprehend the true inner meanings of AzhwAr's paasurams.

 

3)Swamy Desikan describes the treasure of Lord RanganAthan

with SrI RanganAyaki housed under the Ranga VimAnam here

( Ranga kOsa: Nidhi: SriyA Samam upaythi). When a fortunate

one recieves the blue rays from the sapphires of the Paadhukais

on him , it has the effect of a colyrium that reveals

the treasure inside the Ranga VimAnam (SrI RanganAthan

with His dear Consort) effortlessly ( Tava NeelAsma BhAsA

pumsAm nEthrEshu nihitha anjanEshu samsritha Ranga

kOsa nidhi: SriyA samam nithyam svayam vyakthim

upaithi )...(V.S).