Padhuka Sahasram-697

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

697. valamaThanamaNInAm DhAmaBhisthAvakAnAm

maDhuripupadharakshE! vAsaraIravyapEthA

aBhisaraNaparANAm vallavInAm thadhAsIth

shamithaguruBhayArthi: sharvarI kAchidhanyA

 

Oh Paaduka of the Lord! You wrought a night in broad day time, by

using the dark radiance of the sapphires, so as to enable the love-

mad gopi to reach Krishna, unknown to the elders.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 697

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Paadhukais of MadhusudanA!

Duirng the time of Your Lord's incarnation as KrishNa , You helped

the maiden of Brindhavanam to travel under the cover of night to

have trysts with KrishNa. The dark blue rays of Your sapphires

hid the surrounding day and made it look like the darkish night so

that the maiden could reach KrishNa's residence without being

detected by their elders even during day time.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The lustre from

Your sapphires make the bright day take on the appearance of

night. That transformation from day into night makes it easy

for the Gopa sthrees to visit KrishNa during " the day time "

without being detected by their in laws and kin folks.

 

3)Oh Madhuripu PaadharakshE! Your sapphires send out their

bluish black rays from their sapphires , which hide the Sun

during the day time and make it look like the night has set in

(TaavakAnAm valamaTana maNeenAm dhAmabhi: vaasarai:

avyapEthA anyA kaachith sarvaree aaseeth). This is helpful

to the Gopis to escape from their households to run to

KrishNa's side to have a tryst (abhisAra NaayakIs).

Their fear about detection by their elders during such

acts is banished thanks to the help of the sapphire rays

( abhisaraNaparANAm vallaveenAm samitha Guru bhaya

aarthi: )..(V.S)