Padhuka Sahasram-712

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

712. kamalApathipAdhukE! kadhAchidh

vihagEndhrasthvayi bimbithO viBhAthi

savilAsagathEpi rangaBharthu:

nijamAthmAnamivOpayA(DhA)thukAma:

 

Oh Paaduka! In view of being reflected in You only on occasions of

the Lord riding over him, Garuda probably longs to be reflected in

You, by standing near You, so that he can have the satisfaction of

doing a service now too, being reflected in the Padhuka surface!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S)

 

SlOkam 712

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukAs of the consort of

MahA Lakshmi! Garuda is standing near Your Lord. His form is

reflected on Your gems. This reflected image of Garuda

seems to suggest that He wants to be the transport for

the Lord , when You are carrying Him all alone. His image

follows as reflections on You , wherever You take

the Lord on Your back.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The image of Garudan is reflected

on the shiny gem-studded surface of the Paadhukai. When Your Lord

steps into You for His sanchAram , it is like Him stepping on

Garudan's back for His sanchAram. This makes one think that

Garudan is so eager to have the Kaimkaryam of transporting the Lord

that He enters into You to have that bliss of service. The inner

meaning is that AzhwAr's paasurams are veda Saaram (the essence of

VedAs). Garudan is Veda Svaroopam and hence one is reminded of

Garudan, when one thinks of SatAri Soori ( Paadhukais).

 

3)Garudan is some times reflected on Your mirror-like surface

( kadAchith Thvayi BimBitha: VihagEndra:). At those times , Garudan

looks like being eager to offer His body for transporting the Lord

as RanganAtha steps out for His playful sanchAram on the Paadhukais

( VihagEndra: Rangabharthu: savilAsagathEapi nijam aathmAnam

upayAthukAma iva vibhAthi)..(V.S).