Padhuka Sahasram-736

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

736. prathipannamayUrakaNTaDhAmnA parishuDdhEna padhAvani! svakEna

kamalAsthanaBhUShaNOchitham thadhBhavathI rathnamalankarOthi

hEmnA

 

Oh Paaduka! You are the gold that scintillates like the peacock neck.

Such a purest gold rightly adorns the gem, that Ranganatha is, that

is a fit ornament to the chest of Lakshmi.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 736

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! In Your pure

radiant form , Your color resembles the golden color seen

on the neck region of the peacocks. With that beautiful

golden color , You become fit to decorate the black gem of

a Lord adorning the breast region of Maha Lakshmi.

 

In Taathparya ChandrikA , Swamy Desikan suggested that

the true color of the gold is seen in the necks of

peacocks based on the rules of silpa sAsthrA.Here,

Swamy Desikan states that the beauty of the dark gems

of KrishNA is enhanced by the golden color of His PaadhukA.

 

(2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! MahA Lakshmi,

the embodiment of Gold BINDS together with the Indhraneelam

gem , Her Lord , as an AabharaNam.Oh PaadhukE! You serve as

an alankAram for that PerumAL.

 

(3)Oh PaadhukE! You possess a blemishless golden hue

similar to the one seen on the necks of peacocks

( Prathipanna mayUra KaNDa dhAmnA parisuddhEna svakEna

hEmnA bhAsathi). with Your golden sheen , You serve as

decoration for that famous bluish-balck gem (Your Lord) ,

who shines as the aabharaNam for the sacred chest of

MahA Lakshmi ( svakEna hEmnA KamalA sthana bhUshaNa

uchitham tath rathnam alankarOthi)...(V.S).