Padhuka Sahasram-743

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

743. suraBhinigamaganDhA soUmyapadhmAkarasThA

kanakakamalinIva prEkshyasE pAdhukE! thvam

Bhramara iva sadhA thvAm prApthanAnAvihAra:

shathamaKhamaNinIla: sEvathE shArngaDhanvA

 

Oh Paaduka! You are the veritable lotus creeper that exudes Vedic

fragrance. A golden lotus creeper at that! Like the one that is in

the hand of Mahalakshmi. (Or like the one growing in the Chandra-

pushkarini). As the Lord, with His blue lily-like hue, hovers round

You, one is reminded of the bee hovering around the lotus.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 743

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE! With Your fragrance of

Vedas , You are seen as the lotus on the hand of SrI Devi. At that

time,You appear like a lotus creeper blossoming in the sacred tank

of Lord RanganAtha known as Chandra PushkaraNi. Your Lord ,

the wielder of the bow celebrated as SaarangA , seeks always

Your company and in His form as a bluish-black hued bee sits

on You (staying as lotus ) and goes on His many jaunts

with You.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When we look at You ,

we are reminded of a golden lotus. You have Veda parimaLam

(vedic fragrance). When we have the sevai of Your Lord adorning

You, we think of Your Lord as the honey bee that roams around

You ,the golden lotus.

 

The inner meaning is that Lord of SrIrangam enjoys

the AzhwAr without interruption just as the honey bee

enjoys the lotus flower filled with abundant honey.

 

3)Oh PaadhukE! You have the pleasant fragrance of

Vedam (Thvam Surabhi nigama-gandhA). You are on the hands of

the beautiful MahA Lakshmi as the lotus ( Thvam Soumya PadhmA

karasTA). You are seen there as a golden lotus( Thvam

Kanaka kamalInIva prEkshyasE). Your Lord adorning the bow

known as Saarngam ( Saarnga dhanvA) has many kinds of

sanchArams, while adorning You ( PrAptha NaanA vihAra:).

He is like a dark blue Indhraneela gem in His hue

( Sathammakha maNi Neela: Saarnga dhanvA). In his hue ,

He is like a honey bee (Bhramara iva) that circles

always around you (the golden lotus with vedic

fragrance)..(V.S).