Padhuka Sahasram-747

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

747. vishuDdhimaDhigacChathi jwalanasangamAth kAnchanam

vidhanthi cha jaganthi thanna Khalu thadhviparyasyathi

kaTham kanakapAdhukE! kamalalOchanE sAkshiNi

thvayaIva parishuDdhathA huthaBhujOpi jAGatyathE

 

Oh Gold Paaduka! Gold is freed of baser materials by fire-treatment.

This is known to all and there can be no reversal of this; but then

how is it even Agni Deva has to bear You and thereby, acquire a

purity-this when the Supreme Lors is observing it as a witness!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 747

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Golden PaadhukE! It is

well known that gold loses its dross and becomes pure ,

when it joins fire. It is also known that gold does not

purify the fire. Be that as it may , You purified Agni

as Lord KrishNa was watching You at the time of the burning of

the KaaNdava forest.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:When gold has admixture with

" dirt " due to association with lower metals such as silver

or copper, it is treated in fire to get rid of the latter

and thereby restore the pristinne purity of Gold. Only fire

can do this purification.Even that fire (Agni) is purified by

You.When Agni devan adorns You on His siras, he is rid of

all dhOshams.

 

3) Oh Golden PaadhukE(hE Kanaka PaadhukE)! Gold gets rid

of any admixture with lower metals through exposure to

fire ( Kaanchanam jvalana sangamAth visuddhim adhigacchathi).

The entire world knows about this phenomenon ( Tath jaganthi

vidhanthi).It is a wonder that You remove the blemishes of

even Agni as Your Lord watches this transformation of Agni

as a silent witness( Kamala lOchanE saakshiNi kaTam

HuthabhujOpi Thvayaiva parisuddhathA jAgaDyathE?)..(V.S).