Padhuka Sahasram-804

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

804. svadhathE maNipAdhukE! thavdhIyA padhashAKhAyugayanthrikA

vichithrA

paramam puruSham prakAshayanthI praNavasyEva parEyamarDhamAthrA

 

Oh Manipaaduka! It is highly delectable for me to regard the finger-

holding knob as equivalent to the half-syllable note at the end of

Pranava (Aum), that indicates the Supreme God (as per Atharva-sikha-

upanishat)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 804

 

1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Swamy Desikan compares now the

YantrikA to the Naadham (sound ) known as ardha-mAtrA (half letter)

that is above the three syllables of PraNavam (Aum). The PaadhukAs

have a front, middle and rear portion and these three sections remind

one of the three syllables of PraNavam. The PraNava Naadham does not

arise until the ardha maatra is added. That addition makes PraNavam

complete and confers the resonance that makes the PraNavam raise its

inimitable majestic sound. The YantrikA is that ardha-mAtraa , which

provides the finishing touch for Paadhukai to match the PraNava

Naadham.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! When one looks at your

YantrikA, one is reminded of the MakAram of praNavam that represents

the Jeevan. This MakAram is very important to PraNavam just as the

YantrikA is to the Paadhukai; latter will be dysfunctional without

the Paadhukai. It has to be remembered that PraNavam

exists to remind one that Jeevan is the property of the Lord.

 

3) Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! The two YantrikAs tightly holding together the

fingers of Your Lord's sacred feet are indeed mysterious in their

vaibhavam( VichithrA iyam padhasAkhayuga YanthrikA ). They celebrate

the Supermacy of Your Lord as the ParadEvathA ( ParamAm Purusham

prakAsayanthee ) and are like the delightful sounding finishing

aksharam (ardha maatrA) of PraNavam (PraNavasya ParA ardhamAtrA

svadatE )...(V.S).