Padhuka Sahasram-652

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

652. prakatithayashasAm thE pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:

dhviguNithanaKhachandhrajyOthiShAm moUkthikAnAm

karaNavilayavElAkAtharasyAsya janthO:

shamayathi parithApam shAshvathI chandhrikEyam

 

Oh Paaduka! These pearls have, indeed, the capacity to double the

brilliance of the Lord's foot-nails, thereby proclaiming the pre-

eminence of yourself. The perennial effulgence of a moonlight affords

solace to one like me, standing in perpetual fear about the last

moment when the body falls.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

SlOkam 652

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The cool Moon rays

emanating from Your pearls have lustre , which is twice as much as

that of the lustre of Your Lord's toe nails . They are advertising

the glories of Your Lord's fame. The permanent lustre of Your

pearls remove the pitiable afflictions of creatures at the time of

their death , when their limbs are weak and are unable to function.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The toe nails of the Lord , which are

already effulgent get many fold brightness from the reflections

from the pearls adorning the Paadhukais. The radiance of

the pearls is like the undecaying moon light. Oh PaadhukE!

during my last moments , I will be incoherent. At that time ,

You should arrive with your radiant pearls and with the Lord

on Your back to remove all my sorrows and fears .

 

3) The radiance of the pearls are described here as

undecaying chandra jyOthi ( thE moukthikAnAm iyam chandrikA

sAsvathI). Their radiance is celebrated and they double

the kAnthi of the Lord's toe nails ( prakaDitha yasasAm

dhviguNitha nakha chandra jyOthishAm thE moukthikAnAm

sAsvathi iyam chandrikA). That extraordinary radiance

of Your pearls should come to my side at the time of

my departure from this earth and banish my sufferings

( KaraNavilaya vELA kAtarasya asya janthO: parithApam

samayathu )...(V.S)