Padhuka Sahasram-853

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

853. rangADhirAjapadhapankajamAshrayanthI

haImI svayam parigathA harinIlarathnaI:

samBhAvyasE sukruthiBhirmaNipAdhukE! thvam

sAmAnyamUrthiriva sinDhusuthADharaNyO:

 

Oh Manipaaduka! You are in a state of closely caressing the Lord's

Feet. You are Yourself gold and You have sapphires on You. The two

suggest the colour of Lakshmi and Bhoomi Devi. Rightly do previleged

persons-persons who produce holy works-consider You as an embodiment

of Mahalakshmi and Bhoomi Devi, as Two-in-one!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 853

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: SrI Devi is of golden hue; BhU Devi has

the bluish-black color of the sapphire. When Swamy Desikan reflects

on these two colors found together in the PaadhukAs, He is reminded of

the PaadhukAs as the joint representation of both SrI and BhU Devis.

He observes: " Oh PaadhukE ! You have taken residence at the lotus

feet of Lord RanganAtha and shine with both a golden and bluish

lustre through Your gold and sapphires adorning You. Surrounded by

Your blue lustre,Your golden body is celebrated by great poets as the

combined form of both SrI Devi and BhU Devi " .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! You are full of gold.

On Your gold base, deep blue Sapphires are enmeshed. The mixture of

colors make a reddish and bluish-black at the same time. As a result,

You have taken the combined appearnace of SrI DEvi (DayA Roopi )and

BhU Devi( Saantha /KshamA Roopi ).

 

3) Oh MaNi PadhukE ! The fortunate ones think of You ( Thvam

Sukruthibhi: sambhAvyasE ) as the combined form of SrI Devi and BhU

Devi (Thvam Sindhu suthA DharaNyO: SaamAnya Moorthiriva sambhAvyasE).

Why do these PuNyasaalis think this way of You, who is assoicated

with the Lord's lotus-soft Thiruvadi ( RangAdhirAja padha pankaja

aasrayantheem ThvAm )? It is because of Your golden surface (

reminding of MahA Lakshmi ) is enmeshed with bluish-black sapphires,

the color of BhU Devi(Svayam Thvam Haimee Harineela rathnai:

parigathA )...(V.S).