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SlOkam 40: (VarNanam of the Lord's ankles)
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dhUthyE dhukoola-haraNE vraja-sundareeNAm
DhaithyAnudhAvana vidhou api labdha-sAhyam
kandarpa kAhaLa nishanga kaLAchikAbam
jangA-yugam jayathi DevapathE Thvadheeyam
General Meaning
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Oh Lord DhaivanAyakA! When You travelled as an ambassador
to the court of KouravAs, were n't these ankles of Yours
take You there to fulfil Your mission ? When you stole
the dresses of the Gopis, who were sporting in the pond ,
were n't these ankles helped You to climb the Kurukkatthi
tree and sit there watching the distress of the ashamed
Gopis ? When You chase the enemies of Your dear ones,
are n't these ankles that help You in Your transportation?
Are these beautiful ankles of Yours , which raise the love
of those , who see them stand for the KaahaLa vaadhyam
(percussion musical instrument) of Manmathan? Are these
ankles of Yours His arrow case from which flower arrows are
sent by him to kindle the affection of lovers? Are these well
shaped ankles the KaaLAnji cup held by Manmathan?
adiyEn's mind is lost over the myriad possibilities of
Your ankles because of their multifaceted beauty.
Additional Comments:
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Three activities that engaged the Lord's ankles are
recalled here: (1) Walking to DuryOdhanA's court as
a peace maker seeking five villages for the PaNDavAs
at the minimum /"dhUthyE"(2) Climbing the Kurukkatthi tree
( Pinnai Maram) after stealing and carrying the apparel
of the gOpis, who were taking their baths in the pond
below/vraja sundareeNAm dukoola haraNE (3) giving chase to
the offending asurAs(dhaithya anudhAvana vidhou).Swamy
Desikan's enjoyment of the beauty of those ankles
wanderst on to three other aspects relating to Manmathan,
the Kaama KadavuL:
(1)Lord's ankles are shaped like the beautiful KaahaLa
vaadhyam that is beaten by ManmathA to raise the fire of
love in the hearts of lovers (2) They have the beautiful
shape remeniscent of the arrow case of ManmathA used to
hold the flower arrows that he aims at the lovers to
kindle their love and (3)they are full of lustre reminding
Swamy Desikan of the KaaLanji vessel used by the Love God
during the amorous activiites.
The experience of the overwhelming beauty of the well
shaped and radiant ankles of the Lord makes Swamy Desikan
declare that those ankles stand victorious (JanghA yugam
Jayathi)in his mind.