Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
803. muraBhirmaNipAdhukE thavdhIyAmanaGhAmanguLiyAnthrikAmavaImi
svayamunnamithAm pradhEshinIm thE paramam
dhaIvathamEkamithryachanthIm
Oh Paaduka! Your beautiful knob protrudes and keeps hold of fingers
of the foot. But it appears to me that it is an index finger that
emphasizes to the viewers: "That there are many gods, don't believe.
There is only one Supreme God, Narayana;" What a lovely gesture!
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S)
SlOkam 803
1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan explains why the
toehold (YanthrikA or restrainer ) got its name. Since the toehold
restrains the big and the other toes from leaving or parting with the
PaadhukAs , it has acquired the name of YanthrikA or the restrainer ;
further , it seems to stand up as the index finger of the PaadhukAs
to pint out that RanganAtha is the Supreme Lord and the universal
controller , who manages the creation , sustenance and the dissolution
of all the Universes and their beings. In this context , Swamy
Desikan says: " Oh MurAri PaadhukE ! Your blemishless YanthrikA
shoots up, while hugging Your Lord's big toe and fingers and appears
to identify itself as Your index finger to point out that there is
no one who is Superior to Your Lord in KalyANa guNAs."
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that Swamy
NammAzhwAr (Our Lord's Paadhukai) has pointed out at many places in
His Prabhnadham that SrIman NaarAyaNan is the Supreme among all gods.
3) Oh Muraripu MaNi PadhukE ! Swamy Desikan praises here the
delightful and sacred YantrikA, which holds tightly the toe and the
other fingers (anagAm ThvadheeyAm anguLiyantrikAm). He says that the
YantrikA in its elevated from suggests that SrIman NaarAyaNan is the
ParadEvatha ( svayam unnmithAm Paramam dhaivatham yEkam ithi
ruchantheem). The Yantrika sends this message by standing as the
index finger of the Paadhukai ( tE pradEsineem avaimi)...(V.S).
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