You are here: SriPedia - ebooks - Vedanta Desikan - Works - Paduka Sahasram
Index - Tens: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 1-8


Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


641. BhAvOttharaIraDhigathA BharathapraDhAnaI:
prathyupthamoUkthikamiShENa vikIrNapuShpA
rangEshvarasya niyatham thvayi lAsyaBhAjO
rangasThalIva laLithA maNipAdhukE! thvam

Oh Manipaaduka! You were resorted to by Bharata and others who are 
leaders in Bhakti emotion. The pearls set in You are the scattered 
flowers of a dance-theatre. Indeed You become a fit theatre in which 
the great artiste, Ranganatha dances

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 641

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh MaNi PaadukhE! Yor Lord
enjoys dancing with You at SrIrangam . The pearls decorating 
You appear then like the heaps of flowers thrown on Your beautiful
dance stage. Devoted servants of Raama like His brother BharathA 
or Bharatha Muni , the expert in dance craft have assembled at 
SrIrangam to watch RanganathA perform on Your back serving as
the most attractive stage , whose beauty is further enhanced by 
the flowers in the form of Your pearls .

2)SrImath Andavan anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When Your Lord has
sanchAram with You , the scene is like His joy filled dance. 
You appear like the dance stage. Your pearls look like 
the white flowers strewn on the dance stage. There are 
skilled experts in the art of dance (Naatya saasthram)
enjoying this dance of Your Lord with You on the stage of
SrIrangam.The inner meaning is that the magnificent 
paasurams of AzhwAr with the depth of meanings on Tatthva-Hitha-
PurushArTams are like divinely scented flowers. Revered 
sishyAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr collect these flowers and
spread their fragrance all around.

3) Here Swamy Desikan uses the closeness of the meaning 
between the words , "Bhaava" and " Bharatha" . The word BhaAva 
for instance can mean devotion (Bhakthi) or feeling states 
expressed through Bharatha Naatya sAsthram ( B for BhAvam , 
R for Raagam and T for TaaLam united to give Bharatham ).
The name Bharatha can refer to the younger brother of RaamA
or the sage , who wrote the text book of Bharatha nAtyam.
In view of these multiple meanings , this slOkam can be 
translated in to two ways. According to one version , 
Swamy Desikan visualizes the presence of Bharatha Muni at 
SrIrangam , the dance stage of Lord RanganAthA.In the other
version , we are asked to think about the Younger brother of
Raamachandra , BharathA being at SrIrangam to enjoy 
the dance of His beloved brother on the divine stage 
of SrIrangam.

Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! "(Thvam ) BhaavOttharai: Bharatha prAdhanai:
adhigathA ". You are joined by the great experts in Bharatha
nAtya Saasthram like Bharatha Muni or by Bharathan , known
for His deep devotion." Thvam prathyuptha moukthikamishENa 
vikeerNa pushpA" . Your enmeshed peral assembly is like
a stage strewn with Your white , lustrous pearls. On this
occasion , Oh PaadhukE , You are like the joyous dance stage
for the chief dancer , Your Lord RanganAthA ( Thvam lAsyabhAja:
RangEswarasya laLitha ranga-sTaleeva asi)...(V.S) 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

642. manyE mukundhacharaNAvani! moULidhEshE
vinyasya dhEvi! BhavathIm vinathasya shamBhO:
ApAdhayanthyaDhikruthA: prathipannathAram
chUdAthuShArakiraNam thava moUkthikoUGhaI:

Oh Paaduka! Qualified priests place You on the head of Siva, standing 
with lowered head. Then it creates a picture of the moon surrounded 
by myriads of stars (the pearls), to simulate the sky-situation; so I 
surmise.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 642

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: After referring to the dancer of 
SrIrangam , Swamy desikan refers to the other south facing dancer ,
Lord NatarAja of Chidambharam. He says: " Oh Paadhukais of Moksham
granting Mukundhan ! Your qualified servants place You on the head of 
Siva , who stands before You with bowed head. During that occasion , 
the pearls on You make the crescent Moon on His(SivA's) head 
acquire a cluster of stars and leads to a fuller appearance. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that 
all Saasthra Jn~Anam does not shine well until that is
united with Jn~anam about Swamy NammazhwAr Paasurams.
Such an acquisition will give the Mumukshus all soubhAgyams 
including Moksha Sukham. 

3)Swamy Desikan addresses the Paadhukai here appropriately as
Mukundha charaNAvani in view of the Moksha Sukham linked
with the pearls of the Paadhukai. The archakAs at Lord
RangaAthA's sannidhi place His SaThAri on the head of
Lord Sivan , who stands with bowed head ( adhikruthA:
vinatasya SambhO: MouLidEsE BhavathIm vinyasya).This act of
theirs (placing the SaThAri on Lord SivA's head adorned by
Chandran ) makes it possible for the nakshathrams (pearls)
to be united with the Moon ( ChUDA thushArakiranam Tava 
moukthika Ogai: prathipanna Taaram aapadhayanthi manyE)..(V.S)







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

643. padhmApathErviharatha: priyamAcharanthI
mukthAmayUKhanivahaI: purathO vikIrNaI:
kandhAni kAnchanapadhAvani! padhminInAm
manyE vinikshipasi mandhiradhIrGhikAsu

Oh Paaduka! When the Lord is on a light stroll, You do a pleasing 
thing, I surmise. You see to it that the pearl-rays fall on the 
waters of the pond-as if to sow the fibre-root of lotus therein (to 
raise a rich harvest of lotuses).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 643

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhaavam: Oh Golden Paadhukais of the Lord! 
You wish to please Your Lord , when He travels around and on
His sacred tank , the Chandra PushkaraNi. You please Him 
by spreading the lustre from Your pearls on the PushkaraNi 
in dense heaps at that time . Durin gthat occasion , the rays of 
Your pearls in assembly appear like the white tubes of lotus 
left there for future blossoming (for the uthsavam next year). 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! As Lord RanganAthan 
goes on sanchAram around Chandra PushkaraNi or enjoys His 
TeppOthsavam there , the lustre from the pearls on You fall on the 
waters of Your Lord's sacred PushkaraNi.That makes it look like the 
planting of white lotus flower bulbs as decorations for the amusement 
of the Lord , when He sports there with SrI RanganAYaki.

3) Oh Golden Paadhukais of the Lord of SrIrangam ! You want
to please the heart of Sriya: pathi sporting with His divine
consort ( Kaanchana PaadhukE! Thvam Viharatha: PadhmApathE:
priyam aacharanthi). As a part of Your Kaimkaryam ,You spread 
ahead of His sanchAram the lustre from Your brilliant white 
pearls ( Thvam puratha: vikIrNai: mukthA mayUkha nivahai: ).
Where do those brilliant white rays from Your pearls fall?
They fall on the temple tanks like Chandra PushkaraNi and
that happening appears as though You are planting lotus
bulbs for future blossoming for the enjoyment of the Divine
Couple of SrIrangam ( MukthA mayUkha nivahai: mandira 
dhIrgikAsu padhmIneenAm kandhAni vinikshipasi manye)..(V.S).








Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


644. AshAsya nUnamanaGhAm maNipAdharakshE! 
chandhrasya vAriDhisuthAsahajasya vruDdhim
DhAthrIm mukundhapadhayOranapAyinAm thvAm
jyOthsnA samAshrayathi moUkthikapankthilakshyAth

Oh Manipaaduka! The row of pearls on You would appear to be the moon 
itself, I feel. Being the brother of Mahalakshmi, originating from 
the ocean, he presumably seeks digit-increase and resorts to You, who 
afford protection to the Lord's Feet and who could recommend his case 
to the Lord!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkma 644

1) UttaamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh MaNi PaadhukE! Your pearls 
are not just rows of decorations on Your body. They appear
to be the lustre of Moon, the brother-in-law of Your Lord,
who has approached You, who is protecting Your Lord's feet 
so that he ( the Moon ) will not exprience the waning between 
the bright(Sukla) and dark (KrishNa ) pakshams ( Halfs of 
the month). Swamy desikan hints here that the Moon has 
joined the PaadhukAs to be close to the Lord's feet to pray for 
the blessing of freedom from decay (Kshaya rOgam).

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: When we look at the pearls
on You , we are inclined to imagine that Chandran is near 
You making a prayer. He wants to join You to be free from 
decay (waning) during KrishNa paksham . The inner meaning is 
that respectful prayer to the BhaagavathAs, who are truly 
devoted to the Lord can result in the realization of all
desired fruits. Swamy NammAzhwAr has all the soubhAgyams of
Jn~Anam, DayA and Forbearance. Any one who comprehends 
the true meaning of His(AzhwAr's) paasurams will not 
experience any shrinking of their Jn~Anam (sankuchitham). 

3)The rays of the Moon , who is the brother of MahA Lakshmi
arose like Her from the Milky ocean ( JyOthsnA 
vaaridhisuthA sahajan ). He desires freedom from kshayam/
decay and wants to be blemishless ( VaaridhisuthA sahajasya 
anagAm vruddhim aasasya) .What does he do to achieve
that boon? He ( the Moon) approaches You, who bear the Lord
on Your back without let and mingles with the assembly of 
lustre of Your white "moon rays " of pearls ( AngaAm vrudhdim 
aasasya MukundhapadhayO: anapAyineem dhAthrIm ThvAm moukthika 
pankthi vyAjEna samAsrayathi)...(V.S).





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

645. yE nAma kEpi BhavathIm vinayAvanamraI:
utthamsayanthi kruthina: kshaNamutthamAngaI:
i(ru)cChanthi ranganrupathErmaNipAdharakshE!
thvanmoUkthikoUGhaniyathAmiha thE vishuDdhim

Oh Manipaaduka! Those few, whomsoever, who humbly hold on their 
heads, may be just for a moment, You, as a veritable ornament, they 
are previleged to acquire a crystal-clear purity even in this birth, 
like the pearls You have.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 645

1) UthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RangarAjA's PaadhukE! 
Those lucky ones , who prostrate before You and recieve You 
on their heads even for a second as an ornament attain
a status that is equal in holiness to that of Your pearls.
They experience this blessing right here on this earth
during their mortal days. 

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that 
those who seek the holy feet of Swamy NammazhwAr with
true devotion (like Madhura Kavi ) would be freed from
all sins and attain a high status , which would assure them 
inseparable union with AzhwAr and PerumAL.When one prostrates 
before a SadAchAryan like Swamy NammAzhwAr , one acquires
a desire to be with them always for attaing sadhgathi. 

3)RanganrupathE: MaNipAdharakshE! Selected PuNyasAlis
( yE nAma kEapi kruthina:)bow before You with bent heads
and place You on their heads with reverence even for
a second ( Kruthina:Vinaya anamrai: utthamAngai: Bhavatheem
kshaNam utthamsayanthi) and become fit to be associated 
always with the tatthvam behind the pearls adorning You
( kruthina: thE iha Thvath moukthika Oga niyathAm 
visuddhim icchanthi)...(V.S). 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

646. anudhinalaLithAnAmanguLIpallavAnAm
janithamukuLashOBhaIrdhevi! mukthAPhalaIsthvam
prakatiyasi janAnAm pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:
padhasarasijarEKhApAnchajanyaprasUthim

Oh Paaduka! The tender sprouts-the fingers of the Lord's Feet gave 
rise to the buds we call pearls. The pearls are, according to You 
produced from the Panchjanya conch, (Sankha), their position 
elucidating to us their origin. 

Note: See the note under verse 635.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 646

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here , Swami Desikan refers to 
the generally held belief that the pearls are born out of 
conches. The origin of the pearls on Lord's PaadhukAs in this 
context is connected to the line (rEkA) symbolizing conch on
His holy feet. Swami Desikan says : " Oh PaadhukE! You seem
to be demonstrating that Your pearls appearing like flower buds 
on the tendril like toes of Your Lord are originating from 
the insignia of conch found on the palm of His feet".

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is: The pearl
like pAsurams of AzhwAr appear like ornaments on the tender 
creeper like Thiruvadi of PerummAL. These paasurams are 
the fittest ones to adorn the Lord's sacred feet. These 
paasurams arose because of the reflections by SaThAri Soori 
on those Thiruvadis.If one reflects on those Thiruvadis 
as BhOgya Vasthu , then similar paasurams will arise from 
that fortunate being .

3)DEvi PaadhukE! You are proclaiming this (Thvam idham 
prakaDayasi). You announce to the people that the pearls on 
You are like the buds blossoming from the conch shaped
lines (rEkhAs) found on the soul of the Lord's feet
( Rangabharthu: padha sarasija rEkhA-paanchajanya 
prasUthim prajAnAm prakaDayasi).Swamy Desikan describes 
the beauty of the pearls on the Paadhukais as being 
equal to the beautiful white buds found at the end of
the delightful , never-fading , tender creeper like 
toes of the Lord ( anudhinam laLithAnAm anguli pallavAnAm 
janitha makuLa sObhai: mukthAphalai:)...(V.S)







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

647. balivimaThanavElAvyApinasthasya viShNO:
padhasarasijamADhvI pAvanI dhEvi! nUnam
jananasamayalagnAm jAhnavI thAvakAnAm
vahathi charaNarakshE! vAsanAm moUkthikAnAm

Oh Paaduka Devi! When the Lord rose in size on that occasion of 
crushing King Bali, the honey that came as the river Ganga definitely 
has assimilated Your pearl's nature-whiteness, purity! This is true, 
I am certain.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 647

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhaavam: Swami Desikan suggests here that 
Ganga got her clarity and white hue from the pearls adorning 
the Lord's PaadhukAs. He says: " Oh Queen! Oh PaadhukE! When 
Your Lord subjugated Bali chakravarthy during His incarnation as
ThrivikramA , Ganga, the honey from His lotus feet was born. 
At that time of her birth, GangA came in to contact with
Your pearls and acquired through that association, her clarity 
and white color.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! The waters
of GangA originating from the kamanDalu jalam of Brahma 
Devan acquired the white , clear hue by assoication with
Your pearls adorning the Paadhukais worn by Your Lord as 
He grew to measure the world during His ThrivikramAvathAram .
GangA river had only one occasion to be associated with 
Your Lord's Thiruvadi. Oh PaadhukA Devi ! You have however
the good fortune of being assoicated with Your Lord's 
Thiruvadi always.

3) Devi CharaNarakshE! Time was the occasion of destroying
the arrogance of Bali Chakravarti( Bali vimaTana vELA). 
You were growing gigantic as Thrivikraman (Thvam VyApina:).
It was also the time when Your son BrahmA washing Your
Thiruvadi with the waters from His KamaNDalu and thus arose 
the sacred GangA (Tasya VishNO: padha sarasija mAdhvI paavanI
JAhnavI janana samayam). At that time of her birth , GangA
got the association of the pearls of Paadhukais adorning 
the Lord's Thiruvadi and acquired the clear white hue
( Janana samayam lagnAm thAvakAnAm moukthikAnAm vaasanAm 
vahathi)...(V.S). 





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

648. maDhuripupadhamithraIrvaIramindhO: sarOjaI: 
shamayithumiva thArA: sEvamAnAschiram thvAm
prachurakiraNapUrA: pAdhukE! samshrithAnAm
kalikaluShashESham kshALayanthIva mukthA: 

Oh Paaduka! One surmises that the pearls on You are but the stars, 
which have come to seek the Lord's forbearance so that the offence 
committed by the moon (their husband) in harbouring enmity towards 
the lotuses which are close friends of the Lord's Feet, which have 
since then, been washing off our Kali-inherent-sins by means of their 
abundant effulgence.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan


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

SlOkma 648

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Swamy Desikan compares the pearls on 
the PaadhukAs to the stars and imagines as to what they are doing on 
the PaadhukAs.He says: " Oh PaadhukE! The stars have joined You as 
pearls with humility to remove the enimity between the lotus with 
its strong friendship to Your Lord's feet and the Moon , their 
(Stars')husband . Through their association with You , the pearls
(stars) spread their benevolent rays all around and remove 
the blemishes of Kali Yuga for those , who seek refuge under 
them just as the floodwaters remove the accumulated mud
on the banks of rivers. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! A lot of pearls have 
been enmeshed on Your surface. Their lustre reminds one of
the clear flood waters of Ganga. These pearls also look like
the Stars. Why would the stars, whose normal home is sky
come down to reside on the Paadhukai? Stars are the wives of
Chandran , who has a long standing quarrel with the lotuses ,.
which close their petals at the sight of the Moon and only
blossom , when the Sun rises. The same lotus has a deep 
friendship to the Lord's Thiruvadi.The stars (Chandran's wives) 
know that enimity of their husband towards the friend of a powerful
person (The Lord) is not desirable. Therefore , the stars 
approach You and stay with You to seek help in settling
the long standing dispute between the lotus and their
husband.

3)Madhuripu PaadhukE! The stars have taken refuge in You
for settling the long standing dispute between the Lotus and 
their husband , Chandran ( Madhuripu Padha-mithrai: SarOjai:
IndhO: vairam samayithum sEvamAnA: TaarA: iva).Those dense rows 
of pearls appear to wash away through its flood of effulgence
the mud of sins associated with Kali Yugam like a flood
washes away the mud accumulated on the banks of a river
( Prachura kiraNapoorA: mukthA : Kali kalusha asEsham 
KshALayanthi iva)...(V.S). 




Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

649. mukuLithaparithApAm prANinAm moUkthikaI: svaI:
amruthamiva dhuhAnAmAdhriyE pAdhukE! thvAm
viShaDharaPhaNapankriryathpraBhAvEna manyE
laLithanatanayOgyam rangamAsInmurArE:

Oh Paaduka! I pay my tribute to You for exuding honey-like nectar of 
the cool-white pearls on You, that relieves the creatures of this 
world, of their sufferings, which particular trait of Yours made it 
possible for Krishna to dance on the hood of Kaliya serpent as if it 
were a dance-stage for Him!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 649

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your pearls banish 
all afflictions and shower nectar on devotees , who bow before them . 
It is because of these qualities of Your pearls that Krishna 
danced on the heads of the serpent KaaLiyan and was protected
from the ill effects of the deadly poison of that cruel snake.

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is: even those,
who have accumulated limitless sins over many births and are
destined to suffer in narakam are blessed by MahAns to come 
in to contact with AzhwAr's paasurams and end up wiping 
away their huge load of sins through an understanding of 
the deep meanings of those paasurams and qualify themselves 
for enjoying Moksha Sukham. The Lord becomes closer to them .

3) Oh PaadhukE! adiyEn salutes You and Your pearls ,which
banishes all the taapams of janthus through the showering of
the nectar like sukham ( Svai: moukthikai: prANinAm mukulitha
parithApaam amrutha duhAniva manyE). With that power of
releasing life protecting nectar , You made the hoods of
the poison-bearing KaLiyan , a fit stage for Your Lord's
dance ( Yath prabhAvEna vishadhara phaNapankthi: MurArE:
lalitha naDana yOgyam rangam aaseeth)...(V.S). 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

650. sakrudhapi vinathAnAm thrAsamunmUlayanthIm
thriBhuvanamahanIyAm thvAmupAshrithya nUnam 
na jahathi nijakAnthi pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:
charaNanaKhamaNinAm sanniDhOu moUkthikAni

Oh Paaduka! You expel all fears, totally, in the case of one who is 
bent in obeisance to You only once. Your greatness is the subject of 
praise for all the three worlds. This being so, the pearls which have 
clung to You will not lose their lustre to appear dim and dull, even 
in the presence of the over-radiant gemws of nails of the Lord's 
Feet. This is certain. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 650

1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your pearls because of
their association with You do not have any fear about their purity 
or ability to remove the fears of others approaching them for help.
You empower them . Otherwise , they would not be able to compete with 
the lustre of the toe nails of Your Lord. Your power also keeps them
free of any defects normally found in gems of different kinds.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! The pearls adorning You
are not afraid of Your Lord's toe nails. They do not lose their
lusture even in the proximity of Your Lord's radiant toe nails.
They have joined You , who banishes the sins of all those seeking 
Your refuge even once . 

3)Oh PaadhukE! The pearls join You , who is celebrarated in 
all the three worlds for removing the fear and sins of all , 
who seek Your protection even once ( PadhukE! sakrudhapi 
vinathAnAm thrAsam unmoolayanthIm , thribhuvana mahanIyAm 
ThvAm mokthikAni upAsrithya ) and they do not lose their radiance
even at the proximity of the Lord"s radiant toe nails 
( ThvAm upaasrithya , Rangabarthu: charaNa nakha maNInAM 
sannidhou nija kAnthim na jahathi). This is for sure(noonam)..(V.S).