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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


651. BhuvanamidhamashESham biBhrathO rangaBharthu:
padhakamalamidham thE pAdhukE! DhArayanthyA:
chiraviharaNaKhEdhAth samBhruthAnAm Bhajanthi
shramajalakaNikAnAm sampadham moUkthikAni

Oh Paaduka! The sweat drops formed on You by reason of wearing and 
walking with the Lotus Feet of the one Lord-Rangabharta-the Bearer, 
the great-who bears the burden of all three worlds, perhaps acquire 
the great charm of pearls, I wonder!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 651

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You have carried 
Your Lord for a long time on Your back. The tiredness from that 
marathon effort seems to show up as Your sweat drops (pearls). 
It is no surprise that Your effort in carrying the holy feet of 
the Supreme Lord , who bears all the universes produces some
fatigue that leads to the formation of those beautiful 
pearls (sweat drops) on Your person. 

2)Swamy Desikan points out first that the Lord is carrying
all the universe on Him ( Idham buvanam asesham Bhibratha:).
The Paadhukai bears on its back the lotus feet of that Lord 
(tasya Padha Kamalam dhaarayanthyA: thE). Oh PaadhukE! You
have travelled quite some distance carrying your Lord 
and are fatigued and generate the sweat drops that are
in the form of pearls on You( thE moukthikAni chira viharaNa 
khEdAth sambruthAnAm srama jala kaNikAnAm sampadham bhajanthi). 
Sramajalam (sweat drops) are like clusters of pearls. Those
pearls arise from the effort of carrying the mighty , weighty 
Lord by the Paadhukais ....(V.S)





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)






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

653. dhivyam DhAma sThiramaBhiyathAm dhEvi! mukthAmaNInAm 
maDhyE kaschidhBhavathi maDhujithpAdhukE! thAvakAnAm
nyasthO nithyam nijaguNagaNavyakthihEthOrBhavathyA 
mAthmajyOthishshamithathamasAm yOginAmantharAthmA

Oh Paaduka Devi! Pearls are permanently inset on You. They then can 
exhibit their inherent qualities such as whiteness, coolness etc. 
Such pearls laid on to You have an effulgence that can drive away 
darkness. To be one among them is a great previlege, indeed!

The inner soul of yogis albeit possessing innate qualities, such as 
sinlessness, imperishability, grieflessness, etc. will have such 
traits displayed only if and when it is permanently deposited-
surrendered-into YOU. Thus deposited, it acquires an effulgence 
from 'Paramatma-jyoti", with its Tamo-guna eliminated. It-the 
yogis' 'antaratma'-acquires a supreme, divine status and brilliance 
suigeneris (Latin word=almost unique), and becomes one among the 
Muktamanis (liberated souls describable as gems). What a reward for a 
surrender unto YOU!!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 653

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukAs of Madhusoodhana ! 
Yogis meditating on the lustre of Your supreme Lord realize 
that their dark attributes (TamO GuNA) are destroyed . The jeevans
housed in the hearts of these liberated Yogis attain a pearlish 
lustre and sit at the center of Your pearls forming a tight ring
all around . They become one with the pearls adorning You .
Afterwards , they attain permanently the supreme abode of
Your Lord and join as members of the group of liberated
souls residing there to offer eternal service to Your Lord.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! when one places
his AathmA at Your feet , his natural attributes (svabhAvika guNams) 
shine forth. That Aathma becomes united with You and becomes
one of Your pearls and becomes qulaified to serve the Lord . 

3)Oh the Paadhukais of the Lord , who destroyed the asuran
named Madhu (Madhujith PaadhukE)! On You are the assembly of
pearls characterized by their satthva guNam ( BhavathyAm
nija guNa gaNa vyakthihEthO: nyastha: moukthikA: asthi). 
When the Yogis desirous of gaining Moksham perform 
aathma samarpaNam , then their jeevaathmAs reach the supreme
abode of Your Lord ( yOginAm nyastha aathma jyOthi: samitha 
tama:, antharAthmA dhivyam sTiram dhAma abhiyathi). Those
liberated jeevans become now one among the many pearls
adorning You (TaavakAnAm mukthAmaNInAm madhyE kascchith
bhavathi)...(V.S).






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

654. shuDdhE nithyam sThirapariNathAm dhEvi! viShNO: padhE thvA-
mAsThAnIm thAmamithaviBhavAm pAdhukE! tharkayAmi
AlOkaI: svaIrBhuvanamaKhilam dhIpavath vyApya kAmam
mukthA: shuDdhim yadhupasadhanAdh biBhrathi thrAsahInA:

Oh Paaduka Devi! You are permanently attached to the Lord's Feet. I 
would declare You of infinite splendour, as the Supreme Pedestal, a 
gem-set pavilion, delineated as Pure Knowledge, in the Upanishads. 

Even as Muktas (pearls) on attaining a seat in You are capable of 
enlightening the whole world by their effulgence, Muktas (liberated 
souls) become free from fear, and are in a position to serve as 
wisdom-lights, spreading purity and sanctity. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 654

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Queen PaadhukE! You are forever 
blemish free. You are forever attached to the Lord's feet and 
His glories . adiyEn recognizes You as the gem-bedecked pavilion 
celebrated in the Upanishads. The pearls adorning You spread their 
brilliant and purifying lustre all around and permit those
approaching You to reach a state of purity and freedom from 
blemish of any kind.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: When adiyEn looks at You , 
adiyEn is reminded of the sabhA filled with eternally liberatd
jeevans at SrI Vaikuntam. The Jeevans through the practise 
of Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam arrive at this supreme
abode of the Lord . All of their sins are destroyed and they
become blemish free. They enjoy the bliss of SrI Vaikuntam.
The pearls on You are radiant and are free of any blemishes.
Their jyOthi spreads all over the world.AzhwAr's paasurams 
are like that.They generate joy in the hearts of those , who
recite and comprehend their deep meanings.

3)Oh PaadhukE ! Your pearls being free from any defects 
spread their supreme lustre all over the world like
a radiant lamp ( Tava MukthA: yadhupasanAth thrasahInA: 
svai: aalOkai: akhilam bhuvanam dhIpavath vyApyathi).
The world lit by these pearls reaches sanctity ( Bhuvana:
suddhim Bhibrathi). adiyEn recognizes You as the permanent
abode(sabhA) of the Lord free from any RajO or TamO guNams 
( ThvAm nithyam suddhE VishNO: padhE ThAm aasTAneem tarkayAmi).
There , the liberated souls enjoy the limitless wealth of
nithya kaimkaryam ( VishNo: padhE amitha vibhavAm thAm 
aasTAneem tarkayAmi)..(V.S). 











Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

655. prApthA shoUrEscharaNakamalam pAdhukE! BhakthiBhAjAm
prathyAdhEShtum kimapi vrujinam prApithA moULiBhAgam
dhEvEna thvam dashashathadhrushA dhanthirAjasya DhathsE
mUrDhni nyasthA muKhapataruchim moUkthikAnAm praBhaBhi:

Oh Paaduka! You cling to the Lord's Feet. You will be transported to 
the head of any one, whose sin-some rare sin, not expelled by other 
means-is sought to be driven away in this manner. Your splendour then 
would be that of a Mukta (a pearl) placed on the head of Indra's 
elephant, which would cast a spell of dalliance to serve as a face-
veil, in the ornamental way, to the elephant.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 655

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE of Krishna removing
the sins of His devotees through Your contact ! You are placed by the
thousand-eyed Indra on the head of his white elephant and You become 
the pearl-embedded decorative piece of head cloth there. Your pearls
enhance the beauty of the face of Indra's elephant. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! You are adorning
Your Lord's Thiruvadi. The bhakthAs of Your Lord adorn You
on their heads to destroy their sins. Indhran places You
on the head of his elephant , IrAvadham and travels .The white
jyOthi emanating from Your pearl assembly serves as 
a Mutthangi for the elephant and illumines both Indhran 
and his elephant.

3)Oh PaadhukE! You are associated with the lotus feet 
of Your Lord ( Thvam SourE: charaNa kamalam prApthA).
BhakthAs have requested You to be placed on their heads 
to remove even the worst of sins ( Kimapi vrujinam 
prathyAdhEshtum bhakthi bhAjAm mouLi bhAgam prApithA).
You are placed by Indran on the head of his royal
elephant ( Thvam dasa-satha-dhrusA dEvEna danthirAjasya 
moordhni nyasthA). There , the radiance from Your pearls
takes the form of the radiant mutthangi for the head 
portion of the elephant , IrAvadham ( Thvam moukthikAnAm 
prabhAbhi: danthirAjasya mukhapaDa ruchim dathsE)...(V.S)





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


656. thava haripAdhukE! pruThuLamoUkthikarathnaBhuva:
prachaladhamarthyasinDhulaharIsahaDharmacharA:
padhamajarAmaram vidhaDhathE kaThamamba! sathAm
praNathasurEndhramoULipalithankaraNA: kiraNA:

Oh Paaduka! The lustre from Your pearls, white like the wave-front of 
the Ganga waters, would turn grey, the hair of the Deva chiefs, who 
bow. But then how is it that you are also capable of rendering Sadhus 
free from old age or death? (By Your grace, Sadhus attain Moksha 
without undergoing the travails like old age).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 656

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Lord's PaadhukE! Those who
recieve Your pearl's lustrous white rays attain the status of DevAs ,
who are free from aging and death. Even the DevAs find that their 
hair color becomes white on contact with the white brilliance of 
Your pearl's rays , although that is not indicative of their 
attaining old age. The whiteness of Your pearl's rays are even
more white than the color of the waves of river Ganga.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The lustre of the pearls from
the Paadhukais falls on the heads of the devotees with bent heads
to recieve them . The lustre of the pearls grants the blessed 
devotee with MokshAnugraham. 

3)Oh PaadhukE! The size of the pearls on You are big ( Tava 
pruTula moukthikarathnabhuva:).From those pearls are generated
a white radiance that flows like the waves of the holy river
Ganga ( Moukthikarathnabhuva: prachalath amarthya sindhulaharI-
sahadharmacharA:).As those bright and beautiful rays from 
Your pearls fall on the heads of the King of DevAs and his 
retinue , their erstwhile black hairs of their heads turn 
silvery grey(praNatha SurEndra mouLi palithamkaraNA: kiraNA:).
Those very same rays fall on the devotee's head and bless
them with Moksha padhavi , which is free of aging and death
(SathAm ajaramaram padham vidhadhathE)...(V.S). 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

657. kapardhE kasyApi kshithiDharapadhathrAyiNi! thaThA
muhurgangamanyAm ksharathi thava mukthAmaNimaha:
muDhAramBha: kumBhasThalamanukalam sinchathi yaThA
nirAlambO lambhOdharakaLaBhashuNdAlachuLaka:

Oh Paaduka of the Lord! When You were placed on Siva's head, the 
brilliance of pearls created a phantom of a second Ganga stream-which 
the elephant-faced Ganesa tried to pick up with his small trunk-cup 
to pour on head as bath-all in vain! There is no water; it is a 
mirage!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan


Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 657 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukAs of the Lord , who carries
the earth! When Parama Sivan bows before Your Lord to recieve You
on His head , He keeps GangA in one corner of His head so that 
the waters of GangA do not spill on Your Lord's limbs. At that time,
the white lustre of Your pearls spreads all over His matted locks and
creates an apperance of another flood of GangA everywhere on His head.
His son GanEsA , who stands nearby attempts to reach out to these
bounteous floods on His father's head with His trunk and finds
that He can not get hold of any real water to drink. He finds 
however that his lips are also filled with that strange "water" of 
the second GangA. GaNEsa gets mystified and tries again to consume
the "water " arising out of Your pearls.

2) Oh Paadhukais of the Lord bearing BhUmi Devi ( Kshithidhara 
PadhathrAyiNi)! On the matted locks of Lord SivA fall often 
the radiant rays of Your pearls fall( kasyApi KapardhE: Tava 
mukthAmaNi maha: muhu: sinjathi). That makes it appear as though
there is yet another GangA with white floods on Lord SivA's
matted locks ( MukthAmaNi maha:anyAm GangAN TaTA ksahrathi).
Near by is the observant son of Lord SivA , VinAyakA . He is
intrigued by the radiant waters of the new GangA on His father's
head and wants to fetch a mouthful of water from this new Ganga
with His trunk and does not succeed( LambhOdar KaLabha suNDAla 
chuLaka: nirAlambha:)...(V.S). 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

658. mukundhapadharakshiNi! praguNadhIpthayasthAvakA:
ksharanthyamruthanirJharam kamapi moUkthikagranThaya:
manAgapi manIShiNO yadhanuShangiNasthathkshaNA
jjarAmaraNadhanthuram jahathi hantha thApathrayam

Oh Paaduka of the Lord! The highly dazzling pearls on You release a 
nectar-flood, which in even a trace, by contact, will remove our 
tapatrayas and obviate teh friefs of old age and death. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 658

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubahavam: " Oh Mukundha PaadhukE! The bunches 
of pearls seen on You exude a brilliant lustre , which appears like 
the immortal nectar . Strange indeed to see how the fortunate ones ,
who come in to contact with that lustre get rid of their three
afflictions that are like obstructing hills and valleys and 
become immortal like the DevAs". The three afflictions are adhyAtmic 
(sorrow arising out of disease of body and mind ), Aadhibautika
( sorrow caused by social environment ) and Adhidaivic ( sorrow
from natural calamities ) . Opposite of the state of sorrow is
that of ShAnthi or peace. Swamy Desikan says that the rays of
pearls of PaadhukAs not only lead to peaceful state of mind, but
also stops old age and death for their devotees. 


2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The inner meaning is that anyone , 
who reflects on the meanings of AzhwAr Paasurams will get rid
of their SamsArA Taapam that afflicts him . 

3)Oh Mukundha PadharakshiNi! The luster of Your rows of pearls are
ever growing (PraguNa dhIpthaya: TaavakA: moukthika panTaya:).
They genearate an indescribable flood of nectar ( Taavaka: 
moukthika panTaya: kamapi amrutha nirjjaram ksharanthi).
When even a small amount of those floods of lustre fall on 
any fortunate human's head ( ManIshINa: manaagapi yadhushankiNa:),
then they are rid of old age , death and the Taapa thrayams
( yadhanushankiNa: jarA maraNa dhunthuram thApathrayam
jahathi)...(V.S).





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

659. dhEva: shrIpadhalAkshyA thilakithasthiShTathyuparyEva thE
goUrIpAdhasarOjayAkaDhanI mUlE samAlakshyathE
itTham jalpathi dhurmadhAnmuraBhidha: shuDdhAnthachEtIjanE
prAyasthvam maNipAdhukE! prahasithA mukthAmayUKhacChalAth

Oh Manipaaduka! The maid-servants of the harem of the Lord converse 
in these terms. One says; "The great God, who bears the lac dye of 
Mahalakshmi stands on her". Another: "Sive who treasures Parvati's 
lac-dye from her feet, is below her (Paaduka) as servant!, Hearing 
all these, You laugh; that is evident in the lustre of Your pearls.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 659

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The egotistic servants 
of the private chambers of Your Lord make fun of Your Lord and 
SankarA , who is at Your feet prostrating before You. They think that 
Your Lord has on His forehead the decoration from the vegetable dye 
that adorns His Devi's feet due to Her anger over His preference for 
Your company. Your Lord with that revelatory mark is standing over 
You. Under Your feet is Your Lord's brother-in-law , Sankara , who is 
torn between You and His wife, Gowri. He wears the mark of punishment 
from Her feet for separation from Her. The dye mark from Gowri's feet 
is seen on His forehead . These two relatives stand one above You and 
another below You . You understand these thoughts of the lady 
servants of the inner chambers and with Your rays of pearls , You 
seem to send out a peel of laughter. 

2)Oh PaadhukE! It appears that you are laughing through
the lustre of pearls as you hear the playful taunts of 
the servants of MahA Lakshmi's inner chambers: " Dear 
PaadhukE! You have nothing to worry about since the One
kicked by our mistress is standing on You and the One who
pressed the feet of His wife (Parvathi) is at Your feet".

3)Oh PadhukE! The Lord of Rangam adorning the tilakam of
the red dye from MahA Lakshmi's Thiruvadi is seen standing 
tall on You ( MaNi PaadhukE! SrI padha laakshyA tilakitha:
Deva: thE uparyEva samAlakshyathE).Below You is seen the Lord
of KailAsam , who has as His wealth the red dye from the lotus-
soft feet of Parvathi ( GourI paadha sarOja yAvaka dhanI 
moolE samAlakshyathE). When the lady servants of the inner chambers
of MahA LakshmI taunt You thus , You seem to send out a peel of
laughter through the radiance of Your pearls ( IttTam SuddhAntha-
chEDijanE jalpathi Thvam mukthA mayUkha chlaath prahisithA
prAya:)...(V.S). 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

660. rangEshacharaNarakshA sA mE vidhaDhAthu shAshvathIm shuDdhim 
yanmoUkthikapraBhABhi: shvEthadhvIpamivasahyajAdhvIpam

May that Paaduka grant me sanctity, which by its pearl-lustre made 
Sriranga island another Sweta-dwipa!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 660

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: May Lord RanganAthA's PaadhukAs 
bless me with everlasting sanctity and Qualify me for Moksham ,
just as they do with the brilliance of their pearls make the island 
of Srirangam created by Cauvery river equal in color and sanctity to
the SvEtha dhvIpam, the island north of the milky ocean . 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: There is an island known as 
SvEtha dhvIpam , where every thing has a white lustre. Residents of 
this island are blessed to see the Lord with their own eyes. 
Paadhukais are enmeshed with pearls. Their lustre makes the whole of 
Srirangam filled with a brilliant white hue. May that island of 
SrIrangam blessed by the lustre of the rays of Your pearls 
banish all my sins! The land of Tamil speaking people , 
the venue of the recitation of the Tamil Prabhandhams of 
Swamy NammAzhwAr is like the sacred SvEtha DhvIpam . 

3)May the Paadhukais protecting Lord RanganAthA's Thiruvadis
banish all sins of adiyEn ( Saa RangEsa CharanarakshA mE
sAsvathIm suddhim vidhadhAthu). Through the kaanthi of 
the pearls adorning the paadhukais of the Lord , the entire
island of SrIrangam formed by the two branches of Cauveri 
becomes equal to the sacred SvEtha dhvIpam (Yath moukthika 
prabhAbhi: SahyajA dhvIpa , SvEtha dhvIpamiva )...(V.S).