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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

671. dharapariNathadhUrvAvallarInirvishEShaI:
marathakashakalAnAm mAmsalaIramshujAlaI:
pashupathiviDhruthA thvam thasya pANoU niShaNNam
maDhuripupadharakshE! vanchayasyENashAbham

Oh Paaduka! When You were worn on the head by Siva, the small emerald 
pieces on You give out an effulgence of green hue almost as it were a 
little ripened Doorva grass (Aruhampul), which tempts the deer on 
Siva's hand to jump!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan


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

SlOkam 671

1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Madhusoodhana PaadhukE! 
When Rudran wears You on His head , Your emerald rays enter
His matted locks. The little deer on one of His hands 
mistakes the green bundle as a heap of panic grass
(aruham pul ) and tries to eat it.

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The little deer on one 
of the hands of Lord Sivan mistakes the green rays falling
on the matted locks of its Lord to be a bunch of edible 
tender grass and is diappointed that it can not be eaten .
You end up cheating that poor deer! 

3)Oh Madhuripu PaadharakshE! Lord Sivan wears You on
His head ( Pasupathi vidhruthA Thvam). The assembly of
rays arising from You appear like freshly sprouted ,
thick bunch of panic grass ( dharapariNatha dhUrvAvallarI
nirvisEshai: maamsaLai: marataka-sakalAnAm jaalai iva ).
The little deer on the hand of Lord Sivan (Tasya paaNou
nishaNNam yENasABham ) lunges at that "panic grass heap"
and is disappointed to find that it is not eatable .
It gets cheated by You ( Thvam yENasABham vanchayasi)..(V.S).








Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

672. haricharaNasarOjanyAsayOgyam BhavathyAa:
praguNaBhilaShanthyO varNalABham thuLasya:
prathidhinamupahAraI: pAdhukE! ThAvakAnAm
marakathashakalAnAmAshrayanthE mayUKhAn

Oh Paaduka! The Tulasi leaves cast on the Lord's Feet earn the green 
radiance of the emeralds, nevertheless, what they yearn for is the 
kind of perfection in colour and right choice of caste-denomination, 
so that they can also deserve the Lord's Feet inserted in them (as 
in Paaduka).

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

SlOkam 672

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! TuLasi plants
desirous of getting the blessings of having Lord's holy feet
on them like You , obtain the green color of Your emeralds .

Swamy Desikan states that the TuLasi plants are anxious to get
the dark green color for their leaves so that they can match 
those of the emeralds on Lord's PaadhukAs in the hope that 
it would help to qualify them for closer association with 
Lord RanganAthan , just like the emeralds on the Paadhukais.

2)Tulasi looks at the emerald gems and their green hue
which have the fitness to be associated with the Lord's
lotus soft Thiruvadi (Hari charaNa sarOja nyAsa yOgyam 
pragunam).Tulasi also wants to have that bhAgyam of 
nyAsa yOgyam. Every day , the TuLasi desires to attain 
the same hue as the emrald gems and places on Lord's Thiruvadi 
its own leaves ( BhavanthyA: varNa lAbham abilashanthya: 
prathidinam upaharai: aasrayanthE). Oh PaadhukE! The Tulasi 
leaves thus take refuge in the pieces of emelralds adorning 
You to fulfil their desire ( TaavakAnAm marataka mayUkhAn 
aasrayanthE)...(V.S) 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

673. harithamaNimayUKhaIranjithADhyAthmaganDhaI:
dhishasi charaNarakshE! jAthakoUthUhalA thvam
dhanujamaThanalIlAdhArikANAmudhArAm
dhamanakadhaLapankthim dhEvi! moULoU shruthInAm

Oh Paaduka! You in Your great enthusiasm, direct the effulgent 
radiations of the emeralds, themselves being fragrant with Vedic 
aroma, on the Veda-dolls, so that it looks like Damanaka 
(Marikkozhundu) loops.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 673:

1) UtthamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: Oh Devi PaadhukE! You impart
the fragrance of VedAntha to Your emerald gems and make them 
become the mantrAs and attach them as maidens in front of You.
As a result of Your service , the propensity for evil decreases 
and the righteousness grows in the world and the whole universe 
benefits . The daughters (maiden) of the wife of the Lord 
responsible for His playful activities (leelAs) , (i-e).,
Veda KumAris help the Lord thus to hold the title of 
the slayer of asurAs (evil). 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! On You
are enmeshed the emerald gems. Their lustre falls 
always on the heads of Veda sundaris playing with 
the Lord. That scene reminds one of the adornment 
with the tender green marukkozhundhu known for its
fragrance. In their lustres , the Upanishads gain
their fragrance(i.e) the Upanishads celebrate that
unique lustre. 

3) Oh the Paadukais of the lord , who slays
the asurAs ( Danuja MaTana CharaNa rakshE)! 
Your emeralds and the splendid green rays
emanating from the emeralds (harimaNi MayUkhA:)have
the frgrance of Upanishads ( harimaNi mayUkhai:
anjitha adhyAthma gandham).You become joyous
(Thvam jaatha kouthUhalA) as a result. Those emerald 
rays fall on the roots of the tresses on the head of 
the Veda Sundaris and gives the appearance of rows 
of green fields( sruthInAm mouLou damanakadhala
pankthim disasi)...(V.S).









Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


674. aDhigathabahushAKhaIrashmagarBhaprasUthaI:
maDhuripupadharakshE! mEchakaIramshujAlaI:
anitharasharaNAnAm nUnamAraNyakAnAm
kimapi janayasi thvam kIchakAraNyadhurgam

Oh Paaduka! The green multifaceted effulgence from Your emerald gems 
can create a fortress of bamboo forest, which can provide a safe 
asylum to the Vedas (named usually Aranyakas) and helpless forest-
dwellers. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 674:

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan compares 
the green lustre of the emeralds of the Paadhukais to 
a green fortification that protects VedAs and Upanishads. 
He says: " Oh Madhusoodhana PaadhukE! You protect the helpless
forest dwellers (VedAs and Upanishads) just as the dense 
thickets of bamboos interlock with each other and protect 
those who reside inside the bamboo forest . You are even
better than the bamboos in strength. They are only strong 
at skin levels (superficially) and are weak in their
interiors.You are in contrast strong both inside and 
outside and with Your interlocking green rays like
the many interlocking branches of bamboos serve like
an impenetrable green forest for the VedAs and Upanishads.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:VedAs have a lot of
dangers from those , who misintrepret them. Our Lord has 
to protect the VedAs from these dangers. With AzhwAr's 
paasurams, our Lord makes it easy for every one to
comprehend the true meanings of the VedAs and saves
them from any misfortunes that may come their way.

3)Swamy Desikan refers here to an impenetrable forest
of Bamboos ( kimapi keechakAraNya dhurgam janayasi)
that is created by the many branched rays emanating
from the emeralds on the Paadhukais of the Lord 
( Thvam adhigatha bahu Saakhai: mEchakai: asmagarbha
prasUthai: amsu jAlai: kimapi dhurgam janayasi). 
What is this green , impenetrable fort and what is it
for? It is the interlocking rays of emralds forming 
an impenetrable bamboo forest (fort ) that protects 
the dwellers of this forest (VedAs), which have no
others to protect them ( anitharasaraNAnAm aaraNyakAnAm
keechakAraNya dhurgam janayasi)...(V.S). 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


675. prachuranigamashAKhAm pAdhukE! rangiNasthvAm
charaNanaKhamayUKhaIschArupuShpAnubanDhAm
marathakadhaLaramyAm manmahE sancharanthIm
kanakasaridhanUpE kAnchidhudhyAnalakshmIm

Oh Paaduka! You are a veritable garden on the banks of the river 
Kaveri. Vedasakhas are the tree branches; the lustre emitted by the 
nails constitutes the flowers; the emerald gems would look like green 
herbs.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 675:

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You are like 
a beautiful moving garden seen on the banks of river
Cauveri. The different branches of VedAs are Your branches.
Your emerald rays are the green leaves of the trees 
in that garden. The rays emanating from Your Lord's feet
are the blossoms of those trees. You are indeed a treasured 
garden that is mobile compared to other gardens that stay
put in place.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When we
look at You , we recall a resident goddess (adhishtAna
dEvathai) of an UdhyAna vanam on the banks of CauvEri river 
that is fit for the sport of Lord RanganAthA. The VedAs that 
eulogize You are like the branches of trees in that sporting
garden. The radiant white toe nails of the Lord are like 
the flowers of the trees in that garden. The emeralds 
with their green hues are like the leaves of the trees
there. 

3)Oh PaadhukE! The beautiful green leaves (emeralds )
on You reminds me of an UdhyAna Lakshmi on the wet 
shore of the river Cauveri ( Marataka dhala ramyAm 
ThvAm Kanakasarith anUpE sancharanthIm kaanchith 
UdhyAna LakshmIm manmahE). The nails on the Thiruvadis
of the Lord are like the assembly of white flowers 
( RangiNa: CharaNa nakha mayUkai: chAru pushpAnubhandhAm
Marataka dhala RamyAm ThvAM).Oh PaadhukE! with the dense
branches having abundant leaves and flowers, You remind
us of a mobile adhishtAna dEvathai for the udhyAna vanam
on the banks of the river CauvEri at Srirangam..(V.S) 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

676. naKhakiraNanikAyaIrnithyamAvirmruNAlE
mahitharasavishEShE mEchakaIramshuBhisthE
parikalayasi ramyAm pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:
padhakamalasamIpE padhminIpathrapankthim

Oh Paaduka! The Lord's foot-nails give an effulgence as a streak, 
which is the stalk; the two feet of the Lord with their lovable 
nectar-flow are the lotuses and the green halo transmitted are the 
green lotus leaves-thus creating an imagery of a lotus pond.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

slOkam 676:

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! with 
the combination of Your emerald rays , the proximity of Your 
Lord's blessed feet and its radiant toe nails , Your emeralds 
appear like rows of lotus leaves in a lotus pond. The white 
cluster of rays originating from Your Lord's toe nails 
look like the white stems of lotus ; the sweet and celebrated
honey flowing from the holy feet of Your Lord appears 
like the waters of the lotus pond. In this analogy , Lord's
holy feet are the twin lotuses.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! PerumAL's
Thiruvadi reminds one of the beautiful, soft petaled lotus.
The lustre arising from the toe nails of the lord reminds
one of the white lotus stems culminating in the leaves .
The green hue of the emeralds makes us recall the green 
lotus leaves of the pond.The preethi for the Thiruvadis
of the Lord is like the water in which the lotus sprouts
and shines.

3) Oh PaadhukE! You generate the rows of green lotus leaves
through Your green radiance emanating from Your emralds
( PaadhukE! tE mEchakai: amsubhi: ramyAm padhminipathra
pankthim parikalayasi). You are near the Tiruvadis of
the Lord of Srirangam ( Rangabharthu: padha kamala
sameepE tE Padhmini pathra pankthim parikalayasi).
For those rows of lotus leaves arising from the radiance
of Your emeralds , the white stem is the radiance 
generated by Your Lord's toe nails ( Rangabharthu: 
nakha kiraNa nikAyai: nithyam aavi: mruNALE ). 
The water in which those lotus stem and leaves 
thrive is the Thiruvadi of the Lord ( mahitha
rasavisEshE Rangabharthu: padha Kamala:)...(V.S). 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

677. animiShayuvathInAmArthanAdhOpashAnthyaI
thvayi vinihithapAdhE lIlayA ranganAThE
dhaDhathi charaNarakshE! dhaIthyasoUDhAni nUnam
marathakaruchiBhisthE mankshu dhUrvAnkurANi

Oh Paaduka! On pathetic appeals from womenfolk of the Deva race, the 
Lord stepped into You for action. That very moment the mansions of 
the asuras became desolate and green grass grew, as it were, on the 
once-occupied palaces-this is because of the resplendent impact from 
the emeralds on You. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S)

SlOkam 677

1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam :Oh PaadhukE! When RanganAtha 
responds to the cries of the wives of suffering dEvAs and 
starts on His journey on You to destroy the asurAs , 
the green rays from Your emeralds make panic grass grow
on the former palaces of the asurAs. Swamy Desikan hints that 
the spread of the green rays from the emeralds on the houses
of the asurAs made them look like they were in ruins and 
the green grass had already grown over those abandoned and 
destroyed areas.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that 
the clear comprehension of the meanings of Swamy NammAzwAr's
paasurams destroys desire, anger, egotism and lust in people.
These asuras are killed and the auspicious guNAs like Saanthi, 
detatchment from worldly desires , compassion for others
in trouble , forbearance grow in people.

3)The wives of devAs wail aloud about the sufferings of
their husbands from the asurAs. The Lord of Srirangam 
hears these sounds and travels on You sportingly to destroy 
the asurAs to provide relief for the wives of the devAs
( RanganATE animisha-yuvatheenAm aarthanAdhOpasAnthyai 
Thvayi leelayaa vinihitha paadha:). As the green rays of 
Your emeralds fall on the palatial houses , immediately 
the panic grass begin to grow on them ( mangshu dhaithya
soudhAni tE marataka ruchibhi: dhurvAnkurANi dhadhathi ).
This is for sure (noonam)...(V.S). 





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


678. vipulathamamahOBhirvIthadhOShAnuShangam
vilasadhuparinaIlyam dhEvi! viShNO: padham thath
pruThumarathakadhrushyAm prApya pAdhAvani! thvAm
prakatayathi samanthAth samprayOgam haridhBhi:

Oh Paaduka! (Vishnupada means both the Lord's Feet and the sky). The 
Lord's Feet by the dazzling radiance can cut off the sin-contact of 
their devotess. The blue hue of the Lord's body pervades the upper 
horizons. (The sky is vast-looking in daytime; the night-contact 
appears to contract it and make it look dark) 

The presence of emeralds with their green effulgence propagating in 
all directions too, establishes a contact with all space and all 
directions. (For the sky, too, dazzle of the green gem directs as it 
were, the green horses in all directions unlike the horses of the sun 
taking the prescribed path.)

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S) 

SlOkam 678

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! RanganAthA's
sacred feet known as VishNu paadhams have a supremely 
matchless lustre with a blue hue on its upper side.
The association of VishNu paadhams with the green rays
of Your emerald gems makes it possible for the lustre of
the paadhams to spread in all directions and establish 
their connections with all green (living) objects.
VishNu paadham also means aakAsam or the blue sky.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: When the Lord wears 
the Paadhukais , the green hue of their emeralds
spreads in all directions.Even the sky takes on the green 
hue during the day. The inner meaning is that after
Swamy NammAzhwAr's compositions ,all poeple became 
devoted to the Lord.

3)Oh PaadhukE! The Lord's body has a dark bluish hue 
that is supremely blemishless (vipulathama mahObhi:
veetha dhOsha anushangam nailyam).That glorious feet of 
the Lord with its natural bluish hue gets united now with 
the green rays from Your emeralds as the Lord wears You
( Tath Nailyam VishNO: padham pruTu marataka dhrusyAm ThvAM 
prApya). What is the effect of this union (SamprayOgam)? 
All around , the green rays spread and make every thing look
green. Even the bluish sky transforms in to a dark greenish
color during the day time , which makes one wonder whether 
the night has set (ahObhi: vipulatamam dhOshA Haridhbi:)..(V.S). 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

679. padhmABhUmyO: praNayasaraNiryathra paryAyahInA
yathsansargAdhanaGhacharithA: pAdhukE! kAmachArA:
thArAsaktham thamiha tharuNam prINayathO jarathyO
nithyashyAmAsthava marathakaIrnUnamAmnAyavAcha:

Oh Paaduka! The Lord enjoys love-sport with His consorts in an 
unparalleled manner, without any limitation of time or space applying 
restriction. Those who adhere to Him become blameless therefrom, 
though they were licentious and sinners previously; they become 
liberated and free and unfettered Kamacharas in His world. He is ever-
youthful and engaged in sport with consorts. Rather He resides firmly 
in the Pranava mantra. 

The Lord of the ever-youthful vigour, Vedic sayings-old and hoary by 
antiquity-praise. But these Vedic expressions would surely acquire 
and ever-young, ever-fresh, green complexion when once the 
luminescence from Your green gems fall on them.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S)

SlOkam 679

1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The pleasure that
RanganAtha gets from listening to the songs of the VedAs 
about the glory of Your emeralds exceeds even the pleasure 
He recieves through His companionship with SrI Devi, BhUmi Devi 
and Nappinnai and all the maidens of BrindAvanam. Ancient(old) 
VedAs through their praise of Your emralds regain their youth 
and serve Your ever-youthful Lord , who transforms the lust-driven , 
wilful people in to sinless devotees . Swamy desikan refers 
here to the blessings conferred by the rays of emeralds as 
"nithya shyAma anubhavam" or eternal youthfulness or a state 
of forever being green.Swamy points out that those who worship 
the PaadhukAs attain the nithya shyAma anubhavam.

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! MahA Lakshmi,
BhU dEvi and the five laks of gOpa shtrees display great
affection (preethi) for the Lord , who is eternally young 
(nithya yuvA /iLankumaran). That eternally young Lord has
great affection for the old lady of Vedam.When the green 
rays of emeralds fall on the old ladies of Vedam , they 
get transformed in to young girls. ShyAmA means dark green 
as well as a young girl.

3)The eternally young PerumAL is associated with PraNavam 
( ThAra aasaktham tamm taruNam). The ways of love of both 
SrI Devi and Bhumi Devi to that nithya yuvA is competitively 
uneven ( Yathra PadhmA-bhUmyO: praNaya sariNa: paryAyaheenA).
The intensely passionate Gopis driven by their love for Him 
broke even saasthraic injunctions in their display of affection
for that nithya yuvA and became blemishless as a result
of their union with Him ( KaamachArA: yathsargAth anaga 
charithA: ).The Vedas are old (ancient)ladies ( Jarathya:
aamnAyavAcha:). Oh PaadhukE! When the green rays from 
your emerlads fall on them (old VedAs), they get transformed 
in to youthful girls and please the Lord ( Tava maratakai:
nithyashyAmA: preenayanthE)..(V.S).





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

680. sThalakamalinIva kAchiccharaNAvani! BhAsi kamalavAsinyA:
yanmarathakadhaLamaDhyE ya: kaschidhAsoU samIkshyathE shoUri:

Oh Paaduka! Mahalakshmi loves to reside in a lotus. You have now 
provided a forest of lotus leaves in the emerald gems; amidst them 
there is a green creeper going upwards-which is the Lord. (Lakshmi 
chooses a lotus flower as it blossoms out).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 680

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! You appear like 
the matchless land lotus of Sri Devi , who resides on a water
lotus. Your Lord is seen amidst the leaves of emeralds adorning
You on all sides as another ordinary object belonging to Sri Devi.
Swamy Desikan mentions here that the Lord with the emrald hue 
blends perfectly with the green leaves of lotus ( emeralds on 
the Paadhukais)and looks like another lotus leaf.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When one looks
at You, it is like a site , where the land lotuses have
blossomed. The emeralds on You give the impression of
green lotus leaves.The PerumAL in association with You
looks like another green leaf among the forest of leaves. 

3)Oh PaadhukE! You appear like an indescribable land lotus
for the lady , who lives on the red lotus ( Thvam KamalavAsinyA:
kaachith sTala-kamalaaneeva bhAsi). The Lord appears like another
leaf among the emeralds , which look like green lotus leaves 
themselves( Yath Marataka dhaLa madhyE kascchith asou Souri:
sameekshyathE)..(V.S). 

Marataka Paddhathi sampoorNam