Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 258. charaNakamalasangAdhranganAThasya nithyam nigamaparimaLam thvam pAdhukE! nirvamanthI niyathamathishayAnA varthasE sAvarODham hrudhayamaDhivasanthIm mAlikAm vaijayanthIm Oh Paaduka Devi! You earn a previlege of exuding Vedic fragrance by Your permanent association with the Lord's lotus Feet; in this respect, You excel the Vaijayanti garland, that truly claims a vantae spot because of contact with the seraglio of Mahalakshmi. (That You are lower down does not mean inferiority; Your fragrance spreads in all directions, whereas Vaijayanti remains at one place only; it has a barrier for movement-Savarodha). Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S): 1. Sri UtthamUr Swami's anubhaavam : Here, Swami Desikan explores why the Lord's Paadhukai is superior in status to both MahA Lakshmi and the VanamAlA (Vaijayanthi garland made up of forest flowers) , which adorn the Lord's chest . He explains that the PaadhukA's association with RanganAthA's lotus feet results in them acquiring an everlasting fragrance of the VedAs ( nithya nigama parimaLam ). VedAs are forever resident at the Lord's feet and are engaged in eulogizing Him . Swami Desikan says: " Oh PaadhukE ! Your vedic fragrance spreads in all directions . In contrast , MahA Laksmi and VanamAlai have limited movement . MahA Lakshmi can not leave the Lord's chest even for a second . Hence She has perforce limited movement . Your (Paadhukai's ) is made up of the fragrance of the Lord's lotus feet and that of the VedAs. VanamAlai of the Lord can not therefore compete with Your fragrance . You have kamalA sambhandham (connection to the lotus feet of the Lord ); Vyjayanthi Maalai has kamalA asambhandham (devoid of connection to the Lord's sacred feet).That is why , Oh PaadhukE , every one wears You on their heads ! They do not wear Vyjayanthi Maalai on their heads because they recognize that it belongs to the Lord's'chest. Your reputation is uncontested ". 2. Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! Both MahA LakshmI and Vyjayanthi Maalai adorn the chest of the Lord. You have Veda parimaLam due to the sambhandham of the Lord's Thiruvadi . VanamAlai has no such sambhandham with the Lord's Thiruvadi and hence it can not compete with the Paadhukais in the matter of veda parimaLam . 3.Swami Desikan points out that the Paadukais have the association with the Lord's lotus feet ( RanganAthasya CharaNa kamala sangham ). That results in the Paadhukais spreading always the Veda ParimaLam in all directions ( Thvam nigama parimalam nirvamanthi). As a result , the Paadhukais exceeds the fragrance of the Vaijayanthi maalai made up of the wild flowers of the forest (thvaam vaijayanthIm maalikAm athisayAnA varthasE )...V.S
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