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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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