Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 543. vichithravarNAm maNipAdhukE! thvAm ChandhOmayIm sAmanibhaDdhagItham munIndhrajuShtAm dhvipadhAm murArE: prathyAyikAm kAnchidrucham prathIma: Oh Manipaaduka! You resemble the Rik* in helping the envisioning of the Lord, in possessing different colours (syllables), having a free movement (a particular chandas or metre), facing a peaceful and pacifying appeal from the surrendered (being sung in Sama mould) and being worshipped (envisioned) by great sages. *The Rik is one like "brahmaNyO dhevakIputrO brahmaNyO maDhusUdhanOm" Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.SatakOpan: SlOkam 543: 1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You divide into two parts and thereby provide support for the right and left foot of Your Lord. You are like a Veda manthram in this respect, which has also many similarities to You. Both of You have independent movements ; both of You are objects of meditation by sages ; both of You bring the Lord forward; both of You have two feet. (PaadhukAs divide into the right and left foot; the Veda manthrams typically divides into two paadhams). Because of these similarities , Oh PaadhukE! I consider You as a Veda manthram singing the glories of the Lord. 2) Oh PaadhukE! You have multi-hued gems on You ( Vichithra VarNAm ) and You travel according to the wish of Your Lord ( ChandhOmayeem ) . In the matters of the utterance of auspicious messages , You are like Saama ghAnam ( Saama nibhaddha gItheem ). You are worshipped by Jn~Anis as an exalted One serving the Lord ( MunIndhra JushtAm) . You are in the form of two Paadhukais (DhvipadhAm) to protect the two feet of the Lord . The alternate meaning is: We consider You , who brings the Lord to us as Rg Veda Manthrams( MurArE: prathyAyikAm ThvAm kAnchith rucham prathIma: ). You are multihued (i-e) with many meters/chandas( Vichithra-VarNAm ThvAm chandOmayeem prathIma: ). We reognize You as defined by the svarams of Saama vEdam ( Saama nibhaddha gIthIm ThvAm ). We further salute You as discovered by manthra dhrushtAs like Vasishtar and other Vedic rishis ( MunIndhra jushtAm) and of two paadhams (DhvipadhAm) ?(V.S).
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