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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


632. thrayyanthaharmyathalavarNasuDhAyithEna
jyOthsnAvikalpitharuchA maNipAdhukE! thvam
mukthAmayI muraBhidhanGhrisarOjaBhAjAm
varNEna thE shamayasIva sathAmavarNam

Oh Manipaaduka! You are in a surfeit of the pearls. The overall white 
lustre simulates moonlight. And You remove, by this effulgence, the 
strain or stigma of those who, however, have resorted to the Lord's 
Feet; by reason of this effect, I guess it would suffice to white-
wash the mansions of Vedantas!
(Sudha in this verse means white-wash, lime, mortar, etc.)

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Specail Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S)

SlOkam 632

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhaavm: In this slOkam , Swamy Desikan 
touches on an important doctrine regarding the approach of the Lord's 
holy feet. This doctrine establishes that one should not approach 
the Lord's holy feet for self-surrender (Saranagathi)without first 
approaching the PaadhukAs; similarly, one should not surrender unto 
the Lord directly without going through one's Acharya. The PaadhukAs 
are none other than Swamy NammAzhwAr, the Acharyaa of Acharyaas. The 
blemishes in surrender are removed by the PaadhukAs through its 
lustre arising from its pearls. In this context, Swamy Desikan 
says: " Oh PaadhukE! Your thick rows of pearls resemble the radiance 
of the moon's rays and shine on the upper floors of the manions of 
VedAs. The white brilliance of Your pearls imparts its whiteness to 
the walls of VedAntha, just as white plaster provides its lustre to 
the ordinary walls of the mansions. Through the white radiance of 
Your pearls , You remove the defects and discolorations of the 
people , who surrender at the the lotus feet of Your Lord."

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhaam : Oh PaadhukE! The briliant white 
lustre from Your pearls is like the radiant rays of the Moon. That
reminds adiyEn of the white paint covering the walls of the 
upparikais of Upanishads. When that radiance from Your pearls fall on 
the bhakthAs assembled to worship your Lord, all of their blemishes 
are removed. The inner meaning is that the true meanings of the 
Upanishads are comprehended from the recitation of the ThiruvAimozhi 
Paasurams.

3. Oh PaahdukE ! You are embellished fully with rows of
pearls ( MaNi PaadhukE! Thvam MukthAmayI). You are like 
the beautiful white paint for the walls of the mansions of
the Upanishads ( Thvam Thrayyantha harmyatala Varnasudha iva).
There You resemble the cool and white rays of the Moon 
(JyOthsnA kalpitha ruchA). With that white radiance of
Your pearls , You remove the defects of those , who approach
the lotus feet of Your Lord( thE varNEna Murabhith 
angri-sarOjabhAjAm sathAm avarnam samayasIva).It is a beautiful 
statement by Swamy Desikan: "thE varNEna (sathAm) avarNam 
samayasi". 






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