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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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


661. vandhE gAruthmathIm vrutthyA maNisthOmaIscha pAdhukAm
yayA nithyam thuLasyEva harithathvam prakAshyathE

I pay obeisance to Paaduka, inset with green gems-emerals-which have 
Garuda as their devata. Both Paaduka and Garuda are alike in their 
duty assignment and in appearance/constitution. Paaduka resembles 
Tulasi too. Whereas Paaduka exhibits Hari-tatva-(the principle called 
Hari), Tulasi exhibits Harita-tatva (the greennenss).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

We are commencing the Marakatha Paddhathi now.
There are 20 slOkams in this chapter, which extoll
the glories of the Emeralds adorning the PaadhukAs 
of the Lord. Swamy Desikan explores the relations 
between the green color of the Emeralds and GarudA , 
TuLasi , panic grass (aruham pul ) and other entities
with a green color in tis paddhathi.

1) UtthamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: I bow unto the PaadhukAs ,
which have a lot in common with GarudA in the areas of 
their respective duties and the colored gems that 
they like to wear. The PaadhukAs elaborate on the verdure or 
Hari Tatthvam , just as TuLasi does. I offer my salutations 
to GarudA and TuLasi , the peers of PaadhukAs in their
attributes.

Our Lord travels on GarudA , just as He travels on
the PaadhukAs. GarudA is the patron deity of emerald
gem and latter are seen on the PaadhukAs of the Lord .

There are two similarities between the Paadhukais 
and GarudA : (1) Both GarudA and the PaadhukAs announce 
the arrival of thier Lord through their presence. 
(2)GarudA and the Paadhukais have a common feature with 
the sacred TuLasi worn from head to foot by the Lord 
in the form of TuLasi garlands. Lord's identity is
revealed from the TuLasi that is seen on His limbs.

>From its haritham (green hue) , TuLasi is said to
have verdure or greenishness (Haritatthvam). Both GarudA 
and the Paadhukais transport the Lord , who is richly 
adorned with the green TuLasi leaves . The emeralds on 
the Paadhukais and the presiding deity for the green
hued emeralds(Garudan) also show thus the Hari Tatthvam like 
Tulasi. All these three seem to elaborate on Hari Tatthvam.
The poetic genius of Swamy Desikan and his uncanny ability 
to play with the multiple meanings of words are made 
abundantly clear here.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The Paadhukais do the work of
Garudan.There is however a distinction. When Paadhukais transport 
the Lord over His Raaja veedhis , it brings the Lord close to all,
who can not come into the temple for different reasons and makes Him 
readily accessible to one and all .When the Lord travels on 
the back of Garudan and moves around in the sky , He is not easy to
see and enjoy. Emeralds of Paadhukai like TuLasi is green 
and is endowed with purity (parisuddham). Like TuLasi , 
the emeralds on the Paadhukais chase away the sins of 
janthus and blesses one with auspiciousness. Swamy Desikan 
salutes such a sacred Paadhukai with emeralds . Garuda Pacchai is 
another name for emeralds. Garudan stands for Vedams .
Swamy NammAzhwAr has created the Tamizh Vedam of 
Thiruvaimozhi to bring the anubhavam of perumAL close
to one and all .It is difficult to comprehend 
the meanings of Sanskritic Vedams. Swamy NammazhwAr has 
distilled however the clear meanings of the vedams 
(Saaraarthams)like the glow of the emerald gem .

3)"VandhE PaadhukAm " says Swamy Desikan here and qualifies those
Paadhukais as being close to Garudan by occupation( VrutthyA )
and by the assembly of emerald gems( MaNi SthOmai: saha).
Those paadhukais reveal always the Hari tatthvam just like
TuLasi ( yayA PaadhukayA TuLasyEva nithyam Hari Tatthvam
PrakAsyathE )...(V.S). 









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