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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

665. prasAdhayanthI maNipAdhukE! thvam vikshEpayOgEna vihAravElAm
harinmanOjnyA harikAnthisinDhO: sandhrushyasE shaIvalamanjarIva

Oh Manipaaduka! When the Lord takes a walk, with You in His Feet, He 
enjoys the walk. The walk-gait makes Him an ocean of charm. To that 
ocean the green herbal cleaner-the sea moss-is the radiance from Your 
emeralds. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 665: Oh MaNi PaadhukE! Through Your beautiful steps , 
You cleanse the places , where You come in to contact .Through 
Your emeralds , Your green color is bewitching to behold. 
You join with the pond of Lord's lustre and You cleanse 
the waters through Your contact and make them fit for
the residence of Your Lord. You are very similar in these
attributes to the Saivala plant ,which has a cleansing 
effect on the muddy ponds .

Swamy Desikan compares the green emerald's attributes
to that of the green moss like plant (Saivalam ) growing 
in ponds . Both are beautiful to look at and have a pleasing
color. Both cleanse their environments , when they come in to
contact with blemishes . SaivalA plant cleanses the dirty waters 
of the ponds. Emerald rays arising from the PaadhukAs cleanse
the samsAric afflictions and the sins of people. 

2) The Lord's beauty is like a vast "shoreless" ocean.
The beautiful rays from the emeralds adorning His sacred
feet are like the velampAsi ( the dense bunch green moss )
on top of that ocean of the Lord's beauty .The presence of 
VelampAsi in ponds clears the water from any muddy apperance 
and is therefore considered beneficial .

The inner meaning is that the Lord gets mighty angry ,
when the sentient beings trespass the injunctions
outlined in His SaasthrAs. He becomes agitated.
In that mood , He thinks of punishing the offenders. 
At that time , Swamy NammAzhwAr (SaThAri Soori) intervene 
and calms down the anger of the Lord .

3) The key word in this slOkam is "prasAdhayanthi".
The green rays of the emerald delight the Lord and 
reduces the anger of the lord and puts Him in
a benovolent disposition. The lord practises 
"vikshEpa yOgam " or the act of placement of His
sacred Thiruvadi in the emerald gem adorned 
Paadhukais. That generates a delightful 
experience (ManOj~nam)for Him . Oh PaadhukE!
You shine then as the beautiful assembly of
green moss ( saivala manjarIva dhrusyathE) 
for the Ocean of beauty ( Hari Kaanthi sindhO:)
that the Lord is ! You delight Him thus 
(prasAdayanthi) through the brilliant green 
lustre of Your emerald gems ...(V.S).







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