Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 731. kalyANaprakruthim vandhE BhajanthIm kAnchanashriyam padhArhAm pAdhukAm shoUrE: padha Eva nivEshithAm I worship the Paaduka, made of gold, of unique auspiciousness, suited to the Lord's Feet; the Paaduka is an affluence-mark. Like Mahalakshmi, the Paaduka too acquires a place in His body. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S): Kaanchana Paddhathi There are twenty verses in this section known as Kaanchana Paddhathi . After focusing on the different kinds of the gems adorning the Paadhukais , Swamy Desikan shifts his attention now to the Gold on which the gems are embedded . SlOkam 731 1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: I salute the most auspicious Paadhukais made of gold . It has limitless glories. I salute the Padhukais , which protect the matchless feet of the Lord ; those Paadhukais also sat on the royal throne at AyOddhi. 2) SrImath Andan's anubhavam:Here Swamy Desikan describes the golden roopam of the Paadhukais. It is made up of gold. Its lustre is incomparable. Since the Paadhukais have a vaibhavam matching that of the Lord's sacred feet , He is adorning them on His illustrious feet. On the Chest of the Lord is Vakshasthala Lakshmi. When one looks at the golden Paadhukai , one sees another MahA Lakshmi , who is superior even to the Vakshasthala Lakshmi residing at the Lord's sacred feet . Since the Paadhukai is fit for the sthAnam of the Lord , Raamachandran blessed the Paadhukai with the gift of His sthAnam itself. The inner meaning here is that the Jn~Anam, OudhAryam and DayA of a SadAchAryan are matchless. Even Bhagavaan is unable to quantify the auspicious qualities of His SadAchAryans precisely. Therefore , Our Lord maintains the AchAryAs at the level of His own SthAnam. PerumAL incarnates therefore as SadAchAryan. That is why Swamy Desikan says: " There is no doubt about a sishyan realizing Moksha anugraham, once he has sought the protection of a SadAchAryan. Those who do not have SadAchArya sambhandham will not be invited by the Lord to His Saayujyam , even if they may have all the superior Aathma GuNams". 3)Swamy Desikan describes the Paadhukais as "KalyANa prakrutheem " ( as having the natural disposition of causing auspiciousness to the world and its people). "KalyANa prakrutheem " also refers to the Paadhukais made of Gold. Its lustre has indescribable beauty ( Kaanchana Sriyam). Kaanachana means gold. Kaanchana SriYam can also refer to the Paadhukais having the lustre arising from its golden form . I salute those Paadhukais (SourE: PaadhukAm vandhE), which is a close fit for the sacred feet of the Lord ( padhArham) and is placed at that lofty sthAnam( padha yEva nivEsithAm) by the Lord Himself.
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