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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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