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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

855. nirmruShtagAthraruchirA maNipAdhukE! thavm
snAthAnulEpasuraBhirnavamAlyachithrA 
prApthE vihArasamayE BhajasE murArE:
pAdhAravindhapariBhOgamananyalaBhyam

Oh Manipaaduka! Well-polished with cloth, You appear lucid in lustre. 
You get the water-ablution; then sandal-paste application, then 
decoration with flower-garlands. You start on Your role, whether the 
Lord goes on a stroll or for a sport. At the appropriate time, You 
are united with the Feet. The Foot-Duet is Your spouse; You enjoy 
conjugal pleasure with him. This previlege- of union with the Foot-
Duet, a spouse-is not given to any other appurtenance of the Lord, 
which is all mere ornament. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 855

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : In the previous verse , 
Swamy Desikan pointed out the close relationship between
the PaadhukAs and the Lord's feet. Here, He describes 
the PaadhukAs as the mistress , who enjoys along with Her
Lord , the pleasures of bathing , decoration with flowers and 
smearing with scented powders. Oh PaadhukE ! You are indeed
His dear mistress. No other property of Your Lord achieves Your
status. Swamy Desikan says: " Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! after Your sacred 
bath, Your servants wipe You dry. They sprinkle on You scented
powders. They cover You with garlands containing fresh and
beautiful flowers . You set out with Your Lord on His jaunts. 
This way , You stand out as His dearest mistress . Your status 
is never achieved by any other jewelery(aabharaNam) of the Lord ". 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:PerumAL enjoys the companionship of 
AzhwAr (SaThAri Soori) as His wedded wife. The realtionship of SaThAri
to the Lord is even loftier than the relationship of the Lord with 
His Devi, MahA Lakshmi. In the world , the relationship between an 
Utthama Purushan and his pathivrathA (Chaste) wife is accorded the 
highest status. There is nothing that is comparable to that superior 
relationship.

3) Oh MaNI PaadhukE ! You shine beautiful with Your body that has been
dried after Your sacred bath ( Thvam nirmrushta gaathra ruchirA ). 
You have been the beneficiary of Thirumanjanam ( SnAthA ) and 
thereafter You have been adorned with sandal paste and fragrant 
garlands ( anulEpa surabhi: nava mAlya chithrA). Oh PaadhukE ! When 
the time comes for sport ( VihAra samayE prApthE sathi ) , You enjoy 
a rare and incomparable status of delight through the BhOgam 
with Your Lord's lotus feet ( ananya-labhyam MurArE: PaadhAravindha 
paribhOgam bhajasE )...(V.S) .







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