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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

742. viharathi puLinEShu thvathsaKhE ranganAThE
kanakasaridhiyam thE pAdhukE! hEmaDhAmnA
vahathi salilakELIsrasthachOLAvarODha-
sthanakalashaharidhrApankapingAmavasThAm

Oh Paaduka! When Lord Ranganatha walks near the sand-dunes on the 
river Kaveri, Your golden colour gets projected on to the waters, 
making one wonder whether it was from a yellow pigment from the 
breasts of the ladies of the Chola harem, enjoying water-sport.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 742

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE! When RanganAthA
travels with Your help on the sand dunes of river Cauvery 
for engaging in water sports , Your golden lustre falls on 
the river and makes its water , golden yellow. That special yellow 
color reminds us of the turmeric paste from the breast region of 
the beautiful women of ChOLa dEsa that gets admixed with the waters
of Cauveri to cause that unique hue to the river.

The words to cuase that unique hue to the waters of the river is :
" ChOLaavaarodha sthana kalasa". These words have been intrepreted 
in many ways. According to one , the turmeric paste causing 
the yellow color is originating from the breast region of
the ChOLA ladies taking their bath in the river. According to
another tradition , these words connect the origin of this color to
the ladies of the inner chambers of the Lord engaged in water
sports (spraying colored waters containing turmeric ) with Him.
According to yet another intrepretation, AaNDAL is identified 
as the consort of responsible for the mixing of the turmeric
paste from Her body.

(2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! When one witnesses
the golden hue from You spreading and enveloping the Cauvery river
as Your Lord moves around the sand banks of the river, one is 
reminded of the scene of the Jala Kreedai of the King of ChOLa
desam in the river with his many consorts . At that time ,
the turmeric powder worn on the bodies of the consorts
dissolves in to the waters of the river and creates 
a golden hue to the waters of Cauvery. 

(3)The Lord arrives at the sand banks of Cauvery
adorning You on His sacred feet ( Thvath-sakhE 
RanganATE puLinEshu viharathi). This cauvery river 
(iyam Kanakasarith) gets admixed with Your golden
hue ( iyam Kanaka sarith tE hEma dhAmnA ) and
attains a golden hue (pingAm avasTAm vahathi).
That reminds one of the scene of the ChOLa RaajA
enjoying his Jala Kreedai with his dEvis and
the dissolution (in Cauvery waters) of the turmeric 
paste that adorned the big breasts of the ladies
of the inner chamber of the king( salila kELI srastha 
ChOLa avarOdha sthana-kalasa haridhrapanka pingAm
avasTAm vahathi)..V.S 





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