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SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Dear Bhaktas,

Due to an inadvertent error on adiyen's part the special notes by 
Sriman V. Satakopan Swamin, for verse 750 did not appear along with 
the post. Hence, adiyen is re-transmitting verse number 750. Sorry 
for the inconvenience caused to Bhaktas.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan
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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

750. prajvalithapanchahEthirhiraNmayIm thvAm hiraNyavilayArha:
Avahathu jAthavEdhA: shriyamiva na: pAdhukE! nithyam

Oh Paaduka! May Agni, of five flames, who will melt gold, called 
Jatavedah, grant us, ever too, the great gift of YOURSELF, (Gold 
Paaduka) as SRI! May the 
Lord-for whose praise the Vedas were born and so who is designated as 
Jatavedah-who has five-fold armoury, who once killed HiraNya (meaning 
gold) grant 
us 'Sri' of Paaduka at all times! Paaduka is the greatest SRI!

(Agni is said to have seven flames, two of which are in the South and 
North-east, being inauspicious, being of maledictory significance. 
Hence five flames 
only are reckoned. Also recall Srisookta which prescribes praying to 
Fire to grant gold-coloured Lakshmi. The Vedic Trinity is declared 
immortal Sri. 
That Sri is also sought, Paaduka being equivalent to the Vedas).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 750

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukkE! Your Lord 
possesses the five weapons to destroy the enemies of 
the righteous people and the dEvAs. During His incarnation
as Lord NarasimhA , He did not even use His weapons and 
destroyed HiraNyakasipu with His sharp nails alone. He is the One,
who arranged the VedAs for His listening pleasure and hence 
is known as Jaatha Veda . May such a Lord of many auspicious
attributes bless us to have access to Your golden self 
always and confer this undecaying wealth to us always !

In SrI Sooktham , the golden-hued MahA Lakshmi is praised
and the request is made to Jaatha Vedas to confer the wealth
controlled by MahA Lakshmi. Jaatha Vedas can also be intrepreted 
as Agni or SrIman NaarAyaNa , whose breath is the VedAs.
Since MahA Lakshmi is the cause of the auspiciousness 
(good fortunes) of Her consort , we will intrepret 
Jaatha Vedas here as SrIman NaarAyaNan.Swamy Desikan prays
in the last slOkam of the Kaanchana Paddhathi for the boon 
of obtaining the Lord's PaadhukAs (Swamy NammAzhwAr)
as his supreme wealth. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! SaashtrAs say that
one acquires wealth through meditation of Agni. In a similar
manner, our prayer to perumAL is to bless us with SadAchArya
sambhandham just as Agni blesses his upAsakAs with wealth.
We do not ask AchAryAs for the gift of PerumAL but we do ask
PerumAl for the boon of AchAryaas .We have vowed to meditate
always on AchAryAs , praise them , perform Kaimkaryams dear
to their heart , have darsanam of them and hear their 
anugraha bhAshaNams always.

(3) PerumAl has the five radiant weapons in His hands
for use against the enemies of His BhakthAs ( PanchahEthi: 
JaathavEdhA:). The Lord is powerful to kill strong enemies
like HiraNyakasipu ( HiraNyavilayArha: JaathavEdhA:).Just 
as Agni , who can destroy the dross accompanying the gold
( HiraNyavilayayArhA: JaathavEdhA:) and confer wealth like
gold ( HitraNmayeem Sriyamiva) , Our prayers to PerumAL are
to grant us always Your golden Self to us as the most wished
for boon ( JaathavEdhA: HiraNmayeem ThvAm na: nithyam 
aavahathu)..(V.S). 











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