Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 841. shONOpalaIscharaNarakshiNi! samshrithEShu ChAyAthmanA marathakEShu thavAvagADa: anvEthi shoUriraBhitha: PhalapankthishOBhi- nyAthmAnamEva shayitham vatapathramaDhyE Oh Paaduka! With the red stones all around and with the green ones in the inside, the Lord being reflected creates an imagery of the Vatapatra say, the Lord reclining in a banyan leaf, surrounded by the banyan fruits. (see verse 717) Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S ): *********************************************** SlOkam 841 1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the 717th slOkam , Swamy Desikan described the image of the Lord reflected on the PaadhukAs as Vatapatra Saayee or the child lying on a pupil leaf. Here, he takes that analogy further and weaves in the combined image presented by the rubies and the emeralds adorning the PadhukAs. He says: "Oh PaadhukE! Your red rubies surrounded by green emeralds reflect Your Lord as a child resting on the green leaf of a pupil tree demarcated by the rows of red fruits of the pupil tree. 2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! The imagery of the Green gem stones embedded on you with the red gem stones reminds us of Lord Vatapathra Saayee resting on the Pupil leaf surrounded by the red fruits of the Pupil tree during PraLayam. 3) Oh Protector of the Lord's sacred feet (CharaNa RakshaNi ) ! The image of the PadhmarAga stones with emeralds on Your surface ( sONOpalai: samsrithEshu Tava MaratakEshu chAyA ) reminds one of the PrathibimBham of your Lord resting on a green pupil leaf surrounded by the red fruits of the Pupil tree ( ChAyAthmanA avaghADa: Souri: abhitha Phala pankthi sObhini VaDapathra madhyE sayithAm aathmAnamEva anvEthi)...(V.S).
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