Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
804. svadhathE maNipAdhukE! thavdhIyA padhashAKhAyugayanthrikA
vichithrA
paramam puruSham prakAshayanthI praNavasyEva parEyamarDhamAthrA
Oh Manipaaduka! It is highly delectable for me to regard the finger-
holding knob as equivalent to the half-syllable note at the end of
Pranava (Aum), that indicates the Supreme God (as per Atharva-sikha-
upanishat)
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 804
1) UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Swamy Desikan compares now the
YantrikA to the Naadham (sound ) known as ardha-mAtrA (half letter)
that is above the three syllables of PraNavam (Aum). The PaadhukAs
have a front, middle and rear portion and these three sections remind
one of the three syllables of PraNavam. The PraNava Naadham does not
arise until the ardha maatra is added. That addition makes PraNavam
complete and confers the resonance that makes the PraNavam raise its
inimitable majestic sound. The YantrikA is that ardha-mAtraa , which
provides the finishing touch for Paadhukai to match the PraNava
Naadham.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! When one looks at your
YantrikA, one is reminded of the MakAram of praNavam that represents
the Jeevan. This MakAram is very important to PraNavam just as the
YantrikA is to the Paadhukai; latter will be dysfunctional without
the Paadhukai. It has to be remembered that PraNavam
exists to remind one that Jeevan is the property of the Lord.
3) Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! The two YantrikAs tightly holding together the
fingers of Your Lord's sacred feet are indeed mysterious in their
vaibhavam( VichithrA iyam padhasAkhayuga YanthrikA ). They celebrate
the Supermacy of Your Lord as the ParadEvathA ( ParamAm Purusham
prakAsayanthee ) and are like the delightful sounding finishing
aksharam (ardha maatrA) of PraNavam (PraNavasya ParA ardhamAtrA
svadatE )...(V.S).
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