Padhuka Sahasram-844

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

844. rAmE vanam dasharaThE cha dhivam prayAthE

nirDhUthavishvathimirA sahasA bhaBhUva

BhUyiShtarathnakiraNA BhavathI raGhUNAm

BhUya: prathApathapanOdhayapUrvasanDhyA

 

Oh Paaduka! Rama proceeded to the forest; King Dasharatha, to the

heavens. All was dark in the State. It was just then that You came to

rule over the country Your installation was therefore, the real dawn,

the dawn of good times, for the country.

 

(Azhvar and the Tamil Veda were given out when there was complete

darkness. So their advent was dawn for the world).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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SlOkam 844

 

1) UthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE! When Raama was in exile

and King DasaraTaa in heaven , You were coronated. At that time , the

red rays from Your rubies spread far and wide.As they spread , they

destroyed the darkness (sorrow ) of the world and served as the

powerful Sun's rays at dawn created by the scions of the race of

Emperor Raghu ". Swamy Desikan states that the sorrow

(darkness) of the world increased , when Raama was in exile and

DasaraTaa shook off his mortal coils . At that time , the red rays

from rubies served as the rays of the rising Sun at dawn and

dispelled the existing darkness.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: It was the time when Your Lord

went away to the forest. King DasaraTA ascended to Svargam. You

became the empress of KosalA kingdom and banished all the darkness

and sorrows of the world.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE! When Your Lord went to observe His vana vaasam (

RaamE vanam prayAthE Sathi) and King DasaraTa reached Svargam (

DasaraTE cha dhivam prayAthE sathi), You removed the enveloping

darkness immediately (Bhavathee sahasA nirdhUtha visva timirA

BhabhUva). How did you do that ? You did it by serving as the dawn

for the Sun of the valor of the kings of Raghu Vamsam

through Your spreading rays from Your rubies ( BhUyishta rathna

kiraNA RaghUNAm bhUya; prathApa tapanOdhaya

PoorvasandhyA BhabhUva)...(V.S).