Padhuka Sahasram-103

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan

>Swamin:

>

>103. prApthE prayANasamayE maNipAdharakshE!

> poUrAnavEkshya BhavatI karuNapralApAn

> manjupraNAdhamuKharA vinivarthanArTham

> Ramam padhagrahaNapUrvamayAchathEva

>

>Oh Ratna Paaduka! When Rama was about to depart, when the citizens

>were pathetically dissuading Him, You were presumably raising Your

>sweet voice by Your jingling sound, clinging to Rama's feet, perhaps

>remonstrating with Him to persuade Him to return; or was it to ask the

>citizens to return or was it to send You back?

>

>Namo Narayana,Adiyen,

>SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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(1) The Sandhi-splitting of slOkam:

 

prApthE prayANa samayE MaNi paadharakshe

pouraan avEkshya bhavathI karuNA pralApan

manju praNAtha mukarA vinivarthanArtham

Raamam padha grahaNa poorvam ayAchathEva

 

(2) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh MaNi PaadhukhE !

The sweet sound that emanted from You , when RaamA

took His first steps towards the forest on Your back

sounded like an appeal and prayer from You to Your Lord.

It appeared as though You were praying at His sacred feet

for Him to return toAyOdhyA or for sseeking His blessings

for the safe return of the crying citizens of AyOdhyA ,

who accompanied Him on the trip to be with Him .

 

(3) Srimath Andavan Anubhavam: The inner meaning is that

the AchAryAs recommend a Jeevan to PerumAL , when that

Jeevan sorrows over its inability to have the grace of

the Lord. At that time , PerumAL sends the AchAryan

to that Jeevan .

 

(4) The sound of PaadhukhA arose from the Kumizh contiaing

many gems colliding against each other as Sri RaamA

began to walk. Hence Swami Desikan addresses the Paadhukhais

as MaNI PaadhukE .That sound is Manju PraNAdham or a sweet

sound like AchAryA's pleading with Bhagavaan for the Jeevan's

Moksham ....V.S