Padhuka Sahasram-109

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>Swamin:

>

>109. manyE niyujya BhavathIm maNipAdharakshE!

> pArShNigrahasya Bharathasya nivAraNArTham

> rathnAkaram sapadhi gOShpadhayan vijigyE

> rAma: kshaNEna rajanIchararAjaDhAnIm

>

>Oh Paaduka! I imagine that Rama gave You up to Bharata, who was

>perseverantly pursuing Rama's footsteps, in order that Rama could go

>to his job of doing away with the Lanka-rulers, in a quick manner,

>making the ocean a mere puddle of cow's hoof to easily cross over.

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen, SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S)

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Lord's PaadhukhE !

You were given to BharathA by RaamA to fulfil the purpose

of his incarnation (i-e)., to destroy the evil RavaNA .

BharathA at ChithrakUtam held on firmly to the legs of

RaamA and would not let them go until RaamA responded

positively to his appeal to return to AyOdhyA . To overcome this

difficult situation , RaamA sent you (Paadhukai)with BharathA

and proceeded promptly towards LankhA to fulfil the purpose

of His avathAram as " a Human being " . The moment RaamA sent

You with BharathA , the goals of His incarnation advanced

rapidly .

 

(2) Oh PaadhukE ! Raaman made the deep ocean look like

a pond and crossed over it easily to LankhA for destroying

the evil RaavaNA in a very short fraction of time . Prior to

that , He sought Your help and commanded You to be

with BahrathA to fulfill his avathAra KaaraNam .

 

(3) The key word in this slOkam is " PaarshNigrahasya " .

Swami Desikan indicates that BharathA was holding tightly

the back side of Sri RaaamachandrA's feet . This seems to

suggst that RaamA was looking towards LankhA (away

from BharathA) already since the earlier efforts of BharathA

to face RaamA , argue with Him while holding on to

the feet of RaamA from the front side had failed .

ShAsthrAs say that BhagavAn can not escape ,

when one holds firmly to His feet . He can not

shake them (BhakthA's grip)off and escape .

BharathA knew about this and held on to the back side of

the Lord's ankles to turn RaamA towards AyOdhyA .

RaamA experienced Dharma Sankatam and had to do some thing .

What did He do ? He requested the help of His noble

Paadhukais and asked them to return with BharathA

to AyOdhyA and serve as His representative to help

BharathA during His necessary absence form the Kingdom.....V.S

 

(5) The other inner meaning is that the Lord directs

a Bhakthan to a sadAchAryan prior to Prapatthi ...V.S