Padhuka Sahasram-111

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>Swamin:

>

>111. vAkyE garIyasi pithurvihithEpyathrupthyA

> mAthurmanOraThashEShamavanDhyayiShyan

> manyE thadhA raGhupathi: Bharathasya thEne

> mAthasthvayaIva maNimoUlinivEshalaksmIm

>

>Oh Paaduka! Rama was possibly not satisfied even

>after having fulfilled the father's highly holy orders (in regard to

>proceeding to the forest); hence to fully satisfy the ambition of

>Kaikeyi, he saw fit to crown Bharata with a gem-crown that You are.

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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(1)UttamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Queen KaikEyi desired that

her son , BharathA should wear the bejewelled crown of

KosalA kings and rule AyOdhyA . RaamA fulfilled His

step mother's wish through the gift of His bejewelled

Paadhukhais , which have the power to rule the three

worlds. His father's promise to KaikEyi was also

fulfileed through this act .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : KaikEyi asked for two

boons from her husband DasarathA . With One , she wanted

RaamA to go to forest and with the other, she wanted her own

son to ascend the throne of Kosalaa kingdom . Besides fulfilling

the ardous task of going to the forest on exile , RaamA

wished to make His mother's heart happy and hence , He placed

the bejewelled Paadhukhais on the head of BharathA .

 

(3) Swamy Deikan addresses the Paadhukhais tenderly here as

" hEy Maatha: " (Oh My Mother )in the context of reference

to the cruel KaikEyi , the foster Mother of Sri RaamA .

The dutiful son, RaamA had fulfilled the wish of His

father , which was the most difficult command ( gariyasI

Vaakhyam ) and yet felt that He would like to do some

thing more to make His mother's heart even happier .Therefore ,

he gave His own bejewelled Paadhukhais as protection

for His brother , Bharathan . Swamy Desikan describes this

special act as " Maathu: manOratham ASESHAM avandhyayishyn " .

RaamA did not want to leave any thing incomplete and hence

he fulfilled His mother's wish totally . The act of

RaamA's placing His Paadhukhais on the head of BharathA

is described by Swamy Desikan as " MaNimouLi nivEsa

LAKSHMEEM thEnE " ( RaamA created the auspiciousness

by placing His bejewelled paadhukhais on BharathA's head )..V.S