Padhuka Sahasram-113

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>Swamin:

>

>113. avikalam aDhikarthum rakshaNE sapthalOkyA:

> raGhupathi: charaNEna nyastha dhivya anuBhAvam

> aBhajatha Bharatha: thvAmm anjasA pAdharakshE!

> maNimakuta nivEshathyAga DhanyEna mUrDhnA

>

>Oh Paaduka! It is right that Bharata avoided crowning himself with a

>gem-set crown but instead thought fit to adorn his head with You. By

>reason of Your having been endowed with special potency by association

>with Rama's feet, Bharata, on bearing You secured suzerainty over all

>seven worlds.

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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

a major prize , one has to reject many distractions and

temptations on the way. BharathA rejected the minor prize of

wearing the crown of Kosala dEsam and through that act succeded

in adorning the holy paadhukhAs of RaamA on his head as

the coveted major prize . Had he won the Kosala crown , it is

not clear whether he would have fulfilled his duties successfully

as a king of AyOdhyA or escaped from the blemish that he coveted

that kingdom and therefore was directly responsible for RaamA's

banishment to the forest. By sacrificing the Kosala crown , BharathA

had the greatest fortune of receiving the holy padhukhAs of Raamaa

having the power of ruling all the seven worlds .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhaavam : There have been many reasons

given for BharathA wearing the PaadhukhAs of RaamA as his

SirObhUshanam . One of the main reason is that the PaadhukhAs

have the power to rule all the seven worlds . RaamA stepped

on to the PaadhukhAs to transfer the power of His Thiruvadis

so that there will be no vignams during BharathA's ruling

AyOdhyA with the help of His Paadukhias. BharathA wore those

PaadhukhAs on his head , which had the bhAgyam of NOT wearing

the mere crown of the kingdom of Kosala desam .

 

(3) One Jewel (decorative object) for BharathA's head was

the MaNi Makutam (Bejeweled crown ) of Kosala RaajAs.

The other was the Lord's MaNi Paadharakshai . BharathA

chose wisely the latter as AabharaNam for his siras , since

the MaNi Paadhukhais were empowered by his dear brother

to rule effortlessly all the seven worlds .Rejecting

the MaNi Makutam is described by Swamy Desikan as

" MaNi Makuta nivEsa thyAgam " .That thyAgam followed

by the placement of Sri Raama Paadhukhais on his head

made BharathA qualified without question to become

eligible to rule the seven worlds ( Saptha lOkhyA:

avikalam rakshaNE adhikarthum )....V.S