Padhuka Sahasram-114

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>Swamin:

>

>114. iyam avikala yOgakshEma siDdhyaI prajAnAm

> alamithi BharathEna prArThithAm AdharENa

> raGhupathir aDhirOhann aBhyaShinchath svayam thvAm

> charaNa naKhamaNInAm chandhrikA nirJharENa

>

>Bharata thought, " This paaduka would suffice to ensure the wealth and

>welfare of the people; " on receiving this plea from Bharata, Rama

>stood on the Paadukas, so as to perform a formal 'abhisheka' with the

>lustre radiating from His nails, that shone like gems.

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! BharathA

requested You with affection and stated that You have

the power to confer auspiciousness to all the worlds.

RaamachandrA , Your Lord , stepped on You prior to gifting

You to His brother. At that time , the rays of Moon

associated with RaamachandrA's toe nails showered nectar

on You and bathed You for coronation .The Lord consecrated

You thus for Your stay with BharathA during His exile.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : RaamA responded to His brother's

request to step on the Paadhukhais and with the lustre of His

nails of the feet performed AbhishEkam for the Paadhukhais .

Later , BharathA performed the formal PattAbhishEkam for

the Paadhukhais in AyOdhyA . It is similar to VibhishaNa

PataabhishEkam . After the victory over RaavaNA , RaamA

bathed VibhishaNa on the sea shore for a quick coronation ;

later RaamA performed the formal (elaborate)pattAbhishEkam

for VibhishaNA as the King of LankhA similar to the situation

with the Paadhukhais at Chithrakootam .

 

(3) Paadhukhais confer blemishless (avikala) Yogam (conferring

riches that one does not have) and KshEmam ( Protecting

the riches that one has already). BharathA knew this power

of Paadhukhais and therefore asked His brother to give him

those auspicious Paadhukhais.Swamy Desikan visualizes

the flood of the lustre of the nails of the Lord , which

were like the resplendent rays of the moon , bathing

the PaadhukhAs as though they were performing Thirumanjanam

associated with their coronation ceremony.....V.S

 

(4) In the second line of this slOkam , Swamy Desikan refers

to the loving prayer of BharathA for the gift of Paadhukhais

as " AadharENa PrArthithAm " . RaamA's response to that PrArthanai

was " abhyashinchath chandrikA nirjarENa " .RaamA performed

the abhishEkam for the Paadhukhais with the pure lustre of

the nails of His sacred feet . The rhyming of " AaadharENa "

with " nirjarENa " has telling effect on the ear as one

recites this slOkma . When one asks the Lord for a small

blessing , the most generous Lord responds by opening

the flood gates of His dayA .....V.S