Padhuka Sahasram-115

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>Swamin:

>

>115. praNayini padhapadhmE gADamAshliShyathi thvAm

> viDhisuthakaThitham thadh vaIBhavam thE vidhantha:

> anudhinamruShayasthvAmarchayanthyagnyagArE

> raGhupathipadharakshE! rAmagiryAshramasThA:

>

>Oh Paaduka! At the time of parting with You, Rama's lotus feet

>embraced You closely-as a lover would, his love while sending

>off-Then, sage Vasishta spoke on Your greatness. The other sages

>living in Chitrakoota started, from then on, to respectfully

>perform Agnihotra oblations to You, every day, individually.

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,

>SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOAPN (V.S):

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(1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukhE ! At Chithrakootam ,

when You heard about RaamA's decision to give you as a gift to

BharathA , RaamA's feet hugged You tightly fearing separation

from You for Fourteen Years . At that time , Sage VaisishtA

explained to the assembled group of sages about Your eminence

and glory. All of the sages listening attentively recognized

immediately Your Vaibhavam and placed You at their altars

and began to worship You . Swami Desikan implies that the Rishis

of ChithrakUtam obtained new PaadhukhAs for RaamA to place

His holy feet on them and used those sanctified Paadhukhais

for their daily AarAdhanams .The original Paadhukhais

accompanied BharathA to AyOdhyA .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : When a Dharma pathni

goes to Her parents house , then the loving husband hugs her

tightly before her journey home and blesses her for safe journey

and return to her pukkaham . Swami Desikan points out that

Lord RaamA's feet , the YajamAnar of the Paadhukais ,

hugged them tightly before their journey to AyOdhyA with

BharathAzhwAn for similar reasons .

 

(3) Swami Desikan names ChithrakUtam as Raama Giri.

Here RaamA was very happy living with His dear consort

in exile. Thus , these hills became very dear to RaamA

as well as to SitA Piraatti .Hence Swami Desikan salutes

these hills as Raama Giri . Swamy Desikan also points out

that the Rishis of Raama Giri listened to Sage VasishtA's

exposition on the glories of the Raama Paadhukhais and

took home new Paadhukhais blessed by contact with the holy

feet of their Lord . These Raama Giri Rishis placed

the holy paadhukhais at the sanctum , where they performed

AgnihOthram daily and worshipped them there with

prescribed Vedha manthrams ... V.S