Padhuka Sahasram-122

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>

>122. bhrushAtura sahOdara praNayakhaNdana svairiNA

>padEna kimanEna mE vanamihAvanAdicchatA!!

>yitIva parihAya tannivabrutE swayam yat purA

>padatramidamAdriyE druta jagat trayam rangiNa: !!

>

>I hail the Ranganatha-Paaduka,-Which retreated from

>the Lord's feet and ever stands for the good of

>all the three worlds,-Which did so, evidently,

>on such a thought, as " What am I to do with these feet

>that desire to dwell in the forest rather than do good

>by ruling over the kingdom of the country, especially

>spurning the entreaty of the grief-stricken brother, Bharata? "

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: AdiyEn longs for the sambhandham

of those Paadhukhais , which once returned to AyOdhyA ,

since they were unable to reject the sorrowful prayers of

BharathA .RaamA's feet rejected those prayers and proceeded

towards the forest . PaadhukhAs could not however do that

out of their compassion for BharathA and the citizens of

AyOdhyA and hence bid farewell to RaamA's feet and returned

to AyOdhyA with BharathA .

 

(2) AdiyEn meditates on that peerless Paadhukhais , which concluded

that their Lord was too harsh to His greiving brother (BharathA),

who was ready to part with his life , if RaamA would not return to

AyOdhyA . PaadhukhA assessed that RaamA was not gentle in His

rejection of this moving request , but was abrupt and did not

demonstrate DayA in His response .Hence The Paadhukhais decided

to leave the Lord's feet and return to AyOdhyA to comfort

the greiving BharathA and the Citizens of the Raajyam . The inner

meaning here is that PerumAL punishes chEthanams , who break His

Saasthraic injunctions . He also tests chEthanAs (sOthanai)

even when they conduct their lifes according to His injunctions

as if He is esting their mettle (sthairyam). AchAryAs on

the other hand have more compassion than the Lord Himself .

They forgive the offenses of those who commit mistakes.

Even when one does a little good ,they bless that one

with great rewards. In this slOkam , Swamy Desikan is

somewhat sorrowful over the way that the Lord treated

BharathA (for understandable reasons) at Chithrakootam .

 

(3) The state of BharathA is described by Swamy Desikan

as " Bhrusam aathura SahOdhara: " ( deeply greiving

brother).He made the prayer /loving appeal (PraNayam)

and the Lord pushed that " praNayam " aside and rejected

it harshly (KhaNDanam).After this " PraNaya KhaNDanam " ,

Lord's feet were itching to leave for the forest instead of

coming to the rescue of the crushed BharathA ( avanaath

vanam icchathA ). Hence,Paadhukhais said : What is the use of

these Paadhams of the Lord for me ( anEna PadhEna kim ?)

and left (parihAya) to return to AyOdhyA . After intrepreting

the mind and mood of the Paadhukhais in this PrathiprasthAna

Paddhathi SlOkam , Swamy salutes those Sri RanganAtha

Paadhukhais , which protect all the three worlds ...V.S