Sri PaadhukA sahasram : Slokam 128

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

128. SitAsakhasya sahasA charaNAravindhAth

bhakthyA nathE krutha padhA BharathOtthamAngE

aaruhya nnagam abhithO bhavathee vithEna

maayUra chamara bharam maNi rasmi jaalai:

 

Translation by U.Ve. Dr.V.N.Vedaantha Desikan

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Oh PaadhukE ! You who were on BharathA's head bent with,

bhakthi for you , when he came out of RaamA's parNakasAlA at

ChithrakUtam ; thereafter , you quickly ascended the top of

the elephant . Rightly , You were lovely there with peacock

chamarAs on either side caused by the radiations emanating

from your gems . Thus royal honor was extended to You .

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

 

Here , Swamy Desikan celebrates the glory of the PaadhukAs,

which ascended form BharathA's head to the back of the royal

elephant for its journey to AyOdhyA. Swamy says: " Oh gem-bedecked

PaadukE ! When You ascended on the back of Satrunjayam ,

the royal elephant , the Sun's rays fell on the gems

adorning You and spread on all four sides ;the colorful beams

of the most beautiful lustre fell on both sides. As the elephant

moved ,the beams of light moved as well and their shifting

movements made it look as though you were being served with

the fans made with peacock feathers .You accepted the services

fit for a royal personage like Lord RaamachandrA .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:

 

The inner meaning of this slOkam is that the glories

of the AchAryAs are immense as a result of their

sadhguNams and SadhupadEsams and they spread all around

the world .

 

(3) The beautiful visualization of the journey of

the gem-enmeshed Raama PaadhukAs to AyOdhyA by Swamy

Desikan is in two stages : (1) BharathA places the PaadhukAs

with utmost reverence on his bent head (2) The PaadhukAs are

placed next on the throne positioned on the back of the royal

elephant for its journey to AyOdhyA . Swamy visualizes in

his mind's eye the gentle rolling gait of the elephnat

and the interplay of the Sun's rays falling on the gem-encrusted

PaadhukAs. The shifting reflections from the gems of

the PaadhukAs as a result of the interplay of the Sun's rays

appears to Swamy Desikan as though some one was performing

chaamara (fan) Kaimkaryam with the fans made of iridiscent

peacock feathers ..V.S

 

(4) The first placement of the PaadhukA was on the bent

head of BharathA ( nathE Bharatha: utthamAngE krutha padhA);

the next was on the back of the royal elephant .There ,

the interpay of light between the gems of the PaadhukAs

and the Sun's beams created the illusion of the lustrous

fans performing their kaimkaryam from both sides of

the Paadhukais as the elephant moved on towards AyOdhyA

with its rhythmic gait..V.S