Sri RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam 131

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

131. anthEvasan acharamasya kavEssa yOgI

vanyAn pragruhya vividhAn upadhAvisEshAn

aathasthushIm Raghukula uchitham oupavAhyAm

prathyujjagAma Bhavatheem BharathOpaneetham

 

Translation by U.Ve.V.N.VedAntha Desikan Swamy

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Oh PaadukE ! As You rode on the back of the royal

elephant , Sage BharadhwAjA , the disciple of

Aadhi Kavi VaalmIki , received You in a fititng

manner with varieties of presents available in

the forest .

 

Notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S):

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swami Desikan

describes the happenings at the penance site of Sage

BhradhwAjA , when the Paadhukais were brought by

BharathA on his return journey to AyOdhyA .

On the forward journey , Sage BahradhwAjA held

a gigantic banquet for BahrathA and his entourage

and sent him on his way to ChithrakUtam to meet

his elder brother.Swami Desikan says that Sage

BharadhwAjA met the Paadhukais of Lord RaamachandrA

that were going to rest on the traditional throne

of the kings of Kosalaa and offered many fruits

and flowers from the forest as a mark of his

high regard for the traveling Paadhukais.

 

(2)Swamy Desikan states that Sage BharadhwAjA ,

the famous disciple (anthEvasan) of the aadhi kavi

( acharamasya kavE: anthEvasan)VaalmIki greeted

the noble PaadhukAs seated on the back of the royal

elephant .The sage had the special fruits and flowers

in his hand to offer his homage to the sacred

Paadhukais as though he was greeting them with

Poornakumbham ... (V.S)