Sri RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam 136

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

136. dhrashtum tadhA Raaghava PaadharakshE

SitAmiva thvAm vinivarthamAnaam

aasannayOdhyApura sundarINAm

outhsukhya lOlAni vilOchanAni

 

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

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Oh Raaghava PaadhukE ! When You returned to the City,

the ladies of AyOdhyA looked at You as they would on

SitA , if She were to return . In that fond feeling ,

their eyes vacilitated .

 

Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S):

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(1) Sri UttamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

 

Here , Swami Desikan says that the ladies of

AyOdhyA saw the PaadukAs for a moment as SitA

Devi Herself. They were thrilled with that vision.

In the dense forest , SitA went ahead of RaamA

to protect Her Lord's feet form being hurt by

throns and stones. Therefore , the ladies of

AyOdhyA equated the Paadhukais to SitA PirAtti

and assumed that SitA in Her wonted manner was

proceeding ahead of Her Lord. When You worship

the PaadhukAs , th Lord is pleased just as when His

Devi is being worshipped. Therefore , they worshipped

the PaadhukAs in the form of SitA Devi and expected

RaamA to follow the PaadhukAs.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:

 

The inner meaning here is that SadAchAryAs are

equal to and some times more than MahA LakshmI

in their kaaruNyam.

 

(3) The eyes of the ladies of the City were moving

from here to there in their joy to take in the sight

of Paadhukai thinking that it was SitA Piratti Herself ,

who was returning to Her city..V.S