Sri Ranganatha PaadhukhA Sahasram: SlOkam 140 ( The last Posting for the Year 1999)/Completion of the 5th Paddhathi of Sri RPS .

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

SlOkam 140:

 

SamupasthithE PradhOshE

SahasA vinivruthya chithrakUDavanaath

Abhajatha punarjanapadham

vathsam dhEnuriva

PaadhukE Bhavathi

 

Transaltion by Sri U.Ve.V.N. Vedantha Desikan Swamy

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Oh PadhukhE! When the kinglessnes (anarchy) tainted

the Kosala country , You quickly repaired back to

the country from ChithrakootA forst , even as when evening

befalls , the cow gone to grazing fields returns home

to nurture the calf.

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

 

Here Swamy Desikan equates AyOdhyA to a calf

and Padhukai to its nourishing Mother. He says:

" Just as a cow will think of its calf at sunset

(PradhOsham )and rush home from the forest to feed

its calf , Paadhukai thought of the needs of

the citizens of AyOdhyA and rushed back

home with Bharathan to nurture the citizens of

AyOdhyA .The Paadhukai returned of its own out of

its infinite dayA " .

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam :

 

The inner meaning of this slOkam is :

AchAryAs worry a lot about the KshEmam of

the Jeevans. Therefore , they leave even their

own Lord and rush to protect and bless the Jeevans.

That is why the Jeevans (sishyAs) gain great

auspiciousness.

 

(3) " SamupasthithE " has two meanings according to

PurvAchAryAL's vyAkhyAnam . Under one meaning ,

" SamupasthithE " refers to sunset . Under another

meaning, it refers to the approaching bad times ,

where danger is in the air . The comparison between

the Cow rushing home from the grazing fields

to suckle the calf and the Padhukai returning home

to take very good care of the worried citizens of

AyOdhyA is beautiful...V.S

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

The Fifth PrahtiprasthAna Paddhathi sampUrNam