Sri PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam 143

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

143. SaamrAjya sampadhiva daasajanOchithA thvam

RaamENa sathyavachasA BharathAya dhatthA

sa thvAm nivEsya charaNAvani BhadrapeeDE

pruthvIm bhubhOja bhubhjE cha yasOvibhUthim

 

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

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Oh PaadhukA ! You were given to BharatA by

the truth-abiding RaamA , as a great wealth

of a broad-country kingdom , gifted as it were ,

to a servant. But then BharatA placed You on

the ornamental throne and respectfully protected

You and the nation . He enjoyed the bliss of fame

as a consequence (had BharatA sat on the throne

himself , he would have incurred a bad name).

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

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Oh PaadhukA ! RaamA , the abode of truthfulness gave You

to BharathA as the ennobling wealth. BharathA seated You

on the Kosalaa throne and ruled the earth in Your name.

He attained great fame and glory as a result of that

action . By giving You to BharathA ,RaamA gave him

the kingdom and fulfilled the pledge that was given

by DasarathA to his consort , KaikEyi.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:

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BharathA's attaining immense glory through

the worship of PaadhukAs is compared here to

the worship of a sadhsishyan of a SadAchAryan.

A sishyan blessed to realize such a sadAchAryan

will receive all auspiciousness and glory

through such worship .

 

(3) The invaluable present given by RaamA

to BharathA as the emperorship presented to

a deserving servant ( Daasa jana Uchitha

SaamrAjya sampadhi). BharathA placed that

sampath on the throne of Kosala dEsam

and ruled the world as a represetatve of

the Raama Paadhukais and attained illustrious

glories . The blessings attained by BharathA

are described by Swami Desikan this way:

" Bharatha: pruthvIm bhuBhOja; YasOvibhUthim

cha BhubhujE " (i-e)., BharathA protected the universe

and at the same time enjoyed immeasurable fame.

That is the power of the Paadhukai...V.S