Sri Ranganatha paadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam -144

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

144: bhOgAnanya manasAm MaNipaadhukE thvam

pushNAsi hantha bhajathAm anushangasiddhAn

thEnaiva noonam abhavath Bharathasya SaadhO-

raprArhtitham tadhiha raajyam avarjanIyam

 

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

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Oh PaadhukA ! What a great kindliness You exhibit !

You grant to anyone -- who worships You in a single-

minded devotion , not looking for any reward -- not

only the ultimate reward of Mukti , but also all

incidental , unasked for worldly benefits .Your service

was the only goal BharatA asked for , but then ,

the kingdom of Kosala came to him inevitably ,

even when unasked .

 

Specail Notes by V.Sdaagopan (V.S):

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mani PaadhukE!

You confer on those dispassionate worshippers blessings

that they did not expect or want. This is due to Your

outstanding spirit of generosity . Others , who are

not devout , request such blesisngs and do not get them.

This is indeed strange! BharathA , the leader among

the dispassionate did not ask for the rulership of

the kingdom of Kosala . He could not however avoid

it , when You blessed him with that(kingdom) on Your own

accord. Swami Desikan points out here that the Lord

will give earthly kingdoms to those , who seek them.

His dearest devotees do not request perishable wealth ,

but request only service to Him . Lord out of His

infinite affection gives not only Himself , but also

other blessings as well , even if they were not of

any particular interest to this special group of

devotees .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:

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The inner meaning is that a sishyan , who seeks out

a sadAchAryan without any ulterior motive (prayOjanams)

and shows utter devotion to that SadAchAryan , the dharmArtha

Kaamams pour in on that sishyan without asking for any

thing .

 

(3) Swamy Desikan refers here about " anushinga siddhi "

or the blessings that arrive without seeking them . This

happens , when one has Bhakthi to one's AchAryan

with single minded devotion .Then the wealth like

Raajyam come their way without asking ( aprArthitham ).

and had to be accepted without spurning it (avarjanIyam)..V.S