Sri Ranganatha PaadukA Sahasram : SlOkam 146

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Sri RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

146. RaamAg~nyA paravathI parigruhya raajyam

rathnAsanam RaghukulOchitham aasrayanthI

SuddhAm PadhAvanI ! punarbhavathI vithEnE

svAtantryalEsa kalushAm Bharathasya Keerthim

 

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

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Oh PaadhukA ! You accepted the rulership of a nation at

the behest of RaamA. You sat on the throne of the race

of Raghu and You saved BharathA's spotless reputation

(from being tainted by a stigma stemming from his

assumption of an independent spirit ) by his disclaiming

the throne.

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

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Oh PaadhukE ! Not only did Your fame spread

all around the world , but also You removed any

blemish to BharathA's reputation as a result of

his disobeying the commands of his parents to

become the king of Kosalaa subsequent to RaamA's

banishmnet to the forest . BharathA's refusal did

not cause any harm to his good name because You

saved him from such a possibility. You returned to

AyOdhyA and thereby freed BharathA from any potential

accusation that he let the citizens down by not

stepping into the vaccum created by RaamA's exile.

You ruled for him and saved the situation by

sitting on the gem-studded throne of the Raghu Vamsam .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:

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Oh PaadukE ! BharathA begged RaamA to return to

AyOdhyA from ChithrakUtam . RaamA cited many reasons

for his refusal of the moving plea of His younger

brother. BharathA protested and insisted .At that time ,

the people around wondered why BharathA does not

heed the words of his elder . At the end , RaamA

giftd BharathA with His Paadhukais for him

to take them with him to AyOdhyA . Now , the people

understood that the return of the Paadhukais

and all the soubhAgyams associated with its return

to AyOdhyA would not have happened unless BharathA

had not insisted so much on RaamA's return .

 

(3) The title of this Paddhathi is AdhikAra-

Parigruha Paddhathi. In this slOkam , we come

across the word " parigruhya " ( RaamAg~nyA paravathI

raajyam PARIGRUHYA). The acceptance of the reign

and duites is celebrated here directly.BharathA's

Keerthi had a slight muddle ( kalushA ) due to

his independent streak ( svAtantrya lEsa:)exhibited by

his insistence on RaamA returning home instead of

going to the forest on exile . The Paadhukais restored

that Keerthi under threat back to its pristine state

( Keerthim puna: suddhAm vithEnE)...V.S