Sri Ranganatha PaadhukA Sahasram : SllOkam 151

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

(151) BhrAthuryadhamBa virahAth BharathE vishaNNE

DaakshiNyam aasrithavathI MaNipAdhukE ! thvam !

aasIth asEshajagathAm sravaNAmrutham tath

vaachala kaahaLasaham Bhirudham tadhA thE

 

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

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Oh Mother PaadhukA ! That You took pity on

BharathA , who was grief-stricken by separation

from the elder brother (Rama) was sweet news

to all the worlds ; it was cheered , as though ,

ao loudly by all people praising You , that

the drum-beating and allied sounds were even subdued .

 

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

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

Oh MaNi PaadhukA! When RaamA left for the southern

parts , He demostrated His partiality to that region

over His native northern land. He did not have

the compassion at that time for His brother BharathA

or His subjects. You took that responsibility and

took pity on BharathA and the subjects. As a result ,

Your glory was celebrated by poets in verses and by

the KaahaLam (Thirucchinna Vaadhyam, which is blown

to announce the Lord's arrival). kahaLAm burst forth

and competed with the loud singing of Your praise

by famous poets to celebrate Your act of compassion .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : The inner meaning of

the slOkam is that AzhwAr ghOshti should be honored

with auspicious Vaadhyams to show our reverence .

 

(3)PaadhukA's DhaakshiNyam (partiality) for the grieving

brother , BharathA and returning to the capital of Kosala

desam with him to sit on the throne of Raghu Kulam was

greeted with great joy by the citizens like the sweetest

sound of KaahaLam .