Sri ranganAtha PaadhukA sahasram: SlOkam 155: MaadhyAhnika SandhyA Vandhanam

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

(155) prAyENa Raamaviraha vyaThithA tadhAnim

uthsangam aasrithavathI tava RaajyalakshmI:

taamEva Devi ! nanu jeevayithum jalArdhram

angIchakAra bhavathI BharathOpanItham

 

Translation by Sri U.Ve. V.N.Venakatanathan Swamy

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Oh PaadhukA ! The kingdom almost swooned , when RaamA

left it. It was then received on Your lap and You

revivified it by steps , including the wafting of

the water-wetted fan. Is that not so?

 

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

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

sacred PaadhukE ! When Raajya LakshmI was grief stricken

over RaamA's seperation , She landed on Your lap for without

consciousness.You accepted at that time the service of

wet fan waving from BharathA to console Raajya Lakshmi .

Swami Desikan refers here to the kaimkaryam that BharathA did

with a scented fan sprinkled with medicinal waters to bring

Raajya LakshmI back to consciousness.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE !

When Raajya Lakshmi fainted from the unbearable

sorrow over RaamA's vana Vaasam ( exile to the forest) ,

She fell on Your lap . You comforted Her and revivified

Her through the acceptance of the Chaamara Kaimkaryam

( Fan service)from BharathA . The inner meaning of this

slOkam is that AchAryAs are not really looking for

the devotion-filled Kaimkaryams from the SishyAs.

The AchAryAs however accept them in their role

as AchAryAs and for blessing the sishyAs with

auspiciousness as commanded by their Lord ,

Sri RanganAthan .

 

(3) The sequence of steps are beautifully recorded

by Swamy Desikan from RaamA's departure to the forest,

the sorrow of Raajya lakshmi , Her fainting to

the restoration of Her consciousness through

the PaadhukA's acceptance of chamara kaimkaryam

by BharathA . With One choice word , " TadhAnIm " ,

(at that time) Swamy provides the context of Ramaa's

departure for the forest . The rest of the following events

are swift in time scale (a) Raajya LakshmI Raama

Viraha VyaThithA ( Raajya Lakshmi suffered the pangs

of seperation form RaamA , Her protector); (b) She

fell on Your lap in a state of unconsciousness ( Tava

uthsangam aasrithavathI) ; © You brought her back

to consciousness ( thaam JeevayithumEva anghIchakaara).

How did You do It ? Although You could bring Her

back to consciousness directly, You accepted BharathA's

devoted fan service as a vyAjam in Your role as

His AchAryan ( ThvAM BharathOpanItham jalArdhrAm prAyENa

angIchakaara). BharathA was eager to serve You

and You accepted that Kaimkaryam for the benefit

of Raajya Lakshmi resting on Your lap..V.S