Padhuka Sahasram-166

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

 

166. ananya BhakthirmaNiPAdhukE! ThvAm

aByarchayan dasharaThirdvithIya:

vikalpyamAna: praThamEna kIrthyA

vandhya: svayam vyOmasadhAm baBhUva

 

Oh Paaduka! Bharata, the second son, was acclaimed as equal to,

and in no way different from the eldest, namely, Rama

and was thus worshipped by the devas. This was because of

Bharata worshipping You with a concentration that would

allow no other object as worshippable.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! The second son

of DasarathA worshipped You in a single-minded fashion and

received Your blessings , which made him far superior to Raama's

status in the eyes of the dEvaas . This is the status that

he(Raama)had achieved earlier after rejecting the kingdom

in favor of His brother Bharathan .

 

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

a good sishyan worshipping his AchAryan single mindedly with

devotion is celebrated and saluted by all .Even the dEvAs

worship such a sishyan.

 

(3) Swamy Desikan points out that the ananya Bhakthi

of Bharathan towards the Raama Paadhukais earned him

the salutaion by the devAs ( vyOmasadhAm vandhya:)..V.S