Padhuka Sahasram-172

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

172. anicChatha: pANdaramAthapathram

pithrA vithIrNam maNipAdharakshE!

AsIth thvadharTham viGruthEna thEna

ChAyA samagrA Bharatasya moULoU

 

Oh Paaduka! Bharata thwarted the white umbrella

(the Royal insignia),that was secured for him

by Dasharatha. But now, when that umbrella stands

at Your command, its lustre and shade are

bestowed on Bharata himself!

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : In the previous verse ,

Swami Desikan referred to those , who asked for blessings

and received them from the PaadhukAs . Here , Swamy focuses

on those , who get the blessings even without asking for them

and illustrates this situation happening in the case of

BharathA . Swamy Says in this context : " Oh Gem-bedecked

PaadhukE ! BharathA refused the white umbrella that

symbolized the Emperorship. He did not want the empire

that really belonged to RaamA. Even if he rejected the white

umbrella and the kingdom, the full shade of that royal

insignia fell on BharathA , when he held that umbrella

over the Paadhukai resting on the throne. When he protected

You from the Sun , Your protection extended its reach

over Your servant , BharathA " .

 

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

when a sishyan is utterly detatched from the various desires ,

then the AchAryAs and PerumAl shower that sishyan with

all types of wealth even if he did not ask for them .

 

(3) When BharathA placed the Paadhukais on the back of

the royal elephant for its journey to the capital

and held the royal , white umbrella (paaNDram aathapathram )

over them for protection against the Sun , the blessings

of that umbrella provided total shade to Bharathan

as well (samagrA chAyA aaseeth ).Bharathan did not

seek the power of that umbrella for himself and yet

the blessings of Paadhukai extended that protection

from the umbrella for him ..V.S