Padhuka Sahasram-177

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

177. magaDhAngakaLingavangamuKhyAn

vimathAn ranDhragavEShiNa: sasaInyAn

raGhupungavapAdhukE! vijigyE

Bharata: shAsanamudhvahan BhavathyA:

 

Oh Rama-Paaduka! Bharata, carrying out Your orders,

won the enemy-rulers, who were kings of

Maghada, Anga, Kalinga, Vanga, and

the like; who were waiting to gain into

the Paaduka-kingdom through available chinks.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan

describes the services rendered by Bharathan to

the sacred Paadhukais . Swamy says: " Oh PaadhukE !

Bharathan carried out Your orders out of reverence

for You and defeated the armies of MagadhA , AngA ,

KalingA and VangA kingdoms , which invaded AyOdhyA during

RaamA's absence .BharathA worshipped You and got

Your blessings and with that strength defeated

all those invading armies " .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE ! Bharathan

conquered all the enemies of the kingdom at Your command.

The inner meaning is that One conquers all internal and

external enemies with the blessed katAksha-anugraham

of a SadAchAryan.

 

(3) The choice of salutation , " Raghupungava PaadhukE " here

refers to the glory of the ever victorious Vijaya Raaghavan ,

the Master of the Paadhukais , who has been saluted

as RaNapungavan and Aahavapungan ( the top most expert

in battles) in ParamArtha Sthuthi of Swamy Desikan .

" BhavathyA: Saasanam udhvahan sann (Bharatha:) ---vimathAn

vijigyE " are the words of our AchAryan . " Saasanam "

means aaj~nai or command .Bharathan obeyed that command of

the Paadhukais , the ruler of the Kingdom , and defeated

the armies of the kings , which meant harm to the kingdom

of KosalA ...V.S