Padhuka Sahasram-184

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

184. BrAthurniyOgE apyanivarthamAnam

rAjyABhiShEkam cha parithyajantham

ramAnujoU thoU nanu pArathanthryAth

uBhAvuBhABhyAm BhavathI jigAya

 

Oh Paaduka! You had defeated both brothers of Rama,

namely, Lakshmana and Bharata-the former had not

implicitly obeyed Rama's command to return

to Ayodhya whereas the latter had refused to

be installed in the throne- by Your implicit

obeying to Rama, being absolutely dictatable by the

Lord, in returning to Ayodhya and getting enthroned.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes from V.Sdaagopan (V.S):

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

dwells on the twin themes of Seshathvam and Paaratantryam .

Seshathvam is the way in which the owned behaves to please

his /her Lord in every way. Lord is the owner(sEshee )

and the Jeevan is His property (sEsahn ). Bhagavan is

Sarva sEshi .Seshathva Jn~Anam requires the sEshan

to perform Kaimkaryam that would please his Lord.

Paaratantryam refers to the strict obedience of

the Lord's commands.

 

Swamy Desikan compares here the behaviors of LakshnaNA

and BharathA with that of the PaadhukAs and concludes

that latter won over the two brothers in the strict

observance of the doctrines of sEshathvam and Paaratantryam.

 

Swamy Desikan observes : " Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! As the elder

brother , RaamA asked LakshmaNA on the banks of GangA

to return to AyOdhyA and not to accompany Him to the forest.

LakshmaNA refused and insisted on joining his brother

and serving Him during His exile. RaamA asked BharathA

to follow their parent's command to accept coronation and

thus become the successor to DasarathA as the new king.

BharathA refused to follow that order .Thus both LakshmaNA

and BharathA did not observe the rules of sEshathvam

and paaratantryam. The PaadhukAs on the other hand ,

strictly observed both the rules and pleased RaamA immensely.

When RaamA ordered the Paadhukais to return to AyOdhyA

with BharathA , it was obeyed . When RaamA recommended

that the Paadhukais accept coronation bath , they obeyed

once again. Thus PaadhukA's obsevance of sEshathvan

and Paaratantryam was far superior to that of the two

brothers , LakshmaNA and BharathA .

 

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

that the SadhAchAryALs will excell even the nithya sooris,

when it comes to practising Seshathvam and Paaratantryam

in their relationship with PerumAL.

 

(3) The second section of this slOkam is a testament

to Swamy Desikan's genius as Kavi Simham . He says:

 

" RaamAnujou Thou nanu paaratantryAth

ubhaou ubhAbhyAm Bhavathee jigAya "

 

The " ubhaou " or the two are LakshmaNA

and BharathA as the two RaamAnujAs or

the two younger brothers of RaamA . The Paadhukai

won over " the Ubhaou " with " UbhAbhyAM "

( through two acts). One is returning to

AyOdhyA , which LakshmaNA refused to do ,

when commanded by RaamA. The other is

accepting PattAbhshEkam and ascent to

the throne , which BharathA refused to do ,

when ordered by RaamA ....V.S