Padhuka Sahasram-188

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

188. rakshOvaDhArTham maNipAdharakshE!

rAmAtmanO rangapathE: pravAsE

rakshOpakArAdh BhavatI vithEnE

rAjanvathIm kOsalarAjaDhAnIm

 

Oh Paaduka! When Lord Ranganatha had chosen

the Rama incarnation and spent His time in

the forest for the demolition of the demons,

You performed the protection help for Ayodhya,

which now had an excellent ruler in You.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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

plays with the double meaning of the word " rakshOpakAram " .

This word can mean either protection of and help to

the kingdom or injury to the raakshasAs. Swamy declares:

Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! When RanganAthA took the incarnation

as RaamA to destroy the Raakshasaas ,He had to leave

the kingdom behind and travel to LankA to confront

RaavaNA . You stayed behind as His representative

and protected the kingdom and its citizens .You made

that kingdom famous through Your skilled rulership.

The word " Raajavanthi " here means a kingdom

with an illustrious king.

 

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

The kings have the twin duties of protecting

the righteous and punishing the wicked .In their

kingdoms , there will be forests , which in turn

will be populated by wild beasts threatening

the citizens .Although the forest is important

and helpful for the people, the threats caused

by the wild animals are dangerous. Hence , the king

travels to the forest to hunt the dangerous beasts down

after entrusting the kingdom to the ministers. Similarly ,

RanganAthan incarnated as RaamA , went to forest to kill

the raakshasAs . At that time , you stayed behind

like the Minister and protected the kingdom.

 

(3)Here Swamy Desikan points out that RanganAthan

and Raaman are one and the same parabrahmam with

the use of the words: " RaamAthmana: Rangapathi: " .

When RaamA entered the DaNdakAraNyam ( aaraNya pravEsam),

for rooting out the trouble-causing raakshasAs

and to bring peace back to His kingdom , the Paadhukais

made the kingdom of KosalA blessed with an excellent king

( Kosala raajadhAnIm raajanavthIm vithanE )... V.S