Padhuka Sahasram-197

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

197. vipROShithE raGhupathOu BhavathI yaThArham

mAnyE padhE sThithimathI manuvamshajAnAm

AtmanyaTharvanipuNai: prahithaI: prajAnAm

aShrUNyapAsyadhaBhiShekajalapravAhaI:

 

Oh Paaduka! With Rama in the forest, You had been seated,

as it well befitted You, on the Manu-family's throne,

highly respecatable and when You were honoured

with ablutions by masters of Atharva Veda,

the streams of water flowing out removed

the tears of grief of the people of the land.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE !

When RaamA renounced the kingdom and left for

the forest , the eyes of the citizens of AyOdhyA

were filled with a steady stream of tears ; those

tears were salty and inauspicious.When You bathed

in the holy waters during Your coronation , these waters

collected at the high plateau of the throne and flowed

downwards. These sacred waters helped the citizens

to cleanse their eyes and stop the flow of the uncontrollable

stream of their inauspicious tears. The waters used for Your

coronation were sanctified by Sages like AtharvA and others

and are known for curing different kinds of mental and

physical illnesses through the power of their tapas.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Just as Sages like VasishtA

skilled in the recitation of the powerful manthrams of

Atharva Vedam wiped away the tears of the citizens

of Kosala dEsam throught the consecrated waters used for

the coronation bath of the PaadukAs ,the presence of

SadAchAryAs in our midst removes the sorrow arising

from the Lord not being with us to speak.

 

(3) Swamy states : " Atharva nipuNai: prahithai:

abhishEka jala pravAhai: prajAnAm asrUNi apAsyath "

( The copious waters consecrated by the experts in

Atharva Vedam like Sage VasishtA removed the inauspicious

tears of sorrow of the citizens resulting from their

separation from their Lord )...V.S