Padhuka Sahasram-213

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

213. padhAvani! prathyayithO hanUmAn

sIthAmiva thvAm chiraviprayukthAm

praNamya poUlasthyaripOrudhantham

vijnyApayAmAsa vinIthavEsha:

 

Oh Paaduka! The highly confidence-inspiring Hanuman paid respects to

You, who had spent long years of separation, as he did to Sita

earlier, and, with a reverential posture, narrated the story of the

vanquisher of Ravana.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(VS):

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In this and thirteen

subsequent verses of this (niryAtanA ) paddhathi , Swamy

Desikan describes HanumAn's report to the Paadhukais on

the events during its seperation from RaamA . HanumAn

was sent ahead by RaamA from BhAradhwAja's aasramam

to let BharathA know that He was rushing towards AyOdhyA

for reunion with BharathA . Hanuman meets with BharathA

and his object of worship, the Sri Raama Paadhukais .

The compassionate HanumAn recognizes that the Paadhukais

have been seperated from its Lord for a period longer than

even SitA PirAtti. HanumAn's respect for the Paadhukais

increases and that leads to his tender description of

the events that took place during the past fourteen

years . This verse is an introduction to HanumAn's

report to the PaadhukAs . Swamy Desikan says:

" Oh PaadhukE ! HanumAn, who is the object of utmost trust

of RaamA approached You suffering from seperation

from Your Lord for a long time. HanumAn described then

with humility all the events related to the heroic deeds

of RamA including RaavaNA's destruction " .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Sri Raamachandran sent

HanumAn to BharathA's side to let his suffering brother

know that He was rushing towards reuniuon with him (Bharathan).

Once before RamA had sent HanumAn on a similar misison

to LankA for informing His PirAtti that He was on His way

to unite with Her and to destroy the evil RaavaNan. Both times,

HanumAn was the trusted messenger and accomplished

his mission and pleased Raamachandran.Additional

anubhavam of Srimath Andavan is appended

at the end of this posting .

 

(3) There is some thing in common between SitA PirAtti

at AshOka Vanam and Bharathan and the Paadhukais

at NandhigrAmam . All the three were languishing from

the long seperation (chira-viprayukthAm)from their Lord,

Raamachandran.HanumAn was the welcome messenger sent

by RaamA with the rejuveanting message of hope of reunion.

HanumAn bowed (praNamya) before the holy Paadhukais of RaamA

at NandhigrAmam and with great reverence ( vinIthavEshassann)

described to the Paadhukais the great events (udhantham )

of destruction of RaavaNA by VeerarAghavan..VS

 

(4) There is a key word in this slOkam ,(Viz):pratyayitha:

(with great trust ). Swamy Desikan refers here to the mind set

of HanumAn at the times of visits to AshOka Vanam and

NandhigrAmam , the seat of the Paadhukais .At AshOka vanam ,

before meeting SitA PirAtti face to face, HanumAn hid in

the SimsupA tree with a doubtful mind . HanumAn was not sure

whether SitA PirAtti's affection for Her Lord might have

been reduced by the long months of stay at LankA as a prisoner

of RaavaNA . At that time , RaavaNA came to beg SitA

to become his Queen and forsake " the powerless human

husband of Hers " . SitA PirAtti placed a blade of grass

in between Herself and the para purushan , RaavaNan and

condemned him for his evil thoughts and declared Her

matchless love for RaamA and demonstrated Her Paathivrathyam.

She dismissed RaavANa from Her presence . HanumAn's doubts

vanished like mist at the sight of the rising Sun. When

RaamA asked HanumAn on return from his successful visit

to LankA to locate SitA PirAtti , His mind was full of anxiety .

His query to HanumAn was: " Kkva SitA varthathE dEvi

katham vaa mauyi varthathE?(How does my dEvi thrive and

what are Her feelings towards me as a result of our

long seperation? ) " . The astute HanumAn sensed the doubts

and anxiety behind the query of RaamA and answered :

" NiyathassamudhAchArO BhakthiscchAsyastatha thvayi,

mayA dhrushtA MahAbhAgA SitA Janakanandhini " ( I have seen

the great bhAgyasAli Jaanaki, whose anushtAnam as

a MahA pathivrathai and her unalterable devotion to

You can not be described adequately by anyone). This

is the statement of HanumAn , who had a momentary

doubt himself in the first moments of seeing SitA

PirAtti (aprathyayithan ). When HanumAn caught

the glimpse of the sacred Raama Paadhukais , which also was

suffering from the long seperation from RaamA , HanumAn

had no base for any doubts about the loyalty of the Paadhukais

and approached them with reverence to give the message

to them from RaamA and put BharathA's mind also

at rest...Srimath Andavan's extended anubhavam.