Padhuka Sahasram-217

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

217. rAmasya rAkshasavaDhathvarithasya kAlE

padhAvani! prakatayanniva pArshNigupthim

AchithrakUtamaDhigamya shashamsa vArthAm

avyAhathathvadhaBhiShEkamrudhanganAdha:

 

Oh Paaduka! When Your abhisheka as ruler was consummated here,

the drum-beating was heard as far as Chitrakoota, (announcing

that You have been crowned here); it provided, as it were, a

security guard for Rama to proceed fast in the forward direction

to fell the rakshasa elements. Both Your coronation and Rama's

progress were free of hindrances!

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (VS):

 

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

the auspicious sounds of the mangaLa Mrudangam

played during the occasion of Your coronation

ceremony reached the foothills of ChithrakUtam ,

where RaamA was camping. That sound was intrepreted

by RaamA as His defense on the rear side by the Paadhukai

to hasten His action to move forward with His mission

(avathAra kaaraNam )to destroy RaavaNA . RaamA felt that His

kingdom was secure now and that He need not worry about

anything left behind and moved on towards LankA

with alacrity.

 

2) The sound of the Vaadhyams played during

the occasion of PaadhukA pattAbhishEkam reverberated

all the way to ChithrakUtam hills, where RaamA was

staying . Those sounds seemed to say to RaamA waiting

impatiently to fulfil His avathAra kaaryam : " Please

proceed quickly forward . We have now arrived as

the reinfircement to help You at the rear " . The inner

meaning is that PerumAL removes the SamsAric afflictions of

the Jeevans with the power of the AchAryAs.

 

3) Swamy Desikan says : " thvath abhishEka

mrudhanga Naadha: aachithrakUtam adhigamya

vaarthAm sasamsEva " . ( The mrudhanga naadham

generated during your pattAbhishEkam travelled

without let all the way to the foot hills of

ChithrakUtam and transmitted its message).RaamA

was resting there impateintly to get on with His

avathAra Kaaryam (i-e) to destroy RaavaNA and

his entourage . The sound of Mrudhangam let it be known

that it will protect RaamA from the rear (PaarshNigupthim

prakaDayinnava) , when He would be fighting with

the RaakshasAs in LankA ...VS