Padhuka Sahasram-225

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

225. praThayithum aBhiShEkam pAdhukE! thAvakInam

dhurithashamanadakshE dhundhuBhoU thAdyamAnE

sapadhi parigruhItham sADhvasam dhevi! nUnam

dashavadhanavaDhUnAm dhakshiNaIrnEthrakOshaI:

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! the dundubhi drum was beaten loudly; it was a

sin-removing event over all places; it caused great fear in the

harem-women if Ravana, evident in their right eyes throbbing.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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1) Oh PaadhukE ! After the sound of conches subsided

during the time of Your coronation , huge drums known

as DhundhubIs were beaten in AyOdhyA .Giant reverbations

from the beaten dhundhubhIs reached all the way to LankA ;

immediately , the right eyes of the women of the harem of

RaavaNA throbbed uncontrollably indicating impending

disasters.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Skilled drummers

beat on the huge drums at the conclusion of the blowing of

the conches during your coronation. Simultaneously , the right

eyelids of the wives of RaavaNA twitched uncontrollably.When

the women's right eye, thigh and hand throb , that is a sign

of imminent inauspiciousness .

 

3)The huge drums beat to glorify the great occasion

of the coronation of the PaadhukAs as well as to drive away

any lingering sins .Dhundhubhis are known for creating such

effects. In addition to these known effects, the gigantic

sounds arising out of the dhundhubhis caused some thing

else at the harems of RaavaNan at LankA. The eye lids of

the wives of RaavaNA twitched uncontrollably at the same

time , when the big drums sounded at AyOdhyA. The fear

was generated in the hearts of the wives of RaavaNA

about the imminent disaster to their status as sumangalis.

Swamy Desikan states : Dasavadhana vadhUnAm dakshiNai:

nEthrakOsai: saadhvasam parigruhItham ( The right eyes of

the wives of RaavaNA twitched uncontrollably and acquired

fear about impending disasater)...V.S