Padhuka Sahasram-227

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

227. ramAsthrANi nimitthamAthramiha thE labDhABhiShEkA svayam

rakshasthath kshapayAmchakAra BhavathI BhadrAsanasThAyinI

yaddhOShNAm athivEladharpadhavaThujvAlosHmalAnAm thadhA

niShpiShtaI: kalaDhoUthashaIlashiKharaI: karpUrachUrNAyitham

 

Oh Paaduka! You having Yourself achieved, even at

the very moment of Your coronation, being

seated on the auspicious Simhasana throne,

the complete annihilation of that Rakshasa,

Ravana, whose 'might of the arm' could be imagined

from his inability to contain muscle-fat-strength

unless he grinds to Karpoora-like powder the silvery

Kailasa mountain in the heat of hand-pulverizing in

a fierce temper.

 

The arrows of Rama were but mere pretexts in

the matter of the killing of Ravana.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: This is the last verse

through which Hanumaan offers his salutations to the PaadhukAs.

He says: " Oh PaadhukE ! RaavaNA once shook up and pulverized

the peaks of KailAsA with his mighty arms. You destroyed that

powerful RaavaNA from far away (from AyOdhyA ), soon after

Your coronation , while You were still seated on the auspicious

throne of the Raghus. RaamA's arrows aimed at RaavaNA

were only a pretext . Indeed , it was You , who eliminated

RaavaNA . All that RaamA did in the battle field was due to

Your power and glory.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The power-conscious and

egotistic RaavaNA shook the KailAsA mountain , the abode

of Lord ShivA. At that time , the peaks of that holy

mountain got pulverized . Oh PaadhukE ! You destroyed

that mighty RaavaNA from Your auspicious throne in AyOdhyA.

RaamA's arrows were in name only. It was You who were

instrumental in RaavaNA's death.The inner meaning is that

it is the AchAryAs , who save the Jeevans , while

outwardly it is understood that it is the Lord , who

saves them.

 

3) Swamy Desikan salutes the Sacred Paadhukais

of RaamA seated on the auspicious family throne

( BhadhrAsanasThAyinee). He says : " RaamA's arrows

in the matter of killing RaavaNA were only a pretext

(VyAjam , nimitthamAthram).You by Yourself were

the cause of RaavaNA's destruction (Svayam tath

raksha: kshapAmchakara) ...V.S

 

4)Swamy Desikan's evocation of the imagery of

the egotistic RaavaNA lifting the KailAsa parvatham

and causing damage to the peaks of that snowy mountain

abode of Lord SivA is beautiful . First Swamy Desikan

decribes the hot hands of RaavaNA burning with

the limitless heat of ego as " athivEla dharpa dhavadhu

jwAlA ushmANam yaddhOshNAm " . What happened next

is described as : " nishpishtai: kaladhoutha saila

sikharai: tadhA karpUrachUrNAyitham " . The peaks of

that silver mountain ( covered with silvery snow)

got pulverized and fell around like the rain of

camphor powder . The analogy of the snow clad mountain

breaking up and falling apart as the rain of

powdered camphor is a testament to the poetic

genius of our dear AchAryan ..V.S