Padhuka Sahasram-229

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

229. prathyAgathasya BhavathIm avalOkya Bharthu:

pAdhAravindasaviDhE BharathOpanIthAm

pUrvABhiShekaviBhavABhyuchithAm saparyAm

maDhyE sathAm akrutha maIthilarAjakanyA

 

Oh Paaduka! Sita was observing You being brought by Bharata near the

lotus feet of Rama. She felt that she should pay homage to You for

being the first to receive the coronation. She accordingly paid her

respects to You in the presence of the elders.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan

refers to SitA Devi's salutations to Her husband's

Paadhukais that had ruled AyOdhyA for fourteen years.

She was travelling at the time towards AyOdhyA in

the Pushpaka VimAnam and saw the procession of the Paadhukais

towards AyOdhyA on the royal elephant's back. She offered

Her worship , since the PaadhukAs had been consecrated by

Sage VasishtA and others through the coronation bath and

subsequent ceremonies for becoming the ruler of the KosalA

nation. She offered Her worship to the present ruler.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! BharathAzhwAn

presented the Paadhukais to Your Lord on His victorious

trip to LankA. SitA PirAtti offered Her salutations to

You in the middle of the Raaja Sabhai , since You have

already been coronated by Sage VasishtA as the reprensative

of RaamA to rule the kingdom.

 

3) Mythila Raaja KanyA (SitA PirAtti) glanced at Her

Lord's Paadhukais , which were placed by BharathAzhwAn

with reverence near the lotus feet of Her Lord ,

who had returned to AyOdhyA as a victor ( PrathyAgathasya

Bharthu: Paadaaravindha savidhE , Bharatha upaneetham

BhavathIm avalOkya).She immediately recognized the Vaibhavam

of the Paadhukais as those , which have already been

consecrated with PattAbhishEkam by the Kula Guru,

VasishtA and hence performed Her PoojA to them

in an appropriate manner in front of all the great ones

assembled in the court hall ( PoorvAbhishEkaka Vibhava

abhyuchitham saparyAm sathAm madhyE akrutha)...V.S