Padhuka Sahasram-232

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

232. nirvruttharAkshasachamUmrugayAvihArO

rangEshvara: sa Khalu rAGhavavamshagOpthA

vamshakramaAdhupanatham padhamAdhaDhAnO

mAnyam punasthvayi padham nidhaDhE svakIyam

 

Rama placed His feet on You again. It was an acquisition by Him, of a

post, that He had

inherited from His forefathers as a matter of right. It could be said

that the protector of

Raghu race, namely, Sri Rama, who was actually only Lord Ranganatha,

having completed His sport

of hunting out the Rakshasas, now took over again (the

emperorship)-meanwhile He gave You a

place, a respectable status, which can never belong to anyone else!

(The unique honourable

place the Paaduka occupies cannot be taken away even if the rulership

is taken away!)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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

RaamA was the protector of the race of Raghu and

the crown of North Kosalam was His property.

He wanted to destroy RaavaNA and his entourage.

He went on a hunt in the forest and destroyed them

effortlessly. He appointed You to rule His kingdom,

while He was away on that hunt. After the completion of

His mission , He took over the rulership of His kingdom

from You and made You happy by returning You to

what was always Your property (viz)., His holy feet.

Here Swamy Desikan answers the question on

the appropriateness or otherwise of the PaadhukAs ,

the erstwhile ruler of AyOdhyA , to return to the Lord's

sacred feet.

 

2) Oh PaadhukE ! Sri RanganAthan incarnated as

Sri Raamachandran , went to the forest , killed

all the RaakshasAs,took over His ancient family

title and gave You back again His holy feet and

made You haapy..

 

3)Oh Ranga PaadhukE! The Rangapura VihAran

is the ancient protector of the Raagava Vamsam

(Raagava Vamsa gopthA).He incarnated as RaamA

to have the hearty sport of destroying the armies

of RaakshasAs both at DandakAraNyam and LankA

(Raakshasa chamU mrugayA vihara:). He concluded that

hunt and took over His heriditary title

( Sa: Rangeswara: vamsakramAth upanatham padham

aadhadhAna:)back from You .What happened to You

next? He gave You back again Your cherished property

( Sa: RangEswara: puna: maanyam svakIyam padham

thvayi nidhadhE khalu )...V.S

 

4) Swamy Desikan plays here with the word padham , which

has two meanings. Padham is heriditary title/position .

Padham also means paadham or Thiruvadi .RanganathAn

took on the padham ( heriditary title)as the protector of

Raaghava vamsam and gave You His sacred padham ( feet )

back or placed His sacred Padham on You as before for

His Sriranga vihAram. For the Paadhukais the Lord's

Padham is indeed parama padham (supreme abode)...V.S