Padhuka Sahasram-235

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

235. padhAvani! prathigathasya purImayODhyAm

poUlasthyahanthuraBhiShEkajalArdhramUrthE:

amsE yaThArham aDhivAsya nijaIryashOBhi:

kasthUrikEva nihithA vasuDhA thvayaIva

 

Oh Paaduka! when the slayer of Ravana returned to Ayodhya

victoriously

and was duly crowned

in Patta-abisheka ritual, the burden of the kingdon was placed on His

shoulders by You

Yourself-the land having acquired a special fragrance from Your Fame

as a ruler. The Earth, to

Sri Rama, was the fragrant Kasthuri mark (on the forehead) another

decoration for the great

one. (Or, could it be that ruling over the land was a mere trifle for

Sri Rama, a mere

affixing of the Kasthuri mark on the forehead?)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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

When RaamA had the coronation bath at AyOdhyA ,

His body was still wet. You placed on the new king's

shoulder the musk deer perfume in the form of a decorative

spot. You performed this customary rite in Your role

as the predecessor of RaamA as the ruler of North KosalA .

You enhanced His glory by adding Your own glory

to that of Your Lord and made the musk deer perfume

even more fragrant.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: At the time of

Your Lord's own pattAbhishEkam , You placed

the earth that You had ruled on His shoulders

and made that earth fragrant as a result of its

assoication with Your fame .

 

3) The description of a sacred rite during the Raama-

PattaabhishEkam by Swamy Desikan is moving. When Sage

VasishTA poured the consecrated waters , Raama " s

body was wet with those waters .RaamA shined radiant

with those wet waters clinging to His body and gave

His darsanam as " AbhishEka Jala aardhra Moorthi " .

The PaadhukA took the next ritualistic step (viz).,

the transfer of power by placing the Earth(VasundharA)

on RaamA's wet shoulders. It was like the placement

of fragrant KasthUri (deer musk perfume ) on His wet

shoulders . This Kasthuri ( the earth)however

had enhanced fragrance as a result of assoication with

Your Keerthi (fame) as a just and effective ruler...V.S