Padhuka Sahasram-722

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

722. prathyAgathO vijayini praThamE raGhUNAm

vinyasyathi thvayi padham maNipAdharakshE!

rathnoUGhabimbithanishAcharavAnarAm thvAm

pUrvAkshaNasThamiva puShpakamanvapashyan

 

Oh Manipaaduka! When the greatest of the Raghus, Sri Rama, returned

victorious, he inserted His feet on to You. At that moment, the

Rakshasas and the Vanaras standing all around, were found reflected

in the rows of gems on You, exactly as all were present in the

Pushpaka Vimana previously, thus enabling the people (of Ayodhya) to

witness the Vimana scene, re-enacted.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 722

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mani PaadhukE! When the scion of

the family of Raghus returned to AyOdhyA after destroying RaavaNa ,

BharathA united RaamA's holy feet with You. At that time ,

the reflections of all the monkeys, bears and asurAs , who

accompanied RaamA on the Pushpaka VimAnam were seen on Your

many gems. Those at the scene seeing this image thought that

You are indeed that aerial chariot (Pushpaka VimAnam) that

transported all the retinue of Raama on His journey from

LankA to AyOdhyA.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The moment Lord Raamachandra

stepped out of the Pushpaka VimAnam with His entourage from

LankA , Bharatha united his brother's feet with the joyous

Paadhukais, which was longing for that reunion with its master.

All the entourage of the Lord was reflected on the gems of

the Paadhukais at that moment. That imagery made the Paadhukais

appear like the Pushpaka vimAnam that carried few moments before

all the entourage of the Lord .

 

3)Lord Raamachnadra , the noblest of Raghu vamsam returned

from Lanka after His victory over Raavana ( Vijayani prathyAgathE

RaghUNAm prathama:).He united His feet with His Paadhukais

( RaghUNAm PraTamE Thvayi padham vinyasyathi). At that time,

the reflections of the assemblage of asuraas and monkeys

that accompanied the Lord from LankA are seen on the gems of

the Paadhukais( Padham Thvayi vinyasyathi sathi rathnouga

Bhimbhitha nisAchara VaanarAm). The citizens of AyOdhyA were

waiting to see their Lord unite with His PaadhukAs to symbolize

His resumption of duties as their king . The imagery of

the monkeys and asurAs on the gems made the people feel

that the Paadhukais resembled the Pushpaka VimAnam

that carried the entourage of Lord Raamachandran

few minutes beforeThvAm poorva-kshaNasTam Pushpakam

iva anvapasyan)...(V.S).