Padhuka Sahasram-826

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

826. rAmE rAjyam pithuraBhimatham sammatham cha prajAnAm

mAthA vavrE thadhiha BharathE sathyavAdhI dhadhoU cha

chinthAthItha: samajani thadhA pAdhukAgryABhiShEkO

dhurvajnAnasvahrudhayamahO dhaIvamathra pramANam

 

That Rama should get the kingdom, was the wish of the father,

Dasharatha. That was also the wish of the people. But then Mother

Kaikeyi wished to forcefully secure it for her son, Bharata. And to

that also, the king agreed, he being an adherent to the sworn word.

But even that could not be effected. Just at that moment, a supreme

celebration of Anointment and Coronation occured, in the case,

unexpectedly, of the Paaduka. The inscrutable way of god runs

supreme in all events.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 826

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Both DasaraTa and the citizens of

AyOdhyA agreed to Raama ascending the throne of Raghus. At this time,

KaikEyi through Her boons wanted BharathA to ascend that throne.

DasaraTa had to be true to his promise given earlier to KaikEyi and

agreed reluctantly to her wish. Even when BharathA was slated for

the coronation bath, the PaadhukAs of RaamA achieved that honor.

The totally unexpected happened. What a miracle it was to witness? In

such matters, only the Lord as the knower of all would understand as

to what is yet to come.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The people of the world may think one

way and the Dhaivam thinks the opposite way and executes what it

wishes. For instance, DasaraTa wished to elevate Raama to the

position of the king of AyOdhya. All the citizens had the same wish.

KaikEyi objected and wanted BharathA should ascend the throne in

RaamA's place. DasaraTa had to yield to KaikEyi. At that time,

the Paadhukai, which no one even thought about ascended the throne at

the request of BharathA . Man proposes and God disposes.

 

3) It was the wish of the father (DasaraTa ) that his eldest son

(Raama) should succed him ( RaamE rAjyam pithu: abhimatham). That was

agreeable to the citizens as well ( prajAnAm sammatham). But, KaikEyi

pressed that the kingdom should go to her son BharathA ( MaathA

BharathE vavrE ). DasaraTA , who could not break his previous promise

gave the kingdom to BharathA ( SathyavAdhi dadhou cha). At that

time , what was inconceivable to many took place (i-e)., the

PaadhukAs recieved the PattAbhishEkam ( TadhA chinthAtheetha:

PaadhukAgryAbhishEka: samajani). In this matter (athra) ,

the God with inscrutable mind of its own is the reason ( dhurvij~Ana

sva hrudhayam dhaivam pramANam )...(V.S).