Padhuka Sahasram-851

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

 

851. AdhyO raGhukshithiBhujAmaBhiShEkadhIpthaI-

rApyAyithasthava padhAvani! rashmijAlaI:

mandhIchakAra thapanO vyapanIthaBhIthi:

mandhOdharIvadhanachandramasO mayUKhAn

 

(Oh Paaduka! The sun who is regarded as the founder of the (Solar)

race of the Raghus, could not attenuate the moon-lustre of the face

of Mandodari, out of fear, though he did so in the case of the

celestial moon in day-time). When once You were given the ceremonial

coronation bath, You shone in pristine effulgence from which the sun

derived a nourishment and courage and he could enfeeble the splendour

of the moon of the face of Mandodari, the wife of Ravana. Your

Abhisheka was the event that tolled the death-knell of the Rakshasa.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 851

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! The primordial source

of the origin of the Kulam of Raghu is Sooryan . At the time of Your

coronation bath , You helped Sooryan to regain his energy through

the brilliant rays of Your rubies. He became rejuvenated and lost

his fear of RaavaNa as an indestructible ogre . This in turn made

Soorya dim the lustre on the moon-like face of MaNDOdhari ,

the principal wife of RaavaNa .( The Sun lends a portion of his

lustre to the Moon at night time .During the day time , Sun dims

the lustre of the Moon due to its own brilliance. Before the

coronation of the PadhukAs , Sooryan was full of fear of RaavaNa and

did not dare to diminish the lustre of the Moon-like face of

MaNDOdhari. Once the PaadhukA ascended the throne of Raghus , Sooryan

got confident that Raama will destroy RaavaNa . Sooryan shed his

fears and shone brilliantly and thereby diminished the lustre on

MaNDOdhar's face . The imagination of Swamy Desikan as

a poet par excellence is brought out here ).

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Raghu Vamsam is

celebrated as Soorya Vansam. The aadhi purushan for that vamsam is

Sooryan , whose lustre got enhanced multifold from Your rubies . When

Your kaanthi mingled with His Kaanthi , He overcame all fears about

RaavaNa and dulled the mukha kaanthi of the Moon-like face of

MaNDOdhari (i-e) RaavaNan was dead . MaNDOdhari fell down in

the mid day Sun and her face lost its lustre and shrank.

 

3) Oh the protector of the Lord's Thiruvadi (PadhAvani) ! Sooryan

is the aadhi purushan/Founder of Raghu Vamsam ( Raghu-kshithi-bhujAm

aadhya: ). That Sooryan got enhancement of His lustre from the rays

of Your rubies after Your sacred bath ( Tava dheepthai: rasmi

jaalai: aapyAyitha: Tapana: ) . His fears were removed ( Bheethi:

vyapaneethavAn). Sooryan in the state of freedom from fears about

RaavaNan diminished the erstwhile Moon-like facial lustre of

MaNDOdhari ( ManDODhari vadhana chandramasa: mayUkhAn

mandheechakAra)....(V.S).