Padhuka Sahasram-723

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

723. vaIyAkulIm shamayithum jagathO vahanthyA

rakshADhurAm raGhuDhuranDharapAdharakshE!

prAjyam yasha: prachurachAmarabimbalakshAth

prAyasthvayA kabaLitham prathiBhUpathInAm

 

Oh Raghava-Paaduka! You undertook the burden of safeguarding the

world's interest, when a crisis befell (in the form of Ravana's

wicked behavior). When the white chamaras, wafted for You, get

reflected on You, it appears as though You swallow the fame of the

enemy-kings and that is what is apparent as the white image on You!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 723

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Paadhukais of the Lord ,

who bore the burden of the Raghu vamsam! Many fans are waved

in front of You and the reflections of those fans on Your gems

appear like the garlands of praise offered by the enemy kings ,

who were put in their place by Your power of protecting

the kingdom from all calamities and agitations.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When Lord Ramachandra

left for the forest , you accepted the responsibilitis to govern

a kingless state , which was exposed to great dangers.At the time of

Your coronation, lot of the kings and the royal servants waved

the ChAmarams (fans made from the white tail hair of Kavari deeers ).

The reflections of those silver handled chAmarams were seen on

the surface of your gems. That imagery reminds the assembled of

the swallowing of the glories of the enemy knigs by You.

 

3)Oh Paadhukais protecting the sacred feet of SrI Raamachandra,

who is capable of discharging the royal duites of all the kings of

Raghu Vamsam ( Raghudhurandhra PaadharakshE)! The people of

the world had no one to protect them , when Raamachandran

left for the forest to follow His father's commands and

You stepped in remove their worries ( Jagatha: vyAkuleem

samayithum rakshAdhurAm vahanthyA).The royal attendants

waved many chAmarams then to demonstrate their devotion to You.

The reflections of those chAmarams were seen on Your gems

during that occasion .That imagery of the white chAmarams

on the gems made one think that it symbolized Your swallowing

in one gulp of the glories of all the enemy kings...(V.S).