Padhuka Sahasram-849

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

849. AsAdhya kEkayasuthAvaradhAnamUlam

kAlam pradOShamanirIkshya ramAsahAyam

manjupraNAdharahithA maNipAdharakshE

moUnavratham kimapi nUnamavarthayasthvam

 

Oh Manipaaduka! The promise that Dasharatha had made to Kaikeyi drove

Rama and Sita to the forest. This period of separation You did

rightly regard as tainted with great stigma. (It was pradosha period-

Trayodasi coexisting with dusk.) You, therefore, chose to be silent,

without emitting Your usual melodious sound.

 

(Azhvar's works are to be recited in proximate presence of the Lord).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 849

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: On seeing the Paadhukais ,

Swamy Desikan is reminded of the MahA pradhOsham day ,

when one has to observe the vow of silence. MahA pradhOsham falls

at dusk on ThrayOdasi days. Swamy Desikan says: " Oh PaadhukE!

By giving the boon to KaikEyi, You have reached the status of MahA

pradhOsham (most inauspicious day) , when one can not worship the

Lord and His consort, since one has to observe a strict vow of

silence and immobility. You lose Your sweet sound during those

fourteen years and observed the vow of silence as a rsult of Your

sorrow in not being able to se and serve Your Lord " .

 

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

granted BharathA's request and You left as a result with Bharathan to

AyOdhyA to rule in the name of Your Lord . You left Raamachnadra

and for 14 years stayed without sanchAram on the throne of Raghu

Kulam. It was like MahA PradhOsham time for You since You stayed at

one place without generating Naadham from Your transport of Your Lord.

At MahA pradhOsham evening , One has to maintain silence and not

engage in visit to Bhagavath SannidhAnam.

 

3) Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! The time You had to stay away from Your

Lord and His DEvi due to the boon granted by King DasaraTA to queen

KaikEyi was like an extended period of PradhOsham for You (KEkayasuthA

varadhAna Moolam anireekshya RamAsahAyam PradhOsham). At that

difficult PradhOsham time , You observed Mouna Vratham without

generating Your normal delightful Naadham associated with Your

sanchArams ( PradhOsha Kaalam aasAdhya manju-praNAtha-rahithA kimapi

mouna vratham avarthaya ),,,(V.S).