Padhuka Sahasram-824

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

824. anyEShu sathsvapi narEndhrasuthEShu dhaIvAdh

BraShta: padhAdhaDhikarOthi padham padhArha:

prAyO nidharshayathi thath praThamO raGhUNAm

thathpAdhayO: prathiniDhI maNipAdhukE vA

 

There is a golden rule illustrated in the lives of Rama and Rama-

Paaduka; When one merits as his due post may miss him first but it

will sirely reach him ultimately. Rama lost the crown by divine

order, perhaps, but then none of his brothers could acquire it. He

got it finally, as it was his dure, he being the eldest. So also the

Paaduka missed the padam (Rama's foot) but it got the padam, namely,

the office of the ruler of the kingdom.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 824

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Swamy Desikan states here that one

lOka neethi was established from the concepts of PaadhukA rAjyam and

Raama Raajyam. He says: " Although there were other sons of DasaraTa,

the blemishless Raama for no fault of His, lost the rights to the

throne of Raghus. The PaadhukAs of RaamA, which are equal in merit to

Him also underwent the same experience, when they were sepearated

from Him for fourteen years. " RaamA for no fault of His, lost the

chance to ascend the throne of Raghus due to the boons of KaikEyi.

Similarly, the PaadhukAs eligible to be worthy of RaamA got seperated

from their Lord for no fault of their own. Ultimately, RaamA ascended

the throne and the PaadhukAs got united with RaamA's feet.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Lord Raamachandra " s coronation at

AyOdhya was stopped after it was well planned. Even if it was halted

at that time, that crowning uthsavam for Him took place few years

later. Even during the time of interruption, when His brothers were

still eligible for ascending the throne, the Paadhukais became

fit to occupy the throne of Raghu vamsam.

 

3) Even if there were other sons (of King DasaraTa ) there (anyEshu

narEndhra suthEshu sathsvapi ), the fittest one, who lost the

opportunity to sit on the throne of His father due to dhaiva

sankalpam ultimately ascended the throne ( dhaivAth padhAth

brashta: , padhArha: padham adhikarOthi). This was demonstrated in

the case of the greatest one of Raghu Vamsam (RaghUNAm PraTama:),

Raamachandran . He could not ascend the throne due to dhaiva

sankalpam. His brothers were there at that time , when He had to give

up His throne and yet the throne went to His Paadhukais instead

(Tath RaghUNAm PraTama: tath PaadhayO: prathinidhi PaadhukE vaa

nidarsayathi prAya:) ....(V.S).