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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

128. SitAsakhasya sahasA charaNAravindhAth
bhakthyA nathE krutha padhA BharathOtthamAngE
aaruhya nnagam abhithO bhavathee vithEna 
maayUra chamara bharam maNi rasmi jaalai:

Translation by U.Ve. Dr.V.N.Vedaantha Desikan 
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Oh PaadhukE ! You who were on BharathA's head bent with, 
bhakthi for you , when he came out of RaamA's parNakasAlA at 
ChithrakUtam ; thereafter , you quickly ascended the top of
the elephant . Rightly , You were lovely there with peacock 
chamarAs on either side caused by the radiations emanating
from your gems . Thus royal honor was extended to You .

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

Here , Swamy Desikan celebrates the glory of the PaadhukAs,
which ascended form BharathA's head to the back of the royal
elephant for its journey to AyOdhyA. Swamy says: " Oh gem-bedecked
PaadukE ! When You ascended on the back of Satrunjayam , 
the royal elephant , the Sun's rays fell on the gems 
adorning You and spread on all four sides ;the colorful beams 
of the most beautiful lustre fell on both sides. As the elephant
moved ,the beams of light moved as well and their shifting 
movements made it look as though you were being served with
the fans made with peacock feathers .You accepted the services 
fit for a royal personage like Lord RaamachandrA .

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:

The inner meaning of this slOkam is that the glories
of the AchAryAs are immense as a result of their 
sadhguNams and SadhupadEsams and they spread all around 
the world .

(3) The beautiful visualization of the journey of 
the gem-enmeshed Raama PaadhukAs to AyOdhyA by Swamy
Desikan is in two stages : (1) BharathA places the PaadhukAs 
with utmost reverence on his bent head (2) The PaadhukAs are
placed next on the throne positioned on the back of the royal
elephant for its journey to AyOdhyA . Swamy visualizes in
his mind's eye the gentle rolling gait of the elephnat 
and the interplay of the Sun's rays falling on the gem-encrusted
PaadhukAs. The shifting reflections from the gems of 
the PaadhukAs as a result of the interplay of the Sun's rays 
appears to Swamy Desikan as though some one was performing 
chaamara (fan) Kaimkaryam with the fans made of iridiscent 
peacock feathers ..V.S

(4) The first placement of the PaadhukA was on the bent 
head of BharathA ( nathE Bharatha: utthamAngE krutha padhA);
the next was on the back of the royal elephant .There , 
the interpay of light between the gems of the PaadhukAs 
and the Sun's beams created the illusion of the lustrous
fans performing their kaimkaryam from both sides of 
the Paadhukais as the elephant moved on towards AyOdhyA 
with its rhythmic gait..V.S 






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