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SrimathE RaamAnujAya Nama :

(156) Veera vratha praNayini praThamE RaghUNAm
prApthE chirAya BharathE vratham aasidhaaram 
thyakthvA padhAvani tadhA vividhAn vihArAn
yekAsikAvratham apUrvam avarthayasthvam 

Translation by U.Ve.Sri V.N.vedantha Desikan
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Oh PaadhukA ! RaamA stood steadfast in his vow of
upholding His father's words. BharathA adopted 
the Aasidhara vow , of standing on a sharp razor's
edge, for years , i.e., relinquishing all pleasures
even when they were very close by ; and You undertook
the EkasikA vow, of sitting unmoved at one spot ,
abandoning the earlier style of sportively moving 
about.(A unique posture indeed -like that of NammAzhwAr).

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S):
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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan 
celebrates here the vow that the PaadhukA took 
to stay at the same spot for fourteen years. Normally,
as the PaadhukA of the Lord , it will not stay put at
one place for too long. Swamy says that PaadhukAs took
the difficult vow to remain immobile for fourteen 
years to help BharathA , who had taken another 
difficult vow of total service to the PaadhukAs
without any distraction caused by his princely status. 
Swamy Desikan salutes here the EkAsika (rooted to 
one place) vow undertaken by the PaadhukA and reminds us 
of a similar observance by NammAzhwAr , the name-sake
of the PaadhukA at AzhwAr Thirunagari. There , the AzhwAr
sat immobile in contemplation of Sriman NaarAyaNA under
a tamarind tree for many years.

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! RaamA
vowed not return before destroying the asurAs.BharathA
refused to be coronated in place of his elder brother.
You gave up Your sanchArams and decided to stay at one place.
RaamA's vratham is common to the valorous ones . Controlling 
of one's indhriyams in contrast is not easy and hence 
BharathA's vow was far superior to that of RaamA's vow.
It was a great surpise that You decided to become 
stationary and stayed at one place for fourteen 
years. 

(3)RaamA had Veera Vratha PraNayam (desire to 
pursue Veera Vratham ). BharathA however undertook 
the AasithAra vratham ( Staying away from temptations
even if the objects of enjoyment are very close) .
PaadhukA took on the rare yEkAsikA vratham ( staying
put at one place).Swamy Desikan asks us to decide ,
which vratham was the most superior one ..V.S 





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