Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 183. mUrDhABhiShikthaIrniyamEna vAhyoU vichinthya nUnam raGhunAtha pAdhoU rathnAsanasthAm maNipAdhukE! thvAm ramanujanmA BharathOBhyaShinchath Oh Paaduka! Rama's younger brother Bharata annointed and coronated You on the gem-studded throne, he being confident that Rama's Feet were to be borne on head only by duly purified persons. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S): *********************************** (1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Rathna PaadhukE! BharathA meditated first on the holy feet of his elder brother , which are traditionally worn on the heads of the vasal kings during the coronation (PattaabhishEkam ) ceremonies for an emperor. Bharatha placed next the Paadhukais as RaamA's representative on the throne of Raghus and performed the abhishEkam . BharathA performed this ceremonial bath for the paadhukais to qualify Himself as the servant of the Paadhukais , which were taking charge of the kingdom as a representative of Raamachandran. (2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! BharathA performed the abhishEkam for the paadukais driven by the thought that only those who had pattaabhishEkam can carry the Lord's sacred feet . The inner meaning is that for those , who have sincere bhakthi for PerumAl, will be blessed with all auspciousness here and in His other world . (3) Swami Desikan salutes Bharathan here as " RaamAnujanma" , a name traditionally reserved for LakshmaNan .That shows the equal reverence that Swamy Desikan has for the two brothers in the context of the matchless Kaimkarya Sri acquired by the two younger brothers ; one acquired this kaimkarya Sri through service in the forests and the other had equal kaimkarya Sri by staying behind and serving the Paadhukais as the representative of his elder brother...V.S
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