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Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

188. rakshOvaDhArTham maNipAdharakshE!
rAmAtmanO rangapathE: pravAsE
rakshOpakArAdh BhavatI vithEnE
rAjanvathIm kOsalarAjaDhAnIm

Oh Paaduka! When Lord Ranganatha had chosen 
the Rama incarnation and spent His time in 
the forest for the demolition of the demons, 
You performed the protection help for Ayodhya, 
which now had an excellent ruler in You.

Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes from V.Sadagopan(V.S):
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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam :Here Swamy Desikan 
plays with the double meaning of the word" rakshOpakAram". 
This word can mean either protection of and help to
the kingdom or injury to the raakshasAs. Swamy declares:
Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! When RanganAthA took the incarnation 
as RaamA to destroy the Raakshasaas ,He had to leave 
the kingdom behind and travel to LankA to confront
RaavaNA . You stayed behind as His representative 
and protected the kingdom and its citizens .You made 
that kingdom famous through Your skilled rulership.
The word "Raajavanthi " here means a kingdom
with an illustrious king.

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE ! 
The kings have the twin duties of protecting 
the righteous and punishing the wicked .In their 
kingdoms , there will be forests , which in turn
will be populated by wild beasts threatening 
the citizens .Although the forest is important 
and helpful for the people, the threats caused
by the wild animals are dangerous. Hence , the king
travels to the forest to hunt the dangerous beasts down 
after entrusting the kingdom to the ministers. Similarly , 
RanganAthan incarnated as RaamA , went to forest to kill
the raakshasAs . At that time , you stayed behind
like the Minister and protected the kingdom.

(3)Here Swamy Desikan points out that RanganAthan
and Raaman are one and the same parabrahmam with
the use of the words: " RaamAthmana: Rangapathi:".
When RaamA entered the DaNdakAraNyam ( aaraNya pravEsam),
for rooting out the trouble-causing raakshasAs
and to bring peace back to His kingdom , the Paadhukais 
made the kingdom of KosalA blessed with an excellent king
( Kosala raajadhAnIm raajanavthIm vithanE )... V.S 







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