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

227. ramAsthrANi nimitthamAthramiha thE labDhABhiShEkA svayam
rakshasthath kshapayAmchakAra BhavathI BhadrAsanasThAyinI
yaddhOShNAm athivEladharpadhavaThujvAlosHmalAnAm thadhA
niShpiShtaI: kalaDhoUthashaIlashiKharaI: karpUrachUrNAyitham

Oh Paaduka! You having Yourself achieved, even at 
the very moment of Your coronation, being 
seated on the auspicious Simhasana throne, 
the complete annihilation of that Rakshasa, 
Ravana, whose 'might of the arm' could be imagined 
from his inability to contain muscle-fat-strength 
unless he grinds to Karpoora-like powder the silvery 
Kailasa mountain in the heat of hand-pulverizing in 
a fierce temper.

The arrows of Rama were but mere pretexts in 
the matter of the killing of Ravana.

Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S):
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1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: This is the last verse 
through which Hanumaan offers his salutations to the PaadhukAs.
He says: " Oh PaadhukE ! RaavaNA once shook up and pulverized 
the peaks of KailAsA with his mighty arms. You destroyed that 
powerful RaavaNA from far away (from AyOdhyA ), soon after
Your coronation , while You were still seated on the auspicious 
throne of the Raghus. RaamA's arrows aimed at RaavaNA 
were only a pretext . Indeed , it was You , who eliminated
RaavaNA . All that RaamA did in the battle field was due to
Your power and glory.

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The power-conscious and
egotistic RaavaNA shook the KailAsA mountain , the abode 
of Lord ShivA. At that time , the peaks of that holy 
mountain got pulverized . Oh PaadhukE ! You destroyed 
that mighty RaavaNA from Your auspicious throne in AyOdhyA.
RaamA's arrows were in name only. It was You who were 
instrumental in RaavaNA's death.The inner meaning is that
it is the AchAryAs , who save the Jeevans , while 
outwardly it is understood that it is the Lord , who
saves them. 

3) Swamy Desikan salutes the Sacred Paadhukais
of RaamA seated on the auspicious family throne
( BhadhrAsanasThAyinee). He says : " RaamA's arrows
in the matter of killing RaavaNA were only a pretext
(VyAjam , nimitthamAthram).You by Yourself were 
the cause of RaavaNA's destruction (Svayam tath 
raksha: kshapAmchakara) ...V.S

4)Swamy Desikan's evocation of the imagery of
the egotistic RaavaNA lifting the KailAsa parvatham
and causing damage to the peaks of that snowy mountain 
abode of Lord SivA is beautiful . First Swamy Desikan 
decribes the hot hands of RaavaNA burning with 
the limitless heat of ego as " athivEla dharpa dhavadhu 
jwAlA ushmANam yaddhOshNAm ". What happened next 
is described as : " nishpishtai: kaladhoutha saila 
sikharai: tadhA karpUrachUrNAyitham ". The peaks of 
that silver mountain ( covered with silvery snow)
got pulverized and fell around like the rain of
camphor powder . The analogy of the snow clad mountain 
breaking up and falling apart as the rain of 
powdered camphor is a testament to the poetic
genius of our dear AchAryan ..V.S 







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