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Sloka-4

 

rAmadhAma samAnenam Agorodhanam Asa thAm

nAmahAm akshararasam thArAbhAH thu na veda yA

 

The city of Ayodhya was pervaded by the lustre of Rama, equal to the Sun, capable of destroying all sins,was never without festivals,was a source of infinite joy and has never known the light of the stars.

 

ya-Which, meaning Ayodhya,na veda- did not know, thArAbhAh- the light of the stars,(thAra=star, and bhA=light) meaning that due to the abundance of high mansions and  trees of its gardens the stars were not visible (which includes Sun, moon etc also).

This does not mean that the city was plunged into darkness, the reason for this is given by rAmadhAma, the brilliant lustre of Rama, which was   equal to that of the Sun, samAnEnam, ina meaning the Sun, took over  that city, thAm. Therefore the city was a source of infinite joy, akshararasam and AgOrOdhanam, destroyed all sins, Aga meaning sin.Also there were festivals always (na + amaha= meaning not without festivals) for the same reason in Ayodhya.

 

The sloka in reverse:

 

yAdhavEnaH thu bhArAthA samraraksha mahAmanAh

thAm saH mANdharaH gomAn anEmAsamadhAmarAH

 

Sri Krishna, who was the Sun of the yadhavas,providing light to all,the noblest, generous and the Lord of the cows and the abode of limitless power and prosperity protected well the  city of Dvaraka.

 

YadhavEnaH- Ina means Sun, and he is the Sun of the Yadava clan, or the word may also mean master.

 

bhArAthA- bha is light and rAthA means one who gives.

 

samraksha-protected well, the addition of the prefix sam giving the meaning of excellence.

 

mahAmanAh- great minded, generous

 

mAnadharaH-noble.

 

gOmAn- gOswAmi, Lord of the cows, Gopala.

 

anEmAsamadhAmarAH- nEma means limit and anEma is limitless.Asama+dhAma+rA means unequal tejas and wealth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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