SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama: 127. rakshArtham asya jagathO MaNipAdharakshE Raamasya Paadhakamalam samayE thyajanthyA: kim dhushkaram thava vibhUthi parigrahO vaa kim vaa vidhEha dhuhithu: krupaNA dasA saa Translation by Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan *************************************** (1) Oh PaadhukA ! Of the two, SitA and Yourself , both of whom had to leave RaamA's company at particular moments , whose was the most unbearable lot--Your enjoying the rulership or SitA's pitiable plight in the AsokA forest ? Your's indeed because You had to enjoy , when RaamA was in tough and tiring times . Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S): *************************** (1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In an earlier verse , Swamy Desikan extolled the glory of the PaadhukAs as exceeeding that of SitA Devi. Here he gives another reason for this assessment. He says: " Oh Lord's PaadhukE ! It is true that SitA Devi was separated form Her Lord and wihtered in AsOka Vanam . She was overcome with matchless grief due to that seperation .You had to leave RaamA's holy feet and return with BharathA to AyOdhyA .The grief that You experienced from the seperation was indeed greater than that of SitA Devi . You had to conduct the affairs of the state , look after the welfare of the people and particpate in many auspicious functions of the state. It is generally agreed that the requirement to conduct unavoidable auspicious event in the middle of a calamity is the worst that could happen to anyone." (2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: For the sake of protecting the world , SitA and PaadhukAs had to part with the Lord's lotus feet. SitA stayed in AsOka vanam with great sorrow. You ruled over the world with great sorrow while being seperated from Your Lord's feet . The inner meaning is that the AchAryAs' sufferings for helping the Jeevan to gain mOksham are unmatched . (3) Both SitA and PaadhukAs parted with the Lord's lotus feet for the protection of the universe( lOka rakshArtham).Swamy Desikan almost lets us decide which was the harder of the two sufferings . He asks whether VibhUthi Parigraham ( raajyaparipAlanam) by the Paadhukais in its time of sorrow was worse than SitA pirAtti's suffering in isolation at AsOka Vanam . He questions : " VibhUthi parigrahO Dhushkaram kim " or " VidEha Dhuhithu: krupaNA dasA dhushkaram kim ? "....V.S
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