Post 23
Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,
We are seeing what raama got as phalanx â fruit -- But what samudhra raajan got from raama â he washed the lord's feet â is it a saadhaaraNa bhaagyam Kidaikkumaa adhu? â is it a simple shower of blessing? â so easy to get?â that this ocean king got â that is the first phalanx - fruit.
sahabhoothaih sathoyormih sanaagah saha raakshasah || 6-22-14
sahasaabhooth thathO vEgaadh bheema vEgO mahaa udhadhih |
yOjanam vyathichakraama veLaam anyathra samplavaath || 6-22-15
meaning: The great ocean with its waves and water, along with its living creatures including snakes and demons soon became possessed of a terrific velocity. Due to that speed and swelling of waters, the ocean crossed beyond the other shore to the extent of a Yojana (eight miles).
tham thathaa samathikraantham naathichakraama raaghavah |
samudhdhhathamamitraghnO raamO nadhanadheepathim || 6-22-16
meaning: Rama born in Raghu dynasty and the annihilator of enemies, did not retreat before that ocean, which swelled and crossed its limits.
Point: vaalmeeki says raama did not retreat â but really what it means â ocean kingwashes the feet of raama â that is his style of worshipping â that is why this is treated as saranaagathy by kamban.
The second fruit is â as follows- samudhra raajan says to raama â when asked by raama then where to let this brahmaasthram which is raised â
uththarENa avakaaso~asthi kaschith puNyatharO mama || 6-22-31
dhrumakulya ithi khyaathO lOkE khyaathO yathaa bhavaan |
ugra dharsana karmaaNO bahavah thathra dhasyavah || 6-22-32
aabhiira pramukhaah paapaah pibanthi salilam mama |
thairna thath sparshanam paapam sahEyam paapa karmabhih || 6-22-33
amOghah kriyathaam raama thathra thEshu saroththamah |
meaning: "Towards my northern side, there is a holy place. It is well known as Dhrumakulya, in the same way as you are well known to this world. Numerous robbers of fearful aspect and deeds, having the sinful aabhiras as their chief, drink my waters there. I am not able to bear that touch of those wicked people, the evil doers, O, Raama! Let this excellent arrow with out vain be released over them there."
So the place dhrumakulaya became clean by the removal of these sinners â by raama with his brahmaasthram â who was just at the shores on the southern tip of bhaaratha dhEsam - in a bid to enter lankaa - but this place is said to be somewhere near the present day raajasthaan â maalwaar. So from a distant place raama cleaned up that place.
thEna than maru kaanthaaram prithivyaam kila visrutham || 2-22-35
vipaathithah sarO yathra vajraasani samaprabhah |
meaning: The place where the arrow, whose splendor was akin to that of a thunder and a thunder bolt, was descended by Raama- that place is indeed famous as desert of Maru* on this earth.
vikhyaatham thrishu lOkEshu madhukaanthaaram Eva cha || 2-22-39
sOshayithvaa thu tham kukshim raamO dhasaratha aathmajah |
varam thasmai dhadhou vidhvaan maravE~amara vikramah || 2-22-40
meaning: That desert of Maru became famous in the three worlds. Raama (the son of Dhasaratha), a wise man and a valiant man resembling a celestial, made that cavity dried up and gave a boon to that desert of Maru.
pasavyascha alpa rOgascha phala muula rasaayuthah |
bahu snEhO bahu ksheerah sugandhir vividha Oshadhih || 2-22-41
Evam Ethair guNair yukthO bahibhih samyuthO maruh |
raamasya vara dhaanaachchha sivah panthaa babhoova ha || 2-22-42
meaning: Due to granting of a boon by Raama, that desert of Maru became the most congenial place for cattle rearing, a place with a little of disease, producing tasty fruits and roots, with a lot of clarified butter, a lot of milk and various kinds of sweet- smelling herbs. Thus it became an auspicious and suitable move, bestowing these merits.
Thus it is not only the samudhra raajan â the place maru also got boons from raama â thus all got some fruits or other â so is itnot phala manjari â a bunch of fruits â results â by the acts of raama â thyaagaraaja selects raagam name also in a very grand manner â again proved by this episode. Oh great â
Dhasan
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