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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin
>
>36. TiShtantu shrutayasthathOpi Mahitam jAgarti TatpAdhukE!
> TatthAdrukpraThanAya TAvakaguNagrAmAya RAmAyaNam
> YasyAsIdaravindasamBhavavaDhUmanjIrashinjArava
> sparDhAdurDharapAdabhaDdhaphaNitirvalmIkajanmA Kavi:
>
>Oh Paaduka! Let alone the Vedas. That (Srimad Ramayana), does better, and
>very attentively, to proclaim the praise of the hordes of your guNas.
>The reason is that it was composed by sage Valmiki, in a spirit of
>competition, so to say, with the jingling sound generated by the anklets
>of Saraswathi as She walks, when foot after foot (of Shlokas) came in
>unbearably quick succession.
>
>Namo Narayana,
>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN:
*********************

(1) UTTHAMUR SWAMY'S ANUBHAVAM: Oh PaadhukE! Let the evidence
from VedhAs attesting Your glories stand aside for a minute !
Did n't Sage Valmiki celebrate abundantly Your glory in his
epic work , Srimadh RaamAyanam ? His descriptions are more
profound than the terse statements on You found in the ancient 
VedhAs.The reason for us to choose Srimadh RaamAyaNam over 
the VedhAs is to comprehend Your glories described by 
Sage valmiki as a direct result of Devi Sarasvathi's blessings 
to him as the composer of the story of Your Lord , Sri Ramachandran .
Sarasvathi Devi danced on the tongue of Sage Valmiki and 
the delectable sounds of her ankle bells transformed immediately 
into the fast-flowing , four-quartered slOkams of Srimadh RaamAyanam.
Swami Desikan points out here that the devotion of Sage Valmiki
and the blessings of Sarasvathi led to the creation of 
Srimadh RaamAyanam , which surpasses the VedhAs in extolling 
the limitless auspicious qualities of the Lord's PaadhukhAs .

(2) ANDAVAN'S ANUBHAVAM :Oh PadhukhE! VedhAs have their mahimai 
because they never make any incorrect statement.They are thus 
perfect.Let that be! Srimadh RaamAyaNam holds a loftier spot 
in terms of its mahimai compared to VedhAs . Why ? It is because 
Srimadh RaamAyaNam focuses on Your limitless glories . Further ,
Srimadh RaamAyaNam was not composed by Sage Valmiki alone !
The SlOkAs of Srimadh RaamAyaNam arose in Sage VaalmIki's mind ,
when he heard them as originating from the noopura maNi naadham 
of Devi Sarasvathi's dancing paadhams (( the auspicious sound 
arising from the bells of the ankle AabharaNam on the feet of
Sarasvathi Devi)on his tongue.The divya dampathi's blessings 
through their daughter-in-law (Devi Sarasvathi) were instrumental 
in the creation of the flawless slOkams of Srimadh RaamAyaNam , 
which attained thus a status superior to that of the VedhAs . 

(3) Swami addresses the Paadhukhais here in an endearing 
manner and says to them ," Sruthaya: Thistanthu "( let 
the glories of the VedAs stand aside for a minute). Why ?
Because the glory of Srimadh RaamAyaNam is far superior to
the VedhAs. ( Tath mahitham RaamAyaNam Prathanam ). Why? 
That RaamAyanam is awake (jAgarthi) forever to celebrate 
the assembly of Your limitless auspicious guNAs ( GuNa
grAmAya Jaagarthi). How did that happen ? It happened 
because the divine slOkams of Srimadh RaamAyanam have
the association with the auspicious sounds emanating from 
the ankle jewelery of Sarasvathi Devi , the consort of 
Brahma Devan, who was born in the lotus arising out of the 
naabhi of Sriman NaarAyaNan ( Aravindha sambhava vadhU
manjIra sinjArava spardhA mahitham paNithi:). That tips
the scale in favor of Srimadh RaamAyaNam ,when one weighs 
it against the glories of the sacred VedhAs ........V.S

(4) The reference here is to the origin of Srimadh RaamAyanam .
It arose from Sage Valmiki's lips as a result of being witness
to the grief of a Krouncha bird killed by the arrow of 
a heartless hunter .Brahma Devan appeared before Sage Valmiki
at that time and blessed Sage ValmIki with these words:
" macchandhAdhEva thE Brahman pravrutthEyam SARASVATHI "
( Through My will alone has this Speech /SarasvathI flowed 
from your lips ! ).No description of yours in this poem
will prove false . They will stand faultless like the VedhAs .
Render the sacred and soul-ravishing story of Sri RaaamA and 
the slOkams of Srimadh RaamAyanam coming out of your lips 
will stay eminent in this world as long as mountains and 
rivers remain on the surface of this earth ( Yaavath sthaasyanthi 
giraya: sarithasccha mahItalE , thAvadh RAAMAYANA KATHAA 
lokEshu pracharishyathi).Swami Desikan is hinting that 
the glory of the Sri Raama PaadhukhAs will circulate as long
as the mountains , rivers , the Sun and the Moon exist
in this world , just as Srimadh RaamAyaNam would exist ...V.S

(5) Swami Desikan refers in this slOkam to the structure 
of the individual slOkmas of Sri VaalmIki RaamAyaNam as
the slOkas made up of four paadhams/quarters (dhurdhara paadha
bhaddha paNithi:). This refers to a slOkam spoken by
Brahma DEvan in the second chapter of the Baala KhANDam
of VaalmIki RaamAyaNam :

sama aksharai: chathurbhirya:
paadhair gIthO MaharshiNA I
sOanuvyAharaNAdh bhooya:
sOka: slOkathvam Agatha: II..Bala KhNDam:2.40

(meaning): What was uttered (the slOkam) by the great 
Sage Valmiki in four feet (Quarters)from consisting of 
an equal number of syllables was (nothing but) his grief 
(over the destruction of the KrounchA bird by the cruel 
hunter)transformed into a verse because of its being 
voiced by him . That became the mode/format/standard
for the structure of the slOkams of Srimadh RaamAyanam
due to the blessings of Lord Brahmaa and Devi Sarasvathi...V.S

(6) swami Desikan uses the words , "dhurdhara: paadha bhaddha:"
when he refers to the four paadhams bound together to form 
the individula slOkams of Srimadh RaamAyaNam. " Dhurdhara:Paadha:" 
refers here to the four quarters (paadhams) that are 
difficult to lift (i-e) to fully comprehend by any human .
The symbolic reference is to the mighty glories of
the PaadhukhAs of Sri RaamachnadrA that make them 
impossible "to lift" (Durdhara:) ....V.S 

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 





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