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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan
>Swamin: 
>
>114. iyam avikala yOgakshEma siDdhyaI prajAnAm
> alamithi BharathEna prArThithAm AdharENa
> raGhupathir aDhirOhann aBhyaShinchath svayam thvAm
> charaNa naKhamaNInAm chandhrikA nirJharENa
>
>Bharata thought, "This paaduka would suffice to ensure the wealth and 
>welfare of the people;" on receiving this plea from Bharata, Rama 
>stood on the Paadukas, so as to perform a formal 'abhisheka' with the 
>lustre radiating from His nails, that shone like gems.
>
>Namo Narayana,
>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):
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(1) UtthamUr Swamy anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! BharathA
requested You with affection and stated that You have 
the power to confer auspiciousness to all the worlds. 
RaamachandrA , Your Lord , stepped on You prior to gifting 
You to His brother. At that time , the rays of Moon 
associated with RaamachandrA's toe nails showered nectar
on You and bathed You for coronation .The Lord consecrated
You thus for Your stay with BharathA during His exile.

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : RaamA responded to His brother's
request to step on the Paadhukhais and with the lustre of His
nails of the feet performed AbhishEkam for the Paadhukhais .
Later , BharathA performed the formal PattAbhishEkam for
the Paadhukhais in AyOdhyA . It is similar to VibhishaNa 
PataabhishEkam . After the victory over RaavaNA , RaamA 
bathed VibhishaNa on the sea shore for a quick coronation ; 
later RaamA performed the formal (elaborate)pattAbhishEkam 
for VibhishaNA as the King of LankhA similar to the situation 
with the Paadhukhais at Chithrakootam .

(3) Paadhukhais confer blemishless (avikala) Yogam (conferring
riches that one does not have) and KshEmam ( Protecting 
the riches that one has already). BharathA knew this power
of Paadhukhais and therefore asked His brother to give him
those auspicious Paadhukhais.Swamy Desikan visualizes 
the flood of the lustre of the nails of the Lord , which 
were like the resplendent rays of the moon , bathing
the PaadhukhAs as though they were performing Thirumanjanam
associated with their coronation ceremony.....V.S

(4) In the second line of this slOkam , Swamy Desikan refers
to the loving prayer of BharathA for the gift of Paadhukhais
as " AadharENa PrArthithAm ". RaamA's response to that PrArthanai
was " abhyashinchath chandrikA nirjarENa " .RaamA performed
the abhishEkam for the Paadhukhais with the pure lustre of 
the nails of His sacred feet . The rhyming of "AaadharENa " 
with "nirjarENa " has telling effect on the ear as one 
recites this slOkma . When one asks the Lord for a small 
blessing , the most generous Lord responds by opening 
the flood gates of His dayA .....V.S 





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