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>Sri:
>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan
>Swamin: 
>
>115. praNayini padhapadhmE gADamAshliShyathi thvAm
> viDhisuthakaThitham thadh vaIBhavam thE vidhantha:
> anudhinamruShayasthvAmarchayanthyagnyagArE
> raGhupathipadharakshE! rAmagiryAshramasThA:
>
>Oh Paaduka! At the time of parting with You, Rama's lotus feet 
>embraced You closely-as a lover would, his love while sending 
>off-Then, sage Vasishta spoke on Your greatness. The other sages 
>living in Chitrakoota started, from then on, to respectfully 
>perform Agnihotra oblations to You, every day, individually.
>
>Namo Narayana,
>Adiyen, 
>SriMuralidhara Dasan

NOTES BY V.SADAGOAPN (V.S):
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(1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukhE ! At Chithrakootam ,
when You heard about RaamA's decision to give you as a gift to 
BharathA , RaamA's feet hugged You tightly fearing separation
from You for Fourteen Years . At that time , Sage VaisishtA
explained to the assembled group of sages about Your eminence 
and glory. All of the sages listening attentively recognized 
immediately Your Vaibhavam and placed You at their altars 
and began to worship You . Swami Desikan implies that the Rishis
of ChithrakUtam obtained new PaadhukhAs for RaamA to place
His holy feet on them and used those sanctified Paadhukhais 
for their daily AarAdhanams .The original Paadhukhais
accompanied BharathA to AyOdhyA .

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : When a Dharma pathni
goes to Her parents house , then the loving husband hugs her 
tightly before her journey home and blesses her for safe journey
and return to her pukkaham . Swami Desikan points out that 
Lord RaamA's feet , the YajamAnar of the Paadhukais ,
hugged them tightly before their journey to AyOdhyA with
BharathAzhwAn for similar reasons . 

(3) Swami Desikan names ChithrakUtam as Raama Giri.
Here RaamA was very happy living with His dear consort
in exile. Thus , these hills became very dear to RaamA 
as well as to SitA Piraatti .Hence Swami Desikan salutes 
these hills as Raama Giri . Swamy Desikan also points out
that the Rishis of Raama Giri listened to Sage VasishtA's
exposition on the glories of the Raama Paadhukhais and
took home new Paadhukhais blessed by contact with the holy
feet of their Lord . These Raama Giri Rishis placed
the holy paadhukhais at the sanctum , where they performed
AgnihOthram daily and worshipped them there with 
prescribed Vedha manthrams ... V.S 






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