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Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

184. BrAthurniyOgE apyanivarthamAnam
rAjyABhiShEkam cha parithyajantham
ramAnujoU thoU nanu pArathanthryAth
uBhAvuBhABhyAm BhavathI jigAya

Oh Paaduka! You had defeated both brothers of Rama, 
namely, Lakshmana and Bharata-the former had not 
implicitly obeyed Rama's command to return 
to Ayodhya whereas the latter had refused to
be installed in the throne- by Your implicit 
obeying to Rama, being absolutely dictatable by the
Lord, in returning to Ayodhya and getting enthroned.

Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes from V.Sdaagopan (V.S):
*************************************

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan
dwells on the twin themes of Seshathvam and Paaratantryam .
Seshathvam is the way in which the owned behaves to please
his /her Lord in every way. Lord is the owner(sEshee )
and the Jeevan is His property (sEsahn ). Bhagavan is 
Sarva sEshi .Seshathva Jn~Anam requires the sEshan
to perform Kaimkaryam that would please his Lord.
Paaratantryam refers to the strict obedience of 
the Lord's commands.

Swamy Desikan compares here the behaviors of LakshnaNA
and BharathA with that of the PaadhukAs and concludes 
that latter won over the two brothers in the strict
observance of the doctrines of sEshathvam and Paaratantryam.

Swamy Desikan observes : " Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! As the elder
brother , RaamA asked LakshmaNA on the banks of GangA 
to return to AyOdhyA and not to accompany Him to the forest.
LakshmaNA refused and insisted on joining his brother
and serving Him during His exile. RaamA asked BharathA
to follow their parent's command to accept coronation and 
thus become the successor to DasarathA as the new king. 
BharathA refused to follow that order .Thus both LakshmaNA
and BharathA did not observe the rules of sEshathvam
and paaratantryam. The PaadhukAs on the other hand ,
strictly observed both the rules and pleased RaamA immensely.
When RaamA ordered the Paadhukais to return to AyOdhyA
with BharathA , it was obeyed . When RaamA recommended 
that the Paadhukais accept coronation bath , they obeyed
once again. Thus PaadhukA's obsevance of sEshathvan
and Paaratantryam was far superior to that of the two
brothers , LakshmaNA and BharathA .

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is 
that the SadhAchAryALs will excell even the nithya sooris,
when it comes to practising Seshathvam and Paaratantryam
in their relationship with PerumAL. 

(3) The second section of this slOkam is a testament
to Swamy Desikan's genius as Kavi Simham . He says:

"RaamAnujou Thou nanu paaratantryAth 
ubhaou ubhAbhyAm Bhavathee jigAya "

The "ubhaou " or the two are LakshmaNA
and BharathA as the two RaamAnujAs or
the two younger brothers of RaamA . The Paadhukai
won over " the Ubhaou " with "UbhAbhyAM"
( through two acts). One is returning to 
AyOdhyA , which LakshmaNA refused to do ,
when commanded by RaamA. The other is 
accepting PattAbhshEkam and ascent to 
the throne , which BharathA refused to do ,
when ordered by RaamA ....V.S 






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