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

213. padhAvani! prathyayithO hanUmAn
sIthAmiva thvAm chiraviprayukthAm
praNamya poUlasthyaripOrudhantham 
vijnyApayAmAsa vinIthavEsha:

Oh Paaduka! The highly confidence-inspiring Hanuman paid respects to 
You, who had spent long years of separation, as he did to Sita 
earlier, and, with a reverential posture, narrated the story of the 
vanquisher of Ravana.

Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(VS):
*********************************

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In this and thirteen
subsequent verses of this (niryAtanA ) paddhathi , Swamy 
Desikan describes HanumAn's report to the Paadhukais on 
the events during its seperation from RaamA . HanumAn
was sent ahead by RaamA from BhAradhwAja's aasramam 
to let BharathA know that He was rushing towards AyOdhyA
for reunion with BharathA . Hanuman meets with BharathA 
and his object of worship, the Sri Raama Paadhukais .
The compassionate HanumAn recognizes that the Paadhukais 
have been seperated from its Lord for a period longer than
even SitA PirAtti. HanumAn's respect for the Paadhukais 
increases and that leads to his tender description of 
the events that took place during the past fourteen
years . This verse is an introduction to HanumAn's
report to the PaadhukAs . Swamy Desikan says: 
"Oh PaadhukE ! HanumAn, who is the object of utmost trust 
of RaamA approached You suffering from seperation
from Your Lord for a long time. HanumAn described then 
with humility all the events related to the heroic deeds 
of RamA including RaavaNA's destruction ".

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Sri Raamachandran sent 
HanumAn to BharathA's side to let his suffering brother
know that He was rushing towards reuniuon with him (Bharathan).
Once before RamA had sent HanumAn on a similar misison
to LankA for informing His PirAtti that He was on His way
to unite with Her and to destroy the evil RaavaNan. Both times,
HanumAn was the trusted messenger and accomplished 
his mission and pleased Raamachandran.Additional
anubhavam of Srimath Andavan is appended
at the end of this posting .

(3) There is some thing in common between SitA PirAtti
at AshOka Vanam and Bharathan and the Paadhukais 
at NandhigrAmam . All the three were languishing from 
the long seperation (chira-viprayukthAm)from their Lord, 
Raamachandran.HanumAn was the welcome messenger sent 
by RaamA with the rejuveanting message of hope of reunion.
HanumAn bowed (praNamya) before the holy Paadhukais of RaamA 
at NandhigrAmam and with great reverence ( vinIthavEshassann) 
described to the Paadhukais the great events (udhantham )
of destruction of RaavaNA by VeerarAghavan..VS 

(4) There is a key word in this slOkam ,(Viz):pratyayitha:
(with great trust ). Swamy Desikan refers here to the mind set 
of HanumAn at the times of visits to AshOka Vanam and 
NandhigrAmam , the seat of the Paadhukais .At AshOka vanam ,
before meeting SitA PirAtti face to face, HanumAn hid in
the SimsupA tree with a doubtful mind . HanumAn was not sure 
whether SitA PirAtti's affection for Her Lord might have
been reduced by the long months of stay at LankA as a prisoner
of RaavaNA . At that time , RaavaNA came to beg SitA 
to become his Queen and forsake " the powerless human
husband of Hers". SitA PirAtti placed a blade of grass
in between Herself and the para purushan , RaavaNan and 
condemned him for his evil thoughts and declared Her 
matchless love for RaamA and demonstrated Her Paathivrathyam.
She dismissed RaavANa from Her presence . HanumAn's doubts
vanished like mist at the sight of the rising Sun. When
RaamA asked HanumAn on return from his successful visit
to LankA to locate SitA PirAtti , His mind was full of anxiety .
His query to HanumAn was: "Kkva SitA varthathE dEvi
katham vaa mauyi varthathE?(How does my dEvi thrive and
what are Her feelings towards me as a result of our
long seperation? )". The astute HanumAn sensed the doubts
and anxiety behind the query of RaamA and answered :
" NiyathassamudhAchArO BhakthiscchAsyastatha thvayi,
mayA dhrushtA MahAbhAgA SitA Janakanandhini" ( I have seen 
the great bhAgyasAli Jaanaki, whose anushtAnam as 
a MahA pathivrathai and her unalterable devotion to 
You can not be described adequately by anyone). This
is the statement of HanumAn , who had a momentary
doubt himself in the first moments of seeing SitA
PirAtti (aprathyayithan ). When HanumAn caught 
the glimpse of the sacred Raama Paadhukais , which also was
suffering from the long seperation from RaamA , HanumAn
had no base for any doubts about the loyalty of the Paadhukais 
and approached them with reverence to give the message
to them from RaamA and put BharathA's mind also
at rest...Srimath Andavan's extended anubhavam. 






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