Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 228.shruthvaIvam hanumanmuKhAdh raGhupathE: prathyAgathim thathkshaNAdh AsIdhadhBharathAnuvarthanavashAdh ARudAkumBhasThalAm kAlOnnidhrakadhuShNadhanamadhirAmAdhyadhdhvirEphaDhvani- shlAGhachAtuBhirasthuthEva BhavathIm shatrunjaya: kunjara: Oh Paaduka! On hearing from Hanuman that Sri Rama was returning, Bharata quickly started to receive Him. He placed You on the royal elephant, Satrunjaya, and proceeded; the elephant, in its delight, secreted slightly hot ichor; the bees that fed on it and got fat with it were singing, as if in Your praise. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S): ********************************** 1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: After hearing from HanumAn about the return of RaamA to AyOdhyA , BharathA placed with respect the PaadhukAs on the back of the royal elephant, Satrunjaya , and followed the Paadhukais . The journey was from Nandigraam to AyOdhyA . Swamy Desikan describes the happy state of mind of the royal elephant , while performing the pleasant task of carrying the holy PaadhukAs on its back. Swamy Desikan says that the royal elephant got excited and reached a state of rut and warm fluid associated with that state began to flow from its eyes. The bees were attracted by the perfume of that fluid and began to circle the elephant's head. The sound that the bees generated during that time appeared like the salutations to the Raama Paadhukais. 2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE ! HanumAn brought the message to BharathA that Sri Raamachandran was hastening towards AyOdhyA after His victory over RaavaNA at LankA. Bharathan was ecstatic over the news and wanted to unite You with Your Lord.You accepted BharathA's request to enter AyOdhyA with pomp and cermony on the back of the royal elephant for Your reunion. The royal elephant that carried You on its back shed hot ichor from its eyes. The bees enjoyed feeding on the hot ichor and sounded with joy . The reenkAram of the dhvirEpams (bees) sounded like prayerful songs in Your praise. 3) Here Swamy uses the word "dhvirEpam " to refer to the bees , whose other name is Bhramaram. Since there are two "r" s in the word denoting bees (Bhramaram), the other name of DhvirEpam for bees originated.DhvirEpam also means Vedam . The scene looked like the Veda AdhyApakar ( the teacher of VedAs , Swamy NammAzhwAr ) was sitting on the VedikA ( the raised seat , the elephants' back) and the students (bees) were performing adhyayanam (the recital of the VedAs ). Swamy nammAzhwAr is the author of the Tamizh maRais (VedAs ). Thus with Veda ghOsham , the procession of the SatAri Soori on the back of the royal elephant proceeded to AyOdhyA to welcome the victorious return (prathyAgathi )of Lord RaamachandrA..V.S 4) The hot ichor that flowed form the eyes on to the cheeks of the royal elephant was like hot toddy ( kadhushNa dhAana madhirA ). The bees (dhvirEpa:) tasted it and got intoxicated and began to generate joyous sounds that resembled sweet Vedic adulations for the Paadhukais (dhvirEpa dhvani slAgachADubhi: asthutEva )...V.S
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