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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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