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

231. thulyEpi dhEvi! raGhuvIrapadhAshrayathvE
pUrvABhiShEkamaDhigamya garIyasI thvam
thenaIva KhalvaBhajathAm maNipAdharakshE!
raksha:plavangamapathI BhavatIm savmUrDhnA

Oh Manipaaduka Devi! That all three of You enjouyed an equality in
the manner of clinging to Rama's Feet (and thereby acquiring a crown and
a throne too!) is there. However, You enjoy a seniority and a real 
supremacy. That is why the kings of Rakshasas and Vanaras (namely, 
Vibhishana abd Sugriva respectively) prostrated to You!

Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

1) Oh MaNi PaadhukE! Both SugrIvA , the king of monkeys
and VibhIshaNA , the king of LankA both came forward and
showed their respect to You by carrying You on their heads.
Although PaadhuukAs , SugrIvA and VibhIshaNA were elevated
by RaamA to become rulers, the PaadhukAs were the first to 
have received the coronation bath.Further , the PaadhukAs have 
connection to the sacred feet of the Lord. Therefore , SugrIvA
and VibhIshaNA offered their worship to the Lord's PaadhukAs.

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Even though
Yourself, SugrIvA and VibhIshaNa had taken refuge at the holy
feet of the Lord , You are superior among Your peer group,
since You were the One to receive the first PattAbhishEkam .
Therefore , the other two saluted You by carrying You on
their heads .

3)In " Raghuveera PadhAsrayam "( seeking refuge at the feet 
of the Lord ) , the PaadhukAs, SugrIvA and VibhishaNA were
equal ( thulyam). Inspite of that "equality" in status,
SugrIvA and VibhIshaNA recognized that PaadhukA is superior
to them. Why ? The PaadhukAs attained that exalted status
due to the fact that they were coronated first ( Thvam
poorvAbhishEkam adhigamya garIyasi). In recognition of that 
superior status of the Paadhukais , SugrIvA and VibhishaNA
carried them on their heads and presented them to RaamA 
(Raksha: plavangama pathI bhavathIm svamUrhdnA 
abhajathAm )....V.S 




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