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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

823. brahmAsthrathAmaDhijagAma thruNam prayuktham
puNyam sharavyamaBhavathpayasAnniDhirvA
pruThvIm shashAsa parimukthapadham padhathram
kim vA na kim Bhavathi kELiviDhoU viBhUnAm

Look at what a competent person can achieve. (1) A thin grass became 
a potent Brahmastra in Rama's hand (2) An arrow could swallow, as it 
were, the (invisible) Punya of Parasurama and could dry up the ocean 
(3) A Paaduka that knows only to protect the feet became the ruler of 
a vast country. In the hands of the adept, anything can be anything 
as he wants.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 823

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan points out here 
another lOka neethi , which states that those associated with the 
Lord can accomplish many things because of their special relationship 
to the Lord. He says: "A mere blade of grass got empowered to become 
the powerful BrahmAsthram. At another time, all the virtues collected 
by ParasurAma was put away by the arrow of RaamA in to the ocean . 
The PadhukAs although seperated from the Lord's feet ruled over the 
universe at AyOdhyA. When those with true power conduct the affairs , 
which object can not be empowered to perform miracles ?

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: If one is an expert, he can use any 
object to execute what he wishes to do. For the Lord, simple blade of 
grass performed the duties of the powerful BrahmAsthram. Through this 
extraordinary power of RaamA, ParasurAmA's puNyam ( not visible to 
the eye) was hit by His arrow, the ocean became the target for 
drying by His missile. His (Raama) PaadhukAis were enthroned at 
AyOdhyA and they ruled the kingdom for fourteen years on His behalf. 

3) In the case of even the playful activities of the most powerful 
ones ( vibhUnAm kELi vidhou) , what object can not transfrom in to 
any other objects? ( kim vaa kim na bhavathi?). In the case of Lord 
Raamachandra, a blade of grass became BrahmAsthram (prayuktham 
thruNam BrahmAsthrathAm adhijagaama); ParasurAmA's puNyam became
the target of Raama BhANam ( puNyam saravyam abhavath ); the Ocean 
became the object of evaporation ( payasAm nidhirvaa saravyam 
abhavath). The Paadhukais freed from the sacred feet of the Lord ( 
Parimuktha padham padhathram) was empowered to protect
the universe ( Padhathram pruTveem SaSAsa )...(V.S). 





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