Jai Sri Ram.
Paduka Pattabishekam.
Bharata before starting to look after the state administration along with his ministers from Nandhigrama decided that the Kingdom Rama had given to him in trust, he would dedicate the same to Rama Paduka, installing her on the Royal Throne.
Not a day longer he would wait to restore the Kingdom to Rama when reunited, Bharata said he would remain a servant to Him ever thereafter, laying down the burden of Rulership.
The Royal Insignia like the white umbrella and the Choware he ordered them to be offered to the Padukas and earnestly reported all the duties discharged in State affairs, maintaining subservience to the Rama Paduka.
Swami Vedanta Desika's magnum opus creation 'Paduka Saharam' deals at length the glories of Sri Ranga Mani Paduka.
Lord Ranganatha or Periya Perumal is none other than the Deity of Ikshvaku Kings, so to say the Aradhya Perumal of Sri Rama-Chakravarty Thirumagan, who is NamPerumal Himself. Swami Namalwar otherwise known as Satari is the lotus Feet of NamPerumal. So Paduka Sahasram is all about Namalwar and His grace.
Swami Desikar - Paduka Sahasram-1000 verses are said to be sung in one night to drub an opponent in a competition as well as a great literary work of no equal by others or of Desika himself.
He declares that the glory of SriRanga Paduka can not fully unfold even by using the vast sky space as paper and the 7 seas as the printing ink by the ablest 1000 headed Adhisesha either. To illustrate a few of them, we shall note that:
The Ganges accepts her tributaries like Yamuna as well as the garbages of city streams so much so SriRanga Paduka are as sacred as the Ganges to be glorified by sages like Valmiki and by Desika, he rebukes himself.
Her greatness lies in that She bears the feet of the Lord, who bears the Universe.
Just as the Dravida Veda enliven the inner meaning of the Samskrit Vedas, Mani Paduka reveal the Lord, who is the subject matter of such Vedas.
Bharata also known as Ramanuja acted as the custodian of Rama's trust in accepting the throne of Ayodhya. Similarly Bhagavat Ramanuja, acting in trust for Namalwar also known as SriRanga Paduka, grants the kingship of Paramapada to all His devotees.
The reason for Rama going bare foot is to pacify Bharata, who like an infant insisting Rama's return needed a toy-substitute for Rama in the guise of His Paduka, he goes on.
One other reason for Rama to oblige His Paduka to Bharata is essentially that Her grace being far reaching than Rama Himself, would come in the way of His terminating injustice in the form of Vali and Ravana.
She is far superior to Sita herself in Paratantriyam, as Padukas obliged staying in Ayodhya while Sita did not.
Dasarata wished Rama shoulder the burden of ruling Ayodhya. Bharata desired to offer the same to His Paduka but she occupied the Throne. Leaving His bare foot to crown mother Earth.
In this and many other ways, she protects all those who seek refuge in Her by being Namalwar, Ramanuja and in Her own grace as SriRanga ManiPaduka.
Sri Rama Jayam.
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