Ayodhya Kanda 47:17 - Help

[SriKanth!]

In Ayodhya Kanda, meaning of this shloka is not clear. 

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एषा रामेण नगरी रहिता नातिशोभते। 

आपगा गरुडेनेव ह्रदादुद्धृतपन्नगा ।। - Ayodhya kandam - 47-17

Bereft of Rama, the aforesaid city of Ayodhya was not any more enchanting than a river 

whose snakes were uplifted from its pool by Garuda.

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In the commentary, Govindaraja has not given any meaning to this verse. In Rama's tilaka commentary, its given as "रामेण रहिता एषा नगरी नातिशोभते तत्र दृष्टान्त: ह्रदात् दहराद्गरुडेन उद्धृतपन्नगा उद्धृता: पन्नगा: यस्या: सा आपगा नदीव एतेन *रिपुसत्त्वे तद्गमनयोग्यात्वं सूचितम्* |"

Here what he means by रिपुसत्त्वे तद्गमनयोग्यात्वं सूचितम् ? Why would one find a river full of snakes enchanting...?

Please help.

dhanyavaada:

Srikanth.

[Hnbhat B.R.]

Because serpents are enemies and it is Garuda who finds enchanting, killing his enemies.

This is clear from the comment of Goindacharya, which you ignored quoting the line.

A similar example of ह्रद already occurred in 42.25:

महाह्रदमिवाक्षोभ्यं सुपर्णेन हृतोरगम्।

रामेण रहितं वेश्म वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च ।। 25 ।।

सुपर्णेन हृतोरगं महाह्रदमति कुलालादिगृहवत् निर्भयप्रवेशमात्रे दृष्टान्तः ।। 25 ।।

महोरगविशिष्टो महाह्रदः जन्तुभिरकलुषितोऽतिगंभीरः स्यात्। उरगाभावे च सर्वैः कलुषितः स्यादिति वा दृष्टान्तानुरूप्यम्।

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सुपर्णेन हृतोरगमिति रिपूणां निर्भयप्रवेशमात्रे दृष्टान्तः ।। 2.42.25 ।।