[Tugindia] footnote problem

[Radhakrishnan CV]

>>>>> "shiva" == shiva shankar dupad <shiva_sdst at hotmail.com> writes:

    shiva> Dear all, How can i get the equation number or tag which is
    shiva> linked to the footnote as shown below.

    shiva>                     a+b                          (*)


    shiva> ---------------------------
    shiva> *explanation(footnote)


\renewcommand\thefootnote{\fnsymbol{footnote}}

\footnotetext[1]{explanation (footnote)}

Radhakrishnan