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govindhan gunam paadi en aavi kaaththiruppen - post 29

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M.G.Vasudevan • June 3, 2002 


Post 29

Dear Sri vaishnava perunthagaiyeer,

"Please give us back our husband, he is blessed by you since you placed your
feet on his head". This request was preceded by that fascinating sthuthi of
that lovely chinni krishna. We were enjoying this sthuthi by delineating on
each nama. Let us prosecute that krishNa sthuthi by taking up the next
naama. It is "Om vasudhEva suthaaya nama:"
Prostration to you, oh son, of vasudhEva. There is no such naama in SVSN. 

The specialty in samskrit language is coming out here.
vasudhEvan's son is vaasudhEvan. dhasarathan's son is dhaasarathee.
vinathaa's son is vainathEyan. Same letters are used with slight
modification to denote son's or daughter's name. [Perhaps the linguists in
the list can say which other language has this specialty to derive the son's
name from father's with a slight change in usage of the same letters,
without a suffix or prefix being added.]

vasudhEva apathyathvaath cha vaasudhEva: [since born to vasudhEva, he is
known as vaasudhEva] This naama Om vaasudhEvaaya nama: is naama 334th ,
700th , 714th in SVSN.

While son is being glorified by the wives of kaaLiyan, his father is also
recalled and adored. This is the specialty here.  But for such an
illustrious son, I am sure, who is going to remember that vasudheva of
vrushNi kulam and his languishing in jail, etc.

While these ladies forgot to glorify the "caretaker father" "nandhagopa",
kaaLiyan did not miss him in his sthuthi of the lord. 

Please refer sloka 66 of sri vishnu puraanam quoted in post 14 under the
current title. 
Just for easiness repeated here.
brahmaadhyairarchithO yasthu gandha pushpaanulEpanai:||
nandhanaadhi samudhboothaissO~rchyathE vaa katham mayaa||
66th slokam 7th chapter 5th amsam srivishnu puraanam
while we deal with this slokam, we will have the meaning. Till then readers
have to bear with.

The next naama is Om pradhyamnaaya nama: - 646th naama in SVSN.
Swamy parasara bhattar says - aathmapraDhyOthavaan pradhyumna: 
meaning - Prostration to you, oh lord, who illumines all the souls by your
self-effulgence.

dhyumnam is wealth, pradhyumna: is one who has very special wealth in
absolute terms. Since he is lakshmi pathi- husband of lakshmi goddess of
wealth he is pradhyamna: 
In his benevolence, he enriches and adds mighty glory to his devotees. 
It is also the third vyuhaa [or form ] of the 4 forms in archa.

The next naama is Om anirudhdhaaya nama: - 187th, 644th naama in SVSN.
Prostration to you, oh lord, who is invincible for any of his enemies. 
Anirudhdha is krishna, or janaardhana in archa form in vasu bhaaNda kshEthra
[dhwaaraka?]. 
Also anirudhdha means one who can not be conquered in a fight.

The next naama is Om saathvathaam pathayE nama: - 514th naama in SVSN.
Prostration to you, oh lord of yaadhavaas, also known as saathvathaas.
"Param brahma" is sath. Saathvathaa: are those who realised what is sath.
The lord of such saathvathaa: is saathvathaam pathi:

The meaning of the krithi of naaraayaNa theertha, which we saw in the
earlier post, is included here. 
Pallavi
dhEva guru sikshaam dhEhi pathi Bhikshaam
meaning: Oh guru of demigods, please give us our husband as alms that we
seek from you [by pardoning him]. 
Another meaning- oh lord who taught the vedhaas etc to brahma, the father of
dhEvaas, the demigods, please grant us the alms - our husband.
Yet another meaning: as guru, oh lord, you are the guide / conductor of
affairs for these dhEvaas, please give back our husband as alms.
[as stated earlier while covering the meaning of bhavaja guravE nama: - as
father of manmatha, guru also mean father in samskrit, besides teacher]

Anu pallavi
dheena paripaalanaaya sveekuru dheekshaam - dhEva
please take up the vow [vratham] of protecting the weaker section [like us].

charaNam 1 
aagama Eka charaNam asEsha lOka kaaraNam
aahuranamEna thathvam aanandham akanditham - dhEva
since you are the whole and sole reason for this world and its creations,
with out any residual, we have come to take refuge in you. To think, offer
and rejoice that is the formula. Once that refuge is taken it gives
boundless and unbroken bliss and joy.

Another meaning:
oh lord, you are the sole refuge found in the scriptures [aagamaas]. 
oh lord, you are the sole the cause of countless souls in the universe.
oh lord, you are the receiver of all oblations. 
oh lord, you are the formula for unbroken bliss.

charaNam 2-
yOgi mathi BhooshNa gouka parisOshaNa
BhOgi sayana Bhuvana Bhoosha paahi pathitham - dhEva
oh lord, you are the crest jewel for the yOgees, or final gal reached by
yOgees.
oh lord, you are the person who is covered with all cow dung dust all over
your body 
oh lord, you are the lord naaraayaNan reclining in the snake aadhi sEshan.
oh lord, you are the lord having the earth - bhuvanam - as jewel, please
save us who have fallen down under your feet.

CharaNam 3 
jaathi kula charaNam asEsha janthu DhaaraNam
gnaatham Bhavathaa krutham ithi aagama viDhitham - dhEva
we know, without considering any jaathi- the family herd tribe clan trace
etc, you bear and care the people who have taken refuge under you. The
vEdhaas aagamaas, which are created by you, also say the same thing.

charaNam 4
sarva janthu samathaa saaDhu thava viDhithaa
sarva budhdhishu pradithaa saacha vEdha vidhithaa - dhEva
very good, you are the one who is equal to all living beings, whatever is
your rule, only those are returned back or restored in all minds as the
saasthram.

charaNam 5
agnaatha vasthu kim asthi vignaana ghanasya thE
aagnaapaya yadh uchitham asmaakam jagath praBhO - dhEva
For you, oh lord, what is left as unknown? Oh, lord of universe, please
command us what we have to do as right for us. 

charaNam 6
naaga pathnee geetham idham naaraayaNa charitham
yOgi vara naaraayaNa theertha yathi bhaNitham - dhEva
this song of wives of kaaLiyan the snake in the praise of and glory of
naaraayaNa is done by the yOgivara naaraayaNa theertha. 

Some points I want to share with you on this krithi as an excellent
expression of saraNagathi thathvam. Due to length of the post I will give
these points in next post.

Dhasan

Vasudevan m.g.




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