SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 16 ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”.

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 16

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”.

ರೂಪ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕಾಮರಪುರಸ್ಸರ ಸನ್ನಿರೂಪ್ಯ

ರೂಪ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕಂ ಚ ಭವತಃ ಕೃಪಯಾ ಗತಸ್ಯ|

ರೂಪ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕಾಲಯಕೃತಾಲಯ ಯತ್ಸ್ವಮೇವ

ರೂಪ್ಯಾತ್ಮನೋ ಗತಿರಿಹಾಪಿ ತದೀಶ ಪಾಹಿ||12||

RUpyAtmakAmarapurassara sannirUpya

RUpyAtmakam cha Bhavataha krupayA gatasya|

RUpyAtmakAlayakrutAlaya yatswamEva

RUpyAtmanO gatirihApi tadeesha pAhi||12||

SUMMARY: Oh Lord Krishna, you are superior than Brahma, Rudra and others, who are described as Gods and Goddesses; Being the supreme God, who is propitiated and praised by spiritualists, eternally, you have manifested in Rajatapeethapura; those eligible to attain salvation in their original forms enter the Vaikuntha and other heavens due to your kindness, blessings and grace and enjoy themselves in those free worlds. As mentioned in Smrutis “MuktAnAm paramA gatihi”, you are the Lord of all those eligible for salvation. Thus, being the ultimate Lord of the entire universe and ultimate shelter for those attaining salvation, Oh Lord Sri Hari, kindly bestow your kindness and provide me with the bliss even when I am doomed in this worldly life.

This stanza is believed to have been averred by Lord Hayavadana in a dream of Sri Vadirajaru. Hayavadana is one of the incarnations of Lord Hari and a beloved form for Sri Vadirajaru.

Description of Sri Ananteshwara

ಶಿವಾಂತರ್ಯಾಮಿತಾಂ ಸ್ವೀಯಾಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಾನ್ ಪ್ರತಿ ನಿಬೋಧಯನ್|

ದಯಾವಾರಿನಿಧಿಶ್ಯೈವೀಂ ಶಿಲಾಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಶೋಭತೇ||14||

ShivAntaryAmitAm sveeyAm priyAn prati nibODhayan|

DayAvAriniDhishyaiveem shilAmAshritya shOBhatE||14||

SUMMARY: Oh Lord Sri Krishna, the epitome of kindness and an ocean of sympathy, with the intent to make your devotees aware that you are manifest in God Rudra, you have manifested in the form of a Linga and assumed the name “AnantAsana” at Udupi.

ಈಶಸ್ಯಾಹೀಶಪದವೀಂ ಭಾವಯನ್ನಿವ ಭಾವಿನೀಂ|

ಅಧ್ಯಾಸ್ತೇ ಶೇಷಶಯನಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾಂ ಲಿಂಗಶಿಲಾಂ ಹರಿಃ||15||

EeshasyAheeshapadaveem BhAvayanniva BhAvineem|

ADhyAstE shEShashayanaha snigDhAm LingashilAm Harihi||15||

SUMMARY: Lord Hari, who rests on Lord Shesha in the cosmic ocean of milk, has manifested in the stony form of Linga here, which seems that he wants to let Lord Shiva know that in the future, he (Lord Shiva) would be elevated to be Lord Shesha.

According to various Puranas, Lord Rudra will be the next Shesha. Sri Vadirajaru is making people aware of th

is fact and therefore, he has stated that Lord Krishna has manifested as Ananteshwara or Anantasana at Udupi to not only let Shiva know his next elevation but also let people know that he is existing in the form of Linga as well in Udupi.

A Puranic story related to the temple of Sri Anantasana will be furnished in the next episode. Please read, comment and share. SDN.