SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

33. GOKARNA / ಗೋಕರ್ಣ

ಯೇ ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ ಪದಪದ್ಮಚಿಂತನರತಾಃ ತತ್ಕರ್ಮನಿಷ್ಠಾಶ್ಚಯೇ|

ಯೇ ತದ್ಭಕ್ತಪರಾಯಣಾಃ ಶುಭಧಿಯಃ ಯೇ(s)ರ್ಚಂತಿ ಮಾಂ ಚಾನಿಶಮ್||80||

ಏಕಾಂತೇ ತದಭೀಷ್ಟಮಾಶು ವಸುಧೇ ದೇಹೀತಿ ಗಾಂ ಬೋಧಯನ್

ಶ್ರೀಗೋಕರ್ಣಕೃತಾಲಯೋ ವಿಜಯತೇ ದೇವಸ್ಸಗೌರೀಧವಃ||80||

YE ViShNOho padapadmachintanaratAha tatkarmaniShThAshchayE|

YE tadBhaktaparAyaNAha shuBhaDhiyaha yE(s)rchanti mAm chAnisham||80||

YEkAntE tadaBhIShTamAshu vasuDhE dEheeti gAm bODhayan

SreegOkarNakrutAlayO vijayatE dEvassagaureeDhavaha||81||

SUMMARY(80): Lord Eshwara residing at Gokarna, which is like the ear of Earth, who preaches Goddess Earth in tranquility to fulfill the desires of all the devotees who worship the feet of Lord Vishnu; those who are always interested in remembering the lotus-like feet of Lord Vishnu, continuously engage themselves in the worship of Sri Narayana, who take shelter under the devotees of Lord Vishnu and who, with a pious mind, worship me too, incessantly.

SUMMARY(81): Lord Eshwara, consort of Parvati, who has his eyes as ears, organs that are bright like serpents, is now keen on brightening up Gokarna as a gesture of repaying by residing at Gokarna on the shores of Arabian Sea.  

Gokarna is among the holiest places in India. It is located in Kumta taluk of Karwar district on the shores of Arabian Sea. It has good surface and rail connectivity from all directions in Karnataka.

In Gokarna, there is a Linga of Mahabaleshwar, believed to have been consecrated during the regime of Ravana. The Mahabaleshwara temple is facing the Sea. There is a GaNapati temple and Kashi Gudi to the left of Sri Mahabaleshwara temple. 

There is a popular contention that Goddess Ganga arrives here once in every year. A lake named Kotiteertha is there in Gokarna.

Sri Vadirajaru mentions in this stanza that Lord Eshwara arrived at Gokarna specifically whisper in the ear of Bhoodevi or Goddess Earth to reveal a secret, which is not known to a majority of people. Gokarna is said to be like the ears of Goddess Earth. Lord Eshwara did not want ordinary humans to hear what he was about to tell Goddess Earth. The secret fact told by Eshwara was that Lord Vishnu is the supreme God. Lord Eshwara identifies himself as an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu and indicates that the devotees of Lord Vishnu should worship him (Eshwara) as a devotee of Lord Hari.     

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