SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA”

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Lord Keshava of Bankapura/ಬಂಕಾಪುರದ ಕೇಶವ

ಶಂಖಾಂಭೋಜಗದಾಸುದರ್ಶನಧರಂ ಸಂಕೀರ್ತ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಸುರೈಃ|

ಕೈಂಕರ್ಯಪ್ರಿಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣೇಂದ್ರರಚಿತಾಲಂಕಾರಪೂಜೋತ್ಸವಮ್|

ಪಂಕೋದ್ಬೂತಸಮಾನಲೋಚನಯುಗಂ ಬಂಕಾಪುರಶ್ರೀಕರಂ

ಹುಂಕಾರಧ್ವನಿ ಧಿಕ್ಕ್ರತಾಶ್ರಿತಜನಾತಂಕಂ ಭಜೇ ಕೇಶವಮ್||69||

ShanKhAmBhOjagadAsudarshanaDharam samkeertyamAnam suraihi

KaimkaryapriyalakShmaNEndrarachitAlankArapUjOtsavam|

PankOdBhUtasamAnalOchanayugam bankApurashreekaram

HunkAraDhwani DhikkratAshritajanAtankam BhajE kEshavam||69||

SUMMARY: I submit prayers to Lord Sri Keshava, who beholds the holy conch in the upper right hand, Lotus in in lower right hand, Sudarshan disc in the upper left hand and the mace in lower left hand; he is being praised by Brahma and other deities; gets worshipped and utsavs performed by Lakshmanendra or Lord Hanuma, who is always interested in serving the Lord and adorned with lotus-like eyes, he drives away the devils of fear with “Hunkar” sound alone.

Bankapur is in Shiggavi Taluk of Dharwad district. Located at about 48 km from Hubli on Pune-Bengaluru National Highway, Bankapura is believed to be the erstwhile Yekachakranagara, where Bakasura was living. This demon Bakasura was killed by Bheemasena. People identify a lake named after Bakasura in this place. A 2.5ft high statue of Lord Keshava is here. It appears that regular puja is not being performed for this rare statue. Bankapura is also a renowned Jain pilgrim place. It is said that a person named Lakshmayya installed the images of Tirthankaras in this place. Some scholars apprehend that Lakshmayya might have been referred to as Lakshmanendra in this stanza. However, by bringing the Mount Gandhamadana, Hanuman was instrumental in reviving the life of Lakshmana during the battle between Rama and Ravana and therefore Hanuman is referred to as Lakshmanendra or Lord of Lakshmana. It is also believed that the original statue of Lord Keshava was shifted to Kaginele to save it from the onslaught of Muslim forces.

The first line in this stanza depicts the picture of Keshava, which is one of the twelve forms of Lord Vishnu, which are together called as Dwadashanama.

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