SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA
PRABHANDA”
ಶ್ರೀ
ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”
33. Gokarna (continued…)/ಗೋಕರ್ಣ (ಮುಂದುವರಿದುದು)
ಪೂರ್ಣೇಂದುವರ್ಣ
ಗೋಕರ್ಣಾಕಾರ ಮಾರಭಯಂಕರ|
ಭವಾಯ ಭವ
ಮೇ ದೇವ ಭವಾನೀಪ್ರಿಯ ಶಂಕರ||82||
PUrNEnduvarNa GOkarNAkAra mAraBhayankara|
BhavAya Bhava mE dEva BhavAneepriya Shankara||82||
SUMMARY: Oh Lord Shankara, the beloved husband of
Goddess Parvati, with a complexion reminiscent of full moon, you have a form
that appears like an ear of cow; you are a threat to Lord Manmatha (God of Love
and Romance); please be the force to trigger my welfare.
This prayer is made by Sri Vadirajaru on behalf of
the devotees. Hence, the stanza can be recited by anyone while offering prayer
to Lord Shiva.
Prayer to Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha/ಈಶ್ವರ ಮತ್ತು ಗಣಪತಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ
ದುಷ್ಟಾನಾಂ
ವಿಘ್ನಕರ್ತಾ ಸುಚರಿತಸುಜನಸ್ತೋಮವಿಘ್ನಾಪಹರ್ತಾ
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವಿಘ್ನಾಧಿಪೋ(s)ಹಂ ಮತ ಇತಿ ಸುಧಿಯಾಂ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಮಾಜ್ಞಾಪನಾಯ|
ಪೌಲಸ್ತ್ಯೇಚ್ಛಾಂತರಾಯಃ
ಸುರಮುನಿನಿಕರಾಭೀಷ್ಟಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತ್ಯುಪಾಯಃ
ಶ್ರೇಯೋ
ವಿಘ್ನಾಧಿರಾಜಃ ಪ್ರದಿಶತು ಸತತಂ ಭೂರಿ ಗೌರೀತನೂಜಃ||83||
DuShTAnAm viGhnakartA
sucharitasujanastOmaviGhnApahartA
TasmAdviGhnADhipO(s)ham mata yiti suDhiyAm
spaShTamAjnApanAya|
PaulastyEchChAntarAyaha suramunikarABhIShTasamprAptyupAyaha
ShrEyO viGhnADhirAjaha pradishatu satatam BhUri
GaureetanUjaha||83||
SUMMARY: “I Lord Ganesha, have earned the name of
Vighnakarta or destroyer of obstacles, am a threat to wicked people; I remove
all obstacles that may trouble the virtuous people and that is why I have been
called Vighneshwara”. To establish this phenomenon as true and to make it very
clear for the scholarly, Lord Ganesha manifested here. To make the goddesses
and virtuous people happy, to fulfill their desires, prevented Ravana, who was
born in the family of Pulastya, from carrying away the Linga, Lord Ganesha
manifested here and may Lord Ganesha make me achieve whatever I have desired.
There are different legends related to the presence
of Lord Ganesha at Gokarna.
The different versions of the same story is
believed to be there because several Yugas have gone by and in each Yuga, the
same sort of story keeps repeating.
The most popular legend for manifestation of Lord
Rudra and Lord Ganesha is as follows:
Once, the mother of Ravana, was worshipping Lord
Rudra on the sea shore. She had prepared a form of Linga in sand. Unfortunately
for her, giant waves appeared on the shores where Ravana’s mother was worshipping
Linga. The waves destroyed the Linga that was being worshipped by Ravana’s
mother. She felt it very bad and was weeping aloud when Ravana came to her. He
then did penance, met Lord Rudra in person and sought the Atmalinga for worship
by his mother. Lord Rudra, despite objection from Goddess Parvati, gave away
the Atmalinga, the original Linga into which Lord Rudra had transformed, to
Ravana with a condition that he should not keep the Linga anywhere. If he were to
keep the Linga on the ground, anywhere, on his way to Lanka, the Atmalinga
would not join Ravana. Ravana agreed and
was carrying the Atmalinga to Lanka. On his way, near the sea shore in Gokarna,
he observed that the Sun was going to set. Ravana had to perform Sandhyavandana.
He could not perform Sandhyavandana by holding the Linga with both hands. He
was trying to handover the Linga to someone till he could perform the
Sandhyavandana. Lord Ganesha, who was seen on the sea shore by Ravana, appeared
there. Ganesha assumed the form of a cowboy. Ravana sees the cowboy and asks
him to hold the Atmalinga till he could complete the Sandhyavandana. However,
Ganesha, in the guise of the boy, said that he would call the name Ravana
thrice, if he felt that he could no longer hold the Linga. Ravana agreed and
went on to perform Sandhyavandana. Lord Ganesha began calling Ravana when the
latter was about to complete the Sandhyavandana. Before Ravana could reach
Ganesha, the latter had grounded the Linga, which is said to be still there in
Gokarna.
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