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

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

Krishna River/ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ನದಿ – 2

ಗುರುಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಗತಂ ಧನ್ಯಾ ಯಾ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಸೇವ್ಯಸೇ|

ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣವೇಣಿ ಪಾಪಾನಿ ಸಾ ತ್ವಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಯಸಿ ಧ್ರುವಮ್||2||

Gurum kanyAgatam DhanyA yA puraskrutya sEvyasE|

SreekruShNavENi pApAni sA twam puNyayasi Dhruvam||2||

SUMMARY:  Oh Mother Krishnaveni, when Goddess Bhageerathi manifests in you and when Jupiter is in Virgo, you will be worshipped after worshipping him, along with his wife. Being such a distinct goddess, you transform the sins into good deeds without any doubt and this is the real truth.

There is a traditional custom of taking holy dip in Krishna River when Jupiter is in the house of Virgo. Before taking bath in the Krishna, the following hymn is recited:

BruhaspatE surADhyakSha sarvalOkanamaskruta|

GruhANArGhyam mayA dattam kanyAsThO BhAryayA saha||

ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತೇ ಸುರಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕನಮಸ್ಕೃತ|

ಗೃಹಾಣಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಮಯಾ ದತ್ತಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಸ್ಥೋ ಭಾರ್ಯಯಾ ಸಹ||

Obeisance is offered thrice with water while reciting the above hymn. Scriptures mention that when Jupiter is in the house of Virgo, Goddess Ganga, who houses three and a half crore goddesses of holy water, manifests in the Krishna. Sri Vadirajaru has composed this stanza keeping this phenomenon in mind.

The compound word “KanyAgatam” in this stanza not only means the time when Jupiter is in the house of Virgo but also an abuse where a Master goes to the house of a girl pupil and seduces her. A dip in Krishna during the above mentioned auspicious period erases such a heinous act committed by a characterless Guru and converts it into a good act. This only emphasizes the fact that the period when Jupiter is in Virgo is very auspicious and having bath in the Krishna in that period is very meritorious.

ಕಿಂ ವರ್ಣಯಾಮಿ ಹೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣೇ ತ್ವಯಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಮ್|

ಯತ್‌ಸಮಸ್ತಪದೋಕ್ತೌ ತು ಪುಂಭಾವಮವಲಂಬಸೇ||3||

Kim varNayAmi hE kruShNE twayi kruShNasya sanniDhim|

Yat samastapadOktau tu pumBhAvamavalambasE||3||

SUMMARY: It is said that another river named Venee originates along with Krishna River at the same spot of her birth. Because of this factor, Krishna River has got the name of Krishnaveni. Sri Vadirajaru has described the river by keeping this additional information in the mind. “Oh Krishne! How best can I describe the presence of Lord Krishna in you? Grammatically, your name should have been KriShNAvENee (NA, vE and Nee are all long vowels) and the name should have been treated as feminine gender. On the contrary, because of substantial presence of Lord Krishna with you, your name is being treated as masculine gender – Krishnaveni. Therefore, you are very much fortunate.

Panini’s formula No. 6-6-63 has been applied here: JnyApOho sanjnAChandasOrbahulam to transform the feminine gender KriShNAvENee into masculine gender KriShNavENee.

ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣವೇಣಿ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಯಾಚೇ ತ್ವಾಮಹಮನ್ವಹಮ್|

ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಚರಣಾಂಭೋಜೇ ಭಕ್ತಿಂ ಭಕ್ತಭವಚ್ಛಿದಿ||4||

SreeKriShNavENi kalyANi yAchE twAmahamanvaham|

SreekriShNacharaNAmBhOjE Bhaktim BhaktavachChidi||4||

SUMMARY: Oh Krishnaveni, whose form is for the wellbeing of the universe, I am requesting you to bless me with such acquaintance with Lord Krishna that is borne out of the distinct knowledge of the inexplicable greatness of the feet of the Lord and insatiable devotion because in you, there is a high degree of the presence of the Lord.        

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