(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

Motherly love of Lord Sri Hari – A citation

(ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ಮಾತೃವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯ – ಜನನಿಯ ದೃಷ್ಟಾಂತ)

24. ಜನನಿಯನು ಕಾಣದಿಹ ಬಾಲಕ

       ನೆನೆನೆನೆದು ಹಲಬುತಿರೆ ಕತ್ತಲೆ-

      ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಡಗಿದ್ದವನ ನೋಡುತ ನಗುತ ಹರುಷದಲಿ|

      ತನಯನಂ ಬಿಗಿದಪ್ಪಿ ರಂಬಿಸಿ

      ಕನಲಿಕೆಯ ಕಳೆವಂತೆ ಮಧುಸೂ-

      ದನನು ತನ್ನವರಿದ್ದೆಡೆಗೆ ಬಂದೊದಗಿ ಸಲಹುವನು||11||

Jananiyanu kANadiha bAlaka

Nenenedu halabutire kattale-

maneyoLagaDagiddavana nODuta naguta haruShadali|

tanayanam bigidappi rambisi

kanalikeya kaLevante MaDhusU-

dananu tannavariddeDege bandodagi salahuvanu||11||

SUMMARY: Like a mother hiding in a dark room waits for her child, who starts crying for not finding his/her mother, rushes out, embraces him/her with affection and joy and relieves the child from anxiety, Lord Madhusudana reaches out to his devotees and looks after his devotee with all concern, love and affection.

In this instance, the child has not noticed the mother, who, playfully, has hidden herself in a darkroom to check the child’s courage and patience. But, she will be continuously watching the child. She jumps to pacify the child after seeing the child becoming helpless, anxious and desperate. Similarly, Lord Sri Hari always keeps a close watch on his devotees. He is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. He is the sole preserver, protector and monitor. “HarirEva pitrumAtrugatihi”.

The “Darkroom” referred to in this stanza is symbolic of Ajnana or lack of knowledge. Ajnana can be of two types – complete lack of knowledge and inappropriate, improper and unjust misconception. The Lord wantonly remains invisible. When a devotee begins craving and praying with devotion, the Lord invariably helps the person tide over the situation.

“MaDhusUdana” is the name Lord Vishnu got after killing a demon named Madhu. Moreover, the Lord erases and eradicates the “impurity of mind, thought and actions”, which is inherent among human beings like demon Madhu, of

his devotees and carries them on the path of salvation or Moksha.

It may be recalled that once, during the pronouncement of Gita, Arjuna calls Lord Krishna as Madhusudana. In that context, Madhu means honey and “Sudana” means one who provides. Madhu or the honey is the sweet or joy and happiness that the Lord gives to his devotees.

More instances of the Lord gracing his devotees, citing the instances of Pundareeka, Kuchela, Shishupala and Bheeshma, will be hailed by Sri Jagannatha Dasaru in the next few stanzas. Please read, comment and share. SDN       

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 22 ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 22

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”   

Sri Vedavyasa Samputa at Kukke/ಕುಕ್ಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಶ್ರೀ ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸ ಸಂಪುಟ

ಯತ್ರ ಸಂಪುಟಮಸ್ಫೋಟಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಫೋರಯತ್ಯಹೋ|

ಅಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯತ್ವಮದೃಶ್ಯತ್ವಂ ಕಿಂ ಪುನಸ್ತತ್ರ ಪಂಡಿತಾಃ||43||

Yatra sampuTamasPhOTam KruShNasya sPhOrayatyahO|

AgrAhyatwamadrushyatwam kim punastatra panDitAha||43||

SUMMARY: There is an unbreakable Vedavyasa Saligrama Samputa at Kukke Subrahmanya. (Samputa is a container in which idols and Saligrama are kept for worship). It is not possible for anyone to open that Samputa and take that Saligrama by hand to see. This signifies that none can catch Lord Sri Hari by hand nor see with ordinary eyes. When an inanimate, static object like Saligrama makes it clear for mankind that Lord Hari is beyond comprehension, it may not be difficult for scholars and Pundits to describe the various divine and mystic attributes of Lord Hari.

ಅಭೇದ್ಯಮತಿಯತ್ನೇನಾಪ್ಯಸ್ಖಲತ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣವಿಗ್ರಹಮ್|

ತತ್ಪೂಜಾಭಾಜನಂ ಭಾತಿ ಮಾಧ್ವಂ ಹೃದಿವ ಸಂಪುಟಮ್||44||

ABhEdyamatiyatnEnApyasKhalat KruShNavigraham|

TatpUjABhAjanam BhAti mAdhwam hrudiva sampuTam||44||

SUMMARY: That Samputa, which cannot be broken into pieces with hardest efforts, contains an intact idol of Lord Sri Krishna and is getting worshipped there every day; it shines as though it is the heart of Sri Madhwacharyaru, which is very close and intimate to Lord Krishna.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

When the deities and gods got defeated by demons in the distant past, they tried to worship the Lord in different secret places to get their nullified mystic power enhanced. But, the demons were coming to each and every place and spoiling the worship. Finally, when the deities offered Puja to an idol of Mukhyaprana by imagining the existence of the Lord in that idol, the demons again tried to spoil the Puja but got crushed to a solid rock and were precipitated like mud balls. Therefore, Mukhyaprana, who has no taint of Asuri power, is very solid and cannot be breached by anyone or any force. Similarly, Lord Krishna stays in the heart of Sri Madhwacharyaru, who is an incarnation of Lord Mukhyaprana. The Samputa at Kukke Subrahmanya is like Sri Madhwacharyaru or Lord Mukhyaprana as it cannot be broken by any force. The unbreakable nature of Lord Krishna in such a Samputa needs no more proof.

LEGEND ABOUT VYASASAMPUTA

Sri Vishnu Tirtharu, biological younger brother of Sri Madhwacharyaru, set up Sri Subrahmanya Mutt at Kukke and had installed Sri Vyasa Samputa. But, when he departed to Sahya or Harishchandra mountain to do penance, he took Sri Vyasa Samputa with him. His disciple Sri Aniruddha Tirtharu, who succeeded Sri Vishnu Tirtharu as the seer of Sri Subrahmanya Mutt, requested the latter to return Sri Vyasa Samputa for offering Puja, every day. Sri Vishnu Tirtharu appeared in a dream of Sri Aniruddha Tirtharu and said that the next morning, he could find the Samputa in Kumaradhara River. Accordingly, the next morning, Sri Aniruddha Tirtharu saw the Samputa floating in the river. He gave that Samputa to Sri Subrahmanya Mutt. A small mirror had also been sent by Sri Aniruddha Tirtharu along with the Samputa, which was also handed over to the Mutt, as per the directions given in the dream by Sri Aniruddha Tirtharu. Later, a local leader called Ballalaraya forcibly took the Samputa, leaving the ‘cheap’ mirror for the Mutt. He tried to get the Samputa broken from a pot maker, who hit the Samputa with a chisel. The Samputa did not break, while the pot maker died of burning sensation throughout his body. The local leader got the Samputa trampled by a tusker. The Samputa remained intact and the elephant developed the same burning sensation. It tried to find relief by drowning in the river but found a watery grave. By this time, Ballalaraya experienced burning sensation in his body. He immediately surrendered to the Seer of Sri Subrahmanya Mutt, returned the Samputa. With the burning sensation not receding, he asked the Seer to suggest a solution. The seer said that a statue of the local 
chief be installed on the premises of the Mutt. Cotton, pumpkin and other things offered by devotees were to be offered to the statue every day and that would slowly bring down the burning sensation, the seer said. The mirror, the spot where the Samputa was found floating etc., are still existing at Kukke. A visit to Kukke brings peace and prosperity to the devotees.

Next edition will be on Payaswini River. Please read, comment and share. SDN                    

SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI (ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI

(ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

  About Kurangasura and Jayanta

  This is an explanation of “KAkanEtram vyasya”, which means Srirama killed Kurangasura, who was taking shelter in the eyes of crows. Srirama also saved Jayanta, son of Indra, who was born as a crow. It is said that crows live for thousands of years. By the time a crow dies, innumerable crows would be born in its place. As a result, the species of crow will not extinguish till the end of the present Kalpa. Eye is the most important organ of crows since the power in its eyes never diminishes. Their eyes do not get destroyed. If, for any reason, one eye or both eyes of one of the crows is/are lost, other crows will continue to have both the eyes intact, powerful and bright, as ever. Therefore, no such occasion may ever arise on earth when crows happen to lose their eyes or eyesight.

  Kurangasura studied this phenomenon related to crows and decided to remain eternal or that he should never die. To get this desire fulfilled, he decided to impress upon Lord Rudra through penance.  He made up his mind to seek with Lord Rudra a boon under which he would not die even if a single crow exists with both eyes and that he should die only after all the crows lose their eyesight. Yet, he became suspicious that what might happen if all the crows die at once. In such an event, a situation may arise that the earth might be without crows and his death would occur. He thought of asking Rudra that he should die only if a single crow happens to be born without both eyes in any of the future generations of crows. Accordingly, he impressed Lord Rudra with penance and the kind-hearted Lord Rudra granted the boon sought by Kurangasura. Lord Rudra said: “Dear devotee, you may assume different forms and stay in both the eyes of crows, which do not fade or get destroyed due to age or disease. You should also protect those eyes from not getting destroyed or disabled due to some weapon. If you do so, there may not be an occasion when crows exist without eyes and you will remain unharmed.”

  Crows learnt about this boon and they became very happy since their eyes would become more powerful than even due to the presence of Kurangasura. They happily accommodated Kurangasura in their eyes. Kurangasura started living in the eyes of crows in different forms and began torturing the virtuous.

  At this juncture, Jayanta had to take a curse of taking birth on earth. When this happened, he was under the influence of a dreadful Asura. Because of the influence of that demon, Jayanta thought that he should live on earth for as long as possible. He decided to be born as a crow, which feed on rice offered in sacrifices and rice balls offered in death ceremonies. They never struggle for food. This, he thought, would ensure a very long life for him on earth. Now, Jayanta was born as a crow and Kurangasura lived in his eyes. As a result, the crows became very powerful. They were flying everywhere on earth and tormenting ordinary people, saints, sages and ascetics. Jayanta came to be known as “DharAntarachara”.

  Dharantarachara or Jayanta had to wait till Srirama arrived at Chitrakoota to get relieved from the curse. Srirama waited in Chitrakoota for Jayanta to come and play some mischief so that he could not only relieve Jayanta, who was originally a great devotee, from the curse, but also relieve the universe from the torture of Kurangasura. Therefore, while firing the arrow at the crow that played mischief with his wife Seetha Devi, Srirama thought of halving the power of the eyes of crows. So far, crows could see in all directions as both eyes had equal power. As a result of the arrow shot by Srirama, the crows could see only one side. If they turn left, the right eye would be blind and if they turn right, the left eye would be blank. Not a single crow on earth could ever have both eyes intact. This gratis was shown by Srirama towards crows because they had only accommodated the Asura and they were not directly responsible for all the crimes committed by Kurangasura. Jayanta too was under the influence of the curse and a demon. Kurangasura had evil motive. Jayanta only wanted to live longer on earth, which was excusable. Srirama empowered his arrow to nullify the power of one of the eyes of crows for all times to come so that Kurangasura would have no chance to reappear on earth. This divine power was given to a grass that he plucked from the ground. Jayanta, in the form of a crow, ran through all Lokas to save his life. It was not to be. The TruNAstra shot by Srirama took different forms to destroy the various forms that Kurangasura had taken to stay in different eyes of crows across the globe. Thus ended the life of Kurangasura and the world heaved a sigh of relief. Jayanta surrendered to Rama, took his blessings and returned to Indra Loka.

  A few more points related to this Shloka will be discussed in the coming episodes before exploring the Fifth Stanza of Sri Ramacharitryamanjari of Sri Raghavendra Gurugalu. Please read, comment and share. SDN                

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 24 TO 31

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 24 TO 31

(Shlokas and their literal summary have been furnished in the previous edition. Please follow this episode along with the previous edition for a thorough comprehension of stanzas from 24 to 31. Please read, comment and share. SDN)

Sri Narayanapanditacharyaru has extensively employed figures of speech in this entire work of Sri Madhwavijaya. In these stanzas, he has likened the state of Vedas and Scriptures to the state of Draupadi in that royal assemblage by Dushshasana, at the behest of Duryodhana. Her five husbands Dharmaraya, Bheemasena, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, elderly and spiritually awakened persons like Bheeshma, Drona, Krupa and the king, Dhrutarashtra, had been reduced to dumb spectators while Dushshasana tried to pull out the sari of Draupadi. The Scriptures during Kali Yuga are in the same state. Interpretations are often misleading, inappropriate, improper and quite ambiguous. It was at such a juncture that Lord Vayu, who had saved noble people and devotees of Lord Vishnu by killing demons as Lord Hanuman and Lord Bheemasena, appeared on earth as Sri Madhwacharyaru to condemn the misinterpretation of Scriptures with citations from across epics and holy texts and by providing the right and correct meaning.

Draupadi Devi can never be distressed. Just as the abduction of Seetha Devi in Ramayana laid the foundation stone for the destruction of demons, the illusion of Draupadi Devi being put to shame and distress should be seen as the starting point of the end of Duryodhana, who represents Kali. Similarly, the true meaning of Scriptures can never be altered. Hari Sarvottamatva and Vayu Jeevottamatva are nonchalant, eternal and binding truth. However, corrupt minds tried to vandalise their meaning through various means. It was left to Sri Vayu to bring the mass mindset back on track through proper interpretation and that is what Sri Madhwacharyaru did by not only proving 21 schools of philosophical thought as misleading and false but also by providing the correct meaning for all Scriptures through his discourse, debate and known and unknown works.

Lord Vishnu is the originator of Vedas. Lord Brahma spread the Vedas in four parts through each of his four faces (Chaturmukha). Further, Vasishtha, Vamadeva and other Rishis, saints, sages and ascetics spread them through words of mouth. That is why Vedas are still considered as “ApauruShEya” or that which has no single, known author or originator. Vedas have six highly attractive organs namely Shiksha, Vyakarana, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotisha and Kalpa. They are adorned with divine and mystic garland known as Brahmasutras. Vedas are bedecked with special and powerful Ruks and wonderful vocabulary, finest rhythmic pattern, syllogistic order and set to brilliant meters. Vedas are pregnant with meaning. They are unafathomable for the ordinary and easily understandable for those who adore them

. They are well served by magnificent epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata. Due to the influence of Kali Yuga, they have been misinterpreted by exemplary scholars from time to time. People were on the verge of assuming and presuming those misinterpretations as the sole truth, when Sri Madhwacharyaru descended on earth to drive away the darkness of misled, fake, disruptive and corrupt knowledge and establish the Ultimate Truth hidden in Vedas and Scriptures. These are the ideals that the above stanzas from 24 to 31 convey.    

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

How to offer prayers to Lord Sri Hari/ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುವ ಬಗೆ

23. ಶರಣಜನಮಂದಾರ ಶಾಶ್ವತ

      ಕರುಣಿ ಕಮಲಾಕಾಂತ ಕಾಮದ

      ಪರಮ ಪಾವನತರ ಸುಮಂಗಳಚರಿತ ಪಾರ್ಥಸಖ|

      ನಿರುಪಮಾನಂದಾತ್ಮ ನಿರ್ಗತ-

      ದುರಿತ ದೇವ ವರೇಣ್ಯನೆಂದಾ-

      ದರದಿ ಕರೆಯಲು ಬಂದೊದಗುವನು ತನ್ನವರ ಬಳಿಗೆ||10||

        SharaNanajamandAra shAshwata

        karuNi kamalAkAnta kAmada

        Parama pAvanatara sumangaLacharita pArThasaKha|

        NirupamAnandAtma nirgata-

        Durita dEvavarENyanendA-

        Daradi kareyalu bandodaguvanu tannavara baLige||10||

SUMMARY: Sri Hari, like Mandara, fulfills all desires and aspirations of his devotees; he remains unchanged, eternally; he is kind, consort of Goddess Lakshmi (Lakshmipati); delivers demands of devotees; he is the best of all beings; he is most sane; he possesses the best and most pleasant virtues; a close ally of Pandavas; he is unparalleled; he is an embodiment of joy; he is an epitome of sports and other pleasures; he is the subject of all praise and flatter and if any one prays by saying all these things with devotion, he reaches out to them and takes care of them.

The virtues and attributes of Lord Hari are infinite, beyond description and beyond the boundary of any dialect or vocabulary. However, even if some of the attributes are employed in the prayers with conviction, dedication and devotion, Lord Hari will rush towards such devotees. Pretension should be forbidden.

Mandara is a celestial or heavenly or divine tree, along with Parijata and Kalpavruksha. These three trees in heavens are known to deliver anything that anyone may seek, with unbiased submission. “Aa ramayateeti mandAraha” is the explanatory statement of this word. It signifies that the Lord protects and takes care of dullards, idiots and insensitive people too.

He is “Shashwata”, which literally means permanent. A permanent thing remains unchanged, unaltered, intact and single for all times.

Although “PArThasaKha” indicates that Lord Krishna was an intimate friend of Arjuna, Dharmaraya, Bheemasena and Karna are also sons of Kunti and therefore they are known as Parthas. Nakula and Sahadeva are sons of Madreeya and therefore they are known as Madreeyas. Yet, since these two sons of Madri were brought up by Kunti, they are also called as Parthas.

Krishna, in a way, conspired with Arjuna to get Karna killed by Arjuna. But, Krishna taught Karna several human values and purified his heart and mind before death. Therefore, Karna is also a Parthasakha.                                

“Deva” and “VareNya” are in Gayitri Mantra. Prayers offered with the recitation of Gayitri Mantra and other Vedic hymns also impress Lord Hari.

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SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI (ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

  SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI

(ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

  The meeting of Bharata with Srirama is a message to modern world about human relationships. Bharata appeals to Sri Rama in several ways. He asks Rama to forgive the crime committed by his mother. Protection of the empire and the subjects is the duty of the heir apparent or the first son of a king and hence it was the duty of Rama to ascend the throne, Bharata tells Rama. Bharata quotes Shastras and Scriptures. It cannot be imagined in any corner of human mind that Rama was unaware of things that Bharata was telling. They were not divulged for Rama but for creating awareness among the people. Why Rama did not concede and stuck to his decision to complete the fourteen-year forest exile was because his incarnation was solely meant to relieve the earth from the tyranny of Ravana and Kumbhakarna. There is another angle to this move of Rama. It must be remembered that Ravana and Kumbhakarna had requested the Lord to die at his hands as enemies to return to their gatekeepers’ job of Vaikuntha at the earliest.  Both of them wanted to end their lives, pretending to be enemies of Lord Vishnu. They became happy when Rama was born. They were also praying Lord Vishnu in their hearts for an early end to their showy life. For all these reasons, Lord Rama had to remain in the forest.

  A question may arise that like the mind of Kaikeyi had been corrupted by the bad suggestions of Manthara the mind of Bharata might also get corrupted after his return to Ayodhya with the Paduka of Sri Rama. But, Bharata was a committed devotee of the Lord. He was born as his son Pradyumna. He was an incarnation of the Sudarshana, the Divine Disc, of Narayana. On several occasions, this Divine Disc was the main weapon with which the Lord has destroyed the demons. That is why, Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu has employed the word “Nijam” in this stanza. It indicates that Bharata was the “original, real and true” devotee of Vishnu.  

  Sri Madhwacharyaru, in his Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, has said: “Purajanasahitau jagmaturmAruBhishcha” indicating that Bharata started his journey to the forest to meet his beloved brother Sri Rama, along with citizens and mothers. He requested Kausalya Devi and Sumitra Devi to accompany him, but wantonly did not ask his mother Kaikeyi to join. She voluntarily joined the party. It was because Bharata was very much angry with his mother for the “heinous injustice” she had done in his name, though he was not at all a party for what she did. Sri Vadirajaru upholds the same vein of thought and Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu follows the same line by not employing the word “sahitau” in the third and the fourth stanzas.

  An adjective “swAmbABhihi prapannam” has been employed for Bharata by Sri Raghavendra Gurugalu in this context. This is to indicate that even though Bharata exhibited his fury towards mother Kaikeyi, Sri Rama never thought that what Kaikeyi had committed was a crime.

 Just before sending off Bharata, sage Vasishtha asked Rama to hand over his Golden Paduka (footwear) to Bharata so that he could discharge the duties and responsibilities of a king in the name of the Paduka. Bharata takes an oath here: “I will not enter Ayodhya till your (Rama’s) return and if he (Rama) failed to turn up immediately after the expiry of fourteen years, I will sacrifice my life by jumping into fire.” Bharata wears the Paduka on his head, reaches Nandi village, performs the coronation of Paduka there, sets up an Ashram there and starts living in that Ashram like a saint, consuming roots and fruits. What a sacrifice! What a brotherhood!

  In the next episode, background of crow-demon Kurangasura, Jayanta (son of Indra) and other important points will be discussed. Please read, comment and share. SDN         

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 21 ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 21

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”   

Kindness of Lord Subrahmanya/ಶ್ರೀ ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಸ್ವಾಮಿಯು ಕೃಪಾಸಮುದ್ರನು

ಅನ್ನಂ ದದಾಸಿ ವಿದಧಾಸ್ಯಖಿಲಸ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಾಂ ಕ್ಲಿನ್ನಂ ಪುನಾಸಿ ವಿಲುನಾಸಿ ಸಮಸ್ತದೋಷಾನ್|

ಹೇ ಸ್ಕಂದ ವಂದ್ಯ ಭವತೋ ಭುವನೇ ಭವಾನೀಸೂನೋ ಕೃಪಾಜಲನಿಧೇ ಕತಮಃ ಸಮಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್||40||

Annam dadAsi vidaDhAsyaKhilasya rakShAm

klinnam punAsi vilunAsi samastadOShAn|

HE Skanda vandya BhavatO BhuvanE BhavAneesUnO

krupAjalaniDhE katamaha samaha syAt||40||

SUMMARY: Oh Lord Subrahmanya, you protect everyone by providing rice(meals); as a God dedicated to extraordinary happenings and subjects, being present in the Divine Disc of Lord Vishnu (Vishnuchakra), you cure leprosy and other dreadful diseases, besides erasing Brahmahatya and other sins or crimes; you are therefore an ocean of kindness. Oh Lord Subrahmanya, none on earth is comparable to you.   

Originator of Skanda philosophy/ಸ್ಕಾಂದಮತ ಸ್ಥಾಪಕ

ಪ್ರವರ್ತಿತಸ್ಕಾಂದಮತಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಜಗತ್ಪತಿಂ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿಮಾತ್ಮನಾಥಮ್|

ರಹಸ್ಯುಪಾರಾಧಯಿತುಂ ಗುಹಾದ್ಯ ಗುಹಾಶ್ರಿತೋ(s)ಸೀತಿ ಮಮ ಪ್ರತರ್ಕಃ||41||

PravartitaskAndamataha pruThivyAm jagatpatim

shreepatimAtmanATham|

RahasyupArADhayitum guhAdya guhAshritO(s)seeti mama

pratarkaha||41||

SUMMARY: It is believed that Lord Subrahmanya first manifested in a cave-like anthill in the form of a serpent. This anthill is at Subrahmanya. Earlier, Lord Skanda had spread the Skanda philosophy that spells Lord Subrahmanya as the supreme God. As he totally agreed with the cult that believes in supremacy of Lord Vishnu, being a great Vaishnavite, he later desired to worship Lord Narayana. Sensing that if he were to start worshipping Lord Vishnu in front of all people, they might think that Lord Skanda had cheated them, he started spreading Skanda cult. Consequently, he thought, people might reason out that the opinion of Skanda was not what they perceived. Therefore, he went into the anthill to offer worship to Lord Narayana in complete tranquility, which is what is the point of view of  Sri Vadirajaru.

ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಷ್ಣುತೀರ್ಥಮುನಿಮಿತ್ರ ಸುರಾರಿಜೈತ್ರ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಜ್ಜಲಜಭೃಂಗ ಕೃತಘಭಂಗ|

ಸಹ್ಯೇಶ ದೇಹಿ ಸಕಲೈರುಪಜೀವ್ಯಮನ್ನಂ ಸಂಹರ್ತೃ ಸರ್ವಭುವನಸ್ಯ ಕುಮಾರ ಮಹ್ಯಮ್||42||

Shree ViShNuteerThamunimitra surArijaitra shree

kruShNapajjalajaBhrunga|

SahyEsha dEhi sakalairupajeevyamannam samhartru

sarvaBhuvanasya KumAra mahyam||42||

SUMMARY: Sri Vishnu Tirtharu, younger brother of Sri

Madhwacharyaru, opened a Mutt at Subrahmanya and was living there. Sri Vishnu Tirtharu is an eternal being. Since he and Lord Subrahmanya were living in the same location, Lord Subrahmanya and Sri Vishnu Tirtharu became an intimate friends. Oh Lord Subrahmanya, the destroyer or Tarakasura and remover of sins, a person highly devoted to Lord Krishna and the Lord of Sahyadri mountain range, please bestow Parabrahma upon me as everyone takes shelter under you as stated in Shruti “AdyatE(s)tti cha BhUtAni tasmAdannam taduchyata iti” and since you are the destro

yer of enemies and hailed by Narayana, the Lord who is also known as Anna or Rice. I am begging you for rice as you are the one who provides rice.
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