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Sri :
 
Dear KrishNa BhakthAs :
 
One of the 8 Sannidhis at Sri Ranganatha Temple , Pomona ,  NY
is that of Lord Venugopalan in His most enchanting form .
Swamy Desikan saluted this Raaja VeNu GopAlan in his
First SlOkam of  the SthOthram ,  Sri Gopala Vimsathy as:
 
VandhE BrundhAvanacharam vallavee janavallabham
Jayantheesambhavam dhAma Vaijayanthee  VibhUshaNam 
 
In this beautiful and sacred sthOthram full of SabdhAlankAram
and Rasaanubhavam ,  Swamy  Desikan incorporated many
Sri KrishNa tatthvams .
 
Sri Raajagopaala Manthram is woven into  the second slOkam
so that we all can benefit from the power of this manthram from
mere recitation of this sthOthram .
 
The condensed meanings of the 21 slOkams of this sthOthram
are archived in http://www.sadagopan.org  under AchArya Desika
SthOthrams. The URL for this archived material is :
 
http://www.sadagopan.org/sd11.htm
 
Poundarikapuram Aasramam Monograph on Gopala Vimsathy
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On July 30, 2004  , U.Ve . Dr.V.N.Vedantha Desikan (VNV) of  Oppiliappan Koil
released a monograph on Sri Gopala Vimsathy at the niyamanam of
HH SriMath Poundarikapuram Andavan . This exquisite monograph
contains difficult to access vyAkhyAnams (MaNipravALam and Sanskrit )
of three great sampradhAyic scholars in addiiton to Dr . VNV's own summaries
on the unique aspects of these commentaries . adiyEn will summarize
selected  points from these expansive commentaries for the sake of brevity .
 
KRISHNAANUBHAVAM IS PARAMA BHOGYAM
**********************************************************
The thirst for KrishNAnubhavam (KrushNa thrushNaa) is legendary
as experienced by Swamy  NammAzhwAr in His ThiruvAimozhi.
The anubhavam of PeriyAzhwAr ( reference : Sriman MaadhavakkaNNan's
translations of PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi in general and the divine Flute
playing of the Lord in particular ) , the dhivya anubhavams of ANDAL
in Her NaachiyAr Thirumozhi , the delectable expressions of Leela Sukhar
in Sri KrishNa KarNAmrutham and the entire tenth canto of Srimath BhAgavatham
are anchor points for us as we stand before KrishNna Sannidhi
at the Temple at Pomona ,  NY .
 
FUTURE PLANS FOR KRISHNAN SANNIDHI AT THE TEMPLE
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There are plans to have the consecration of Sri SanthAna Gopalan
at this Sannidhi for blessing those who are seeking SanthAna
BhAgyam . DhwAraka SilAs will be placed at  this sannidhi for
Lord KrishNa to be closer to His DhwArakaa RaajadhAni  
and have His beloved Gomathi river flow next to Him at
this Sannidhi .
 
Please participate in the project for construction of
the living quarters for the archakaas , who perform
daily aarAdhanam for Sri VenugOpAlan now and
Santhaana GopAlan later at the Pomona , NY
temple . Please contact adiyEn for details on your
participation to realize permanent homes for them .
 
Sri Gopala Vimsathy of Swamy  Desikan
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Today adiyEn invites you to join in Sri KrishAnusmaraNam .
adiyEn will  draw from the unique commentaries of the great Scholars
( Members of the PaatrAcchAr Family from KumbakONam and Anbil
Sri GopAlaachAr Swamy ) , all of whom are Vaikunta Vaasis now .
 
The first slOkam
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The first SlOkam of Sri GopAla Vimsathy salutes Him as
 " Vaijayanthee VibhUshaNan , Jayanthee Sambhavan ,
   BrundhAvanacharan , Vallavee Janavallabhan and  DhAman
  ( ParandhAman).
 
KrishNA's Parathvam ( Supermacy as the Lord of Lords ) ,
Soulabhyam ( ease of access to any one , be they simple
or  unlettered cowherdess or Maharishis or DevAs ) are eulogized
here . His dhivya MangaLa Vigraham ( divine and auspicious form)
and Souseelyam as one of His anantha kalyANa guNams
are celebrated in all the slOkams of Sri GopAla Vimsathy.
 
This avathAram was intended for "Svaasritha SamrakshaNam "
( protecting those , who sought His protection ) and those who
longed for His divine company  in this world itself. " VanamAlai
miniunga ninRu viLayAda VirundhAvanatthE KaNDOmE " is
the description of ANDAL in Her NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi .
Here She visualizes the Lord with  His radiant Vyjayanthi Maalai
running around in BrundhA Vanam ( Vaijanthee VibhUshaNam ,
BrundhAvanacharam) . That garland made of TuLasee and
wild flowers from the forest shines and moves beautifully
in accord with His multi-paced movements in BrundhAvanam
with His friends and the band of cows and calves ( ittamAna pasukkaLai
initthu maRitthu neerootti  vittuk-KoNdu viLayADa VirunthAvanatthE
KaNDOmE " : Please refer further to the delightful translations of
Srimathi Kalyani  Krishnamachari on NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi  .
At those times of caring for the calves and  cows , He is like the full Moon
rising in the East  ( PrAchyAm dhisee: indhuiriva  Pushkala: ). 
 
He has a pleasing tEjas (Dhaman) . He is the beautiful tejas born
in the vamsam of cowherds ( Aayar Kulatthinil thOnRum aNi ViLakku )
and " aadhiyam sOthi uru " ( Primordial self-radiant JyOthi ).
 
KAMM VAA KRISHNO  NA KARSHETH ?
**************************************************
Who will not be drawn towards KrishNan and His
Tatthvam ? " Karshathvam tasmin asaadhAraNam ,
kasya svidhanyasaya KrishNa ithi naamA ?  SarvathO
viraktham nairguNyE parinishtitham Sukham KrushNam vinaa
kOanya: aakrushtum prabhavEth ? " asks Sriman GopalAcchAr
Swamy . He asks : Who will not be drawn to KrishNaa?
His aakarshaNam(pull)  is not of the ordinary kind.What is in
this extraordinary name , " KrishNaa" ? Who else other than
Sukha Brahmam , the topmost VairAgyasaali ( Onewithout any 
attachments) can be drawn to KrishNa like iron to the magent
( Sukhar is the author of Srimath Bhaagavatham and its
10th canto dealS entirely with the delectable KrishNa charitham) .
We do not know of any other divinity than Krishna to perform
this act of enchantment  through His Karshaka GuNams .
His sacred feet roam in the dense forests of Upanishads
( Upanishad aDaveeshu sancharathy) as well as in
the deep forests of BrundhAvanam( BrundhAvana charam ).
BrundhAvanam becomes the Rasa BhUmi and RaasakreeDA
BhUmi.
 
KrishNAth Param Tatthvam aham na jaanE
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" dhvaja-rEkhAngitham asya charaNAth : anyam
aham na jaanE " . Other than the sacred feet of KrishNa
with the divine marks of flag and lines , I do not know of
any other vasthu for my rakshaNam says a Bhakthan .
 
The One who blessed us with Geethai using Arjunan as
a vyAjam is the Para Brahmam . As we stand before the Sannidhi
of KrishNan , we should experience the SukhAnubhavam of
deep immersion in the nectarine ocean of bliss named
Sri KrishNaanubhavam. He takes on the deceptive role of
a cowherd among the GopAs ( Guhanaa Gopan ). 
 
Sri Gopala Vimsathi starts with the anjali sabdham : "VandhE " .
Even before He expects or asks , anjali mudhrai is presented
to Him ( VandhE BrundhAvanacharam) since anjali melts His heart
(am jalayathi ithi anjali: ) and is Kshipra PrasAdhini ( Quick result
yielder) .
 
The place He was seen performing His leelAs is BrundhAvanam
( BrundhAnAm avanam yasmin tath BrundhAvanam = the place ,
where He nourished the cows and calves and protected  them ). 
His roopam is the JyOthirmaya , svaprakAsa VaasudEva roopam . 
Among all the GuNams of our Lord are Four , which are most enjoyable .
These are:
 
1. Vaathsalyam (deep affection for us and patiently  waiting for
    us to approach Him for His rakshaNam thru aathma samarpaNam) .
 
2. Souseelyam ( Inspite of His Supreme status as the Lord of the universe ,
he descends down and mixes with us , the lowly ones , during His avathArams)
 
3. Soulabhyam (Ease of access with one and all without discrimination ) 
 
4. Swamithvam ( Role as our Lord as antharyAmi and niyanthaa/
    indweller and commander ).  
 
1.1. Sri GopAlAcchAr  Swamy points out that Lord displayed Vaathsalya GuNam
to the cows and calves of Gokulam by chosing the Padham : "BrundhAvana charam". BrundhAn avanathee ithi BrundhAvanah is the definition .
 
2.1. Although He is blessed to have the bliss of companionship with
Sri DEvi , He came down to BrundhAvanam and considered His union with
the Gopa Sthrees as the most enjoyable act. This aspect of enjoying
His association even with common/illetrate folks is indicated by the word
group , " Vallavee Jana Vallabham " representing His Souseelya GuNam
(Extreme Simplicity ) .He acted like one of the "rustic youths " of Gokulam . 
He blended with them(GOpAs and GOpis) in utter simplicity without
imposing on us the consciousness of Him being the Supreme Lord . 
 
3.1. " Jayanthee Sambhavam" : Descent from Sri Vaikuntam to MadhurApuri
first and moving on next to Gokulam (avatharaNam) is recognized here
and this is a manifestation of Soulabhya GuNam .
 
4.1. " Vyjaynthee VibhUshaNam ": Vyjayanthee garland is a LakshaNam
of the GuNam of Swamythvam . "Dhaama" sabdham is also an indication
of ParandhAma , Swamythva GuNam. 
 
Thus in KrishNAvathAram , Our Lord displays the four dominant attributes
that draw one and all to Him . This SampoorNAvathAram is saluted in
the very first slOkam of Sri Gopaala Vimsathy .
 
adiyEn will move on now to the next Sannidhi at the temple , (Viz.,) ,
Lord SrinivAsa"s Sannidhi , where we also find the Lord of all
VidhyAs , Sri Hayagreevan .
 
Please help the archakAs at the Sannidhi of Sri KrishNa have
a suitable living Quarters and join in this Kaimkaryam for
His KaimkaryaparALs .
 
Sri KrishNaswAminE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
Secretary of Sri RanganAtha Temple Board
  
 

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