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 :
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
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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
?
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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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