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 *************************************************************************** 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 **************************************************************************** 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 ***************************************************** 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 ********************* 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 ******************************************************* " 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 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Will you help a needy child? · It only costs .60¢ a day · It's easier than you think. · Click here to meet a waiting child you can sponsor now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ b.. 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