Please type the Slok in Sanskrit language because you cannot correctly read or recite the divine language in foreign script. With respect to learned Bhaktas. Dr. s. sharma >From: tatachar@xxxxxxx >To: subha_venkatesan@xxxxxxxxx (Venkatesan Srinivasan), >andavan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, >ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Sloka meaning requested >Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:16:47 -0400 > > >I found this on the web. > > >dAsan > >K. Sreekrishna Tatachar > >Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Mukunda-mÄ?lÄ?-stotra 50 > >kṣīra-sÄ?gara-taraÅ?ga-Å?Ä«karÄ?- > >sÄ?ra-tÄ?rakita-cÄ?ru-mÅ«rtaye > >bhogi-bhoga-Å?ayanÄ«ya-Å?Ä?yine > >mÄ?dhavÄ?ya madhu-vidvisÌ£e namahÌ£ > >SYNONYMS > >kṣīra â?? of milk; sÄ?gara â?? in the ocean; taraÅ?ga â?? from the >waves; Å?Ä«kara â?? of the spray; Ä?sÄ?ra â?? by the shower; tÄ?rakita â?? >bespeckled; cÄ?ru â?? charming; mÅ«rtaye â?? whose form; bhogi â?? the >serpent's (Lord Ananta Å?esÌ£a's); bhoga â?? of the body; Å?ayanÄ«ya â?? on >the couch; Å?Ä?yine â?? who lies; mÄ?dhavÄ?ya â?? to Lord MÄ?dhava; >madhu-vidvisÌ£e â?? the antagonist of the demon Madhu; namahÌ£ â?? >obeisances. > >TRANSLATION > >Obeisances to Lord MÄ?dhava, enemy of the Madhu demon. His beautiful form, >lying on the couch of the serpent Ananta, is speckled by the shower of >spray from the milk ocean's waves. > >PURPORT > >This is a picturesque view of KṣīrodakaÅ?Ä?yÄ« VisÌ£nÌ£u, the expansion >of Lord KrÌ£sÌ£nÌ£a who inhabits the spiritual planet Å?vetadvÄ«pa. In the >Å?rÄ«mad-BhÄ?gavatam (3.8.24) Å?rÄ«la VyÄ?sadeva also describes the beauty >of Lord VisÌ£nÌ£u as He lies in yoga-nidrÄ?: > >The luster of the transcendental body of the Lord mocked the beauty of the >coral mountain. The coral mountain is very beautifully dressed by the >evening sky, but the yellow dress of the Lord mocked its beauty. There is >gold in the summit of the mountain, but the Lord's helmet, bedecked with >jewels, mocked it. The mountain's waterfalls, herbs, etc., with a panorama >of flowers, seem like garlands, but the Lord's gigantic body, and His hands >and legs, decorated with jewels, pearls, tulasÄ« leaves, and flower >garlands, mocked the scene on the mountain. > >King KulaÅ?ekhara describes Lord VisÌ£nÌ£u as the killer of Madhu. Although >in the form of KṣīrodakaÅ?Ä?yÄ« VisÌ£nÌ£u the Lord did not kill Madhu, >there is no contradiction in addressing the Supreme Lord by any of His >pastime names. As Å?rÄ«la KrÌ£sÌ£nÌ£adÄ?sa KavirÄ?ja points out in his >Caitanya-caritÄ?mrÌ£ta (Ä?di 5.128-130, 132), > >There is no difference between the incarnation and the source of all >incarnations. Previously Lord KrÌ£sÌ£nÌ£a was regarded in the light of >different principles by different people. Some said that KrÌ£sÌ£nÌ£a was >directly Lord Nara-NÄ?rÄ?yanÌ£a, and some called Him Lord VÄ?manadeva >incarnate. Some called Lord KrÌ£sÌ£nÌ£a an incarnation of Lord >KṣīrodakaÅ?Ä?yÄ«. All these names are true.... In whatever form one >knows the Lord, one speaks of Him in that way. In this there is no falsity, >since everything is possible in KrÌ£sÌ£nÌ£a. > >The KṣīrodakaÅ?Ä?yÄ« form of Lord VisÌ£nÌ£u is very rarely seen, even by >advanced devotees. Sometimes when there is a crisis in universal >management, Lord BrahmÄ? goes to Å?vetadvÄ«pa to consult with >KṣīrodakaÅ?Ä?yÄ« VisÌ£nÌ£u. BrahmÄ? sits on the bank of the milk ocean >and chants the PurusÌ£a-sÅ«kta prayers. In meditation, he then hears >instructions from the Lord. > >The shower of spray from the milk ocean speckling the Lord's form mocks the >impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth. The source of all incarnations >is not an impersonal effulgence but the transcendental Lord Himself, the >Supreme Person. King KulaÅ?ekhara does not manufacture images but strictly >follows the Vedic descriptions of the Lord of Å?vetadvÄ«pa. > >In a message dated 7/17/2004 11:11:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Venkatesan >Srinivasan <subha_venkatesan@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > >The following sloka is recited at bed time. I humbly request learned >bhagavatas to explain the meaning.  > > > >||Ksheera sagara tharanga seegara sara dharahitha charumoorthaye bogi >bhoga sayaneeya sayane madhavaya madvid dvishe namaha|| > > > > > >Adiyen, > > > >Venkatesan Srinivasan > > > > > > > >     > >--------------------------------- > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo ------------------------ Yahoo! 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