24 Keshavaadi rupagala varNane- Padmanabha and Damodara

August 20, 2008

hari vAyu gurubhyo namaha

Source:

Taken from different books

1. Main source: haridAsaru kanDhante KeshavAdhi rUpagala varNane

SampAdakaru- Sri. dhIraNNa Vaidya, Source: TantrasAra sangraha by Jagatguru Sri Madhwacharya

Publisher: Jagatguru Sri Madhvacharya mUla mahasamsthana shrI Raghavendra Swamigalu Matha, Mantralaya

2. Vishnu sahasranama published by Achara Vichara (English magazine) (Pejawar matha, Chennai)

3. Vishnu sahasranama with meanings in Sanskrit & English according to Tatvasara commentary in sanskrit of Brihati sahasram by Sri Paada Rao published by Sri Sri Madhava Theertharu Moola Maha Samsthana.

Acknowledgement: Our thanks to Smt Pramodini & Sri Venkatesh Mutalik who provided us with 24 rupagaLu picture & book (above source)

http://www.tatvavada.org/keshavadiroopa/number1.pdf

(Picture of PadmanAbha, Daamodhara)

Chaturvimshati-mûrtibheda-stotram by shrI vAdiraja theertharu

http://www.dvaita.net/pdf/stotra/vadiraja/chaturvimshati.pdf

The above stothra & the corresponding Vishnu rupas is very specific and focussed chintana of the vishesha vishishta24 vyUha rUpa-s as in Gayatri, achamana etc. How these vishesha

rUpa-s should be thought of has been given in the above works byour Acharya-s based on hArIta and other smR^iti-s. This is forvishesha jnana. During mantra, achamana, dhyana etc., dhyeya mUrti-s has to

be thought of with specific laxanas. This is part of vishesha jnAna.

11. OM padmanAbhAya namaha: padma, chakra, gadA, shankha

He who has lotus in his navel

shaMkhAbjArigadAdharAdya kuru me shrIpadmanAbhAbhayaM | (shrI vAdiraja yati kR^ita)

padmachakragadAshaMkhadharo.avyAt.h padmanAbhakaH |

padmanAbhasya bhAryA sA bhayaM 'yagna dhunotu me || shrI sumatIMdrayati kR^ita)

(Meaning of PadmanAbha from Vishnu Sahasranama)

The Lord bears the entire universe in the 'lotus' in His navel. He is called PadmanAbhaH for this reason. In the scriptures, the effulgence of the Lord is compared, as a metaphor, with the brillance of a rising sun; for this reason, the Lord is known as PadmanabhaH.

The Lord is the refuge for Moksha aspiring devoted souls & it is He who extricates them from bondage in Samsara. Hence He is praised as PadmanabhaH

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

padmaM svakAraNatvena nayati prApnoti iti padmanaH chaturmukhaH | tena Abhriyante vedagiraH yatra iti padmanAbhaH

padmAnA siMhanAdAdinA raNe AbhAti iti padmanAbhaH | padmaH somaH saH nAbhau kuxau yasya saH padmanAbhaH (somapAnakartA iti yAvat.h )

One who is invoked by the four faced Brahma with the vedic chants.

Outshines in battles, roaring like a lion.

Has in His belly Soma juice, drinker of Soma juice.

niyamaka rUpa: padmanAbha

Touch left & right knees with right palm

ramArupa : yagna

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: pANi- dakshaprajapati

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha*: de- tvaShTA

naivedya item- *Abhimani devatha*: vegetables- Shesha

nakshatra- rAshi: uttara, kanya

mAsa: AshvIja

paksha: shukla, kuttige Eda

nADi: pUrNA

Ruthu: sharat.h

nityakarmagaLu: while sleeping

AkArarupa: kAMchana varna- (gold)

pApanAshana: guruniMdAkR^itaM

Songs:

abdhiyolage biddu bhavadanEkajanma baddhanAgi kalushadinda geddu pOpa buddhi tOroPADMANAABHANE (11) ***

I have fallen in this ocean of worldly life (samsara) & I am in sorrow. Kindly guide me to succeed in coming out of it so that I can reach You. Padmanabha.

12. OM dAmodharAya namaha: shankha, gada chakra, padma

He who was bound with a rope round his waist

shrIdAmodaramabjashaMkhagadinaM sAriM prapanno.asmyahaM | (shrI vAdiraja yati kR^ita)

shaMkhagadAchakrapadmadharo dAmodaro.avatu

dAmodarasya dArAstu pradadyAdiMdirA varam.h || (shrI sumatIMdra yati kR^ita)

(Meaning of dAmodhara from Vishnu Sahasranama)

yashodayA dAmnA udare badhda udare baddha iti dAmodaraH |

In Krishnavatara the Lord, as bAlakrishna (playfully) let Himself be 'tied around midriff' by Yasoda for which reason He is called Damodhara.

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

dhyati khaNDayati iti daH, shatrUNAM vyathAkaraH iti yAvat.h | A saMyak.h mA j~nAnaM yeShAM te AmAH sarvaj~nAH brahmAdichetanagaNAH | teShu ut.h utkR^iShTaM antarniyAmakatayA gataH araH | brahmAdideveShu niyAmakatayA sthitaH AmodaraH | dashcha asau Amodarashcha dAmodaraH

Causes agony & destroys enemies. Impeller of divine beings starting from four faced Brahma, residing inside of them.

niyamaka rUpa: dAmodhara

Touch head with right palm

ramArupa : iMdirA

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: pAda- Jayantha (Lord Indra's son)

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha*: va- pUShA

neivedya item- *Abhimani devatha*: sour (Amla) - Gowri

nakshatra- rAshi: hasta- kanya

mAsa: kArtika

paksha: shukla, kaMThada hiMde-

nADi: vAruNI

Ruthu: sharat.h

nityakarmagaLu:

AkArarupa: mAlatIvarNa- Jasmine flower

pApanAshana:atiugrakR^itya

Songs: kAmakrodha bidisi ninna nAma jihveyolage iriso Srimahanubhavanada DAMODARA(12) ***

O Damodara ! Free me from the clutches of desires & anger. Make my tongue to chant Your name O great Damodara. I wish to tie You in my heart with bonds of devotion but worldly desires (kaama) & anger (Krodha) prevent me from doing so. I pray that You free me from desire, anger, greed delusion, arrogance & jealousy & make me chant Your glorious name & allow Yourself to be tied by bonds of my devotion.

PLEASE NOTE:

Understanding different rupas of Sri Hari

oMdu guNadoLaganaMta guNagaLu oMdu rUpadoLihavu lOkagaLoMdu rUpadi dharisi tadgata padhArthadoLahoragebAMdaLadavOliddu bahu pesariMda karesuta pUrNaj~nyAnA

naMdamaya paripari vihArava mADi mADisuva……………HKS_03-31

Taken from http://dvaita.info/pipermail/dvaita-list_dvaita.info/2005-March/000522.html

ParamAtma's has endless and boundless supremacy in guNa, rUpa and kriyaposesses infinite virtuous qualities. In one particular guNa there are

many guNa-s and each guna is complete by itself. If we meditate on anyone of His guNa, among those happiness, knowledge, strength, beauty andother guNa-s are all complete by themselves and many in numbers. In one

rUpa He has many rUpas-s and in one type of kriya there are manykriya-s. This is His amazing strength. He has the capability to causesurprising incidents/events not occurred in the past. There is no difference between the function of one part of His body with

the other. Any part of His body can perform any function He so desires.He can see with his ears, walk on his hands, smell with his foot etc..He is Himself present in His aMtaryAmi rUpa-s and His biMba rUpa-s. shrI

hari is complete in all respects thus – svagatbhEdavivarjita. He isexclusively knowledgeable and ever happy. He has names of differentsounds and words and known by those suitably related names. The entire body of ParamAtma and every other part such as His nails and

hair are exorbitantly filled with infinite virtuous qualities. There isno defect in any part.

The various rupas mentioned in the various avataras, Vyuhas and the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama are " different " via the strength of Vishesha (for example, associating Rama with only Sita during Ramaavatara et al.....)

For example, the same namas mentioned in the Dashavataras such as Vamana/Trivikrama and Narasimha and Sri Krishna are " different " from thoase mentioned in the 24 Keshavadi Namas.

Also for example, the sankarshana, aniruddha, pradyumna, vasudeva and narayana rupas are " different " from the same names mentioned in the 24 Keshavadi Namas. These are " distinguished " where the color of specific rupas are sometimes mentioned to enable one to make out that it is the pancha vyuha vs. the 24 vyuha etc etc.

And within the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama itself, there are multiple repetitions, which are " different " as well.

While doing the Kalasha puja where we invoke the 51 matrikas rupas , the 24 keshavadi rupas, the 10 avatara rupas, the 4 vAsudevadi rupas (Vasudeva, Pradhyumna, Sankarshana, Anirudha), the 4 vishvAdi (Vishwa, tejasa, pragnyA, turya) rupas and the 4 Atmadi (atma, antaraatma, paramathma, jnAnAthma) rupas along with Vedavyasa, dattatreya and Simshumara rupas as being repetitive!

Paramathma has neither birth nor death; neither growth nor decline and is devoid of all limitations and blemishes. He has hands and legs, head and eyes and other limbs everywhere. Our eyes can see only but cannot hear,smell, taste and so on, but there is no difference between Himself and

various parts of His body like limbs, nails, hair etc nor His variousaMtaryAmi rUpa-s. (svagata beda vivarjitha concept). shrI Jagannatha dAsaru in his Magnus opus Harikathamruthasaara, 2nd chapter, 8th, 9th verse....

jagavanellava nirmisuva nAlmoganoLage tAniddu salahuvagaganakeshanoLiddu samharisuvanu lOkagaLa

swagata bhedavivarjitanu sarvaga sadAnaMdaikadehanu bagebageya nAmadali karesuta bhakutarannu poreva

Obbanali niMtAduvanu hari mattobbanali noDuvanu,beduva nobbanali nIDuvavanu mAtADuvanu beragAgi abbarada heddaivaniva mattobbaranu lekkisanu lokadoLabbane tA bAdhya bAdhakanAha nirbhita

In the feet, via JayaMta (pAdAbhimani), as dAmOdara rUpi ParamAtma Hedoes the function of movement or standing and gives the feeling to the

jIva that he is doing this activity. In the eyes via sUrya (nEtrAbhimAni), as madhusUsadana rUpi ParamAtma Hedoes the function of sight i.e. He sees and makes us see.In the hands as daxaprajapati (hastAbhimAni), as padmanAbha rUpi

ParamAtma He does the function of accepting or giving gifts.

Similarly, all functions are carried out by the body with the help of Paramathma itself. Paramathma is capable of carrying out impossible & extra ordinary tasks.

There is neither real difference between Him and His various forms, attributes and actions nor among themselves.

bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANA.ntargata shrii kR^iShNArpanamastu

-- *shriishaH sharaNam.h*mama svAmI harirnityaMsarvasya patireva cha*xemaM vidhAsyati sa no bhagavAn.h tryadhIshaH | trAtAsmadIyavimR^ishenakiyAnihArthaH*sarvAdhAraH, sarvakAraH, sarvaprerakaH, sarvasattApradaH,

sarvashabdavAchyaH, sarvAchintyaH, sarvakarmakartA, sarvakarmapUjyaH, sarvakarmasAxI,sarvadevAdivandyaHviShNuH sarvottamaH, anantaguNapUrNaH, doShadUraH, svatantraH, sarvasvAmI,sarvasR^iShTyAdikartA, sarvAntaryamI, sarvavyAptaH, mama anantopakArakaH,

sa eva gurudevatAntargataH san.h pApAdi nAshayati, bhaktiGYAnAdi anugR^iNAtitaddAsohaM, nAhaM svatantraH na mama kArakANi, sarvANi taddattAnyeva, sarvaMtasmin.h samarpyatepUrNaH preShThaH paraH svAmI vyAptaH kartA upakArakaH | raxatyeva tadIyaM

mAM karmArchyo gurudevagaHsarvarige preraka sarvakartabhoktasarvatradali vyApta sarvashabda vAchasarvaguNa paripUrNa sarvadoShadUrasarvaGYAnagamya sarvashakta mUrtisarvesha cheluva gopAlaviThalareya

sarvAntariyAmi sarvabauma namo