24 Keshavaadi rupagalu varNane- Narasimha & Achyutha

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shrI 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/number4.pdf

(Picture of Narasimha & Achyutha)

 

 

 

 

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 vishishta

24 vyUha rUpa-s as in Gayatri, achamana etc. How these vishesharUpa-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.

 

19. OM narasimhAya namaha- padma, gadA, shankha, chakra

He who was born as a combination of human & lion

 

chakrAMbhojagadAdarAMkitachaturbAhu nR^isiMhaH sukhaM | (shrI vAdiraja yati kR^ita)

narasiMhaH padmagadAshaMkhachakrayudo.avatu |

narasiMhasya bhAryA sA sudhAdevI dhIyaM dishet.h || (shrI sumatIMdra yati kR^ita)

 

 

(Meaning of Narasimha from Vishnu Sahasranama)

nAraM- narasambandhi aj~nAnAdIn.h hinasti nAshayati tAdR^ishaM vapuH | dehaH yasya saH nArasimhavapuH

The Lord bears the form- part human & part lion. beholding which jIvatman's ignorance & doubts get annihilated. For this reason, He is called nArasimhavapuH

 

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

nArasiMhavat.h vapuH AkR^itiH yasya saH nArasimhavapuH

One having the form of man-lion.

 

niyamaka rUpa: nArasimha

 

Touch left ear with right fore finger

ramArupa : sukhA

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: gaMdha (smell)- Samana

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha*: yo -

naivedya item- *Abhimani devatha*: sesame, boodh kumbaLakAyi(pumpkin), uddhu

nakshatra- rAshi: uttarAShADha, makara

mAsa:

paksha: kR^iShna, balabhujabhAga

nADi:

Ruthu:

nityakarmagaLu: adaviyalli charipAga

AkArarupa: tailavarNa

pApanAshana: karmAkarma

Songs: charucharana tOri enage pAragAnisayya konege bhArahAkirUve ninageNARASIMHANE (19) ***

 

Lord Narasimha! Reveal to me Your beautiful feet & save me from this samsara. I place all my trust in You, O Narasimha ! The child Prahlada with unconditional faith in Your lotus feet overcame the evil machinations of Hiranyakasipu & with Your grace, he beheld Your glorious man-lion form. You are the destroyer of this world. Takign the form of Narasimha, You dry up all the waters in the ocean. Similarly, I pray that You destroy the waters of my samsara & save me from the whirlpool of ignorance, doubt & false knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

20. OM achyutAya namaha- padma, chakra, shankha, gadA

He who has no destruction

 

dadyAdadya mamA achyutaH pR^ithu gadApadmArishaMkhI param.h |

(shrI vAdiraja yati kR^ita)

 

padmachakre shaMkhagade bibhridavyAt.h sa no achyutaH |

achyutasyAstu lalanA sugaMdhA dharmasaMpade || (shrI sumatheeMdra yati kR^ita)

 

 

(Meaning of Achyuta from Vishnu Sahasranama)

svarUpataH guNataH kriyAto vA na chyavate iti achyutaH |

kadA.api svapadAt.h na chyavate bhrashyate iti achyutaH |

na chyutati svarUpAtmakaguNakriyAditaH iti achyutaH |

The Lord is praised as AchyutaH because He suffers no loss, or undergoes any change or transformation in His nature, or qualities, or actions [all of which are trans empirical & a prAkrtic] at any time or anywhere . AcyutaH is eternally immutable.

The Lord is unswerving in His position & status; He is named AchyutaH for this reason.

He suffers no degradation to His nature or in quality or in [His ability for] action. Therefore, the Lord is named AchyutaH.

 

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

aprachyutasukhavatvAt.h achyutaH |

stAvakaH janaH chyutaH xINaH na bhavati asmAt.h iti achyutaH |

na chyavatejagadaishvaryAdibhyaH iti achyutaH

Enjoyer of undiminishing bliss.

Because of Him, His panagyrist does not become poor or weak.

Never any reduction or loss of His sovereignty in the universe.

 

 

niyamaka rUpa: achyuta

Touch stomach with right hand

ramArupa : sugandhi

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: akAsha- Ganesha

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha*: naH

naivedya item- *Abhimani devatha*: uddhina (blackgram) vade- Svayambhuva manu

nakshatra- rAshi: shravana- makara

mAsa:

paksha: kR^iShNa, kaMThabalabhAga

nADi:

Ruthu:

nityakarmagaLu:

AkArarupa: dhuMravarNa- smoke color, (composed of black, red, purple)

pApanAshana: manasAkR^ita

 

Songs: sanchitAda pApagalu kinchitAda pIdegalu munchitAgi kakedu poreyO swamiACHYUTA (20) ***

 

I have committed countless sins in my previous lives. As a result of these sins, I am experiencing pain & suffering now. O Achyuta, rid me of all pain & sorrow & save me. Your name Achyutha signifies that You are imperishable. I pray that You destroy all my sins & grant me everlasting knowledge & happiness.

 

 

 

bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANA.ntargata shrii kR^iShNArpanamastu

 

 

 

 

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^ishena

kiyAnihArthaH*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, sarvaM

tasmin.h samarpyatepUrNaH preShThaH paraH svAmI vyAptaH kartA upakArakaH | raxatyeva tadIyaMmAM karmArchyo gurudevagaHsarvarige preraka sarvakartabhoktasarvatradali vyApta sarvashabda vAchasarvaguNa paripUrNa sarvadoShadUra

sarvaGYAnagamya sarvashakta mUrtisarvesha cheluva gopAlaviThalareyasarvAntariyAmi sarvabauma namo