Guest guest Report post Posted October 3, 2002 achintya, ranganathan narasimhan <simhan74> wrote: > > Dear Devotees, > Jaya Srila Prabhupada. I recently attended a Sudarshana Yajna where the Sudarshana Mantra was chanted. This Mantra Begins with the " Om Klim Krishnaya Govindaya Gopi Jana Vallabhaya..." Now, does anyone know the source of this Mantra. I'm sure the mantra has it's source in one of the Vedas. Hence is the mantra proof enough that the Gopis & their relation to Krishna is eternal as against the claims by some that the Gopis are baddha Jivatmas? Can someone shed some light on this? > > This mantra is found in the Gopaala-taapanii Upanishad. If memory serves, it was instructed that one should chant this mantra for spiritual advancement. I forgot the exact context, but I will try to dig it up at some point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 4, 2002 Haribol! As far as I know, this mantra is called “the Kama-Bija Mantra” and it was given to Lord Brahma when he was awaken from his yoga-nidra in order to give him the knowledge he needed. This is mentioned in the Brahma-Samhita. I do recall that Srila Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati write in the purport that this mantras function is twofold: 1- It fulfills the all desires of the one who chant it. 2- It makes him develop love for the Supream Personality of Godhead. That is what I remember. Thank you, Bhakta Omer Dear Devotees, Jaya Srila Prabhupada. I recently attended a Sudarshana Yajna where the Sudarshana Mantra was chanted. This Mantra Begins with the " Om Klim Krishnaya Govindaya Gopi Jana Vallabhaya..." Now, does anyone know the source of this Mantra. I'm sure the mantra has it's source in one of the Vedas. Hence is the mantra proof enough that the Gopis & their relation to Krishna is eternal as against the claims by some that the Gopis are baddha Jivatmas? Can someone shed some light on this? R.Narasimhan. New DSL Internet Access from SBC & To from this group, send an email to:achintyaAchintya Homepage: achintya(all postings appearing on Achintya are the property of their authors, and may not be cross-posted without prior approval) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 5, 2002 > > Jaya Srila Prabhupada. I recently attended a Sudarshana Yajna where the Sudarshana Mantra was chanted. This Mantra Begins with the " Om Klim Krishnaya Govindaya Gopi Jana Vallabhaya..." Now, does anyone know the source of this Mantra. I'm sure the mantra has it's source in one of the Vedas. Hence is the mantra proof enough that the Gopis & their relation to Krishna is eternal as against the claims by some that the Gopis are baddha Jivatmas? Can someone shed some light on this? > The mantra is in fact from the Gopaala-taapanii Upanishad. The Upanishad starts with some sages enquiring from Lord Brahmaa who the Supreme is. Lord Brahmaa replies quite unequivocally that the Supreme is Lord Krishna, who is also known by names such as "Gopijanavallabha" etc. Here are some of the verses of interest: rasya.m punaa rasana.m jalabhuumiindusampaatakaamaadi kR^iShNaayetyeka.m pada.m govindaayeti dvitiiya.m gopii janeti tR^itiiya.m svaaheti pa~nchama.m iti || gtu 1.11 || This mantra shoudl be repeatedly chanted: "kliim krishnaaya govindaaya gopiijanavallabhaaya svaahaa." (gopaala-taapanii upaniShad 1.11) tad eSha shlokaH | kliim ityetadaadaavaadaayakR^iShNaayeti govindaayeti cha gopiijanavallabhaaya bR^ihadbhaanavyaa sakR^id uchcharet | yaa gatis tasyaasti ma.nkShuna.nyaagatiH syad iti || gtu 1.13 || A person who even once chants the mantra "kliim krishnaaya govindaaya gopiijanavallabhaaya svaahaa" quickly attains the association of Lord Krishna. He does not attain any other result. (gopaala-taapanii upaniShad 1.13) Please note, the above mantras are shruti mantras and in fact are probably not meant for general distribution or for chanting by anyone other than qualified braahmanas. In fact, the context of the verses suggests that brahmins are the intended audience of these statements. Still, the significance I think, is that we have here a shruti text describing the Supreme as Lord Krishna, the dearmost of the gopikas, which should be sufficient to answer Maadhva and Shrii Vaishnava skeptics who hold that such descriptions are only Puraanic in origin. yours, - K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 6, 2002 > rasya.m punaa rasana.m > jalabhuumiindusampaatakaamaadi > kR^iShNaayetyeka.m pada.m govindaayeti dvitiiya.m > gopii janeti > tR^itiiya.m svaaheti pa~nchama.m iti || gtu 1.11 || > > This mantra shoudl be repeatedly chanted: "kliim > krishnaaya > govindaaya gopiijanavallabhaaya svaahaa." > (gopaala-taapanii upaniShad > 1.11) How is this mantra appearing in the translation when it is not in the original Sanskrit? Otherwise what is the proper translation of this verse? > tad eSha shlokaH | > kliim ityetadaadaavaadaayakR^iShNaayeti govindaayeti > cha > gopiijanavallabhaaya bR^ihadbhaanavyaa sakR^id > uchcharet | > yaa gatis tasyaasti ma.nkShuna.nyaagatiH syad iti || > gtu 1.13 || > > A person who even once chants the mantra "kliim > krishnaaya govindaaya > gopiijanavallabhaaya svaahaa" quickly attains the > association of Lord > Krishna. He does not attain any other result. > (gopaala-taapanii > upaniShad 1.13) This makes more sense since the mantra appears in the original Sanskrit. Regards, Sanjay ===== "Radha-Krishna prana mora jugala-kisora, jivane marane gati aro nahi mora." "The divine couple, Sri Radha and Krsna, are my life and soul. In life or death I have no other refuge but Them." -- Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 6, 2002 achintya, Dark Knight <dark_knight_9> wrote: > > rasya.m punaa rasana.m > > jalabhuumiindusampaatakaamaadi > > kR^iShNaayetyeka.m pada.m govindaayeti dvitiiya.m > > gopii janeti > > tR^itiiya.m svaaheti pa~nchama.m iti || gtu 1.11 || > > > > This mantra shoudl be repeatedly chanted: "kliim > > krishnaaya > > govindaaya gopiijanavallabhaaya svaahaa." > > (gopaala-taapanii upaniShad > > 1.11) > > > How is this mantra appearing in the translation when > it is not in the original Sanskrit? Otherwise what is > the proper translation of this verse? Based on context. The verses quoted are only discussing this mantra. If you look at the entire Gopaala-taapanii, it is obvious. Try getting a copy - the Gaudiya Math publishes one in their "Twelve Essential Upanishads" series (I think it is in volume 4). Kushakratha has also published one, which is available from Krishna Institute. regards, - K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
