shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_05-01

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VIBHUTHI SANDHI

 

  shrItaruNivallabhana paramavi

bhUtirUpava kaMDa kaMDa

lIteradi chiMtisuta manadali nODu saMbhramadi

nIta sAdhAraNa vishESha sa

jAti naijAhitavu sahaja vijAti

khaMDAkhaMDa bagegaLanaritu budhariMda..HKAS_05-01

 

shrItaruNivallabhana = shrIman nArAyANa -  husband of the young and radiant laxmIdEvi

parama = extremely srEShTa

vibhUtirUpava = greatness or glory indicating the bhagavadrUpa-s

kaMDakaMDali = in places or things wherever we see peculiar pattern of natural process

I teradi = in the order stated below

chiMtisuta manadali = meditating in our mind as so

nODu = please see / observe

saMbhramadi = with extreme enthusiasm

nIta = indestructible vibhUti

sAdhAraNa  = pervading in taru (tree) vihagAdi

vishESha = in pR^ithu, aRjuna, balarAma,

sajAti =  similar vibhUti pervading in mikti yOgya manuShya, gaMdhaRva-s

naija = vibhUti pervading dEvata-s who have obtained aparOxa, pervading in rUpa-s of R^iShi-s

ahitavu = vibhUti pervading in jaDa pratima-s, pilgrimage places

sahaja = vibhUti pervading in svyaMvyakta rUpa-s

vijAti = vibhUti pervading in different types of things

khaMDa = in part

akhaMDa = as a whole

bagegaLanaritu = the above ten types of vibhUti rUpa-s

budhariMda = by understanding from knowledgeable persons

 

In this saMdhi JagannAtha dAsa explains the vibhUti (special presence) of the all pervading ParamAtma at different great and glorious places, people or things.

Any glorious or beautiful existence should be understood to be but a fragmental manifestation of ParamAtma's opulence, whether it be in the spiritual or material world. Anything extraordinarily opulent should be considered to represent ParamAtma's opulence.

 

The Universe created by ParamAtma is made up of broadly non-living and living things:-

    jaDa-s

    chEtana-s

 

The jaDa-s do not have any activity at all, whereas in the chEtana-s, humans are supreme and they have the potency of j~nAna (knowledge), ichchA (desire) and kriya shakti (ability to do tasks). Humans have the ability to think and determine which is propagated by the human brain but all these are done by His stimulation and they are in His control.

 

Among the jaDa-s, shAligrAma, himAlaya mountain, gaMgA river have the special presence of ParamAtma and hence they are highly significant places.

 

In the same way, vipravaraNa among the chatuRvaraNa-s, R^iShi Ashrama-s are significantly special places.

 

tuLasi plant, asvattha tree have high significance among sthAvara jIva-s.

 

The cow among animals, Brahma-vAyu among dEvata-s have high significance.

 

vibhUti is the greatness in the rUpa of thing or being under consideration. Because ParamAtma pervades in those rUpa-s, they are highly regarded things or beings.

 

There are ten such vibhUti-s that we need to know from this stanza.

 

1. nIta vibhUti

The other avatAra-s of matsya etc.. which are indeed His own rUpa fall in this category.

That can never be destroyed (adhiShThAna - laxmIdEvi).

 

2. sAdharaNa vibhUti

 

The bhagavad rUpa in brahmaNa and gR^ihsthA.

 

3. viShEsha vibhUti

 

The bhagavadrUpa Brahma (other R^iju-s) R^idra and other dEvata-s, dEva gaMdhaRva-s

The bhagavadrUpa in yati-s

The bhagavadrUpa in pR^ithu, laxmaNa, balarAma, Arjuna

 

4. sajAti vibhUti

 

This is also called samAna vibhUti

The bhagavadrUpa in mukti yOya manuShya till the blade of grass (possessing balanced knowledge)

iMdra among dEvata-s, shaMkara among EkAdashaR^idra-s

 

" dEvAnAmasmivAsavaH R^idraNAMshaMkarashchAsmi.. " BG shloka

 

5. naija vibhUti

 

ParamAtma-s avatAra-s as ordinary person just like in rAma & KR^iShNa

ParamAtma pervading in shAligrAma to which we need not perform any invocation process or purify them as they are pure and sanctified.

 

6. ahita vivhUti

 

ParamAtma pervading in jaDa pratima-s and pilgrimage centers

PramAtma pervading in mEru crest, himAlaya mountain

 

" mEruH shikhariNAmahaM sthAvarANAM himAlaya " BG shlOka

 

7. sahaja vibhUti

 

vibhUti pervading svayaM vyakta rUpa-s like at ayOdhya, mathura, dvAraka

 

8. vijAti vibhUti

 

vibhUti pervading in different types of things like in chaMdra among naxatra-s (stars), ashvathaH (Banyan tree) among trees, in Lion among animals

 

" naxatrANAmahaM shashI...etc.. "   BG shlOka-s

 

Also His aMtaRyAmi rUpa-s in Brahma, R^idra and others

 

9. khaMDa vibhUti

 

Pervading in the smallest particles of all thing e.g. in one grain of rice

 

10. akhaMDa vibhUti

 

Pervading in entirety of the thing, for e.g a heap of rice. A single grain of rice is considered as khaMDa vibhUti whereas a heap of rice is understood to be akhaMDa vibhUti.

In the same way a mountain is the akhaMDa vibhUti whereas the stones / mud / dust are the examples of khaMDa vibhUti.

Army is an example of akhaMDa vibhUti whereas the soldiers are khaMDa vibhUti.

Forest is an example of akhaMDa vibhUti whereas the individual trees are khaMDa

 

SGPCHAR wrote on May 11, 2005 :

 

> shrItaruNivallabhana paramavi

> bhUtirUpava kaMDa kaMDa

> lIteradi chiMtisuta manadali nODu saMbhramadi

> nIta sAdhAraNa vishESha sa

> jAti naijAhitavu sahaja vijAti

> khaMDAkhaMDa bagegaLanaritu budhariMda..HKAS_05-01

 

What is vibhUti? It is vishishhTA bhUti = aishvarya anayA

bhUti = The power due to which, one becomes equipped

with aishvarya (richness of high order, not just

materialistic wealth). From PrameyadIpika (10th adhyAya)

 

dvividhaM vibhUtirUpaM | pratyaxaM tirohitaM cha |

vishhNvAdikaM pratyaxaM |

 

Vibhuti is of 2 kinds - Pratyaxa and tirohita.

VishNu and other forms are pratyaxa. Tirohita vibhUti

is also called " guptavibhUti " .

 

kapilavyAsakR^ishhNAdyaM pratyaxaM vaibhavaM smR^itaM

(Kapila, Vyasa, Krishna and others are known as

Pratyaxa vaibhava.)

 

The ones given in the original posting is one version.

The alternate version as given in VishNurahasya is also

given below.

 

> nIta = indestructible vibhUti

 

svaabhinnatve api mUlAt pR^ithaN~nayanAt.h nItaH matsyAdiH |

 

Though non-different from mUlarUpa, Matsya, etc. are

known as nIta.

 

> sAdhAraNa  = pervading in taru (tree) vihagAdi

 

sAdhAraNam sarvajIvajaDa sAdhAraNagam

 

The God's forms that normally are present in all sentient and

non-sentient beings are known as sAdhAraNa.

 

> vishESha = in pR^ithu, aRjuna, balarAma,

 

vishEShaM brahmAdigaM

 

The God's forms present in Brahma and the like are vishESha.

 

> sajAti =  similar vibhUti pervading in mikti yOgya manuShya, gaMdhaRva-s

 

sajAtIyaM shakra, ushanA arjunaadyantarvarti

 

The God's forms present in Indra, shukra, Arjuna and the like

are sajAtIya.

 

> naija = vibhUti pervading dEvata-s who have obtained aparOxa,

> pervading in rUpa-s of R^iShi-s

 

naijaM shAlagrAmagaM

 

The God's forms present in shAlagrAma are naija.

 

> ahitavu = vibhUti pervading in jaDa pratima-s, pilgrimage places

 

AhitaM svayamvyaktaM

 

The God's forms present in pratimAs as svayaMvyakta (when

AvAhana is made) are Ahita (not ahita).

 

> sahaja = vibhUti pervading in svyaMvyakta rUpa-s

 

sahajaM laxmaNa balAdigaM

 

The God's forms present in Laxmana and Balarama are sahaja.

 

> vijAti = vibhUti pervading in different types of things

 

vijAtirUpaM shashigaM

 

The God's forms present in the moon are vijAti.

 

> khaMDa = in part

 

khaNDaM bAlachandragaM

 

The God's forms present in crescent moon are khaNDa.

 

> akhaMDa = as a whole

 

akhaNDaM senAvanAdigaM

 

The God's forms present in the army, forests, gardens are

akhaNDa.

 

Regards,

Kesava Rao

 

> Moudgalya

 

 

shrI kR^ishNArpanamastu