govindhan gunam paadi en aavi kaaththiruppen- post 21

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Post 21

 

Dear Srivaishnava perunthagaiyeer,

 

At the outset I want to make it clear about 2 points.

1. The reference numbers of the naamaas I give, here, are based on the

number, as given, in Sri Paraasara bhattar's commentary book. If some of the

readers are referring Swami Chinmayananda's book or Sri Sankara bhaashyam

published by Sri Ramakrishna mutt or Sri kaanchee mutt, these numbers will

vary by 2 or three or some time more also. So, pardon me for the variations.

2. Since only 2 or 3 naamaas are covered in each post to restrict the

post to readable lengths, you make think, I will take another 15 posts to

cover all the naamaas. The taste of enjoying these naamaas is really great

and hence this elongation. When you all feel this topic is being over

stretched, you can write a private mail and I will cover in one or two mails

and conclude the series. Further since Sri krishnamacharya swamy also covers

SVSN so excellently, you may feel why I should repeat. In such a case you

can feel free to ask me conclude fast.

 

In the previous posts we saw the naaga pathnees and kaaLiyan praise my lord

sri krishna with beautiful naamaas.

 

Continuing the next naama is "Om gnaana vignaana niDhayE nama:"

Meaning- the owner or treasure house of all sacred and general all

encompassing knowledge.

Gnaanam is knowledge of god, vEdhaas, saasthraas etc

Vignaanam is knowledge on wordly matters.

Krishna is the repository of both.

 

NiDhi: is expanded as "nidheeyathE asmin ithi niDhi:" - that in which

precious things are stored or preserved is niDhi:

Krishna is the source from where all knowledge in the world emanates.

Though in his sthOthram of 1000 naamaas a similar naamaa is not found, a

slOkam is there which reads and gives a meaning as follows

yOgO gnaanam thathaa saankhyam viDhyaa: silpaaDhi karmacha: |

vEdhaa: saasthraaNi vignaanam Ethath sarvam janaardhanaath ||

Slokam 19 palaruthi slokams in SVSN

 

Meaning: it is from lord janaardhana that all the knowledge of yOga saankhya

and other branches of knowledge such as arts, sculpture, works, scriptures

etc have sprung.

 

Saankyaa means relating to number. A branch of philosophy put forth by sage

khapila is also known as saankya [discriminatory or rational philoshophy]

 

krishna is the source or spring or treasure house from which all knowledge

emanate - so he is gnaana vignaana niDhi:.

 

Perhaps these ladies have foretold what the lord krishna is going to give

later to the world, in the arena, the fierce battle field, that great

srimadh bhagavadh geethaa, the great yOga saasthram or saraNgaathy

saasthram.

 

Only a complete and wholesome niDhi: can give such a niDhi: as geethaa.

 

If you consider this one naamaa as three components as

Om gnaanaaya nama:

Om vignaanaaya nama:

Om nidhayE nama:

you have some beautiful naamaas in SVSN. Just for the taste we will have it

here.

om mahaa niDhayE nama: 812th naamaa

om niDhayE avyayaaya nama: 30th naamaa

om sree niDhayaE nama: 615th naamaa

 

the 812th naamaa - mahaathmaanO niDhiriva priyaa yasya mahaaniDhi: For the

lord mahaathmaas- great souls, are themselves a great treasure. He cherishes

them as his wealth.

 

Oh bhakthaas we are his wealth. Krishna, you are the big treasure house, the

great abode - for we, all souls, are yours.

 

You may get a doubt "Whether such a treaure is exhaustible in that house? or

the treasure house itself will vanish over a period of time?"

 

The answer is a very firm NO. That is clear from the 30th naama- Om niDhayE

avyayaaya- meaning- "The inexhaustible treasure". never there is going a

vacuum in this treasure house, so avyayaaya nidhi.

 

615th naamaa - sree nidhayE nama: the sree - lakshmi is seated in the lord

like a gem studded jewel in the casket. So he is sree nidhi:

 

for gnaanam and vignaanam there is no direct reference but an indirect one-

om sarvagnaaya nama: 454th , 821st naama of SVSN

om gnaanam uththamaaya nama: 455th naama in SVSN

om gnaana gamyaaya nama; 499th naama in SVSN

 

454- the omniscient in all respects. The knower of his own self. There is

nothing in the universe that he does not know.

455 - he is the greatest of all knowledge.

499 - he who is by knowledge

So nothing, wealth, knowledge or for that matter any thing is away from him

or without him.

 

Just realise how these wives of kaaliyan the snake, are able to comprehend

the lord and pour out such a sweet sthuthi of himself. Great is krishna and

great is his bhakthaas, who are able to give such sthuthis. Otherwise we

will not be able to understand his glory.

 

The next naama is "om brahmanE nama:" this is 669th in SVSN. The supreme

brahma is paramaathmaa, krishna. Sathyam gnaanam anatham brahma says

thaiththireeya upanishad- II -1 existence knowledge infinite - is he,

brahma. Brahma also mean prajaapathi- the creator, who is 4 headed and

seated in lotus emanating from the naval of the padhmanaaBhan.

 

The next naama is om anantha sakthayE nama: - limitlessly powered or

limitlessly energised.

 

No direct reference in SVSN. Only om ananthaaya nama: is in SVSN. This om

ananthaaya nama: is the second nama we use so frequently while doing

aachamanam.

 

So these ladies use this exclusive naamaa. Also an indirect address is also

made that hey lord, you are the source of energy to ananthan the king of

snakes, we are also doing this eulogy to you to get back our husband another

snake, so be pleased with us.

 

Let us continue further krishna sthuthi in next post.

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.