Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Dear List Members : You would enjoy additional reflections on the Peacock feather on the tresses of our KuttikkaNNan . V.S - "sudarshan madabushi" <mksudarshan2002 <tiruvenkatam> Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:33 AM Re: [t'venkatam] Re: A question > > Dear friends, > > This is a good question full of intense > "rasAnubhavam". Thanks to SrimAn Sadagopan for > forwarding it to T'venkatam List. Sri Sadagopan makes > wonderful allusions to other sources of devotional > poetry describing the peacock-feather stuck to > Krishna's locks. > > On reading the post, what instantly leapt to my mind, > however, were the well-known lines from Swami > Venkatanathan's wonderful 'stOtra', the > "gOpAla-vimshati": > > adharA'hita chAruvamsha nAlAh: > makutAlambhi mayUra-pinchamAlAh: > harIneela-shila vibhanga-neelAh: > pratibhA-santu mama-antima prayANE ! > > (My translation): > > "As I lie on my death-bed > nearing the end of my life's journey, > may my eyes feast upon > nothing else > but the graceful form of my Krishna -- > Holding a slender flute to his lips, > Peacock-feathers framing his lush hair-locks > curly and cute, > All bathed in colors iridescent true, > Bright, vivid and sapphire blue!" > > ************** > > Whenever I read the lines above, I am always left > wondering which of the things adorning Krishna's > beauteous and youthful form actually aroused the deep > devotional feelings in Swami Desikan's heart? Which > one made him wish for last moments on earth to pass > away with Lord's image firmly arrested in the mind's > inward eye? Was it the flute? Was it the lips > ("adharappalavam")? Or was it the peacock-feather --- > "mayUra-pincham" stuck above his head? > > Perhaps, only the old and venerable Bhishma can answer > that question... It was he, isn't it, who actually > experienced "antima-smirti" and actually died away > while witnessing the beauteous form of Sri Krishna > standing right beside him. > > Regrds, > > dAsan, > Sudarshan > > > > --- sgopan <sgopan wrote: > >> - >> "ArunKumar K" <arunkumar_k >> <sgopan >> Wednesday, August 24, 2005 6:35 PM >> A question >> >> >> > Dear Sadagopan Mama, >> > >> > What's the Sanskrit name for peacock feather worn >> in Lord Krishna's head. >> > What's the significance of the same ? >> > >> > Dasan >> > Arun. >> >> Dear Arun : Other Members might be interested in >> this question also. >> Hence I am taking the liberty of copying my response >> to >> our group members . >> >> "Sikhipincham" is one of the names for Peacock >> feather worn in Lord's head >> : >> He is saluted as "Sikhipincha-moulinE Nama: " . >> ThisSikhi pincham is a sign >> of victory >> for our Lord as the Guru (SikshA Guru) . A great >> KrishNa bhakthar , >> Leela Sukhar (1220-1300 C.E) from Kerala visualized >> this SikshA Guru >> form of Bala GopAlan in the very first slOkam of Sri >> KrishNa KarNAmrutham: >> SikshA Guru is one , who tests the sishyan out for >> his qualifications >> and true desire for learning and then accepts him as >> well as blesses >> that chosen sishyan with true Jn~Anam . The second >> line of that slOkam is: >> >> " SikshA-gurusccha BhagavAn Sikhi-pincha Mouli: " >> Jayathi. >> >> BhagavAn KrishNa is revered as the most adorable >> Tatthvam >> in the form a small child ( Baala GopAlan ) . The >> peacock feather >> with its multiple colors( Mayil KaNNu ) is part of >> the beautification >> ( aabharaNam , alankAram) . He is a Jagan Mohanan . >> He does not really >> need any aabharaNam for beautifying Him ; these >> aabharaNams gain >> a status of distinction by sambhandham with His >> Divine Suddha Satthva >> ThirumEni . He charms every one with His divine >> beauty ( From the Gopis to >> His Mother YasOdha PirAtti and the whole world and >> its beings ). Mother >> YasOdhA >> decorates his bluish black wavy tresses with Peacock >> feather ( " Barha >> utthamsa >> kuntalalabharam ") to celebrate her son's >> unsurpassable soundharyam . >> He decorates also His beautiful assembly of hair >> with the wild flowers that >> His grateful playmates (GopAs) bring Him . He >> adorns the Laangali Pushpam >> ( the flower of the shoot from the coconut tree) >> over His ears >> ( lAngalee karNapooram) ; on His hair , he fixes the >> Mayil Peeli ( Barha >> Utthamsa sphuritha chikura: in Swamy Desikan's >> words ) in His hair ; >> He adds a red pushpam known as Bhandhujeevam >> (Semparutthi Flower) . >> He adorns a lovely KunthumaNi Maalai ( yellowish >> beads with a black face) >> around His neck ( gunjA-Bhatthaam laLithAm haara >> yashtim urasi dhArayan ) . >> In the uras ( Chest region) is KunthumaNi Maalai ; >> in the Siras is >> the Peacock feather ( Barha Utthamsa sphuritha >> Chikura: ) . >> >> Thus this playful child-Lord has many aabharaNams >> and alankArams >> ( Chithra aakalpa: = vichithra alankArams ) to >> captivate the onlookers >> and steal their hearts . He is the unique and >> incomparable embodiment of >> youthful beauty ( JagathAm yEka abhirAma adhbhutham >> in the words of >> Leelasukhar ). >> >> The peacock feather in His hair and the Flute in His >> hands are the lakshaNam >> for Lord KrishNa as a child . That is why He is >> saluted and meditated as >> " Madha-SikhaNdi SikhaNda VibhUshaNan " ( One >> adorning the feather of >> a proud pacock) . As He walks down in the streets of >> BrundhAvanam , >> these beauty marks become His defining features ( >> lakshmANi) . >> >> His dark, dense and wavy (curly) hair are the right >> home for >> the multi-hued , iridiscent peacock feather >> according to >> the KrishNa Bhakthar , LeelA Sukhar : "pinchAvatamsa >> rachanOchitha >> kEsapAsam " . His "muktha vEsham " ( delectable >> appearance) starts >> from the dark hair assembly adorning the peacock >> feather as a decoration >> ( BhahuLa chikura bhAram Bhaddha pinchAvathamsam), >> travels down >> to his beautiful forehead like the ashtami chandran >> , descends down to >> the dark eye brows , long eyes , which are moving >> briskly scanning >> which of His bhaktha kOtis are there ; once He >> recognizes them , >> his red lips reminding one of the ripe BhimbhA >> fruit extend >> a sweet smile of recognition and welcome . >> >> Describing the Lord's beauty as He walks down the >> streets of >> uncle Kamsan's capital , Mathurai , His beauty is >> maddening every one . >> The citizens of Mathurai ask each other : Who is >> this Jagan Mohanan ? >> His peacock feather ( chandraka bhUshaNam ) , His >> distinguishing mark >> gives them the clue . The peacock feather is the >> aabharaNam of choice >> for Him ( Barham naama vibhUshaNam bahumatham). It >> is also a gOsha >> uchitha bhUshaNam ( Fit for the kulam of cowherds) , >> who spend a lot of >> time in the forests grazing their cows . This is >> also the play ground of >> the beautiful male peacocks that strut about >> displaying their iridiscent >> feathers . KaNNan's hue is like that of a dark blue >> kind resembling >> the rain bearing cloud . Peacocks spread their >> feathers at the sight of >> the dark bluish-black rainy cloud . When they have >> the darsanam of >> the NeelOthpala hued KaNNan , they are reminded of >> the monsoon clouds >> and dance before Him with spread feathers . At the >> end , they offer some of >> their choicest feathers to Him as a samarpaNam just >> as the lions of >> Ahobilam do by offering the ivory tusks of the >> elephants that they have >> overpowered . Our Lord accepts these feathers of >> peacock offered by >> them with Bhakthi and places it on His black tresses >> as an aabharaNam . >> That explains in my imagination as to how the >> Peacock feathers landed on >> our Lord's chikuram . The TaitthirIya Upanishad >> passage comes to our mind: >> " rasO vai Sa: , rasam hyEvAyam labdhvA Aanandhee >> bhavathy " ( His whole >> form is an embodiment of bliss principle ; one >> attains eternal bliss through >> the taste of that Aanandham ) . >> >> During this KrishNa Jayanthy season , let us reflect >> on the peacock feather >> adorning Lord , who is the safe haven for all of us >> as the SaraNAgatha >> Rakshakan and celebrate Him as Sri LeelAsukhar did : >> >> SrungAra rasa sarvasvam Sikhipinchcha vibhUshaNam >> angeekrutha narAkAram aaSrayE bhuvanAsrayam --- >> KrishNa KarNAmrutham: I.92 >> >> He is the perfect embodiment of SrungAra rasam >> (SrungAra rasa sarvasvam) ; >> That SrungAra rasam is enhanced by the peacock >> feather adorned as >> a special aabharaNam ( Sikhi-pincha vibhUshaNam ) ; >> He has incarnated as >> a human being out of His own will (angeekrutha nara >> aakAram) . We seek >> His protection as he is the refuge for the entire >> world ( bhuvanAsrayam >> aasrayE ). >> >> We will conclude this posting that got extended with >> another slOkam from >> Sri KrishNa KarNAmrutham ( I.108): >> > === message truncated === > > > __ > Send a rakhi to your brother, buy gifts and win attractive prizes. Log on > to http://in.promos./rakhi/index.html > > > > Namo VenkateshAya namah: > > > To Post a message, send it to: tiruvenkatam (AT) eGroups (DOT) com > > To Un, send a blank message to: > tiruvenkatam- (AT) eGroups (DOT) com > Links > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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