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Namaste WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY ASHTAMIROHINY

Please Dont forget Ashtamirohini to celebrate on 23 August 2008

Om Namo Narayanaya Nama Let me tell you this story about ASHTAVAKRAN on Ashtamirohiny( there is no connection between Ashtamirohiny and Ashtavakran all will say many stories , I just only the similarity of letters with ashtamirohiny and ashtavakran) This is a story about Krishna and Radha. It was a moonlit night and Lord Krishna was playing on his flute most hauntingly. Radha and the other gopis were all listening. They were admiring the music of Krishna ;s flute and drinking in his celestial beauty. They were in the seventh Heaven of delight. After some time, Krishna stopped playing and said, “I have transported you all to a world of purest delight. Now that you are all filled with happiness, I am going to take a walk in the forest.” Krishna saw that Radha wanted to accompany him and he said to her, “You may come.” The other gopis did not dare to join them. They had the utmost respect for Radha. So Krishna and Radha walked and walked until they came to a particular place in the forest. Krishna turned to Radha and said, “Radha, I am in the mood to tell some stories. Would you care to listen to my stories?” “Of course, my Lord!” exclaimed Radha. “Please tell me some stories. I am eager to hear them.” Krishna said, “Anything that comes into my mind, I will tell.” Krishna was all ready to tell Radha some stories when, all of a sudden, a strange looking man appeared. His body was bent in eight different places. His legs were crooked, his arms were crooked; everything was unnatural. This man was known as Astabakra asta means eight, and Astabakra means crooked in eight places. As soon as Radha saw this unfortunate human being, for some reason she began laughing and laughing. “How can you laugh at this poor man?” asked Krishna . “His body is bent in eight different places! I cannot refrain from laughing at such an odd spectacle,” answered Radha. Krishna scolded her: “It is not kind to laugh at others. You should not behave in this way.” But Radha kept laughing and laughing. Astabakra had thought that Radha would be full of compassion for him because she was Krishna ’s dearest disciple. He simply could not understand why she was laughing at him so heartlessly. He was standing before her with tremendous devotion and love, but her laughter was hurting him deeply. Krishna said to Radha, “If I tell you about Astabakra, will you stop laughing at him?” “Of course, my Lord,” came Radha’s reply. “Then stop laughing and listen to his unhappy story.” As Krishna began to relate the story, Astabakra bowed to Krishna and Radha and silently left their presence. This is the story that Krishna told. Astabakra was formerly a high-class Brahmin. He was married and he spent quite a few years with his wife. Then, for God knows what reason, he became disgusted with his wife. He took a vow, saying, “From now on I shall never, never mix with any woman! All women are so bad. Here is the absolute proof. My wife has proved that women are unbearable. I will have no connection, no association, with any woman whatsoever in God’s entire creation. I shall not even look at a woman.” This was the strict vow that the Brahmin took after his sad experience with his wife. At that time his body was not crooked at all. In appearance he was very strong and handsome. O God! A nymph in the palace of Lord Indra noticed this Brahmin and fell in love with him. The name of this nymph, or apsara, was Rambha. She was extremely beautiful. She came to the Brahmin and said to him, “I am in love with you. I want to marry you.” The Brahmin became furious. He said, “I have taken a vow that I shall never marry again. My first wife was enough for me. She was the first and the last!” Rambha began pleading with him. She said, “You have to marry me, since I have declared my love for you.” “Never!” insisted the Brahmin. “I will not mix with any woman in this life.” When Rambha saw that the Brahmin would not change his mind, she became very angry and upset. “You have such a foul tongue! How dare you talk to me like this! I am a dancer in the palace of Lord Indra himself. I curse you for refusing my love. Your body will become crooked in eight different places. You will be so ugly that no woman will ever want to look at you again.” After cursing the Brahmin, Rambha vanished. The poor Brahmin! His body immediately be came twisted and bent. Each of his limbs went in a different direction. He could move only with the greatest difficulty. In despair, the Brahmin said, “What is the use of keeping this life? Rambha has cursed me and this is what has happened. Why should I remain on earth any longer? I will immolate this body of mine.” Suddenly, Lord Vishnu appeared before him and said, “It is not good to kill yourself. Pray and pray and pray. After some time, I will come to you again and you will be cured. Then you will be happy on earth with your physical body as before. You say that you do not want to look at women. No harm! You will be able to keep your vow. Now start praying and I will soon appear before you.” The Brahmin listened to Lord Vishnu and began praying most sincerely. “When will Lord Vishnu come and cure the Brahmin?” asked Radha when Krishna had reached this point in his story. Krishna smiled sweetly. “Vishnu has already come,” he said, and began walking home. Krishna was an emanation of Lord Vishnu. They were and they are one and the same. So this was how Krishna cured Astabakra. 108 Names and meanings of Ente Kannan. 1. Achala - Still Lord2. Achyuta - Infallible Lord3. Adbhutah - Wonderful God4. Adidev - The Lord Of The Lords5. Aditya - The Son Of Aditi6. Ajanma - One Who Is Limitless And Endless7. Ajaya - The Conqueror Of Life And Death8. Akshara - Indestructible Lord9. Amrit - Heavenly nectar or elixir10. Anandsagar - Compassionate Lord11. Ananta - The Endless Lord12. Anantajit - Ever Victorious Lord13. Anaya - One Who Has No Leader14. Aniruddha - One Who Cannot Be Obstructed15. Aparajeet - The Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated16. Avyukta - One Who Is As Clear As Crystal17. Balgopal - The Child Krishna , The All Attractive18. Chaturbhuj - Four-Armed Lord19. Danavendra - Granter Of Boons20. Dayalu - Repository Of

Compassion21. Dayanidhi - The Compassionate Lord22. Devadidev - The God Of The Gods23. Devakinandan - Son Of Mother Devaki24. Devesh - Lord Of The Lords25. Dharmadhyaksha - The Lord OF Dharma26. Dravin - The one who has no Enemies27. Dwarkapati - Lord Of Dwarka28. Gopal - One Who Plays With The Cowherds, The Gopas29. Gopalpriya - Lover Of Cowherds30. Govinda - One Who Pleases The Cows, The Land And The Entire Nature31. Gyaneshwar - The Lord Of Knowledge32. Hari - The Lord Of Nature33. Hiranyagarbha - The All Powerful Creator34. Hrishikesh - The Lord Of All Senses35. Jagadguru - Preceptor Of The Universe36. Jagadisha - Protector Of All37. Jagannath - Lord Of The Universe38. Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All39. Jayantah - Conqueror Of All Enemies40. Jyotiraaditya - The Resplendence Of The Sun41. Kamalnath - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi42. Kamalnayan -

The Lord With Lotus Shaped Eyes43. Kamsantak - Slayer Of Kamsa44. Kanjalochana - The Lotus-Eyed God45. Keshava - One Who Has Long, Black Matted Locks46. Krishna - Dark-Complexioned Lord47. Lakshmikantam - The Lord Of Goddess Lakshmi48. Lokadhyaksha - Lord Of All The Three Lokas (Worlds)49. Madan - The Lord Of Love50. Madhava - Knowledge Filled God51. Madhusudan - Slayer Of Demon Madhu52. Mahendra - Lord Of Indra53. Manmohan - All Pleasing Lord54. Manohar - Beautiful Lord55. Mayur - The Lord Who Has A Peacock Feathered-Crest56. Mohan - All Attractive God57. Murali - The Flute Playing Lord58. Murlidhar - One Who Holds The Flute59. Murlimanohar - The Flute Playing God60. Nandakumara - Son of Nanda61. Nandgopala - The Son Of Nand62. Narayana - The Refuge Of Everyone63. Navaneethachora - makan (butter) chor64. Niranjana - The Unblemished Lord65. Nirguna - Without Any

Properties66. Padmahasta - One Who Has Hands Like Lotus67. Padmanabha - The Lord Who Has A Lotus Shaped Navel68. Parabrahmana - The Supreme Absolute Truth69. Paramatma - Lord Of All Beings70. Parampurush - Supreme Personality71. Parthasarthi - Charioteer Of Partha - Arjuna72. Prajapati - Lord Of All Creatures73. Punyah - Supremely Pure74. Purshottam - The Supreme Soul75. Ravilochana - One Who Eye Is The Sun76. Sahasraakash - Thousand-Eyed Lord77. Sahasrajit - One Who Vanquishes Thousands78. Sakshi - All Witnessing Lord79. Sanatana - The Eternal Lord80. Sarvajana - Omniscient Lord81. Sarvapalaka - Protector Of All82. Sarveshwar - Lord Of All Gods83. Satyavachana - One Who Speaks Only The Truth84. Satyavrata - The Truth Dedicated Lord85. Shantah - Peaceful Lord86. Shreshta - The Most Glorious Lord87. Shrikanta - Beautiful Lord88. Shyam - Dark-Complexioned

Lord89. Shyamsundara - Lord Of The Beautiful Evenings90. Sudarshana - Handsome Lord91. Sumedha - Intelligent Lord92. Suresham - Lord Of All Demi-Gods93. Swargapati - Lord Of Heavens94. Trivikrama - Conqueror Of All The Three Worlds95. Upendra - Brother Of Indra96. Vaikunthanatha - Lord Of Vaikuntha, The Heavenly Abode97. Vardhamaanah - The Formless Lord98. Vasudev - All Prevailing Lord99. Vishnu-All Prevailing Lord100. Vishwadakshinah - Skilful And Efficient Lord101. Vishwakarma - Creator Of The Universe102. Vishwamurti - Of The Form Of The Entire Universe103. Vishwarupa - One Who Displays The Universal Form104. Vishwatma - Soul Of The Universe105. Vrishaparvaa - Lord Of Dharma106. Yadavendra - King Of The Yadav Clan107. Yogi - The Supreme Master108. Yoginampati - Lord Of The Yogis

Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees. * Achala - The still one* Achyuta - Infallible* Baanke Bihari - Charming player* Bihari - One who plays* Brajesh - Lord of Braja* Chakradhari - the bearer of a discus (chakra)* Damodara (Daamodarah) - the Lord when He was tied with a cord (daama) round His waist (udara)* Dinabandu - Friend of the afflicted* Dînânâth - Refuge of destitutes* Dwarakadish - Lord of Dwaraka* Dwarakanath - Lord of Dwaraka* Ghanshyam - Dark rain cloud complexioned one* Giridhari - he who lifted a hill (Govardhana hill)* Gopala - cowherd; protector of cows* Gopinath - Lord of the gopis, or cowherd women.* Govinda - protector of cows; also connected with Govardhana Hill; see also other meanings.* Guruvayoorappan - Lord of the temple Guruvayoor ,

constructed by the Guru of Devas Brihaspati and Vayu .* Hari - one who takes away [sins, or who wards off samsara, the cycle of birth and death]; the yellow one (the colour of the sun); Hare Krishna is the vocative, viz. “o golden one! o dark-blue one”; see other meanings.* Ishvara - god* Hrshikesha - Master of the senses* Jagannatha - lord of all places (see also Juggernaut).* Janardhana - One Who Bestows Boons On One And All* Kaladev - the black deity* Kanha* Keshava – long haired, beautiful haired; see also other meanings.* Madhava - bringer of springtime; see other meanings* Madhusudanah - killer of demon Madhu* Mukhilan- The one with the complexion similar to the rain clouds* Mukunda- he who gives you Mukti* Nanda Gopal* Nanda Lal - Beloved of Nanda* Panduranga* Parambrahman the highest Brahman* Parameshvara the highest Ishvara, the highest god* Partha sarathy -

charioteer, a reference to his role with regard to Arjuna in the great battle* Patitapavana - Purifier of the fallen* Radha Vallabha - lover of Radha* Ranchodrai - When he refused to fight the war and fled to Dwarka for the sake of peace. Dakor, Gujarat has a popular temple of Ranchodraiji . Ran - Field, Chod - leave.* Shyamasundara - the beautiful, dark one* V?sudeva, Krishna Vaasudeva - son of Vasudeva* Yadunandan - Son of the Yadu dynasty* Yogeshwara - the Lord of the Yogis* Yashoda Nandan – child of Yashoda

Om Namo narayanaya

with regards

dilip