Guest guest Posted June 9, 2000 Report Share Posted June 9, 2000 Dear Sir, I wrote that I shall reply. Here is the answer About angara Akshate, it falls under another topic We shall discuss later on Gopichandana is nothing but a type of Gopi colour mud, in which Lord Udipi krishna was inside, Brought from Malpe and broken at Udipi- found Lord Krishna and installed Sri Krishna at Udipi by Sri Madhwacharya. Sri madhwar knew that lord Krishna was hidden in that mud, used by the navigators for balancing the ship, as weight. They had no idea that Lord was there. It was Sri madhwa who knew it and beckoned the ship, which was in state of droening, to come to him and saved the passengers who offered precious things., where as Our Madwar asked for these two boulders of Mud, wherein Odabandeswar and Lord Krihna were there. These Gopichandana are available in Dwaraka and brought and all Madwas use it as Gopichandana. How too use, significannce, the folowing would idicate. Hope it would be sufficient answering all your points. Regards I am preparing madhwa calendar and answering mails on the dvaitha list I am a researcher in Haridsasa sahithya and a Pravachanakara at Bangalore. GRRRao. GOPICHANDANA : :Significance: Gopichandana Papagna Vishnu Deha Samudbhava| Chakrankitha Namasthesthu DhaaraNan Mukthido Bhava|| It is not mere smearing Gopichandana paste on the forehead.. There are certain principles, places and " particular mudres " to be applied at the specified places. It starts with a prayer: Gopichandana pRathanam: Mruththike Dharayishyaami Bhaktyatwam Keshav priye| Twaya Swapshto Gamishyaami Vishnu Lokam Gatha Sthavaa|| " Hey! Gopichandana! You are washing all our sins. You are born out of Vishnu Deha. You are having the sign of Chakra. I prostrate to you. Please bestow me Mukthi as I am wearing you. " By so praying one should do Gopivhanmdana DharaNa. Do Achanya, twice. Sankalpa Pranaanayamya,Desha kalauSankeeRthaya, BharathiramaNa…… Shree Vishnu Priyathirtham Gopichandhana Ordhapundra Shree Mudra dharaNam Karishye|| Gayatryaa Vaamahasthena Jalam Druthwaa gopichandanam " Om Namo NaarayaNaaya namah. Ithi MantreNa MaRdhayet Shuklapakshe Keshvaadhi Dwadashnaama|| Krishna pakshe SamkaRshanaadhi Dwadashanaamabhih| Dwadashanaamaani Dhaarayet| " , Having the Saligramaabhishiktha Thirtha in the left palm, " Imam Me gange Yamune saraswathi Shuthudri Sthomam Sachatha PurushNyaa| Asikniya Marudwa Drudhe vitasthayaRjikiye ShRNohya Sushomayaa|| " and thus you are doing Prathana for Jalaabhimaani Devatha. Then you are rubbing the Gopichandana with water. Say " Om Namo NarayaNaaya Namah, " Reciting Bhagavad Naamas, the Gopichandana is to be applied to your body. During Shkla paksha, keshavaadhi naamas. and During krishna Paksha, SankaRshannadhi Naamaas. The places at which Gopichandana to be applied are indicated below: SHUKLA PAKSHA Place Keshavaya Namah - Forehead (Between eyebrows or from the tip of the Nose till the point you reach the hair on the head (starting of Baithale) It is called Divya Naama. With your right index finger, remove the middle portion of the Gopi between the two lines. It will in the form of a U shaped hairpin. By so removing the middle portion of the nama it would be the right way of wearing it. There should not be any Gopi at the centre. It should be blank. Then alone it is " Yogya " for Hari Sannidhi. Otherwise " NisPhala " $Read the sloka below: Narayanaaya Namah - Centre of the stomach=10 fingers length- Divyanaama. Madhavaya Namah - Centre of the Chest=7 fingers length Govindaya Namah - Centre of the throat=4 fingers length Vishnuve Namah - Back of the stomach=10 fingers length Madhusudhanaya Namah - Right shoulder=8 fingers length Tivikrmaya Namah - Right side of the neck=4 fingers length Vamanaaya Namah - Left side of the stomach=10 fingers length Shreedharaya Namah - Left shoulder=8 fingers length Hrishikeshaya Namah - Left side of the Neck=4 fingers length Padmanabhaya Namah - Bottom portion of the back=2 fingers length Damodharaya Namah - Back of the neck=2 fingers length Apart from this, On the head, Say " Om Vaasudevaya Namah " = 5 fingers length DhanuR Baanaakaraadhi Nama. On the upper portion of the right Nipple,say " Shree Nanadakaaya Namah " =6 " Divya Nama. Left side upper portion of the nipple, Say " Shree Vatsaaya Namah " =6 " Circular form Nama . KRISHNA PAKSHA Place SankaRsnaaya Namah - Forehead -In the form of Danda AAkaara .(Between eyebrows or from the tip of the Nose till the point you reach the hair on the head (starting of Baithale) It is called Divya Naama. With your right index finger, remove the middle portion of the Gopi between the two lines. It will in the form of a U shaped hairpin. By so removing the middle portion of the nama it would be the right way of wearing it. There should not be any Gopi at the centre. It should be blank. Then alone it is " Yogya " for Hari Sannidhi. Otherwise " NisPhala " Vaasudevaaya Namah - Centre of the stomach=10 fingers length- Divyanaama. Pradhyumnaya Namah - Centre of the Chest( In the form of Padma Aakaara)=7 fingers length All Naamas in other places should be " DEEPADA AAKARA " unless specified. Anirudhdhaaya Namah - Centre of the throat=4 fingers length Purushothamaaya Namah- ack of the stomach=10 fingers length Adhokshajaaya Namah - Right shoulder (Like the leaves of the bamboo)r=8 fingers length Naarasimhaaya Namah - Right side of the neck=4 fingers length Achyuthaaya Namah - Left side of the stomach=10 fingers length JanaaRdhanaaya Namah - Left shoulder=8 fingers length Upendraaya Namah - Left side of the Neck=4 fingers length Haraye Namah - Bottom portion of the back=2 fingers length Shree Krishnaaya Namah -Back of the neck=2 fingers length Apart from this, On the head, Say " Om Vaasudevaya Namah " = 5 fingers length DhanuR Baanaakaraadhi Nama. On the upper portion of the right Nipple,say " Shree Nanadakaaya Namah " =6 " Divya Nama. Left side upper portion of the nipple, Say " Shree Vatsaaya Namah " =6 " Circular form Nama . For Naamaas for the Right side of the Chest and Left side of the Chest one should follow their Mutt Sampradaaya and then should wear pancha Mudre. Sanskrit Sloka for the above: Dandakaaram thu Shobaadyam Madhye Chidram Prakaashayeth| Thasmaat Chidranwitham Pundram dandaakaram Vidhiyathe| $ Naasika Moolamaarabhya Lalaataantham thu Vinyaseth| Dandaakaaram lalaate thu Hridaye Padma Kundalam| VeNu PatraakRuthih Kukshau Bahauh DeepaakRithi Bhaveth.|| Lalate Keshavam Vindhyatha Govindam Kanta Koobare,Udare Dakshina Parshe| Vishnum VidyadhwchakshaNa| tat Parshe Baahu Moolethu\ Dhaarayaan Madhusudhanam\ Tivikrmam Kantadeshe, vaama paarshethu maaamanam| Shreedharam Vaamabahauthu| Hrishikesha galelikhetha,| Prashthethu Padmanaabhamcha| Kaku dhamodaram Nyasetha| Evam Dwadasha MooRthinaam Sthana Nukthyaani SooriBhiH| Om Namo NaaryaNaaya Namah| The Pancha Mudra details are clearly mentioned. Krishna Charya's Smrithi Muktavali, Saswatha Samhithe, Chalaarismrithi- Agneya puraaNa, and other granthas, explain the places where it should be put in. There may be differences here and there. Basically all are the same. Following the sampraadaya, there is no harm, even if one finds some differences. Chakra Mudre: SudaRshana Mahajwala Koti SooRya SamapraBha| Ajnaana Andhasyame Nithyam Vishno MaaRgam PradaRahaya|| " Hey SudaRshana Chakra, you are embodied with Mahaajwala and Koti sooRya Kaanthi, Please show me the Path to Vishnu Marga as I am in total darkness " .. Reciting the above sloka one should apply Mudre as follows: Right slap=1, Centre of the stomach=5 Centre of the chest=3 Right side of the stomach=2 Right of the chest=3 Right sjoulder=2 Below the Naama of Left shoulder=1 Centre of the neck=1. Right side of the neck=1 Total = 19. Shankha Mudre: Paanjajanya Nija Dhwaana Dwastha paathaka Sanchaya| Traayhimam aapinan Ghora SamsaaraRNava Paathinam|| " OH! Panchajanya! Your Mere Sound itself washes all sins! Please protect this papi who has been suffering in the ocean of Ghora Sansaara " Reciting the above sloka one should apply Shanka Mudre as follows: Left Cheeck=1 Left side of Stomach=2 Left side of chest=3 Left shoulder=2 Right shoulder=1 Left side of the neck=1. Total= 10 Gada Mudre: Bramhaanda BhuvanaaRambha Moola Sthambo GadhaaDharah| Kaumodhaki Hare Yasya Tham Namaami Gadhdharam|| {Daitya shoNitha DhigDhaange Kaumodhaki Gade vare|| Bhindhi Bhindhi thamo Anthastham Twaam Namaami Punah Punah|} " Your are the pedastal for the temple of Bramhanda. You are holding the Gade called Kaumodhaki in your hand. Oh! Shree hari! I prosptrate before you. {Oh Kaumodhaki, you are wet with the bloodshed of Demons.Please take me out of this darkness called " Ajnaana " . I prostrate before you again and again.} " Reciting the above sloka one should apply Gadaa Mudre as follows: On the forehead= 1 Left side of the stomach=1 Left side of the chest =1 Left Shoulder, below Shanka=2 Total= 5 Padma Mudre: Sansaara Bhaya Bheethaanaam Yogi Nama Bhaya Pradam| Padma Hasthena Yo Devo Yogeesham Tham Namaamyaham|| :Shree hari is holding the Padma in his hand giving " Abhaya " To those who are afraid of this Sansaara Bhaya. I am prosptrating to the Yogeesha Shree Hari.: Reciting the above sloka one should apply PadmaMudre as follows: Centre of the chest=1 Right side of the stomach=1 Right side of the stomach=1 Right shoulder=2 Total=5 NarayaNa Mudre NarayaNa Namasthstu Naama Mudraankitham Naram| Drishtaiva Labhathe Mukthim Chaandalo Brmha Ghaathakah| (Naama Mudre Namasthubhyam Twadhankitha thanuRhare Prasaadhadhi Vishnu Loke Hi Chiram Sthaasyaami NiVRuthah|) " NaarayaNa! I bow to you. Even a papi gets merely mukthi, the moment he has the DaRshan of a man who has worn your Naamaankitha Mudre Even a person who has done Bramha hatya will also get the Mukthi.( Oh! Mudre who is having the name of NaarayaNa, I bow to you. I am wearing your sign on my body. I would like to have the Hari's blessings and Anugraha. I would like to have peaceful life at Vishnu Loka- Please bless me NaarayaNa.) " Reciting the above sloka one should apply NaarayaNa Mudre as follows: Forehead=2 On the cheeks= one each On all Naamaas= one each On the left and right sides of the Chest=1 While wearing Tulasi mala Tulasi Kaashta Sambhoothe Maale Krishna Jana Priye| BhiBhaRmi Twamaham Kante Kuru Maam Krishna Vallabham|| " Made out of Tulasi kaashta and dear to krishna Bhaktas,, I am wearing it. " Wear the Tulasi maalai. Then wash the Pancha Mudre with good water. Say " Namo Mudraaabhya " Have Prokashane on your head. Please DO NOT KEEP THESE MUDRES on the FLOOR PLEASE) It should not be tread Do Achaman Twice. Start SandhyavanadanaadhigaL. By so doing with the name of the Lord in different names and understanding the significance of wearing and reciting the slokas, one would get ANANTHA PHALA Even the Servants and attendants in the house are asked to have the signs of Shanka and chakra as per " ShaastraKars " . It is the significance showing that he is prepared for Shree hari " KainkaRya " . This is the proof for showing that he is Hari's " Ananya " bhaktha. The reason for the birth of Gopichandana is that it came from the body of ShreeVishnu .Gopichandana should be brought from Dwaraka, from the banks of Ganga theera or any Vaishnava Kshetra. The house that has Gopichandana, is said to be the house of Dwarake. Since it has the sign of Chakra it is considered to be sacred. It is said that by so wearing we would be pure. By having Dwadashnamaa with this Gopi Chandana, any " SatkaRma " done would fetch " Ananatha Phala " . By wearing this " Ordhapundra " on our forehead, if Bramha has written forecasting any accident etc, it would erase them and averted.. Brahmin, Khatreeya, Vaishya, Shudra, Ladies, Youngsters, Balakees, Widows and everybody should wear Gopichandana. Ladies should have only one Nama. Ladies should have only two mudres viz., Gada, and NarayaNa. Gents should have Pancha mudre No work would be fruitful without wearing Gopichandana .In order to get blessings from Bhagavantha, one should compulsorily wear Gopichandana. Shree KrishnaaRpaNa Masthu END. >Sudhindra Yapalparvi <ysudhindra > > Fwd: about Gopichandana >Wed, 7 Jun 2000 12:53:05 -0700 (PDT) > >namaskaara: > >i request the learned members of the list to please answer the following >set of >questions. > >regards > >--- parthasarathy venkatram <pvram wrote: > > " parthasarathy venkatram " <pvram > > -owner > > about Gopichandana > > Wed, 07 Jun 2000 11:20:10 PDT > > > > > > Namaskara, > > I want to know about Gopichandana > > Questions: > > > > (1) What are the ingredients of Gopichanda? > > > > (2) What is the signifance of Gopichandana? > > > > (3) In how many places in the body we should apply gopichandana and in > > which order? > > > > (4) what is the significance of ANGARA and AtCH-CHA-THA > > > > I already posted a query in Vishwa madhva sanga webpage regarding > > subsect,Till now I haven't received any reply for that. > > > > > > Expecting your reply, > > Venkatram > > > > > > > Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! >http://photos. ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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