Fwd: Gopichandana Mudradharane

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Forwarded message from Shri. Narasinga Rao

 

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|| Sri Gurubhyohnamaha ||

Bhakta' bhandugale,

It is my attempt in this article to do justice to the

Gopichandana mudradharana kriya and its importance. I

have attempted to describe the vidhi and I have

translated to English what I have read in Kannada in

tathvavada issue of July 1980 and also the

Sandhyavandane book by Narayanachar. Our pujya pita Di

Narasimha Murthy was the secretary at the Rajajinagara

Madhva Sangha, Bangalore for more than a decade and

his samskara phala is what we in the family thank

today....I owe this small writeup to him. The Sangha

has bound edition of the old issues of tathvavada and

they are indeed a treasure.

If we have to be eligible to do satkarmas we have to

achieve vishnudeekshe. In vishnudeeksha there are 2

varieties – Bahyadeekshe and antardeekshe.

Bahyadeekshe is defined by the actions of applying

Gopichandana Dwadasha namadharana (

urdhwapundradharana ) and panchamudra dharana. So this

way applying gopichandana and wearing Tulasimani maale

would lead to achievement of Bahyadeekshe. Sri

Manmadhwacharya has stated in the Grantha " Shri

Krishnaamrutha Mahaarnava " that those whose face does

not have Gopichandana Nama is likened to a cemetary

like impurity. So anybody who sees such a face should

then see the Sun for Dosha Parihara. Doing Yagna,

Dhana, Tapas, Vedadhyayana, pithru tharpana, without

mudradharana will lead to nishphala.

Also apart from Gopichandana , Tapta ( metal )

mudradharana is also very important. Those without

Tapta mudradharana will not be eligible for moksha.

The Tapta mudra should be applied in the months of

Aashada – Kaarthika ( Chathurmaasa ), Now let us look

at the kriye parichaya of Gopichandana Nama

Mudradharaana –

Gopichandana Nama Dharane : Say " Om Namah Narayanaya "

and apply Gopichandana to water in your hand. Then

start applying in the following sequence and actions :

 

Gopichandana papaghna Vishnu deha samudbhava

Chakrankita namastubhyam dharanan mukti do bhava ||

Forehead – ( Mantra ) Keshavaya namah ( Lalate

Keshavam vidyat)

Stomach middle – Narayanaya namah ( Narayana

Mathodare)

Chest center – Madhavaya namah (Madhavam Hrudaye

Vidyat)

Front neck – Govindaya namah (Govindam Kantakobhare)

Stomach right – Vishnuvenamah (Udaram dakshine pasve

vishum vidya tvytakshinaha)

Right arm – Madhusudhanaya namah (Tatparse bahu moletu

dharayan madhusudhanam)

Right Neck – Trivikramaya namah (Trivikramam Katha

deshe)

Stomach left – Vamanaya namah (Vama parsevtu vamanam)

Left arm – Shridharaya namah (Sridharam vamabahotu)

Left Neck – Hrishikeshaya namah (Hrishikesham

galelikhe )

Back – Padmanabhaya namah (Prushetu Padmanabhasya )

Behind neck – Damodaraya namah ( Kaku Damodraram

dishet)

Evanguna dwadasha murthena stanani vruktani suribhi

hi ||

( Some sampradaya's insist that you have to apply on

the head with Shankarshanayanamah manthra. )

In Krishna Paksha : The actions are the same but the

manthra should start with Sankarshanaya namaha and end

in Shri Krishnaya namah. As for applying gopichandana

nama to left and right chest, it is advised to follow

what the Gurugalu say according to your Matha

Sampradaya.

 

Pancha Mudra Dharane Kriya :

Next we will look at Pancha mudra dharane.

1. Chakra mudre ( circular )

You have to utter the following manthra :

" Sudarshana Mahajwala kotisurya samaprabha |

Agnaanandasyame nithyam vishnomargam pradarshaya || "

( The above manthra pleads sudarshana chakra to get me

rid of agnana and show me the path to vishnu. )

After the above manthra, Apply Chakra Mudra to the

following parts : Chest centre : 3 times one below the

other, Stomach center : 5, right stomach : 2, right

chest : 3, Right arm : 2, left arm : 1, front neck :

1, Right forehead side : 1, below right ear : 1

2. Shanka Mudre ( Shankha shaped )

" Panchajanya nijadhvana dhvamsa paataka sanchaya |

Thrahimaam paapinaam ghoraam samsaraarnava paatinaam

|| "

( Oh shanka who cleanse all paapa through sound –

please cleanse me who has been stuck in samsaara

saagara )

After the above manthra, Apply Shanka mudra to the

following parts : Stomach left : 3, Chest left : 3,

left arm : 2, right arm : 1, below left ear : 1, left

forehead side : 1.

3. Gadha Mudra ( Oval shaped )

" Bramhanda bhuvanaarambha muulastambho gadhaadharaha

|

koumodaki kare yasyam tam namami gadhadharam || "

( I solute to the Sri Hari who is holding koumodaka

gadha and spread out from bhramhanda to bhoomi )

After the above manthra, Apply Gadha Mudra to the

following parts : Forehead center : 1, left stomach :

1, Chest left : 1, left arm : 2

4. Padma Mudre ( Rhombus or diamond shaped )

" Samsara bhaya bheetanam yoginaamabhayapradha |

padhmahasthenayo devo yogesham tam namamyaham || "

( I solute to the Sri Hari who has padma in his hand

and grants abhaya to yogis )

After the above manthra, Apply Padma Mudre to the

following parts : Right stomach : 1, Center chest : 1,

Right chest : 1, Right arm : 2.

5. Narayana mudre ( square shaped )

" Narayana namastestu naama mudrankito naraha |

dhristaivalabhate muktim chandaalo bhramha ghatakaha

|| "

( He Narayana, salutations to you, just by the sight

of a person who has applied your namah mudra – that

person will get sri hari anugraha )

After the above manthra, Apply Narayana mudre to the

following body parts : All places once whereall you

have applied gopichandana nama.

Wash the panchamudras and then keep. Do not keep it on

the floor.

 

Regards

Narasinga Rao

Ph : 98454 08150

 

 

 

 

 

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