24 KeshavAdi rupagala varNane- Trivikrama, Vamana

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shrI hari vAyu gurubhyo namaha

 

 

Source:

Taken from different books

1. Main source: haridAsaru kanDhante KeshavAdhi rUpagala varNane

SampAdakaru- Sri. dhIraNNa Vaidya, Source: TantrasAra sangraha by Jagatguru Sri Madhwacharya

Publisher: Jagatguru Sri Madhvacharya mUla mahasamsthana shrI Raghavendra Swamigalu Matha, Mantralaya

 

2. Vishnu sahasranama published by Achara Vichara (English magazine) (Pejawar matha, Chennai)

 

3. Vishnu sahasranama with meanings in Sanskrit & English according to Tatvasara commentary in sanskrit of Brihati sahasram by Sri Paada Rao published by Sri Sri Madhava Theertharu Moola Maha Samsthana.

 

 

 

Acknowledgement: Our thanks to Smt Pramodini & Sri Venkatesh Mutalik who provided us with 24 rupagaLu picture & book (above source)

Chaturvimshati-mûrtibheda-stotram by shrI vAdiraja theertharu

 

 

http://www.dvaita.net/pdf/stotra/vadiraja/chaturvimshati.pdf

 

 

 

http://www.tatvavada.org/keshavadiroopa/number5.pdf

 

This picture of Chaturvimshati rupas from the above link is very specific and focussed chintana of the vishesha vishishta 24 vyUha rUpa-s as in Gayatri, achamana etc. How these vishesha rUpa-s should be thought of has been given in the above works by our Acharya-s based on hArIta and other smR^iti-s. This is for vishesha jnana. During mantra, achamana, dhyana etc., dhyeya mUrti-s has to

be thought of with specific laxanas. This is part of vishesha jnAna.

 

 

7. OM trivikramAya namaha- gadA, chakra shankha, padma

the Lord who measured all the three worlds (with his single step)

 

nityaM padmagadArishaMkhasahitashchitte mama trivikramo | (shrI vAdirAjaru kR^ita)

 

gadAchakradarAMbhojadharo.avyAnna strIvikramaH |

trivikramasya ramaNI ramAdevI dhIye.astu me || (shrI sumatIndraru kR^ita)

 

 

(Meaning of trivikrama from Vishnu Sahasranama)

triShu vaikuNThAnantAsanashvetadvIpAkhyeShu visheSheNa kramate vyApnotIti trivikramaH |

Since the Lord pervades the three worlds- Vaikunta, Anantaasana, Svetadvipa - & is specially immanent (therein), He is named TrivikramaH

 

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

triShu lokeShu adhyAtma adhibhUta adhidaivAkhyeShu triShu sthAneShu vikramaH dehe sthitasyApi vikArAdyabhAvAdirUpaH sarvabhUtaiH anAvR^itatvAdirUpaH shatruShu bhedakatvAdirUpashcha shauryavisheShaH yasya saH trivikramaH

In all the three worlds, has over powered the three states: a. AdhyAtma- concerning the SELF (soul) ; b. Adhibhuta- Concerning five elements (panchabootha) pR^ithvi (Earth), appu (Water), tEjas (Fire), AkAsha (Sky) & vAyu (Air). c. Adhidaiva: Concerning divine deities.

Though remaining in the body of the person, He has no change of form, is not encompassed by the elements & has special powers to annihilate the enemies.

 

 

 

niyamaka rUpa: trivikrama

 

ramArupa : ramA

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: netra (eyes)- Surya

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha* : Ni-paithradeva

naivedya item- *Abhimani devatha* : bheNNe (butter)- vAyu

nakshatra- rAshi: punarvasu, karka

mAsa: jEShTa

paksha: shukla, balabhujabhAga

nADi: laMbasi

Ruthu: grIShma

nityakarmagaLu: mR^ittikA shouchadalli

AkArarupa: ksheera varNa

pApanAshana: abhakshabhakshaNa

 

Songs:

 

kavidukondu iruva pApa savidu hOguvante mAdu javana bAdheyannu bidisu SriTRIVIKRAMA (7) ***

 

 

O Trivikrama, I am engulfed in the darkness of sin. Redeem me from the clutches of endless wants & desires. You stand above the three qualities of sattva, rajas & tamas. Only You can save me from sin.

 

 

 

8. OM vAmanAya namaha- chakra, gadA, padma, shankha

Handsome among all those beautiful

 

yuktastiShThatu shaMkhachakragadayA padmI.asadA vAmana.h| (shrI vAdirAjaru)

chakrakaumodaki padmashaMkhako.avatu vAmanaH |

vR^iShAkapAyI devyastu vAmanasya vadhUrvide || (shrI sumatIndraru)

 

 

(Meaning of Vamana from Vishnu Sahasranama)

vAmaM- indrashatraM baliM pAtAlaM pati nayatIti vAmanaH |

It is the Lord who as Vaamana banished Mahabali, the enemy of Devatas to the pAtAla loka

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

vAmaM abhIShTajAtaM nayati iti vAmanaH |

Supplier of things born out of His desire.

 

 

 

 

niyamaka rUpa: vAmana

Touch upper lip with right fore finger

ramArupa : vR^iShAkapi

tatva-*Abhimani devatha* : jihvA- varuNa

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha* : yaM- bhagadeva

naivedya item- *Abhimani devatha*: curds--Varuna

nakshatra- rAshi: puShya- AshleSha, karka

mAsa: AShADa

paksha: shukla, bhalakaNThabhAga

nADi: saraswathi

Ruthu: grIShma

nityakarmagaLu:

AkArarupa: kShira

pApanAshana: abhakShabhakShaNa

 

Songs:

 

 

kAmajanaka ninnanAma premadinda pAduvantha nEmavenage pAlisayya swami VAMANA(8) ***

 

Lord Vamana! Makes me to sing Your glory with devotion & with Your grace may it become a steadfast habit with me. I am caught in the clutches of worldly desires & I do not sing Your glories with love & devotion. You are the motivator of all my desires. I pray that You motivate me to sing. Your glorious names with devotion.

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:

 

 

Understanding different rupas of Sri Hari

 

 

 

oMdu guNadoLaganaMta guNagaLu oMdu rUpadoLihavu lOkagaLoMdu rUpadi dharisi tadgata padhArthadoLahoragebAMdaLadavOliddu bahu pesariMda karesuta pUrNaj~nyAnA

naMdamaya paripari vihArava mADi mADisuva……………HKS_03-31

Taken from http://dvaita.info/pipermail/dvaita-list_dvaita.info/2005-March/000522.html

 

ParamAtma's has endless and boundless supremacy in guNa, rUpa and kriyaposesses infinite virtuous qualities. In one particular guNa there are

many guNa-s and each guna is complete by itself. If we meditate on anyone of His guNa, among those happiness, knowledge, strength, beauty andother guNa-s are all complete by themselves and many in numbers. In one

rUpa He has many rUpas-s and in one type of kriya there are manykriya-s. This is His amazing strength. He has the capability to causesurprising incidents/events not occurred in the past. There is no difference between the function of one part of His body with

the other. Any part of His body can perform any function He so desires.He can see with his ears, walk on his hands, smell with his foot etc..He is Himself present in His aMtaryAmi rUpa-s and His biMba rUpa-s. shrI

hari is complete in all respects thus – svagatbhEdavivarjita. He isexclusively knowledgeable and ever happy. He has names of differentsounds and words and known by those suitably related names. The entire body of ParamAtma and every other part such as His nails and hair are exorbitantly filled with infinite virtuous qualities. There is no defect in any part.

 

 

The various rupas mentioned in the various avataras, Vyuhas and the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama are " different " via the strength of Vishesha (for example, associating Rama with only Sita during Ramaavatara et al.....)

 

 

 

 

 

For example, the same namas mentioned in the Dashavataras such as Vamana/Trivikrama and Narasimha and Sri Krishna are " different " from thoase mentioned in the 24 Keshavadi Namas.

Also for example, the sankarshana, aniruddha, pradyumna, vasudeva and narayana rupas are " different " from the same names mentioned in the 24 Keshavadi Namas. These are " distinguished " where the color of specific rupas are sometimes mentioned to enable one to make out that it is the pancha vyuha vs. the 24 vyuha etc etc.

And within the Sri Vishnu Sahasranama itself, there are multiple repetitions, which are " different " as well.

While doing the Kalasha puja where we invoke the 51 matrikas rupas , the 24 keshavadi rupas, the 10 avatara rupas, the 4 vAsudevadi rupas (Vasudeva, Pradhyumna, Sankarshana, Anirudha), the 4 vishvAdi (Vishwa, tejasa, pragnyA, turya) rupas and the 4 Atmadi (atma, antaraatma, paramathma, jnAnAthma) rupas along with Vedavyasa, dattatreya and Simshumara rupas as being repetitive!

 

Paramathma has neither birth nor death; neither growth nor decline and is devoid of all limitations and blemishes. He has hands and legs, head and eyes and other limbs everywhere. Our eyes can see only but cannot hear,smell, taste and so on, but there is no difference between Himself and

various parts of His body like limbs, nails, hair etc nor His variousaMtaryAmi rUpa-s. (svagata beda vivarjitha concept). shrI Jagannatha dAsaru in his Magnus opus Harikathamruthasaara, 2nd chapter, 8th, 9th verse....

 

jagavanellava nirmisuva nAlmoganoLage tAniddu salahuvagaganakeshanoLiddu samharisuvanu lOkagaLa

swagata bhedavivarjitanu sarvaga sadAnaMdaikadehanu bagebageya nAmadali karesuta bhakutarannu poreva

Obbanali niMtAduvanu hari mattobbanali noDuvanu,beduva nobbanali nIDuvavanu mAtADuvanu beragAgi abbarada heddaivaniva mattobbaranu lekkisanu lokadoLabbane tA bAdhya bAdhakanAha nirbhita

In the feet, via JayaMta (pAdAbhimani), as dAmOdara rUpi ParamAtma Hedoes the function of movement or standing and gives the feeling to the

jIva that he is doing this activity. In the eyes via sUrya (nEtrAbhimAni), as madhusUsadana rUpi ParamAtma Hedoes the function of sight i.e. He sees and makes us see.In the hands as daxaprajapati (hastAbhimAni), as padmanAbha rUpi

ParamAtma He does the function of accepting or giving gifts.

Similarly, all functions are carried out by the body with the help of Paramathma itself. Paramathma is capable of carrying out impossible & extra ordinary tasks.

There is neither real difference between Him and His various forms, attributes and actions nor among themselves.

 

bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANA.ntargata shrii kR^iShNArpanamastu

-- *shriishaH sharaNam.h*mama svAmI harirnityaMsarvasya patireva cha*xemaM vidhAsyati sa no bhagavAn.h tryadhIshaH | trAtAsmadIyavimR^ishenakiyAnihArthaH*

sarvAdhAraH, sarvakAraH, sarvaprerakaH, sarvasattApradaH,sarvashabdavAchyaH, sarvAchintyaH, sarvakarmakartA, sarvakarmapUjyaH, sarvakarmasAxI,sarvadevAdivandyaHviShNuH sarvottamaH, anantaguNapUrNaH, doShadUraH, svatantraH, sarvasvAmI,

sarvasR^iShTyAdikartA, sarvAntaryamI, sarvavyAptaH, mama anantopakArakaH,sa eva gurudevatAntargataH san.h pApAdi nAshayati, bhaktiGYAnAdi anugR^iNAtitaddAsohaM, nAhaM svatantraH na mama kArakANi, sarvANi taddattAnyeva, sarvaM

tasmin.h samarpyatepUrNaH preShThaH paraH svAmI vyAptaH kartA upakArakaH | raxatyeva tadIyaMmAM karmArchyo gurudevagaHsarvarige preraka sarvakartabhoktasarvatradali vyApta sarvashabda vAchasarvaguNa paripUrNa sarvadoShadUra

sarvaGYAnagamya sarvashakta mUrtisarvesha cheluva gopAlaviThalareyasarvAntariyAmi sarvabauma namo