24 Keshavaadi rupagalu varNane- Janardhana & Upendra

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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)

 

 

http://www.tatvavada.org/keshavadiroopa/number2.pdf

(Picture of Janardhana & Upendra)

 

 

 

 

 

Chaturvimshati-mûrtibheda-stotram by shrI vAdiraja theertharu

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

 

The above stothra & the corresponding Vishnu rupas is very specific and focussed chintana of the vishesha vishishta

24 vyUha rUpa-s as in Gayatri, achamana etc. How these vishesharUpa-s should be thought of has been given in the above works byour Acharya-s based on hArIta and other smR^iti-s. This is forvishesha jnana. During mantra, achamana, dhyana etc., dhyeya mUrti-s has to

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21. OM janardanAya namaha- He who releases us from samsara bondage. He who has no births

 

sAbjAri: sa janArdhano.astu sadayaH shaMkhI gadI me sadA (shrI vAdiraja yati)

 

chakrashaMkhagadApadmadharo.a jo.a vyAjjanArdhanaH |

janArdhanasyAMganA.astu suMdarI vaMditA mayA || (shrI sumatIMdra yati kR^ita)

 

 

(Meaning of Janardana from Vishnu Sahasranama)

na jAyate iti janaH, ardayati- nAshayati saMsAra iti ardanaH |

The Lord is 'janaH' as He is unborn; He is 'ArdanaH' because He destroys the [bonds of] samsara. Thus, the unborn Lord who destroys the [bonds of] samsara. Thus, the unborn Lord who destroys the shackles of Samsara of His ardent devotees is hailed as Janardhana

 

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

janaM jananaM ardayati iti janArdanaH

Dissolver of birth

 

 

niyamaka rUpa: janArdana

Touch heart with right hand

ramArupa : sundarI

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: vAyu-pravaha vAyu

gAyathri- varNa *Abhimani devatha*: pra- tvasThadeva

ahAra- *Abhimani devatha*: salt - Nirutti

nakshatra- rAshi: dhaniShTa- Kumbha

mAsa:

paksha: kR^iShNa, hotte edabhAga

nADi:

Ruthu:

nityakarmagaLu:

AkArarupa: raktavarNa

pApanAshana: jalapAnakR^ita

Songs: jnAna bhakuti kottu ninna dhyanadalli ittu sadA hIna buddhi bidiso SriJANARDANA (21) ***

 

O Janardhana ! I pray that You grant me right knowledge & devotion to You. With no more delay, remove my lowly thoughts & make me to meditate upon You always. O Janardhana, Your name signifies that You have no births or deaths & You destroy our samsara. I pray that You destroy my sins & free me from samsara & grant me salvation.

 

 

 

 

22. OM upendrAya namaha- gadA, chakra, padma, shankha

He who took avatar as brother of Indra

 

mUrdne upeMdramahaM nato.asmi sadaraM yuktaM gadAryaMbujaiH | (shrI vAdirAjayati kR^ita)

 

kaumodakIchakrapadmashaMkha dro vyAmapeMdrakaH |

upeMdrakAminI vidyA vidhyAM dadyAnmudAvahAm.h (Sri SumatIMdrayati kR^ita)

 

 

(Meaning of upendra from Vishnu Sahasranama)

upa- utkR^iShtaH idaM sarvaM pashyati- jAnAti iti indraH sa eva upendraH |

'upa' denotes supremacy; IndraH' means one who perceives everything. Thus, the All seeing Supreme Lord is named 'Upendra'

 

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

upa parivAradevaiH sahitaH indraH upendraH

Is surrounded by His retinue of Devas (subordinate Gods)

 

 

 

niyamaka rUpa: upendra

Touch head with right hand

ramArupa : vidyA

tatva-*Abhimani devatha*: tejas - agni

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha*: jo - kubera

naivedya item- *Abhimani devatha*: Fruits, kAyiphala- Ahankaarika prana

nakshatra- rAshi: shatabhiSha, kuMja

mAsa:

paksha: KR^iShNa, edastanabhAga

nADi:

Ruthu:

nityakarmagaLu: while wearing clothes (vastra uDuvAga)

AkArarupa: svarNavarNa (gold)

pApanAshana: madhyapAna

 

Songs: japatapAnushtanavillade kupathagAmiyAada yenna kripeyamAdi xamisabEkuUPEMDRANE (22) ***

 

Being immersed in worldly affairs, I have forsaken all my religious duties & strayed from the right path. Please show mercy on me & forgive me.

 

 

Re: [sriVyasarajaMutt] 24 Keshavaadi rupagalu varNane-

 

 

>>As i have mentioned in my previous email. that Sri vyasaraja >>mutt[sosale] samsthana has 24 bhagavadroopa Coper >>Vigrahas, which will be opened

>>and performed pooja only once in a year during Krishna >>janmastami.

 

>>Please find attached snap of the " 24 bhagavad roopa " >>vigrahas along with " Mahishi krishna " , This snap was taken >>during " Krishna janmastami This year "

 

>>Thanks,

>>prabhanjana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 isno 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, sarvaMtasmin.h samarpyatepUrNaH preShThaH paraH svAmI vyAptaH kartA upakArakaH | raxatyeva tadIyaM

mAM karmArchyo gurudevagaHsarvarige preraka sarvakartabhoktasarvatradali vyApta sarvashabda vAchasarvaguNa paripUrNa sarvadoShadUrasarvaGYAnagamya sarvashakta mUrtisarvesha cheluva gopAlaviThalareya

sarvAntariyAmi sarvabauma namo