24 Keshavaadi rupagalu varNane- Hari & Krishna- last posting

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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)

 

Our thanks to Sri Harish Rao for providing all 24 Chaturvimshati rupa pictures & giving lot of encouragement & Sri Janardhan Rao of NJ who allowed me to upload Keshavaadi rupagalu in his Tatvavada website.

 

 

 

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

(Picture of Hari & Krishna)

 

 

 

 

 

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.

23. OM haraye namaha- chakra, padma, gadA, shankha

He who receives the offering in the yagna

 

vaMde shaMkhasumardashanAMbujagadApANIM hari muktaye | (shrI vAdirAjayati kR^ita)

 

chakrapadmagadAshaMkhAn.h dadhAno.avatu mAM hariH |

haribhAryA sushIlA syAt.h saushIlyaM dishatAnmama || (shrI sumatIMdrayati KR^ita)

 

 

(Meaning of Hari from Vishnu Sahasranama)

sarvayaj~nabhAgaharatvAt.h hariH |

In all sacrifices [acts of worship or devotion] because [it is only] He [who] accepts the offering made into the sacrificial fire, the Lord is addressed as HariH

 

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

harati shatrUn.h iti hariH

Removes (kills) the enemies

 

niyamaka rUpa: hari

 

Touch right shoulder with right hand

ramArupa : sola

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: ap (water) - varuna

gAyathri- varNa *Abhimani devatha*: da - dasra

neivedya- *Abhimani devatha*: tAmbula - Ganga

nakshatra- rAshi: pUrvAbhAdra, meena

mAsa:

paksha: kR^iShNa, eDabhujabhAga

nADi:

Ruthu:

nityakarmagaLu: while brushing teeth, snaana, pradakShiNadalli

AkArarupa: siMduvarNa

pApanAshana: anuktakR^ita

Songs:

moReyaniduvenayya ninage shardhishayanashubhamatiya irisu bhaktaroLu paramapurusha SRI HARE (23) ***

 

 

I plead with You Sri Hari, free me from the bonds of samsara & keep me in the company of Your devotees. You destroy the sins of Your devotees & so You are called Hari. You also destroy the entire world, hence to destroy the bonds of my samsara is no difficult task for You. Therefore, I ask You to free me from this worldly life & give me the company of Your devotees.

 

 

 

24. OM kR^ishnAya namaha- gadA, padma, chakra, shaMkha

He who attracks people by his auspicious attributes & by his beauty.

 

kR^iShNaM shaMkhagadAbjachakrINamahaM bhaktyA samabyarchayo | (Sri Vadiraja yati KR^ita)

 

gadApadmArishaMkhAMkaH kR^iShNoH smAn.h sarvadA.avatu |

shroyasIM me matiM dadyAt.h kR^iShNakAMtA sulaxaNA (shrI sumatIMdrayati kR^ita)

 

 

(Meaning of Sri Krishna from Vishnu Sahasranama)

niyamanAdinA sakalalokakarShaNAt.h kR^iShNaH |

kR^iShiH bhUH NaH sukhaM yasya saH kR^iShNaH, pUrNasukhaH |

The Lord is called Krishna for His unparalled beauty, all controlling capacity & other supreme qualities thereby attracting the entire universe towards Him.

'Krs' means complete & 'naH' is happiness or bliss. Therefore, KrishnaH denotes the one who possesses complete happiness, namely the Lord, Sri Vishnu

 

 

('Tatvasara' commentary on Brihatee sahasraM)

kartR^itvAt.h cheShTakatvAt.h sakalajagatpravartakatvAt.h balAdyananta guNAtmakatvAt.h cha kR^iShNaH

karShati sajjanAnAM manaH svAtmani iti kR^iShNaH

Always in action. Director of others to act. Mover of all activities in the Universe. Embodiment of endless auspicious attributes such as strength, energy etc...

Attacts the mind of the virtuous people towards Him.

 

niyamaka rUpa: kR^iShna

 

Touch left Shoulder with right hand.ramArupa : sulaxaNA

tatva- *Abhimani devatha*: pR^ithvI - dhaara devi, shanaishvara

gAyathri-varNa *Abhimani devatha*: yAt.h - brahma

neivedya item - *Abhimani devatha*: swadoodaka, molasses, syrup - Budha

nakshatra- rAshi:

mAsa:

paksha: kR^iShNa, kaMThada hiMde

nADi:

Ruthu:

nityakarmagaLu: Namaskara to Cow, while playing with very young children, ratikR^ideyalli

AkArarupa: shwetavarNA

pApanAshana: brahmasvarNaraNA

Songs:

puttisalE bEda innu puttisidake pAlisinnu istu mAtra bEdikOmbe SRIKRISHNANE(24) ***

 

 

O Krishna, I beg You not to give me any more births. now that I am in samsara, I request You to protect me. This is all that I ask of Thee, Sri Krishna.

 

vAdirAjayatiproktakeshavAdistutIM naraH |

yaH paTet.h parayA bhaktyA sarvabaMdhAdvimuchyate ||

(shrI vAdiraja theertharu)

 

chaturviMshatimUrtinAM laxmabhAryA juShAMmude |

iyaM stutirakAri sumatIMdreNa bikShuNA || (shrI sumatIMdratIrtharu)

 

 

satyavAda nAmagalanu nityadalli paThisuvarige arthiyinda salahutiruvakartruKESHAVA (25) ***

 

All the names of Sri Hari are meaningful & true. Whosoever chants His names everyday, Lord Kesava will protect him. mareyadale Hariyanama baredu Odi kElidarge karedu mukti koduva Nele

ADIKESHAVA (26)

 

One should never forget to chant the names of Sri Hari. Sri Hari in all earnestness gives salvation to those who write, read & listen to His glorious names. Constantly & devotedly chanting the names of Sri Hari is the only remedy for all sins & sorrows. He is our refuge & He is our goal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Re: [sriVyasarajaMutt] 24 Keshavaadi rupagalu varNane-

 

 

>>As i have mentioned in my previous email. that >>Sri vyasaraja mutt[sosale] samsthana has 24 >>bhagavadroopa Copper 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