Request for meaning of Sloka

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Hari OM!

 

I liked this verse recited as prayer invocation by Swami Dayanandaji

at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2meOPk0ZHns & feature=related

 

Would any one please expand the meaning of the verse.

" kaTaaksha kiraNaa caaMta

naman mOhaabdyayE namah

anantaananda kRshNaaya

jaganmangala moortayE "

 

Last two lines are clear. The meaning I gather is:

 

Line 1: katAAksha kiraNaa = shedding rays of compassion

 

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(part of Line 1 + Line 2): caaMta naman mOhaabdayE namah = ?

mOhaabdayE = ocean of delusion

namaj = salutations

But the connection is unclear. Help!

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Line 3: anantaananda kRshNaaya = Krishna who is endless bliss or joy

Line 4: jaganmangala moortaye= The form bestowing auspiciousness on

entire universe

 

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Thanks

 

Hari OM!

-Srinivas

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advaitin , " Srinivas Nagulapalli "

<srini_nagul wrote:

>

> Hari OM!

>

> I liked this verse recited as prayer invocation by Swami

Dayanandaji

> at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2meOPk0ZHns & feature=related

>

> Would any one please expand the meaning of the verse.

> " kaTaaksha kiraNaa caaMta

> naman mOhaabdyayE namah

> anantaananda kRshNaaya

> jaganmangala moortayE "

>

>

Hari Om! Pranaams!!

kaTAkShakiraNAcAntanamanmohAbdhaye namaH .

anantAnandakR^iShNAya jaganma~NgalamUrtaye ..

 

This occur as mangalacarana shloka in Advaita Makaranta text written

by Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi wherein he prays to his ishta devata Lord

Sri Krishna and Guru Swami Anandananda.

 

Salutations to Lord Sri Krishna who is infinite bliss, whose form is

auspicious to the whole world, and who, by a mere beam of His glance,

dries up the ocean of delusion of those who surrender to Him.

 

Swami Svayamprakasha Yati has written a commentary on the text

wherein he explains the verse as:

 

kaTAkSho bhakteShu tiryak.hpAtitA kR^ipAdR^iShTiH tasyAH kiraNena

prabhayA AcAntaH shoShito namatAM namaskartR^iNAM moho.adnyAnaM sa

evAbdhiH samudro yena saH tathA tasmai

shrIguruparameshvaraprasAdarahitAnAM dustaratvAd.h

bhrAntiparamparAtara~NgayuktatvAdrAgAdimahAgrAhAdiyogAcca

yuktamadnyAnasya samudratvam.h. anantAnandakR^iShNAya ananto

deshakAlavastuparicchhedashUnya AnandaH svarUpaM yasya saH

anantAnandaH sa cAsau kR^iShNashca anantAnandakR^iShNaH

vasudevakumAraH tasmai jaganma~NgalamUrtaye jagatAM lokAnAM

ma~NgalabhUtA sukhAbhivR^iddhikarI mUrtirvigraho yasya sa

jaganma~NgalamUrtistasmai namo.astu . jaganma~Ngalamurtaya ityanena

smR^itimAtreNa

tasyaihikAmuShmikapuruShArthaparipanthivighnanirAsasAmarthyamuktam.h

ma~Ngalasya tAdR^ishatvAt.h .

 

In Shri Guru Smriti,

Br. Pranipata Chaitanya

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kaTAkShakiraNAcAntanamanmohAbdhaye namaH .anantAnandakR^iShNAya jaganma~NgalamUrtaye ..

 

While Br. Pranipata Chaitanya has provided the reference and the excellent bhAShyam on this enlightening shlOka, I am perhaps guilding the lily by providing the word-for word meaning with padacchEdam for a better understanding!

 

kaTAkSha = side glancekiraNa = ray (of light)AcAnta = sipped and ejected (past participle of the verb AcaM which signifies the ritual aspect of 'AcamanaM' (purifying the body))naman = (present participle of verb naM (prostrate)) prsotrating mohAbdhaye = (dative)(to) (moha abdhi = ocean of delution)namaH = Prostrationsananta = unending (infinite)Ananda = blisskR^iShNAya = (dative) (to) Krishnajaganma~Ngala = auspicious to the worldmUrtaye = (dative) to the Form

 

Prostrations to Krishna who is of the Form auspicious to the world, who is the (source) of unending (infinite) bliss, and who by the beam (ray) of his side glance sips and ejects (sucks out) the ocean of delusion from the one prostrating to him.

 

The final part essentially is the restatement of Krishna's promise in Gita (18.66)'ahaM tvAM sarvapApEbhyO mOkShayiShyAmi, mA shucaH '

 

Dr. S. Raman

 

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pranipatachaitanya

advaitin

Friday, December 19, 2008 7:16 PM

Re: Request for meaning of Sloka

 

 

advaitin , "Srinivas Nagulapalli" <srini_nagul wrote:>> Hari OM!> > I liked this verse recited as prayer invocation by Swami Dayanandaji > at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2meOPk0ZHns & feature=related> > Would any one please expand the meaning of the verse. > "kaTaaksha kiraNaa caaMta> naman mOhaabdyayE namah> anantaananda kRshNaaya> jaganmangala moortayE"> > Hari Om! Pranaams!!kaTAkShakiraNAcAntanamanmohAbdhaye namaH .anantAnandakR^iShNAya jaganma~NgalamUrtaye ..This occur as mangalacarana shloka in Advaita Makaranta text written by Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi wherein he prays to his ishta devata Lord Sri Krishna and Guru Swami Anandananda.Salutations to Lord Sri Krishna who is infinite bliss, whose form is auspicious to the whole world, and who, by a mere beam of His glance, dries up the ocean of delusion of those who surrender to Him.Swami Svayamprakasha Yati has written a commentary on the text wherein he explains the verse as:kaTAkSho bhakteShu tiryak.hpAtitA kR^ipAdR^iShTiH tasyAH kiraNena prabhayA AcAntaH shoShito namatAM namaskartR^iNAM moho.adnyAnaM sa evAbdhiH samudro yena saH tathA tasmai shrIguruparameshvaraprasAdarahitAnAM dustaratvAd.h bhrAntiparamparAtara~NgayuktatvAdrAgAdimahAgrAhAdiyogAcca yuktamadnyAnasya samudratvam.h. anantAnandakR^iShNAya ananto deshakAlavastuparicchhedashUnya AnandaH svarUpaM yasya saH anantAnandaH sa cAsau kR^iShNashca anantAnandakR^iShNaH vasudevakumAraH tasmai jaganma~NgalamUrtaye jagatAM lokAnAM ma~NgalabhUtA sukhAbhivR^iddhikarI mUrtirvigraho yasya sa jaganma~NgalamUrtistasmai namo.astu . jaganma~Ngalamurtaya ityanena smR^itimAtreNa tasyaihikAmuShmikapuruShArthaparipanthivighnanirAsasAmarthyamuktam.h ma~Ngalasya tAdR^ishatvAt.h . In Shri Guru Smriti,Br. Pranipata Chaitanya