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Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

 

We are studying vaamana and krishNa avathaarams together. Since lord said that I only came earlier as prsni garbha, second time as vaamana, now third time krishNa, it is more relevant to study both avathaarams together. We stopped in previous post at - the lord appearing in that 4 handed form changing to a dwarf Brahmin boy in front of kasyapa and adhithi.

 

Can we say vaamana – the braahmaNa vatu appeared in front of vasudhEva and dhEvakee?

It is not wrong if we say that since it is lord's words.

 

Continuing on vaamana -

 

tham vaTum vaamanam dhrsTva mOdhamaanaa maharshayah |

 

karmaaNi kaarayaamaasuh puraskruthya prajaapathim || 8-18- 13

 

 

[as already stated 8 is eighth canto or ashtama skandham of sreemadh bhaagavatham, 18 is sargam or chapter number, 13 is slokam number]

 

 

TRANSLATION

When the great sages saw the Lord as the brahmachaari - dwarf Vaamana, they were certainly very pleased. They placed him before Kaasyapa Muni, the Prajaapathi, and performed all the ritualistic ceremonies.

 

 

Since this vaamana roopa appeared in the form of a 'vatu' or a braahmaNa brahmachaari, His sacred thread ceremony was also performed immediately. Now see the list who all gave what all gifts to vaamana or items offered.

 

thasya upaneeyamaanasya saavithreem savithaa abraveeth |

 

brhaspathir brahma-soothram mEhalaam ka

syapO~dhadhaath || 8-18-14

 

TRANSLATION

At the sacred thread ceremony of Vaamana, Soorya, the sun god personally uttered the Gaayathri manthram, Brhaspathi offered the sacred thread, and Kaasyapa Muni offered a straw belt.

 

 

dhadhou krishNaajinam bhoomir dhanDam sOmO vanaspathih |

 

koupeenac chhadhanam maathaa dhyous chhathram jagathah pathEh || 8-18-15

 

 

TRANSLATION

 

 

Mother earth gave Him a deerskin,

 

the demigod of the moon, who is the king of the forest, gave Him a brahma-danda [the rod of a brahmacari].

 

His mother, Aditi, gave Him cloth for underwear,

 

the deity presiding over the heavenly kingdom offered Him an umbrella [siva?].

 

[vana: pathi: is vanaspathi – meaning soma the moon – the lord of forests.

In a lighter vein, in the family and commercial world, the moon is more remembered as dalda - since he has become 'dalda' - the vanaspathi – the product edible oil and the trade name of 'dalda' – both are more or less forgotten and that product as 'dalda' only remains in mind.

So the moon, the vanaspathi, is placed under the cloud]

 

Continuing –

 

kamandalum vEdha garbhah ku

saan saptharshayO dhadhuh |

aksha-maalaam mahaaraaja sarasvathi avyaya aathmanah || 8-18-16

 

 

TRANSLATION

O King, [since king pareekshith is being described these by sree sukhar]

 

 

Lord Brahma offered a waterpot to the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead,

 

the 7 sages offered Him kusa grass,

 

mother Sarasvathi gave Him a string of aksha beads.

 

thasmaa ithi upaneethaaya yaksha-raaT pathrikaam adhaath |

 

bhikshaam bhagavathee saakshaadh umaa adhaadh ambikaa sathee || 8-18-17

 

 

TRANSLATION

When Vamana deva had thus been given the sacred thread,

 

 

Kubera, King of the yakshas, gave Him a pot for begging alms,

 

mother Bhagavati, the wife of Lord Siva and most chaste mother of the entire universe, gave Him His 1st alms.

 

Point is - When our subject is 'krishNa avathaaram', we studied about vaamana because lord said, 'I appeared as vaamana, your son, in previous birth and now this is third time' to krishNa's parents.

 

But why should we study this list of gifts for vaamana avathaaram, when we are more interested in krishNa and his gift list? That is the thought now running in every readers mind.

 

 

We have to study that 'gift list of vaamana's along with their donors' from sukhar, because aazhvaar lists out these very same donors in the krishNa's gift list [with some changes of course] and since sukhar has not reported any such list for krishNa.

 

To me what appears as a list in sukhar's work of bhaagavatham for vaamanan is slightly changed by aazhvaar to suit his version and ascribed to krishNa.

Just recollect that 'maaNikkam katti padhikam' and see what all krishNa was given as per aazhvaar. [refer post 11].

 

Shall we introduce a table comparing both scenes now – here it is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vaamana [as per sukhar]

 

 

KrishNa

[as per aazhvaar]

 

 

Sl no

 

Donor or person who offered the gift

 

 

The gift item

 

Donor or person who offered the gift

 

 

The gift item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Brahmaa

 

Kamandalu – the water pot

 

 

brahmaa

 

thottil

 

 

2

 

Sarasvathy

 

Aksha bead garland

 

Sarasvathy

 

See NOTE below

 

 

 

3

 

Sivan [said as jagath pathi by sukhar]

 

 

umbrella

 

Sivan, or rudhran, or kabaalee

 

 

Belt with porsurigai – small knives

 

 

 

4

 

Umaa

 

The first biksha of grains

 

 

umaa

 

bathing powder, kaajal, sindhooram for face

 

 

 

5

 

Indhran

 

--

 

indhran

 

kiNkiNi

 

 

6

 

kubEran

 

bhikshaa paathram -Pot for begging

 

 

kubEran

 

Aimpadaith thaali and aaram

 

 

 

7

 

Saptha rishis

 

Kusa grass

 

Saptha rishis

 

--

 

 

8

 

Father kasyapa

 

MEkhalaa - - grass belt

 

 

Father kasyapa or now vasudhEva

 

 

--

 

 

9

 

mother adhithi

 

Koupeenam – the loin cloth

 

 

Mother adhithi or now dhEvakee

 

 

--

 

 

10

 

Soma, the moon

 

Palaasa dhanDam – the stick

 

 

Soma the moon

 

--

 

 

11

 

Mother earth – bhoomi dhEvi

 

 

Deer skin – krishNa ajinam

 

 

Mother earth – bhoomi dhEvi

 

 

kachchu, vaLai, uchchi maNi, chutti, golden flower

 

 

 

12

 

--

 

--

 

Lakshmi dhEvi

 

A garland of thulasi

 

 

 

13

 

--

 

--

 

varuNan

 

Muthu aaram

 

 

14

 

--

 

--

 

dhEvaas

 

NaaN – a jewel, Araith thodar, conch

 

 

 

15

 

Sun god - soorya

 

Gaayathri manthram

 

--

 

--

 

 

16

 

brhaspathi

 

The sacred thread

 

 

--

 

--

 

 

 

NOTE: on that 'veyya kalaip paagi' Swamy PVP says – "veyyavithyaadhi – vevvidhaana kalaiyai vaahanamaaga vudaiya dhurgaiyaanavaL koNdu vandhu adhoora viprakrshTaiyaai ninRaaL.

 

So as per Swamy PVP veyya kalaippagi is dhurga or umaa or sivan's wife.

 

 

Again Swamy PVP says it can also mean Sarasvathy – the brahmaa's wife -

PVP continues – anRikkE veyya kalaippaagi enRadhu, vemmai – viruppaththukku vaachagamaagaiyaalE sparhaNeeyamaana kalaigaLai naavilE ninRu nadaththugira saraswathiyaich chollugiRadhaai adiyilE ellaarukkum pradhaananaagach chollap patta brahmaavukku pradhaana mahishiyaanavaL paNNina kinchithkaaraththaich chollugiRadhenRu vaakyaarththamaakki mEladaiya adhukkuch chEra nirvahikkavumaam.

 

Let us continue in next post

 

Dhasan

Vasudevan m.g.-- Vasudevan MG

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