yadhavabhyudhaya-chapter7 continued-Govindapattabhishekam

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Govindapattabhishekam

 

The rain continued for seven days and seven nightas nonstop. Even though Krishna could have dispersed the clouds at his will, he did not do so in order to humble Indra and stood there for seven days at the end of which Devendra was ashamed and stopped the clouds understanding the mercy of Krishna who did not destroy him.He became afraid thinking of his offense and came to Krishna on his white elephant, Airavatha. Krishna on seeing him thus subdued, put the mountain back in its place. His friends touched his limbs to see whether he was hurt by standing there so long holding the mountain. Periazvar describs the state of the Lord thus; 'kodiyEru senthamaraiviralgal kolamum azindhitrila vaditrila.' Even the red lacquer on his fingers remained in tact and the fingers did not show any sign of fatigue. Desika says,

Ekathra samrakshathi krshnamEghe

gOthreNa chaikEna gavAm kulAni

aSEsha gothrougha bhidha niyukthaih

meghAyuthaih mOghathamaih babhoove

When the dark,cloud-like Krishna (krishnamEgha -dark,rainbearing,cloud) was protecting the cattle with one mountain(gOthra),the more than ten thousand clouds sent by gOthrabidh, Indra (because he cut off the wings of mountains), became powerless.

 

The next scene is the Govindapattabhisheka by Indra.

 

Indra approached Krishna realising that he is Upendra(vamana). Brahma sent Kamadhenu for the abisheka of Krishna as Govinda. Keeping the Kamadhenu in front, Indra spoke to Krishna.

 

nATha thvayAnarmavihArabhAja

vimohitho viprathisArithascha

akimchanah thvAm aham ASrithah san

kshipthApakArO na bahishkriyArhah

 

Oh Lord! Through your leela you made me deluded (into thinking that I am greater than you) and later you yourself made me repent. Now that I have come to you in helpless state banishing my sinful thought you should not discard me.

 

krthAparAdhEshvapi sanukampam

kshemamkaram kshEthra vivEchakanam

viSvOpakArADHvarabaddhadheeksham

vEdhyam param vedhavidho vidhusthvAm

 

It is known by those well versed in the vedas that you are merciful even towards wrongdoers, benificiary to those whe know the truth about you and has taken a vow in the yajna of protecting the whole word.

 

We are all inert like machines activated by you and to start the rain and stop it are all your leela.

 

gOpAyithum pArayathi thrilOkeem

gOpAyamAnadhapi na thvadhanyah

 

Though you are diguising yourself as a cowherd, who can protect the three worlds except you. The word thrilokee can also be construed to mean the three kinds of people, namely bhaktha,devotee dhvEshya,enemy and udhAseena,indifferent.

 

It is not a wonder that you lifted the mountain because you sustain the whole world through your svarupa viSEsha and vigraha viSEsha.

{ He is in everything and everything is in Him 'mayA thatham idham sarvam jagadhavyakthamoorthinA;mathsTHAni sarvabhoothAni, na chaham thEshvavasTHithah.,'(BG.9-4) The entire world is pervaded by Me, in my unmanifest form;All beings dwell in Me but I do not dwell in them."}

Then Indra told Krishna who protected the gokula that he wanted to do abhisheka of Krishna as Govinda. 'icchami samrakshitha gOvrajam thvam sTHAne gavam indrathaya abhishikthum.'

He further said the name Govinda has been given already as the Lord retrieved the earth as Varaha.(the word go in sanskrit has many meanings besides cow and earth is one of them.)

The Kamadhenu came from the goloka , he said, pleased with Krishna for protecting the cattle and wishes to do abhisheka.Indra thought of the celestial ganges as though wishing to remove the fatigue of Krishna who held the mountain for so long.The devaganga came and Indra informed her of his wish to do abhisheka to Krishna

Indra performed the abhisheka with the water of the celestial Ganges and the milk of Kamadhenu and the earth was sanctified by it falling from the body of Krishna, which appeared to Indra to be relieved of its burden already, the purpose for which Krishna incarnated. Then Krishna was given the name Govinda which was His own and Desika says that Indra was blessed to do Govindapattabhisheka. After that Indra took leave of Krishna and returned to his realm.

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