Guest guest Posted December 11, 2000 Report Share Posted December 11, 2000 The following mesg recd: " Gopi Krishna " <gopi (I request him to give the meanings of all names of Krishna and Arjuna used in the Gita............. jay) =====mesg recd========== Dear Soul Brothers, Pranams I have some inforamtion on Gita, which I would like to share with you all. 1. Gita's birth day is Margasira Ekadasi. 2. Gita was taught to Arjuna by Lord Krishna 38 years before Kaliyuga, i.e., almost at the end of Dwapara Yuga. By this year 1999 Kaliyuga started 5,100 years. So, it can be safely presumed that Gita had its birth around 5,138 years ago. 3. Krishna lived for 125 years, 7 months and 8 days. As the time of teaching Gita to Arjuna, Lord Krishna's age was 87 years. 4. There are 18 chapers in Gita. 5. As per records there should have been 745 slokas, but only 700/701 are available. 6. Bhagavat Gita was taught at Kurukshetra during Kaurava and Pandava's war about 5000 years ago. 7. There were only four recipients of Bhagavad Gita. They were Arjuna, Hanumantha, Veda Vyasa and Sanjaya. 8. The first word of Bhagavad Gita is Dharma. 9. The lst word of Bhagavad Gita is Mama. 10. The first alphabet of Bhagavad Gita is Dha and the last alphabet is Ma Dha Ma, in other words Dharma. 11. The names of Lord Sri Krishna used in Bhagavad Gita are Achyutha, Anantha, Aprathiprabhava, Arisudana, Adya, Janardana, Deva, Devadeva, Devavara, Devesa, Parameswara, Purushottama, Prabhu, Bhagavantha, Kamalapatraksha, Krishna, Kesava, Bhuthabhavana, Bhuthesa, Madhusudana, Mahathma, Mahabahu. Madhava, Yadava, Yogi, Yogeswara, Ksanishoodana, Govinda, Jagatpathi, Jagannivasa, Varshneya, Vasudeva, Viswamurthi, Visweswara, Vishnu, Sarva, Sahasrabahu, Hrishikesa. 12. The names of Arjuna, as used in Bhagavad Gita, are Anagha, Anusooya, Arjuna, Kapidhwaja, Kiriti, Kurupraveera, Kurunanda, Kurushresta, Kurusattama, Kauntheya, Gudakesha, Tata, Dehabhruthamvara, Dhanamjaya, Paranthava, Pandava, Partha, Purusharshabha, Bharatharshabha, Bharatashresta, Bharatasattama, Bharata, Mahabaahu and Savyasaachi. 13. I shall give the meaning of these names separately. 14. Arjuna was both Deena and Dheera. Basically, he was dheera, but due to realisation that he was going to kill his own kith and kin, he became deena due to attachment. So he was both. 15. Gita is applicable at every moment of our lives, provided one takes interest in it as a spiritual seeker. 16. Every word in Gita is important and applicable for our daily life. Every sloka is a principle. Each sloka gives different meaning to different people and at different stages of life. 17. Gita has 18 names, including the popular name Gita. They are Gita, Ganga, Gayatri, Sita, Satya, Saraswathi, Brahmavidya, Brahmavalli, Trisandhya, Muktigehini, Arthamatra, Chidananda, Bhavagni, Branthinaasini, Vedathrayi, Para, Apara, Thathva Jnana Manjari. 18. Gita is part Bheeshma Parvam of Bharatam 43 Adhyayam or chapter and it starts with 4 sloka 19. In Gita, Lord Krishna tells 574 slokas, Arjuna 84 or 85 slokas, Sanjaya 41 slokas and Dhritharashtra 1 sloka Total 700 or 701 slokas. 20. The Kurukshetra war took place for 18 days, Bharatam has 18 Parvas and the total number of army was 18 Akshauhinis. Each Akshuhini is equivalent to 21870 Elephants 21870 Horses 65610 Chariots 109350 Sainiks Now you add up each number i.e., 21870 18.Like wise all other numbers. If you add up all the numbers the total sum is equivalent to 18. 21. Even the steps of a sadhaka for Moksha are 18. The above information is copied from Gita Makarandam (Telugu Version) written by Poojya Swami Sri Vidyaprakasananda Giri of Suka Brahma Ashram, Srikalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh. I hope it would be useful to every one of us. Om Srikrishnarpanamasthu. Pranams Gopi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2000 Report Share Posted December 13, 2000 Poojya Sriman, Pranams. Whatever I could cull out the meanings of the names of Lord Krishna and Bhakta Arjuna, I am giving them hereunder. KRISHNA The names of Lord Sri Krishna used in Bhagavad Gita are Achyutha, Anantha, Aprathiprabhava, Arisudana, Adya, Bhagavan, Janardana, Deva, Devadeva, Devavara, Devesa, Parameswara, Purushottama, Prabhu, Bhagavantha, Kamalapatraksha, Krishna, Kesava, Bhuthabhavana, Bhuthesa, Madhusudana, Mahathma, Mahabahu. Madhava, Yadava, Yogi, Yogeswara, Ksanishoodana, Govinda, Jagatpathi, Jagannivasa, Varshneya, Vasudeva, Viswamurthi, Visweswara, Vishnu, Sarva, Sahasrabahu, Hrishikesa. 1. Achyutha means He who does not deviate from His divine glory or nature. 2. Anantha means He who does not have any limit, beyond one's imagination. 3. Arisuda means He who destroys the enemies. 4. Janardana means He who is worshipped by people for prosperity and emancipation or He who is adored by devotees for fulfilment of their desires. 5. Bhagavan means He who is endowed with power, virtue, fame, glory, detachment and freedom. 6. Govinda means Go means the living being and Vinda means the knower thereof. The knower of the destiny of beings or the knowner of the Jivatman. 7. Hrishikesa means the Lord of the mind and the senses. 8. Jagannivasa means the abode of the universe. 9. Kesava has three meanings. 1. Destroyer of the demon Kesin. 2. He who has beautiful hair on the head. 3. K means Brahma, the Creator, A means Vishnu and Isa means Rudra. He who is embodiment of the Vedic Trinity. 10. Krishna also has three meanings 1. He who is dark in colour indicataing His infinitude. 2. Krish means existence and na means bliss. He who is existence, knowledge and bliss inKrishna. 3. He who saves devotees from distress. It means He is the remover of sin and He who is Brahman. 11. Madhava is one of the thousand names attributed to Vishnu, the preserving phase of Brahman. Ma is Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity and Dhava is the groom or the owner thereof. The Lord of Lakshmi. 12. Madhusudana means He who destroyed the demon named Madhu. 13. Purushottama means the Supreme Person. 14. Varshneya means He who belongs to the Vrshni clan. 15. Vasudeva means the son of Vasudeva. The Immanent in all. 16. Vishnu means the all pervading One. 17. Yadava means He who comes from the Yadava clan. 18. Yogeswara means the Lord of Yoga. The meanings of other names like Bhuthesa, Mahabahu, Mahathma, Jagatpathi, Viswamurthi, Visweswara, Sarva, Sahasrabahu, Parameswara, Devesa, Devadeva, etc. are clear and I think no need to give meanings for them. ARJUNA The names of Arjuna, as used in Bhagavad Gita, are Anagha, Anusooya, Arjuna, Kapidhwaja, Kiriti, Kurupraveera, Kurunanda, Kurushresta, Kurusattama, Kauntheya, Gudakesha, Tata, Dehabhruthamvara, Dhanamjaya, Paranthava, Pandava, Partha, Purusharshabha, Bharatharshabha, Bharatashresta, Bharatasattama, Bharata, Mahabaahu and Savyasaachi. 1. Arjuna means the pure in nature. 2.3.4. Bharatarshabha, Bharatasattama and Bharatasreshta means the best of Bharatas. 5. Dhananjaya means the conqueror of wealth. 6. Gudakesa means the conqueror of sleep or the one who has control over sleep. 7.Kapidhwaja means He whose ensign is a monkey. 8. Kaunteya means the son of Kunti. 9. Kiriti means He who has a diadem. 10. Kurunandana means the joy of the Kurus. 11. Kurushreshta means the best of the Kurus. 12. Mahabahu means the mighty armed. 13. Pandava means the won of Pandu. 14. Partha means the son of Pritha, Kunti. 15. Parantapa means the scorcher of foes. 16. Purushavyaghra means the tiger of men. 17. Savyasachi means He who could shoot arrows with the lift hand also. 18. Anagha means the sinless. There are a few more names, whose meaning need to be explained. As and when I get them by HIS blessings, I will do so. Om Srikrishnaarpanamasthu. Pranams Gopi. P. Gopi Krishna South Asia Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (SAAT) International Labour Organisation (ILO) Third Floor, Theatre Court India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003 India Off. Tel. No. 00.91.11.4602101, 02, 03, 06 & 07. Res. Tel. No. 00.91.11.2621814 Fax No. 00.91.11.4647973 & 4602111 e-mail: gopi >>> " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda 12/12 12:18 AM >>> The following mesg recd: " Gopi Krishna " <gopi (I request him to give the meanings of all names of Krishna and Arjuna used in the Gita............. jay) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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