% Text title : kandukastuti % File name : kandukastuti.itx % Category : vishhnu, vishnu\_misc, Ananda-tIrtha, vishnu % Location : doc\_vishhnu % Author : madAnandatIrtha-bhagavatpAdAchArya % Transliterated by : N.Balasubramanian bbalu at sify.com % Proofread by : N.Balasubramanian bbalu at sify.com % Latest update : August 10, 2007 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of % any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. % Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. % \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. kandukastutiH ..}## \itxtitle{.. kandukastutI ..}##\endtitles ## shrImadAnandatIrtha\-bhagavatpAdAchArya vinirmitA || kandukaH## = a ball. This hymn - in praise of Lord Vishnu - is worded cleverly so that one can find a rhythm while reading it. It sounds like a ball is being tapped on the ground. It boUnces back, only to be hit again. It bounces back and this is repeated.## a.nbaraga.ngA\-chu.nbita\-pAdaH padatala\-vidalita\-gurutara\-shakaTaH | kAliyanAga\-xvela\-nihantA sarasija\-navadala\-vikasita\-nayanaH ||1|| a.nbaraga.ngA\-chu.nbita\-pAdaH | a.nbara.n## = sky. So,## a.nbaraga.ngA## will mean the river Ganga flowing in the sky or heavens. ## chu.nbita## = kissed or gently touched or caressed.## padaH## = foot. The Lord's feet are caressed by the waters of thr river Ganges that flows in the heavens. The Ganges took its birth from the feet of the Lord. It is this association with His feet that makes its waters sacred.## padatala\-vidalita\-gurutara\-shakaTaH | padatala## = surface of the foot or sole of the foot; ## vidalita## = split into pieces, ##gurutara## = very large, violent, ## shakaTaH## = the demon Shakata. The demon Shakata was sent by Kamsa to kill Krishna who was then a child. The demon hid himself in the wheel of a cart waiting for an opportunity to kill Krihna. But, the child Krishna went near the cart and kicked the wheel of the cart. Shakata was killed. The incident is described in Bhagavata - Book No.10 (part 1).## kAliyanAga\-xvela\-nihantA kAliyanAga## = the serpant Kaliya, (who was staying with his family in a meadow near Gokulam and was a terror to the residents.) ## xvela## = playfully ##nihantA## = one who subdued. This refers to the incident (again to be seen in Bhagavata - Book No.10 (part 1).## sarasija\-navadala\-vikasita\-nayanaH | sarasija ## = lotus, ##navadala## = fresh petal, ##vikasita## = opened or blown, ## nayanaH##= having eyes. Krishna's eyes are like the petal of a lotus that has just opened up. Thus they are very beautiful. Not only they are beautiful to look at, they are very auspicious and can fulfill all the desires of a devotee (including mokSha or liberation from the cycle of birth and death.) One of His names (No:393 in Vishnusahasranama) is ##shubhexaNaH |## "one with auspicious looks". Sri Sankaracharya in his commentary explains in detail the significance of the name as follows.## IxaNa.n darshana.n yasya shubha.n shubhakara.n\, mumuxUNA.n moxada.n\, bhogArthInA.n bhogada.n\, sarvasandehavichChedakAraNa.n\, pApinA.n pAvana.n\, hR^idagrandervichChedakara.n\, sarvakarmANA.n xapaNa.n\, avidyAyAshcha nivartaka.n sa shubhexaNaH | ##"##bhidyate hR^idayagrantiH##"## ityAdi shruteH ||## His auspicious looks grant liberation (mokSha) to those who seek liberation, grant pleasures to those who seek pleasures, destroy the sins of the sinners, remove all doubts, remove the knot of ignorance that ties up the mind and destroy all remnants of karma and also ignorance. The first line describes the glory of Lord's feet. Even Ganges that was born of His feet is reputed to be holy and capable of wiping out the sins of those who take bath in it. Then, what to say about the sins of the devotees who worship His feet? The feet also offer total protection from all enemies. The proof is lies in the fact that they could playfully destroy a fearful demon like Shakata . An additional proof is seen in the episode of Kaliya that says that Krishna subdued the terrible serpant Kaliya and ensured total security to His followers. Thus the Lord is the source of complete and most superior protection. A devotee need not seek any other protector. Any other source will be fragile and inferior only. The great Vaishnavite acharya Shri Vedanta Desika says this## tvayi raxati raxakaiH kimanyaiH tvayi chAraxati raxakaiH kimanyaiH | iti nishchita dhIH shrayAmi nitya.n nR^ihare vegavatI taTAshraya.n tvAm ||## Sri Leelasukha says the same thing in his Krishnakarnamritam.## mayi prasAda.n madhuraiH kaTAxaiH va.nshIninAdAnucharai\-rvidehi | tvayi prasanne kimihAparai\-rnaH tvayyaprasanne kimihAparai\-rnaH || kAlaghanAlI\-karbura\-kAyaH sharashata\-shakalita\-ripushata\-nivahaH | sa.ntata\-masmAn pAtu murAriH satataga\-samajava\-khagapati\-nirataH ||2|| kAlaghanAlI\-karbura\-kAyaH | kAla## = of black or dark blue colour, ##ghana## = cloud,## aliH## = a black bee, ##karbura## = of colour of pigeon, grey or of vareigated colour, ##kAyaH## = body. Krishna's body has the colour of a bee or cloud or gray like that of a pigeon.## satataga\-samajava\-khagapati\-nirataH | satatagaH## = wind, ##samajava## = equal in speed,## khagapatiH## = the king of birds or Garuda, ##nirataH## = fond of or rested. The Lord is always resting on Garuda, who is fast as the wind. The poets say that wind and the mind are the fastest things. Thus, Hanuman is also described to be as fast as these two. ## manojava.n mArutatulya\-vegam |## The Lord rests on Garuda so that He can respond to the calls from His devotee, either to bless him or rescue him from trouble without any delay. He came on Garuda to bless the child Dhruva .## sahasrashIrShApi tato garutmatA madhorvana.n bhR^ityadidR^ixayA gataH |## (Bhagavatam 4-9-1). He also flew on Garuda to save Gajendra who was fighting for his life. ## Chandomayena garuDena samuhyamAnashchakrAyudho.abhyagama\-dAshu yato gajendraH |## (Bhagavatam 8-3-31). Incidentally we may note from this line that Garuda is not a bird but he represents the vedas. The vedas are divided into two chapters. The first part is called the Karma Kanda and tells us how we should conduct ourselves, what to do and what to avoid. It also describes the rituals to be performed to get various material benefits. By deligently following the injunctions in this chapter one's mind gets purified and calm. He, thus, becomes qualified for the study of the second part known as Jnana Kanda or Vedanta. This part consists of upanishads and are meant to be studied under a qualified guru because the teachings contained in them are very subtle and difficult to grasp without the guidance of a teacher. The study points the way to liberation. Garuda's two wings represent the two chapters of the vedas. ## sharashata\-shakalita\-ripushata\-nivahaH | sharashata## = hundered(s) of arrows, ##shakalita## = reduced to pieces, ## ripushata nivahaH## = multitudes of enemies. This refers to His incarnation as Rama when He reduced a great armies of enemies to nothing with His arrows. One of His names to be seen in the Sahasranama is ##dhanurdharaH \- shrImAn rAmo mahaddhanurdhArayAmAseti dhanurdharaH || sa.ntata\-masmAn pAtu murAriH | murAriH## = Lord , the enemy of the demon Mura, ##asmAn## = us,## sa.ntata.n## = always, ##pAtu## = let Him protect. Let such a Lord Vishnu, who rides Garuda, the king of birds and who is as fast as the wind and the vanquisher of the demon Mura protect us.## || iti shrImadAnandatIrthabhagavatpAdAchArya virachitA kandukastutiH sa.npUrNA || ## Encoded and proofread by N.Balasubramanian bbalu@satyam.net.in \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}