ChitrabhAu , Aani 30, Sukla Paksha Chathurthi , (July 14 , 2002) SrI: NamO VenkatEsAya Dear BhakthAs of the Lord of Saptha Giri : Let us reflect on the Twenty First naamA of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam today : 21.(PraNavam) GopAlAya Nama: *********************************** 22.(PraNavam) PurushOtthamAya Nama: 23.(PraNavam) GopIswarAya Nama: 24.(PraNavam) ParamjyOthishayE Nama: 25.(Pranavam) VaikuntapathayE Nama: 26.(PraNavam) Avyayaa Nama: 27.(PraNavam) SudhA-tanavE Nama: 28.(PraNavam) YaadhavEndhrAya Nama: 29.(PraNavam) Nihtya-youvana-roopavathE Nama: 30.(PraNavam) Chathur-vEdAthmakAya Nama: The 21st Naamam: (PraNavam) GopAlAya Nama: ****************************************** This naamam is close to the 189th and the 543rd nAmam of SrI VishNu sahasra Naamam (GovindhAya nama:). It is also close to the 497th and 599th nAmA ( GopathayE Nama:). Meaning of GopAlAya Nama: ************************ Salutation to the Lord of Sapthagiri , who is the protector of the Cows as well as Veda Vaak. Additional Comments on the GopAla Tatthvam ****************************************** The "gO" sabdham has many meanings: (1) Moksham (2) Arrow (3)Cow (4) Divine Speech/dhivya Vaak (5) The VajrA weapon (6) Sight (7) Eyes (8)JwAlai (9) BhUmi (10) Victory/Jayam. In the context of this GopAla nAmam , the meaning number 3 , the Cow , is more appropriate. He is the protector of the Cows at Gokulam and BrundhAvanam. He is celebrated as Baala GopAlan, VeNu GopAlan and Raaja GopAlan by SrImath BhAgavatham (Dasama Skandham), various AzhwArs and AchAryAs. PeriyAzhwAr assumed the role of YasOdhA to enjoy the plays and pranks of Baala GopAlan ( infant GopAlan ). PeriyAzhwAr celebrated the divine flute music of VeNugOpAlan and forgot himself . ThiruppAnAzhwAr visualized Lord RanganAthan as GopAlan and refused to see anyone or anything after seeing Him as GopAlan and experiencing the lingering fragrance of stolen butter in His mouth: "koNDal VaNNanaik-kOvalanAi veNNai uNDa vaayan yenn uLLam kavarnthAnai aNDarkOn aNiyaranganan yenn amudhinaik- kaNDa kaNkaL maRRonRinaik-kaaNAvE " --AmalanAdhi PirAn : Last (10th) Paasuram The entire GopAla Vimsathi is a salutation to GopAla Parabrahmam by Swamy Desikan . Each one of these 21 slOkams are marvellous enjoyment of SrI GopAlan as Baala GopAlan, VeNu GopAalan and Raaja GopAlan . Here are selected anubhavams of GopAlan by Swamy Desikan : BrundhAvana charam = One who roamed as a cowherd in the forests of BrundhAvanam VaijayanthI vibhUshaNam = One who wears the garland made up of wild flowers known as Vaijayanthi. vallavI jana vallabham = One who is the object of the love of Gopis . Vallava ChakravarthI = the king of Cowherds GopAla Dhimbha Vapusham = KrishNan , who has taken the form of a cowherd child (Aayan at ThErazhundhUr dhivya desam ). miTyA Gopa: = The one who assumed the role of a Cowherd boy in a stealthy way . Swamy Desikan visualizes the bewitching VeNugOpAla roopam in the 12th verse of GopAla Vimsathi and wishes to remember that divine form during his last moments . In the 16th to the 18th slOkams , Swamy Desikan enjoys the Raasa krIDai , the divine music emanating from the flute of VeNu GOpAlan and the bewitching beauty of Raaja GopAlan. In the 19th slOkam , Swamy Desikan enjoys the Jala krIDai of Raaja GopAlan and salutes the Lord as "Bhaktha JeevAthu: vallavI vallabha:" ( that target of the love of Gopis and the resuscitating oushadham/medicine for the samsAric illness of His devotees ). The entire SrI KrishNAmrutham of LeelA Sukhar is a delectable nectar of enjoyment of GopAla Tatthvam. This same GopAlan is lying down as DaamOdhara GopAalan at Srirangam (Moolavar). He is present in Pancha KrishNa KshEthrams of ChOLa dEsa Thiruppathis (dhivya dEsams). All the Thirumangai AzhwAr Paasurams on the ArchA Moorthys of these temples refer to this GopAala Tathtvam . (PraNavam) GopAlAya Nama: SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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