Srimad Bhagavatam Skanda 1 - Reception of Lord Sri Krishna at Dwarka
Srimad Bhagavatam cleanses kalimala or the pollutant of Kali, destroys
sins, shows the indweller, the Lord, in oneself by bringing Vairagya towards
the materialistic world, and gives pure devotion, crystal clear, and clean
knowledge.
|| Hari Om ||
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| Hare Srinivasa |
कल्यण अद्भुत गात्राय कामितार्थ प्रदयिने ।
श्रीमद् वेन्कटनाथाय श्रीनिवासय ते नम: ॥
Your benevolence for granting wishes
is incredibly vast and unsurpassed.
Divine Lord Venkateshwara! Destroyer
of Sins! An abode of Mahalakshmi! Srinivasa!
My salutations to you.
भवाय नस्त्वं भव विश्वभावन त्वमेव माताथ सुहृत्पतिः पिता ।
त्वं सद्गुरुर्नः परमं च दैवतं यस्यानुवृत्त्या कृतिनो बभूविम ॥ ७॥
Vishwabhavana! From you, the whole
universe has arisen. Suhrtpati! You are the mother, the father, you are the
friend, as well as our teacher. Sadguru! It is you, who makes us walk on the
right path. You are our lord, as well as being worshipped. We are safe and
successful by taking refuge in your lotus feet which are auspicious.
Lord! You
are the only cause of our success.
व्यासाय भव नाशाय श्रीशाय गुण राशऐ ।
हृद्याय शुद्ध विद्याय मध्वायछ नमो नमः ॥
Charming & the beloved Vyasa,
the destroyer of emotional & behavioral disorders, the Lord of Goddess of
abundance having heaps of attributes, bestower of clean knowledge, my repeated
salutations to you and Acharya Madhwa.
यः स्वानुभावमखिलश्रुतिसारमेकमध्यात्मदीपमतितितीर्षतां तमोऽन्धम् ।
संसारिणां करुणयाह पुराणगुह्यं तं व्याससूनुमुपयामि गुरुं मुनीनाम् ॥
This Srimad Bhagavatam gives the
experience of the Lord and has the essence of all Vedas and Vedanta. It sheds spiritual light on the transcendental philosophy required to surpass the
intense cycle of death and birth which is wrapped in ignorance. However, it is
very secretive in nature. Hence, I pray to you Sri Shukacharya for your
continued blessings.
दयादाक्षिण्यवैराग्यवाक्पाटवमुखाङिकतः ।
शापानुृग्रहशक्तोऽन्यो राघवेन्द्रन्नविध्यते ॥
The face symbolizing Compassion;
Modesty; Dispassion towards sensual pleasure; Eloquence; Power to remove curses
is none else than you, Guru Raghavendra. My salutations to you.
मधुभोजदशार्हार्हकुकुरान्धकवृष्णिभिः ।
आत्मतुल्यबलैर्गुप्तां नागैर्भोगवतीमिव ॥ ११॥
The people of various
divisions of Yadava clan including Madu, Bhoja, Dashahra, Arha, Kukura, Andaka,
and Vrishni were the citizens and protected the kingdom of Dwarka like the
Nagas protect the city of Bhogavati, the capital for the region of Nagaloka in
Patala.
सर्वर्तुसर्वविभवपुण्यवृक्षलताश्रमैः ।
उद्यानोपवनारामैर्वृतपद्माकरश्रियम् ॥ १२॥
The trees, creepers &
shrubs in the City of Dwarka flowered all the seasons. There were ornamental
flowers, shrubs with colorful leaves throughout the year bringing grandeur.
There were fruit gardens, flower gardens, and parks with, play gardens, water
bodies, and fountains. Also, the large auspicious pupil trees and ashrams for
people to sit and relax were spotted. All this made the city a splendid with
Goddess of abundance dancing off to her glory.
Seeing all this, the
always satisfied Lord Sri Krishna expressing happiness from his vast bliss
walked through the city of Dwarka.
गोपुरद्वारमार्गेषु कृतकौतुकतोरणाम् ।
चित्रध्वजपताकाग्रैरन्तः प्रतिहतातपाम् ॥ १३॥
For the reception of
Lord, the large ornamented gateways leading to the main VIP roads broad enough
for the movement of royal carriages were cleaned and decorated. Also, the
arches leading to crossroads were festooned. The large trees overarched the
roads offering shade. However, the canopies of green natural coconut palm
thatch were erected along the road to avoid scorching sun of the mid-noon.
Fresh flags symbolizing the diverse interests fluttered the skylines of Dwarka
bringing grandeur.
सम्मार्जितमहामार्गरथ्यापणकचत्वराम् ।
सिक्तां गन्धजलैरुप्तां फलपुष्पाक्षताङ्कुरैः ॥ १४॥
All the roads of Dwarka
including the VIP roads for royal, crossroads, and market roads were swept and
cleaned. The intersections of two roads, the entrances of each house, entrances
shop, all were washed and decorated with rangoli. Flower garlands were tied to
the doors, entrances and canopy columns. The scent was sprayed and incense
sticks were lit all over.
On the roads which Lord
Sri Krishna had taken were scattered with the leftover flowers, its petals,
fruits and colored grains of rice. Also, the pots filled with curds and
plates full of fruits offered to Lord Sri Krishna was spotted all over.
द्वारि द्वारि गृहाणां च दध्यक्षतफलेक्षुभिः ।
अलङ्कृतां पूर्णकुम्भैर्बलिभिर्धूपदीपकैः ॥ १५॥
Each and every one had
decorated their entrance door by tying banana plants, bunches of fruits, sugar
canes, etc. Also, they had kept the Akshata or the colored rice, Kalasha or the decorated picture filled with holy water stuck with mango lives and the mouth
covered with a decorated coconut, gifts, Deepa or oil lamps, and other Pooja
items in front of their houses.
निशम्य प्रेष्ठमायान्तं वसुदेवो महामनाः ।
अक्रूरश्चोग्रसेनश्च रामश्चाद्भुतविक्रमः ॥ १६॥
प्रद्युम्नश्चारुदेष्णश्च साम्बो जाम्बवतीसुतः ।
प्रहर्षवेगोच्छ्वसितशयनासनभोजनाः ॥ १७॥
वारणेन्द्रं पुरस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणैः ससुमङ्गलैः ।
शङ्खतूर्यनिनादेन ब्रह्मघोषेण चादृताः ।
प्रत्युज्जग्मू रथैर्हृष्टाः प्रणयागतसाध्वसाः ॥ १८॥
Immediately upon hearing
the message of the arrival of Lord Sri Krishna, Vasudeva, Akrura, Uggrasena,
the valorous Balarama, Pradyumna, Charu Deshna, Samba the son of Jambavati,
were all excited. All of them abandoned their job on hand, also, their regular
routines to welcome Lord Sri Krishna. They got their elephants, horses ready to
lead them. Also, the dogs in the houses of kshatriyas followed them.
The Brahmins carried all
divine and auspicious material including paste of sandalwood, flowers, fruits,
colored grains, Deepa, and Kalasha. Also, they assembled orchestra and played
auspicious music with instruments like mridangam, conch, veena, dhol, drums,
kahle, kombu, and so on. As the Brahmins blew the conch and recited the
auspicious Veda mantra. The complete troop climbed the chariot and rushed to
the main entrance gate and the arch of the palace area to receive Lord Sri
Krishna.
The dharma was accepting
kshatriyas to have dogs then as they accompanied them for hunting. However, it
was prohibited for Brahmins and Vishya.
वारमुख्याश्च शतशो यानैस्तद्दर्शनोत्सुकाः ।
लसत्कुण्डलनिर्भातकपोलवदनश्रियः ॥ १९॥
Similarly, thousands of
women from the palace sporting curly hair, beautiful earrings, with complete
make-up appeared stunningly beautiful were boarding the beautifully carved
and decorated individual Pallaki or the wooden plank carried by humans to welcome Lord Sri
Krishna.
नटनर्तकगन्धर्वाः सूतमागधवन्दिनः ।
गायन्ति चोत्तमश्लोकचरितान्यद्भुतानि च ॥ २०॥
The expert performers of
rasa abhinaya arousing various emotions in the audience through art including
actors, dancers, singers, narrators of mythology & historic stories from
the various communities of Suta and Vandi-Magda had assembled at the main
entrance gate. They were performing their respective art through which they praised
the glories of the Lord in separate groups and moved ahead as Lord walked
towards the palace.
भगवांस्तत्र बन्धूनां पौराणामनुवर्तिनाम् ।
यथाविध्युपसङ्गम्य सर्वेषां मानमादधे ॥ २१॥
प्रह्वाभिवादनाश्लेषकरस्पर्शस्मितेक्षणैः ।
आश्वास्य चाश्वपाकेभ्यो वरैश्चाभिमतैर्विभुः ॥ २२॥
स्वयं च गुरुभिर्विप्रैः सदारैः स्थविरैरपि ।
आशीर्भिर्युज्यमानोऽन्यैर्वन्दिभिश्चाविशत्पुरम् ॥ २३॥
Lord Sri Krishna
responded to everyone. He responded to his near & dear relatives,
administrative staff, common public, elephants, horses, dogs, and even
chandalas individually and exclusively based on the gradation of their esteem
and stature. He congratulated them.
To some, Lord Sri Krishna
responded by bowing his head. For a few others, he responded through words by
talking to them. To some others, he gave a warm hug, for some he shook hands,
for some others he responded by smiling, and to some, he responded through his
eyes. He patted each of the elephants, horses, and dogs. And to everyone, he
blessed them boon fulfilling their desire. This way satisfying everyone
including the community of chandalas. Lord received blessings from gurus, old
Brahmin couples, and other senior citizens. Hearing his praises in the chanting
of Vedas by Brahmins, Sutas, and Vandi-Magdas, Lord Sri Krishna entered Dwarka.
After narration on the
happenings of Lord Sri Krishna entering Dwarka, Sri Sutacharya continued saying on the reception of Lord Sri Krishna from the entrance of his palace.
Sri Sutacharya, says,
राजमार्गं गते कृष्णे द्वारकायाः कुलस्त्रियः ।
हर्म्याण्यारुरुहुर्विप्राः तदीक्षणमहोत्सवाः ॥ २४॥
नित्यं निरीक्षमाणानां यदपि द्वारकौकसाम् ।
न वितृप्यन्ति हि दृशः श्रियो धामाङ्गमच्युतम् ॥ २५॥
श्रियो निवासो यस्योरः पानपात्रं मुखं दृशाम् ।
बाहवो लोकपालानां सारङ्गाणां पदाम्बुजम् ॥ २६॥
Shaunaka! The women from
various Yadava clan including Madu, Bhoja, Dashahra, Arha, Kukura, Andaka, and
Vrishni had climbed terraces and some stood in front of their houses waiting to
see Lord Sri Krishna. His coming to the King’s road brought happiness to those
women. The Lord’s reception was like a celebration of the festival to them. All
had climbed the terraces of their respective houses to get a glimpse of the
Lord.
What could one say about
the auspicious and divine-personality of splendor, of Lord! Wonders Sri Sutacharya.
Let alone him visiting after a gap staying in Vajra mandala, his attraction is
Achutha without decline or be satisfied even if one is seeing him continuously.
He is a treasure house of charm and beauty.
Even, Goddess Soundarya
Lakshmi who is the most beautiful causing beauty is attracted to the Lord. Unable
to part even for a second, has made the place of his heart as her abode. His
lotus face is a vessel of the nectar of beauty for the consumption of her eyes.
His beauty surpasses that of Goddess Soundarya Lakshmi. The strength in the
Lord’s shoulders are sung as praises by the soldiers seeking its refuge. The
best of beings, God Brahma, Vayu, their wives, Goddess Saraswati, Bharati; the
best of Vaishnavas, Garuda, Sesha & Rudra including their wives Sauparni,
Varuni and Parvati; the King of Gods, Indra and his wife Shachi; and all Gods
and their wives are like सारङ्ग or bees attracted only to
the Lotus feet of Lord to consume the nectar.
सितातपत्रव्यजनैरुपस्कृतःप्रसूनवर्षैरभिवर्षितः पथि ।
पिशङ्गवासा वनमालया बभौ घनो यथार्कोडुपचापवैद्युतैः ॥ २७॥
His yellow robes dazzled
with the brightness of lightning. He was wearing Vanamala, the garland made of
exotic flowers from deep forests. Its distinct fragrance stood out from the
other fragrance that the people of Dwarka had applied. This way, the
dark-colored decked-up Lord shined with the brilliance surpassing the sky when
lit-up by Sun, Full Moon, Rainbow, Lightening. All at the same time.
|| Hari Om ||
|| Sri Krishnarpanamastu ||
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