Śrī Rājarājēshwara Tīrtha was a spontaneous poet. In recognition of his erudition and poetic skills, the King of the province of Mangalooru (Vīrapratāpa Dēvarāya II) donated the land of Kāntāvara to him. An epigraph corroborating this event is preserved at the Kāntāvara Maṭa to this day.
He who remains above everything, He who oversees everything, conducts everything, bears everything, the extractor, the all-powerful is the one who resides alongside everyone inside the body – the Supreme Lord.
There is a statement of Brahma in the Srimad Bhagawata that Lord Krishna was born in the house of Vasudeva. Vasudeva grihē sākshād bhagavān puruṣah parah janiṣhyatē is the relevant averment. On a perfunctory perusal of this statement of Vyasa, the word gruha is understood as house
Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya states that Acharya Madhwa is the greatest of the great preceptors of the three worlds – this may mean the world as we comprehend it and the upper and nether worlds.
The word kaala is derived from and has its verbal roots in the term kala. In this context, it is an allusion to destruction or swallowing in totality (kala samhaare). The name kaala is a reference to Sri Krishna and hence, He is the one who swallows all.
In this one shloka, Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya highlights the greatness of Mukhyaprana, the innate meaning of devotion and its characteristics and how this needs to be channeled to the lotus feet of Govinda. The one shloka is a sublime summary of Hari Sarvottammatva and the supreme role of Mukhyaprana in our lives.
Anugraha : Paramapoojya Shri Vidyadheesha Teertha Shripadaru Compilation: Krishna Sakha, Mudarangadi Translation : Sudheendhra Putty, Secunderabad Read Part IV here Aham gatirgatimataam kaalah kalayatamaham Gunaanaampyaham… Read More »Krishnayana – V