Mukunda Maala 21/40 - 25/40

  21.    Hey gopalaka ,Hey kripa-jalanidHe  ,Hey sindhu-kanya-pate

Hey kamsantaka ,Hey gajendra-karuna-parina, Hey madhava

Hey ramanuja ,Hey jagat-traya-guro ,Hey pundarikaksha mam

Hey gopijana-natha palaya param janami na tvam vina  

       

  1.       Gopala – One who protects, cow herd, king

       2.       Kripa-jalanidHe – Ocean of compassion

       3.       Sindhu-kanya-pate – Husband (pathi) of the daughter of the ocean of milk ( Ksheerabdhi) –                 Lakshmi

       4.       Kamsantaka – One who killed Kamsa

       5.       Gajendra-karuna-parina – One who was compassionate towards Gajendra and protected him

       6.       Madhava – Krishna

       7.       Ramanuja  - Younger brother of BalaRama

       8.       Jagat-traya-guro – Head of the three worlds

       9.       Pundarikaksha – Lotus eyed Lord

     10.       Gopijana-natha – Lord of the cowherds (Gopi’s)

     11.        Palaya – protect

     12.         Maam - me

     13.         Param – other than

     14.         Janami – I do not know 

       15.    Na tvam vina  - none other than you 

In this verse Azhwar expresses to Lord Ranganatha that he does not know anybody other than the Lord himself as the protector. He then describes the names of the Lord as Gopala – the protector of the cowherds the Gopas and Gopis as the Govardhan Giridhari, Ocean of compassion, Maha Lakshmi’s pathi – husband, One who killed Kamsa, One who gave moksha to Gajendra, One who was born after Balarama, King of the three worlds (three lokas Sathya loka, Bhu Loka and Pathala Loka), One whose eyes are like the lotus and, Lord of the cow herds

1.       22.      Bhaktapaya-bhujanga-garuda-manis trailokya-raksha-manir

Gopi-lochana-chatakambuda-manih saundarya-mudra-manih

Yah kanta-mani-rukmini-ghana-kucha-dvandvaika-bhusha-manih

Sreyo deva-sikha-manir disathu no gopala-chuda-manih    

    1. Bhaktapaya-bhujanga-garuda-mani – The Jewel who comes on the Garuda to protect his devotees        afflicted with the difficulties that seems as the serpents

         2.  Trailokya-raksha-mani – Jewel who is the protector the three worlds

         3.   Gopi-lochana-chatakambuda-mani – Jewel as the rainy clouds of the skylark or Chatak bird like           the fluid in the eyes of the cowherd

         4.   Saundarya-mudra-mani – Jewel the  sign of beauty

         5.  Yaha - whoever

         6.   Kanta-mani - Rukmini-ghana-kucha-dvandvaika-bhusha-mani – Jewel in between the breasts of           Rukmini Thaayaar

        7.     Saha – That Lord Krishna

        8.    Naha – Us

        9.   Sreyas -  Prosperity                                                                         

      10.   Deva-sikha-mani – Jewel of paramount of the Devas

1    11.  Gopala-chuda-mani – King of the cowherds

Kulasekara Azhwar in this verse describes Krishna in many ways. One who comes on Garuda to the rescue of the devotees whose difficulties are like the serpent, who is the protector of the three worlds, whose appearance makes the cowherd women happy like the rain filled clouds make the Chataka bird (Skylark) happy.  He further says let Lord Krishna who is as a beautiful sapphire stone lying down between the breasts of Rukmini Devi and is the paramount jewel of the Devas and king of the innocent cowherds men protect us all.

23. Satru-cchedaika-mantram sakalam upanishad-vakya-sampujya-mantram

           Samsaroccheda-mantram samuchita-tamasah sangha-niryana-mantram

           Sarvaisvaryaika-mantram vyasana-bhujaga-sandashta-santhrana-mantram

      Jihve sri-krishna-mantram japa japa sathatham janma-saphalya-mantram   

    1.  Satru-cheda eka-mantram – Only mantra to destroy the enemies

          2.   Sakalam upanishad-vakya-sampujya-mantram – The mantra that has been described as the                   most sacred in the Upanishads

          3.  Samsaroccheda-mantram – The mantra that removes the attachment to ocean of samsara –                   family bondage

          4.    Samuchita-tamasah sangha-niryana-mantram – The mantra that removes ignorance

          5.    Sarvaisvaryaika-mantram – The mantra that gives all kinds of wealth

          6.      Vyasana-bhujaga-sandashta-santhrana-mantram – The mantra that cures the worldly difficulties           that pose as a serpent

          7.     Jihve – Oh tongue

          8.     Sathatham - Always

          9.       Sri-krishna-mantram – The name of Sri Krishna

        10.   Japa japa – Keep reciting

        11.   Janma-saphalya-mantram  -  The mantra that gives the fruit of this life
 

Kulasekara Azhwar in this verse explains the greatness of Sri Krishna mantram and says the tongue should always recite it. He further says that Krishna mantram is the only mantram that destroys the enemies and is described as the most sacred in the Upanishads. Krishna mantram removes ignorance, gives all kinds of wealth and cures worldly difficulties and gives the fruit of life.   

24.        Vyamoha-prasam aushadham muni-mano-vritti-pravritty-aushadham

Daityendrarti-karaushadham tri-bhuvane sanjivanaikaushadham

Bhaktatyanta-hitaushadham bhava-bhaya-pradhvamsanaikaushadham

Sreyah-prapti-karaushadham piba manah sri-krishna-divyaushadham     

                              Sri-krishna-divyaushadham

1.  Vyamoha-prasam aushadham – medicine that cures the thought of chasing worldly                                pleasures

                  2.    Muni-mano-vritti-pravritty-aushadham – medicine that makes the sages love reciting the                      name of Lord Krishna

                 3.      Daityendrarti-karaushadham – medicine that gives endless trouble to the asuras as                               Kalanemi

                 4.     Tri-bhuvane Sanjivanaikaushadham – Cures the difficulties of the devotees in the three                       worlds

                 5.       Bhaktatyanta-hitaushadham – medicine that is beneficial to the devotees

                 6.       Bhava-bhaya-pradhvamsanaikaushadham – medicine that removes the fear of worldly                         existence

                 7.       Sreyah-prapti-karaushadham – medicine that gives prosperity to the devotees

                 8.       Piba manah sri-krishna-divyaushadham  - Oh mind drink the name of Lord Sri Krishna 

   

Lord Krishna is said to be the doctor and medicine in this verse as “Maruththuvanaai  ninra Manivanna”. He is the one who cures the thought of chasing worldly pleasures, makes the sages love reciting the name of Lord Krishna, gives endless trouble to the asuras as Kalanemi, removes the fear of worldly existence and gives prosperity to the devotees. Kulsekar Azhwar in this verse commands the mind to keep drinking the name of Lord Krishna and derive the benefits of his grace and be rid of all troubles in life.

25.       Amnayabhyasanany aranya-ruditham veda-vrathany anv-aham

Medas-cheda-phalani purtha-vidhayah sarvam hutam bhasmani

Tirthanam avagahanani cha gaja-snanam vina yat-pada-

           Dvandvambhoruha-samsmritim vijayate devah sa narayanah

ALWAYS THINK OF kRISHNA THE PROTECTOR IN ALL YOUR DEEDS

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  Kulasaekara Azhwar in this verse emphasizes that doing anything without the name of SrKrishna         and thinking and praying to him is wasteful and explains with examples.

       1.       One who recites the  vedas without Sri Krishnas thoughts is like lamenting and weeping in the           forest where none can help solve the problem

       2.     Practicing rituals like the vedas without praying to the lotus feet of the lord will dry up ones                muscles

       3.       Doing good deeds like building rest houses, providing water to the public, without the thought of        the lord is like pouring sacrificial ghee on ashes and not the fire of the homam

       4.       Bathing in holy rivers as the Ganga is unsatisfactory  as the elephant bathing