Friday 12 February 2021

Sri Vinaya Pathrika – Sri Tulsidas Maharaj – Praising Lord Bindhumadhav in Anandhavan/Kashi

 



Chapter – 36– Sri Vinaya Patrika – Praising Lord Bindhumadhav in Anandhavan/Kashi

 

Sri Tulsidas Maharaj speaks “Oh! Bindhumadhav, you resemble the rain cloud that shower welfare and happiness to all, you purify the Anandhavan/Kashi with your eternal presence, you are the destroyer of Ragadhvesha/Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Madha, and Mathshcharya, body and I consciousness, Oh! Bhagavan, your lotus feet are the dwelling place of Bhramara/honey bees like Shukabhramam, Sanakadhis, Lord Bhrama, Lord Shiva, deities, Rishis, Munis, Santhuvrindh, celestials, etc. Oh! Bhagavan, you have great effulgence, attractive limbs, and lustrous appearance of Neelamani/blue sapphire, you excel the loveliness of hundreds of crores of Kamadeva, you are attired in majestic yellow silk garment, your lustrous dark clouds limbs dressed in yellow Peethambar gives out the appearance of lightning. Oh! Bhagavan, you have beautiful long eyes that resemble red lotus flower petals, you symbolize beauty, you are the source of happiness and welfare to your devotees, you are the ocean of mercy. Oh! Bhagavan, you represent the lion that attacks  Kalaroopi/death untamed elephant, you resemble the colossal wood fire that destroys the wood of demons, you represent Surya that destroys the Moharoopi darkness of the night. You are wielded in Shankha, Chakra, Gadha, and Padma in four arms. Oh! Bhagavan, you are holding white Shankha, majestically seated on the fully blossomed lotus flower resembles Rajahamsa. You are adorned in the magnificent crown, marvelous earrings that spread intense luster on the cheek and neck areas, you have decorated the forehead with the beautiful Tilak, of rich fragrant sandalwood paste and Kumkum. You have dark and curved eyebrows and eyelashes that resemble a pack of honey bees, you have a beautiful line of teeth, lips, nose, and cheeks. You have an attractive neck that resembles the conch, Oh! Hare, you have a beautiful smile on your face that resembles a lustrous full moon and Kundhakusuma. You are adorned in marvelous Vanamala/garland of fresh alluring flowers, and the mark of Sreevathsa on your chest. You are the Lord of Lords, Lord of Bhramanda, you are Krodharahitha, Ajanma, extremely valorous, and supreme Lord of the Universe. Oh! Bhagavan, Victory to you! Victory to you! Oh! Bhagavan, you are adorned in exquisite golden ornaments on the chest, armlets, Rathnajaditha Kankan, and marvelous waist ornaments decorated with small bells, your lotus feet are decorated with the marvelous Noopura which gives out the sounds of Hamsa. Oh! Bhagavan, you are the storehouse of loveliness and virtues, you are beyond description. Your beloved consort Devi Mahalakshmi who is Samudhrakanya, the epitome of beauty, auspiciousness, and wealth seated on your right. Oh! Bhagavan, you have chosen to dwell in a beautiful shrine located on the riverbank of Devi Ganga, whoever makes a visit to this famous shrine would achieve fruitfulness of their life. Oh! Bhagavan, you symbolize wealth, prosperity, richness, fame, possession, all kinds of auspiciousness, you are the destroyer of wrong perceptions in the Jeeva, you are the destroyer of Paparoopi dense wood of the Jeeva, and removes the afflictions of worldly existence. You are the Lord of the Universe, you are the essence of Universe and its living and non-living things, you resemble the entire Bhramanda, you are the source of welfare and happiness, you are supreme Bhramam resides as a soul in the Jeeva, which is the source of the functioning of the mind, intellect, Prana, Karma, Gnanendhriya, Chiththa, etc.  Oh! Bhagavan, you are the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the Universe and its living and non-living things, you are unconquerable, you have no birth or death, you are difficult to perceive, you have innumerable forms, you have perfect control over sense, you are most promising to Universe, you are the storehouse of Gnana, Vijjana, Vairagya, Aishwarya, and Animadhisidhdhis/supernatural powers. Oh! Bhagavan, I am Tulsidas, seized by the venomous serpent of Samsara, I am perplexed and exhausted, Oh! Sri Rama, you have celestial bird Garuda who is the enemy of the serpent as a vehicle, kindly protects me.”

 

61) Sakala Sukhakandha Anandhavana Punyakritha Bindhumadhav Dhvandha Vipathihari | Yasyanghripadhoja Aja Shambhu Sanakadhi Shuka Shesha Munivrindha Ali Nilayakari || Amala Marakatha Shyama Kama Shathakoti Cchavi Peethapata Thaditha Iva  Jaladhaneelam | Aruna Shathapathra Lochana Vilokani Charu  Pranathajana Sukhadha Karunardhrasheelam || Kala Gajaraja Mrigaraja Dhanujesha Vana Dhahana Pavak Moha Nishi Dinesham | Charibhuja Chakra Kaumodhaki Jalaja Dhara Sarajijopari Yaya Rajahamsam|| Mukuta Kundala Thilak Alak Alivratha Iva Bhrukuti Dhvija Adharavara Charunasa | Ruchira Sookapola Dhara Greevah Sukhasiva Hari Indhukara Kundhamiva Madhurahasa || Arasi Vanamala Suvishala Navamanjjari   Bhraja Sreevathsa Lancchana Udharam | Parama Bhramanya Athidhanya Gathamanyu Aja  Amithabala Vipula Mahima  Aparam ||Hara Keyoora Kara  Kanaka Kankana Rathana Jatitha Mani Mekhala Katipradhesham | Yugala Padha Noopuramukhara Kalahamsavath Subhaga Sarvaga Saundharya Vesham || Sakala  Saubhagya SamYuktha Thrailokhya Sree Dhakshi Dhishi Ruchira Varisha Kanya | Basath Vibudhapaga Nikata Thata Sadhanavara Nayana Nirankhathi Nara Theyathi Dhanya ||Akhila Mangala Bhavana Nibida Samshaya Shamana Dhamana Vrijinatavi Kashtaharththa | Vishvadhritha Vishwahitha Ajitha Gotheetha Shiva  Vishwapalana Harana Vishwakarththa || Jjana Vijjana Vairagya Aishwarya Nidhi  Sidhdhi Animadhi Dhe  Bhooridhanam | Grasathi Bhava Vyala Athithrasa Tulasidasa Thrahi Sreerama Uragariyanam ||