SRI VEDANARAYANA PRARTHANA (SEATTLE)

SRI VEDANARAYANA PRARTHANA (SEATTLE)
स्वागतं वेदनारायण स्वागतं लोकनायक ।
स्वागतं करुणामूर्ते स्वागतं स्वागतं प्रभो ॥
जय जय श्रीराधे

VEDANARAYANASHTAKAM

श्री:

वेदनारायणाष्टकम्

Vedanārāyaṇāṣṭakam

आदिनाथाय देवाय  सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणे ।

आदिमूलाय वन्द्याय  परमानन्ददायिने ॥   (१)

ādināthāya devāya saccidānandarŪpiṇe ।

ādimŪlāya vandyāya paramānanda dāyine ॥ (1)  

To the primordial God of the form of existence, consciousness and bliss

To the worshipful root cause of all who bestows supreme bliss. 

अमृतामृतरूपाय कल्याणगुणशालिने ।

अखिलजनपालाय     चतुर्वेदस्वरूपिणे ॥ (२)

amṛtāmṛtarŪpāya kalyāṇaguṇaŚāline ।

akhilajanapālāya caturvedasvarŪpiṇe ॥ (2)

To the nectar of nectar and the abode of auspicious qualities

To the protector of all and of the form of the four Vedas.

मूलप्रकृतिरूपाय  मूलकारणकारिणे ।

मुदामोदप्रमोदाय    मुकुन्दायमुरद्विषे ॥ (३)

mŪlaprakṛtirŪpāya mŪlakāraṇakāriṇe ।

mudāmodapramodāya mukundāya muradviṣe ॥ (3)

To the primeval material form and the source cause of the root cause

To the various manifestations of happiness who is Mukunda and the foe of the demon Mura.

धनधान्यप्रदात्रे च धैर्यैश्वर्यप्रदायिने ।

धर्मचिन्ताप्रदात्रे च धर्मार्थकामदायिने ॥ (४)

dhanadhānyapradātre ca dhairyaiŚvaryapradāyine ।

dharmacintāpradātre ca dharmārthakāmadāyine ॥ (4)

To the bestower of wealth and grains who grants courage and all affluence.

To the bestower of righteous thoughts  who grants righteousness, wealth and fulfilment of one’s desires.

जगत् रक्षणधुर्याय जगन्नाथस्वरूपिणे ।

जलाग्निवायुरूपाय  जलजाप्रियकामिने ॥  (५)

jagat rakṣaṇadhuryāya jagannāthasvarŪpiṇe ।

jalāgnivāyurŪpāya jalajāpriyakāmine ॥ (5)

To the protector of the Universe and the Supreme Lord of the Universe

To one who is of the form of water, fire and air and the beloved Lord of MahalakṣmĪ.

श्रीधराय सुरेशाय श्रुतिस्मृतिस्वरूपिणे ।

श्रीभूदेवीसमेताय  श्रीलक्ष्मीस्थिरवासिने ॥  (६)

ŚṛĪdharāya sureŚāya ŚṛtismṛtisvarŪpiṇe ।

ŚṛĪ bhŪdevĪsametāya ŚṛĪlakṣmĪsthiravāsine ॥  (6)

To the Supreme who carries ŚṛĪdevĪ in his bosom and  the Lord of celestials who is of the form of Vedas and Smṛtis.

To  the  Supreme in unison with ŚṛĪ and  BhŪdevĪ   and in whom  MahalakṣmĪ  eternally resides.

नमस्तुभ्यं हरेराम वेदनारायणाय ते ।

नमस्तुभ्यं हरेकृष्ण हरे हरे नमो नमः ॥ (७)

namastubhyam harerāma vedanārāyaṇāya te ।

namastubhyam harekṛṣṇa hare hare namo namaḥ ॥ (7)

Salutations to thee Vedanārāyaṇa in the form of Rāma

Salutations to thee in the form of Kṛṣṇa who is the manifestation of  Rādhā as well as  Hari and to thee my repeated salutations.

नमः पङ्कजनाभाय गोविन्दपरमात्मने ।

नमः पङ्कजनेत्राय    पवित्रपरमेष्ठिने   ॥ (८)

namaḥ paṅkajanābhāya govindaparamātmane ।

namaḥ paṅkajanetrāya pavitraparameṣṭhine ॥ (8)

Salutations to the lotus-navel Supreme descended as Govinda

Salutations to the lotus-eyed Lord who is the personification of purity and glory.

इहचामुत्रलाभं च आधिव्याधिनिवारणम् ।

यः पठेत् लभते नित्यं वेदनारायणाष्टकम् ॥ (९)

ihacāmutralābham ca ādhivyādhinivāraṇam ।

yaḥ paṭhet labhate nityam vedanārāyaṇāṣṭakam ॥ (9)

One who recites this Vedanārāyaṇāṣṭakam gets cured of all his mental agonies as well as  physical ailments and attains all auspiciousness in this world and thereafter in the Supreme Paramapadam.

जय जय श्रीराधे

वेदनारायण मङ्गलम्

श्रियासहप्रमोदाय वेदनारायणाय ते ।

सियाट्टिल् वासिने भूयात् नित्यश्रीर्नित्य मङ्गलम् ॥ (१)

Śṛiyāsahapramodāya vedanārāyaṇāya te ।

siyāṭṭil vāsine bhUyāt nityaŚṛĪr nitya maṅgalam ॥ (1) `

 

To the Supreme who delights devotees in the loving company of MahalakṣmĪ  who has manifested  in the form of  Vedanārāyaṇa

To the Lord residing in sacred Seattle, to thee all auspiciousness forever.

जय जय श्रीराधे

VAIKUNTA EKADASI AT SRIRANGAM TEMPLE 8TH JANUARY 2017

Vaikunta  Ekadasi at Srirangam Temple on  Sunday , 8th January 2017:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEhmLzOlugI&feature=youtu.be

जय जय श्रीराधे

WHY THE GARUDAGAMBA OF DIFFERENT VISHNU TEMPLES IS DIFFERENT?

The Dhvajastambha, as we call it, is installed based on the Agama pertaining to that specific temple. The details of the size, height, quality of the wood to be used and so on are specified in the Agama concerned. PAncarAtra and VaikhAnasa are the two main Agamas followed by the Vaishnavite temples. There are many branches of PancharAtra Agama. The North Indian Temples are not based on PAncarAtra and VaikhAnasa Agamas. Hence depending upon the Agama / Scripture followed by the Temple, there are variations.

जयजय श्रीराधे।  

 

WHETHER VEDAS ARE AGAINST TEMPLE IDOL WORSHIP?

The Vedic statements “na tasya pratimA asti” from Sukla Yajur Veda and "na tasya pratimA syAt" from SvetAsvatara Upanishad are misquoted by some to prove that Vedas are against temple idol worship. Let us see why such interpretation is erroneous and baseless.

na tasya pratimA asti yasya nAma mahadyaSah! ---Sukla Yajur Veda samhitA XXXII-3

na tasya purushasya pratimA pratimAnabhUtam kincit vidyate ! yato yasya nAma mahadyaSa ityesha vedAntavidah pathanti hiraNyagarbha ityesha catur ruco anuvAkodUra viprakarsheNa hiraNyagarbham pratimAbhUtamAha !
---Uvata

Tasya purushasya pratimA pratimAnam upamAnam kincit vastu nAsti ! ata eva nAma prasiddham mahat yaSah yasyAsti! sarvAtirikta yaSA ityarthah !
---MahIdhara

Standard English translations like Griffith and Robert Ernest Hume also convey the same meaning as aforesaid.

The above proves that the Sukla Yajur Veda Mantra means that there is no comparison for the Supreme and it does not refer to idol worship by any stretch of imagination.

na tasya pratimA syAt !
---SvetASvatara Upanishad iv-19

na hi tasya iSvarasya pratimA upamA kAcit asti nishpratiyogikatvena brahmamAtratvAt !
---- SrI upanishad brahma yogI bhAshyam

Hence the translation of the word "pratimA" as "Idol worship" is erroneous as it is totally out of context. Thus there is no Vedic Statement which condemns Temple idol worship