Dashavataarastuti - Vadirajaswamy - 2. Khandeebhavadbahula - Hayagreeva

KhandeebhavatbahuLa dindeera jhrimbhaNa suchandeekritodadhimahaa
kaandaatichitragati shaundaadyahaimarada bhaandaaprameyacharita
chandaashwa khanTamada shundaala durhridayan ghandaabhikhandakaradoh
shchaandamaresha hayatundaakrite drishamakhandaamalapradishame


Khanda = Piece, Khandibhavat = being broken into pieces or Breaking,

Bahula = large quantity, Dindira = Froth, Foam, Jhrimbhana = raising,

Su chandi = very scary, Krita = made, Udhadhi = ocean, Mahaa khaanda =

very deep, Ati chitra gati = very, wonderful, playful movements,  Shaunda =

expert,efficient, Aadya = basis for everything (moola roopi), Haima = made

of gold (Hema = gold ), Rada = teeth, bhaanda = decorated (well arranged)

aprameya = un limited, (prameya =limited) Charita = all activities

Chanda = scary, Ashwa = horse, Kantha = neck (means head here),

Mada = arrogant, Shundala = elephant , Durhridaya = wicked,  Gandha=

‘gandasthala’ of elephant, khanda = break, doh = hand Chanda = Scary

(here, scaring enemies), amara + esha = gods +king, Haya = Horse,

Tunda = Mouth (neck) , Akrite = having figure of, Drisham = Knowledge,

Akhanda = un broken, un diminished, Amala = Pure, Pradisha = Grant, Me = To,me.

One who moves, as if like a play, astonishingly and  expertly in the great

depths of the ocean, making the waves raise and break against each other

and against rocks, producing and shattering great amounts of foam and

thereby making the ocean appear scary, who is the basis or start of everything,

and who is endowed with unlimited qualities and activities

Capable of breaking the ‘gandasthala’ of the wicked elephant like Hayagreevaasura,

who has a arrogant horse form, easily with your hands, (you) who is scary to

enemies, king of gods, having the form of horse (here, hayagreeva the god)

with well arranged set of teeth of gold (OR decorated with golden set of teeth

OR decorating the ocean with your presence), grant me divine knowledge,

whole and pure.  

Dashavataaara Stuti - Vadirajaswamy - 1 Proshteesha Vigraha.... Matsyaavataara.

Proshtheeshavigraha sunishteevanoddhata vishishTaambuchaari jaladhe
loshTaantaraahita vicheshTaaghamaugha parameshTiditatvamavamaat
preshTaarkasoonu manu cheshTaarthavaatmavidateeshTo yugaantasamaye
stheshTaatma shringadhrita kaashTaambuvaahana varaashTaapadaprbhatano


(You, who is) In the form of king of fishes Proshteesha  - proshti + eesha

= Fish having a spout + King/Lord, (Proshti can be sub divided into

Pra+ ushti meaning spouting water) Vigraha = Form, Suneeshtivanodhdhata

 = 1. sprouting great mass of water mixed with air, (‘udhdhata’ is upwards,

like what a whale does) 2. And it also means, ‘(he) who has a great heaving

agitated ocean, 3. also can mean, agitating the ocean (like child’s play),  

Vishishta ambuchaari jaladhe = containing the great (vishishta) ocean

creatures (ambuchari). But god himself can be decsribed as vishishta

ambhuchaari = moving effortlessly in the water and the only one remaining

till end ie pralaya. And the adjective Jaladhe may also mean, (he who is)

sea of kindness, sea of strength, sea of ananda etc etc.

Koshtantarahita -  koshta+antara+ahita =   ( Koshta =stomach, antara=inside,

ahita= placed) Keeping in your stomach, Vicheshta=  undisturbed,

Aghamaugha - agama + ogha + = cluster of all agamas, holy scriptures ie,

the vedas (and) parameshti=brahma, idita=worshipped (being worshipped

by Brahma)  tvam+ ava + mam = you + protect +me.

Preshta + arka+ sunu+ manu = very dear + sun + son + Manu, cheshtaartha -

cheshta + artha =  activites + for the sake of , atmavit - atma+vit = atma + know

about, ateeshto - ati + Ishto = very + dear, yugaanta+ samaye = end of yuga + at

the time of,  stheshta = unperturbed, atma shringha = horn of paramaatma

himself, Dhrita = supported/supporting, kaashthaambuvaahana - kaashtha+ ambu +

vaahana = wooden+water + carrier, Varaashthapradaprabhatano - vara +

ashthaprada + prbha + tano = the best + golden+ radiance/brilliance + body.

You, in the form of a great fish, moving effortlessly in the heaving ocean,

spouting water and air into the sky and also agitating the other great ocean

creatures and the ocean itself, keeping the agamas un disturbed within you,

and being worshipped by Brahma himself,

You, who is very dear to ‘aatmagnaani’s and who is always unperturbed, and

who, for the sake of continuance of the activities at the end of the yuga by the  

son of sun, Manu, who is dear to you, used your own horn in the body which is

radiant like the best of gold, to keep stable, the wooden carrier (boat) - you

protect us.

Rain Walks - Two of the many

Since the beginning of the rainy season, we, a group of  4-5 people with common interest, have been walking every Sunday for a distance of 10 - 20 kilometers. In pouring rain if it is raining. We start at half past five and start walking in whichever direction appeals to us. Now, we have covered almost all directions and all available roads around our city Ponda. So, last week we decided to cover the first 10 kilometers by car, and walk in a till then uncovered area, which I had been thinking off for quite some time.

This morning saw four of us starting from what is known as Apewal and walk to a village called Keri and from there to another place called Savoiverem and then back to Apewal. It is a circuit of about ten kilometers and a very picturesque one. There is hardly any traffic and the houses are sparse. The road is good and the surroundings absolutely clean and green. I good bird watcher can easily identify about twenty species of birds during the walk. I could identify Warbler, Peahen, Scarlet minivet, Hornbill, Bulbul, Robin, Brahmini kite out of a dozen different birds but none of them were prepared to come into my frame!

Following are some pictures from the walk.

Morning sunrays in a green valley

A clear water stream by the side of the road

Another land scape

My companions for the walk. 

This morning I had planned a 15 km walk connecting some temples around Ponda and called it ‘The Temple Circuit’. Due to  constraints of time, we had to curtail the distance to 10 kms but the route more or less remained the same.

We started at the Kashimutt, Bandora - went to Mahalakshmi temple - then to Gopala Ganapati at Farmagudi - Down to Nagesh Maharudra temple at Bandora - On to Shantadurga and back to kashi Mutt. We were six in the group.

following are the pictures of today's walk.

An interior road, where a Leopard was seen a month back. I call it the Leopard road.

Entrance to the Gopal ganapati temple - Farmagudi Goa

Nageshi Maharudra - what is prominantly seen is the palace of Saundekar, the earstwhile rulers of Ponda. Temple is by the side. You may notice the tower behind the coconut tree. 

Chapel of St roque as seen from Shantadurga temple.

Temple of Shantadurga - one of the famous temples in Goa.

Landscape near Shantadurga

The Kashimutt, from where the walk started and ended.

The temple tower of Mahalakshmi - Bandora

 I was just speaking to some friends and casually said “we had four people for the ‘Nature Walk’ last week, but six for the ‘Temple Circuit’ today”.

One of my friends quipped in  : “Forget your nature and temples doctor, plan a ‘Bar circuit’ and I assure that twelve of us will be with you!!

Trash - My fixation!

All of us have our own fixations. For some it is welfare of stray dogs, for some

it is fitness, for some, potholes. Similarly, it could be price of petrol, alternative

medicines, TV serials, Cricket, whatever. My father in law had two fixations.

They were auto fares and doctor’s fees. Any conversation you start with these

people, it never ends without touching up on their favourite topic. With me, it is

trash. I yearn for a trash free surrounding which I am sure I will never see and I

keep talking/writing about it.

I did have some hope when our PM gave a call for ‘Swachcha Bharat’. Probably

he thought that all he has to do is give a call and a few slogans and people would

do the rest. But he doesn’t know that my countrymen will not fall in line unless

there is a ‘danda’ around. Be it taxes, traffic or trash!

I was pleasantly surprised to read in the news papers that the Vasco civic body has

declared a plastic free ‘Saptah’ -  the annual jatra in vasco. And the yesterday’s

paper brought the reality home. I don’t think our politicians can eliminate trashy

plastics. Just think where you saw your budding politician first. It is in one of the

plastic or  flex banners - wishing you a happy festival, declaring a sports or social

event, wishing a well settled politician a happy birthday or a welcome banner for

some political deity visiting your city. That means it is through plastic banners and

flex cut outs that our politicians are born! How can they cut their umbilical chord?

This dependence on banners and cutouts only increases as they grow. Banners

and cutouts of our PM, the messiah of clean India is found in thousands in every

place he goes on a visit. But I have not heard of a strong order from him, to his

followers/partymen, to ban the banner!

Still, I can’t just keep watching. I felt very stupid about it but I gave a representation

to our panchayat and our city municipal council to make the annual public festivals

and jatras, Plastic free. I don’t think they would care but It is my fixation. Does not

follow logic or reality !!