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Sri Sri Damodarasfakam
Eighf Prayers fo Lord Damodara Whose BeIIy is Bound by a Rope
incIuding fhe Sanskrif commenfary of SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
enfifIed Dig-Darsini-Tika
Infroducfion
By HH Bhakfi-Prajnana Kesava Maharaja
One or Two Topics abouf Sri Sri Damodarasfaka`
Sii Kisna-candia, Wlo is acliniyanania-saliiman blagavan - ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad and poicni souicc ol inconccivably limiilcss cncigics -
allowcd Maia Yasoda io bind Him wiil iopcs io a woodcn giinding moiiai. ly ilis
pasiimc, Hc lully iasicd ilc csscncc ol lci visuddla-vaisalya-picma-iasa, ilc
ioially puic spiiiiual mcllows ol lci paicnial lovc. Hc also ilcicby icvcalcd io ilc
woild ilc liglcsi claiaciciisiics ol His qualiiy ol blaliadlinaia, oi willingncss io
subjcci Himscll io ilc dominancc ol ilc dcvoicc. Tlis supicmcly cnclaniing
dama-bandlana-lila was manilcsicd on ilc day ol Kaiiiila-sulla piaiipada - ilc
day alici ilc dail moon day in ilc monil ol Kaiiiila. Tlis is also ilc piimaiy
icason loi ilc pcilccily gloiious monil ol Kaiiiila bccoming lamous by ilc namc
ol Damodaia. Aclaiyapada Sii Gopala llaiia Gosvami, ilc auiloi ol ilc Vaisnava
smiii-sasiia namcs Sii Haii-blalii-vilasa, las ouilincd ilc dcvoiional aciiviiics io
bc caiiicd oui duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila. Hc indicaics ilai ilc iulc io bc
lollowcd cvciy day is ilc woislip ol Sii Sii Radla-Damodaia and ilc icciiaiion ol
ilc sioiia namcd Sii Damodaiasiala, ilus (H.b.v. 16.95-96):
O lcaincd Vipias! Il onc woislips ilc dciiy ol Sii Radlila duiing ilc
monil ol Kaiiiila loi ilc puiposc ol Hci plcasuic, ilcn Damodaia Haii bccomcs
vciy saiislicd. Onc wlo woislips Loid Damodaia by daily icciiing ilc piayci
lnown as Damodaiasiala, wlicl was spolcn by ilc sagc Saiyaviaia, vciily aiiiacis
Damodaia Himscll.`
Tlis sioiia namcs Sii Damodaiasiala is lound in ilc Padma-puiana, bcing spolcn
by Sii Saiyaviaia Muni duiing a convcisaiion wiil Sii Naiada, Saunala and oilci
sagcs. Siila Sanaiana Gosvamipada siaics in lis commcniaiy on ilis piayci ilai ii
is niiya-siddla (an cicinally pcilcci piayci) ilai ii was manilcsicd iliougl Sii
Saiyaviaia Muni, and ilai ii is aciually capablc ol aiiiaciing Sii Damodaia-Kisna.
Hc las lully claboiaicd on ilis piayci's abiliiy io aiiiaci Loid Damodaia in lis
cxlausiivc puipoiis, wlicl aic abounding wiil lis own pcisonal icalisaiions.
Ioi a long iimc, I lavc bccn conicmplaiing a dcsiic io publisl ilis
cxposiiion ol Damodaiasiala. Lspccially, sincc upon ilc obscivancc ol ilc
Damodaia-viaia cvciy ycai duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila, all ol us gci iogcilci and
sing ilc liiiana ol Damodaiasiala wiil uniicd voiccs, ai sucl iimc, ilis piayci is
manilcsi in all ilc dcvoiccs' lcaiis, ilcicby siimulaiing ilc aiising ol siiong
dcsiics loi cxplanaiion ol ilc vciscs. Many blalia-sadlalas lavc spccilically
icqucsicd mc io iianslaic ilis inloimaiion loi ilcm. Iinally, alici so many days
wc lavc publislcd ilc cigli Sansliii mula-slolas ol Damodaiasiala along wiil a
Sansliii anvaya (woid loi woid synonyms), and Siila Sanaiana Gosvamipada's
Sansliii iila namcd Dig-Daisini. Ioi ilc bcnclii ol icadcis wlo do noi lnow
Sansliii, wc lavc also includcd lcngali iianslaiions ol ilc mula-slolas and Siila
Sanaiana Gosvami's commcniaiy.
In ilc picscni agc many so-callcd inicllcciuals, wlo aic piovolcd and
iiiiiaicd by Kali-yuga's dcgiadaiion, casi an cxiicmcly conicmpiuous glancc upon
ilc usagc ol ilc Sansliii languagc. In spiic ol ilis, I lavc siill publislcd ilis bool
on Damodaiasiala oui ol a dcsiic loi ilc bcnclii ol pcoplc living in all lands. Ii is
good il ilc liiciaiy sclolais ol ilc lcngali languagc would lccp in mind ilai,
abovc all clsc, oui dcvclopmcni ol lcngali is wlolly dcpcndcni on iis dciivaiion
liom ilc Sansliii languagc. Ii is incviiablc ilai ilc advanccmcni ol lcngali
piocccds sidc-by-sidc wiil ilc advanccmcni ol Sansliii liiciaiuics. Tlosc wlo
aiicmpi io dcvclop lcngali by jumping ovci Sansliii liiciaiuics cnd up iloiouglly
siccpcd in gioss ciioi. Wc lavc ialcn noic ol ilc languagc pioduccd by sclolais
ol ilis iypc - ii is disoidcily and laplazaid in all ways. lcngali is always
suboidinaic io and dcpcndcni on Sansliii; namcly, ii is noi ilai lcngali is an
indcpcndcni languagc and Sansliii is complcicly dillcicni. Tlc laci is ilai lcngali
is paiaianiia (ioially dcpcndcni) and Sansliii is svaianiia (ioially indcpcndcni).
Kccping ilis picccpi in mind, wc lavc placcd ilis bool bcloic ilc asscmbly ol
lcaincd sagcs.
Tlis asiala wiiiicn by Siila Vyasadcva is an idcal spccimcn amongsi ilc
woild ol liiciaiuic duc io iis plilosoplical conclusions, iis cxpciiisc ol
composiiion, and iis asionisling cxccllcncc in icvcaling ilc csscncc ol ilc Loid's
lila. ly composing lis iila namcd Dig-Daisini wiil sucl clcai and claboiaic
dciails, Jagad-guiu Siila Sanaiana Gosvamipada las lully cxplaincd ilc
compaiaiivc dillcicnccs ol vaiious mcllows wiilin ilc lingdom ol sadlana. ly
ilai lc las piovcn in all icspccis ilc supciioiiiy ol ilc vaisalya-iasa and madluia-
iasa.
Sahajiyas Unfif fo Tasfe Rasa-IiIa
Rcgaiding ilc impiopiiciy ol discussing Sii Sii Radla-Kisna's iasa-lila
indisciiminaicly lcic and ilcic, in ilis way oi ilai, as piaciiccd by ilc pialiia-
salajiyas - Gosvamipada las disciccily siaicd ilc lollowing ai ilc cnd ol lis cigli
puipoii:
And linally, ai ilc conclusion ol ilc piayci, ilc auiloi dcsiics io dcsciibc
ilc supicmc supcicxccllcncc ol ilc iasa-lila and oilci iiansccndcnial pasiimcs ilai
Loid Sii Kisna pciloims wiil Sii Radlila, bui sincc ilcsc aic ilc iopmosi ol
conlidcniial iopics, ilcy aic noi mcniioncd diiccily. Tlc logic ol madluicna-
samapayci - 'all undciialings slould bc complcicd swccily' - applics lcic.
Tlcicloic sucl conlidcniial pasiimcs aic iclciicd io by a mcic lini only, as ilcy
aic ollcicd obcisanccs in ilc woids namo nania-lilaya (my obcisanccs unio Youi
limiilcss pasiimcs).`
lccausc ilc salajiyas aic unlii io iasic ilc iasa-lila, ii is noi possiblc io
couni ilcm amongsi ilc cxalicd woiily dcvoiccs. All wc lnow is - blalii is
iiansccndcnial io ilc ilicc woilds. Ii cannoi bc biougli inio ilc icalm ol analysis
oi discussion ilai is conliimcd io ilc ilicc woilds. Tlcy ilinl ilai maiici can
somclow bccomc cii (spiiiiually conscious), and ilai by ilc powci ol onc's
sadlana ii is possiblc io scc llagavan wiil onc's plysical cycs -ilis is ilc opinion
ol ilc pialiia-salajiyas. Tlcy say ilai jusi as bcll-mcial iuins inio gold wlcn
mcicuiy is addcd io ii, similaily ilc maiciial body (pialiia) bccomcs
iiansccndcnial (apialiia) by ilc powci ol pciloiming blajana. Tlcy say ilai ai
sucl a iimc, onc obiains ilc daisana ol llagavan wiil onc's cycs. Siila Sanaiana
Gosvami las iloiouglly icluicd ilcsc claims ol ilc pialiia-salajiyas in lis bool
namcd lilad llagavaiamiia, as wcll as in lis commcniaiy ol Sii Damodaiasiala
namcd Dig-Daisini
Manasa-darsana O Prafyaksa-darsana
Vision of fhe Lord in fhe Mind
vs
Vision of fhe Lord wifh fhe Eyes
In icgaid io ilcsc iopics, ii is ncccssaiy io sciiously siudy Sanaiana Gosvami's
commcniaiics io ilc louiil and sixil vciscs ol Damodaiasiala. Upon icvicwing
lis disccinmcni ol ilcsc iwo vciscs, ilc pialiia-salajiyas ilinl ilai Gosvamipada
is piimaiily dcsciibing daisana wiil ilc cycs wlicl is dcpcndcni on manasa-
dlyana-daisana (sccing Him wiilin ilc mind's mcdiiaiion). lui ilc spccilic aim
ol ilc discussion is ilis - (in lilad llagavaiamiia) Gosvamipada cvcniually docs
csiablisl ilc supciioiiiy ol Gopa-Kumaia's daisana wiil ilc cycs, wlicl is
dcpcndcni on ilc daisana ilai aiiscs liom mcdiiaiion on bialma. In ilis,
Gosvamipada docs noi vciily Gopa-Kumaia's daisana wiil ilc maiciial cycs. Ii is
dcsciibcd ilai only alici Gopa-Kumaia bccamc siiuaicd in ilc iiansccndcnial
plancis ol ilc spiiiiual woild (Vailunila), did lc lavc ilc Loid's daisana wiil lis
cycs. Tlc maiciial scnscs cannoi lavc any posiiion in ilc iiansccndcnial icalm ol
Vailunila. Tlcicloic ilc diicci pciccpiion ol pioximiiy io ilc Loid lcli by ilc
gopas and gopis is in all ways apialiia (iiansccndcnial) and aiindiiya (bcyond ilc
iangc ol ilc scnscs). lclolding Him is noi an allaii ilai is diiccily pciccivablc by
ilc mundanc scnscs ol ilc pialiia-salajiyas.
The Observance of Karffika-vrafa
Picviously I lavc mcniioncd ilai Sii Sii Damodaiasiala is io bc sung and
siudicd duiing ilc obscivancc ol Uijja-viaia, also callcd Kaiiiila-viaia oi
Damodaia-viaia. Tlosc wlo dcsiic io plcasc Loid Damodaia duiing ilc monil ol
Damodaia musi cciiainly icad ilis Damodaiasiala bool cvciy day in iis cniiiciy.
Tlis is ilc spccilic iccommcndaiion ol Sii Haii-blalii-vilasa. Tlc dillcicni ways
ol obsciving ilc Damodaia-viaia aic indicaicd in ilc sasiias. Tlc Uijja-viaia
comcs in ilc middlc ol Caiui-masya-viaia. Tlis pciiod bcgins liom ciilci ilc
cladasi, ilc dvadasi oi ilc puinima (lull moon), and cnds on ilc coiicsponding
cladasi, dvadasi oi puinima. lui ilcsc daics slould noi bc obscivcd il ilcy ioucl
(ovcilap alici suniisc) in any way. Sanaiana Gosvami says - il ilc daics (iiili) ol a
Vaisnava-viaia do noi ioucl cacl oilci, ilcn ilcy aic obscivcd. Tlcicloic on ilc
days ol ilc commcnccmcni and conclusion ol Caiuimasya-viaia and Uijja-viaia,
onc slould obscivc ilc iiilis only il ilcy do noi ovcilap cacl oilci. Tlc dcliniiivc
opinion ol Haii-blalii-vilasa is ilai ilc iiilis slould noi ioucl alici suniisc io
bcgin ilc Caiuimasya-viaia and ilc Uijja-viaia.
I would lilc io quoic liom a small aiiiclc wiiiicn by oui Siila Tlaluia
llaliivinoda on ilc iopic ol Kaiiiila-viaia. In ilis aiiiclc, lc las clcaily
ascciiaincd ilc days on wlicl ilc conclusion ol ilc viaia is obscivcd. Tlc iulc is -
dcvoiccs wlo bcgin ilcii viaia on ilc cladasi day also concludc ii on ilc lasi
cladasi. Similaily, ilosc wlo bcgin on ilc dvadasi oi ilc puinima also cnd on
ilcii coiicsponding days. llaliivinoda's aiiiclc siaics:
Tlc obscivancc ol ilc Kaiiiila-viaia is onc ol ilc mosi impoiiani ilings loi
ilc Vaisnavas.
In accoidancc wiil ilcsc woids, ilc viaia ilcicloic bcgins on ilc waxing
cladasi ilai comcs ilc day alici Vijaya-dasami in ilc monil ol Asvina. And ilc
viaia will bc concludcd on Uiilana-cladasi. Tlai viaia wlicl is obscivcd duiing
ilc monil bciwccn ilcsc iwo daics is callcd niyama-scva. Tlc iulcs ol niyama-
scva aic: cvciy day duiing ilis monil, onc musi iisc upon ilc lasi loui ol ilc
nigli, puiily oncscll and pciloim ilc mangala-aiaii ol Sii Kisna. Tlcn, alici
bailing in ilc moining, onc slould woislip Loid Damodaia. Ai nigli, onc
slould ligli biilliani lamps lillcd wiil ciilci glcc oi scsamc-sccd oil, and placc
ilcm in ilcsc placcs - in ilc Loid's icmplc, aiound ilc basc ol iulasi planis, and in
ilc sly. Duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila, onc slould cai only vcgciaiian loodsiulls
and llagavan's piasad icmnanis. Onc slould icnouncc cxccssivc caiing and
slccping, plus avoid using oil, winc, and bcll-mcial uicnsils. Alici lonouiing
piasad, onc slould lcai oi icciic sciipiuics lcadcd by Siimad llagavaiam in ilc
company ol Vaisnavas. Tlcic slould bc inccssani laiinama-liiiana and smaiana.
Tlus passing ilc cniiic monil in obscivancc ol sucl icgulaiions, on ilc linal
Uiilana-cladasi day onc slould lasi liom cvciyiling including waici and siay
awalc all nigli absoibcd in Kisna-laila. On ilc ncxi day, alici liisi puiilying
oncscll and cngaging in laii-liiiana, onc slould scivc ilc Loid's piasad io onc's
dcaimosi iniimaic Vaisnava associaics, and wlcn ilcy aic linislcd onc may ilcn
lonoui piasad. Tlai day, ai ilc cnd ol ilc nigli, ilc viaia will bc complcicd.
Tlc clicl aim ol obsciving ilis Uijja-viaia is io plcasc Sii Radla-Damodaia.
Siimaii Radlaiani is callcd Uijjcsvaii (ilc Quccn ol ilc Uijja-viaia). Only bccausc
ol ilis, in oidci io csiablisl ilc plcasuic ol Sii Sii Radla-Damodaia, ilc sagc
Saiyaviaia Muni uiicicd (in ilc cigli vcisc ol Damodaiasiala) ilc woids namo
iadlilayai ivadiya piiyayai - My obcisanccs unio Radlila, You mosi bclovcd.` ly
ilis siaicmcni, lc indicaicd ilai ilc solc aciiviiy io bc donc duiing ilc obscivancc
ol Damodaia-viaia is ilc woislip ol Sii Sii Radla-Damodaia.
Among ilc 6+ bianclcs ol blalii lollowcd by oui Gaudiya Vaisnavas, wc
scc ilai ilc obscivancc ol Uijja is lisicd. Ii is io bc undcisiood ilai onc lollows
ilc Caiui-masya-viaia complcicly only il onc lonouis Uijja duiing ii. Somc
dcvoiccs aic ol ilc opinion - lccausc Caiui-masya-viaia is noi lisicd among ilc
6+ bianclcs ol dcvoiion, wc will only lollow ilc (onc-monil long) vow ol Uijja;
wc will noi undcigo ilc dilliculiy ol obsciving ilc cniiic loui-monil-long vow.`
In ilis way, ilosc pcisons wlo aiicmpi pciloiming blajana, bui wlo aic unawaic
ol ilc dccp mcaning ol ilc sasiias, ilcicby icmain in ilc indulgcnccs ol in
disciplinc. Siiman Malapiablu Himscll obscivcd ilc Caiui-masya-viaia wlilc
siiuaicd in many dillcicni placcs, and las ilcicby iaugli ilc piaciicc by His own
cxamplc. Wc cannoi considci sucl pcisons, wlo aic unablc io lollow ilc
insiiuciions ilai wcic cnacicd and picaclcd by Malapiablu, io bc paii ol ilc
lincagc ol puic Vaisnavas.
Ai ilis poini, wc would lilc io mcniion ilai ilc piinciplc ol aima-nivcdana
is lisicd as onc ol ilc ninc iypcs ol dcvoiion (wlicl aic counicd among ilc six
iypcs ol suiicndci, saianagaii). Is ii undcisiood, ilcn, ilai by pciloiming aima-
nivcdana (ollciing onc's soul), ilc oilci livc iypcs ol suiicndci aic ilcicloic
unncccssaiy' Tlc uliimaic suiicndci among ilc six pioccsscs ol saianagaii is
aima-nivcdana - by ilis bcing lisicd as sucl, ii is undcisiood ilai cngaging in ilc
oilci loims ol suiicndci aic also iccommcndcd loi ilc sadlala. Tlus ii is
acccpicd ilai a singlc sadlana ialcs ilc loim ol scvcial dillcicni aspccis.
Duc io ilc cicinal naiuic ol Sii Sii Damodaiasiala, ii is ncccssaiy io siudy
ii cvciy day noi only duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila (oi Damodaia), bui also duiing
ilc cniiic loui-monil pciiod ol Caiui-masya. And wlai's moic, ii is aciually lii io
bc siudicd cvciy day ol cvciy monil, ycai alici ycai. Upon ilc puic claniing ol
Damodaiasiala, Loid Damodaia Himscll bccomcs vciy plcascd - loi ilis objcciivc,
I lavc cspccially compilcd ilis volumc wiil gicai caic and aiicniion.
Duiing ilc pciiod wlcn Gosvamipada was composing lis iila, lc quoicd
somc conclusions alicady wiiiicn in lis own lilad llagavaiamiia. Wc lavc
addcd ilcsc vciscs in ilc loim ol looinoics. Tlcy aic piinicd wiil ilcii mula-
slolas along wiil cxplicii lcngali iianslaiions io laciliiaic ilc undcisianding ol ilc
icadcis.
In conclusion, ii is my caincsi piayci bcloic ilc suddla-vaisnavas: ilai
ilcy siudy ilis bool duiing Caiui-masya oi Uijja-viaia and aiiain piiii (ilc
plcasuic ol ilc Loid) - ilcn only will I considci my laboui lullillcd. Tlis bool
malcs ii possiblc loi ilcm io casily gailci so many iiuils; loi ilai icason, I lavc
madc sucl a lumblc icqucsi.
Sri Bhakfi Prajnana Kesava
Sri Sri Damodarasfakam
Texf 1
namamisvaram sac-cid-ananda-rupam
Iasaf-kundaIam gokuIe bhrajamanam
yasoda-bhiyoIukaIad-dhavamanam
paramrsfam afyam fafo drufya gopya
I ollci my icspccilul obcisanccs unio ilai Supicmc Loid
Wlosc loim is composcd ol ciciniiy, lnowlcdgc and bliss
Wlosc caiiings swing and play upon His clccls
Wlo is splcndiously manilcsi in Golula
Wlo is vciy lcailul ol moilci Yasoda, and jumping down liom ilc woodcn
giinding moiiai quiclly iuns away
Wlo is clascd by Yasoda iunning vciy quiclly alici Him and is uliimaicly caugli
liom bclind
Dig-Darsini-Tika
by SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
lowing bcloic Sii Damodaia-isvaia Wlo is accompanicd by Sii Radla I now
commcncc my puipoii ol Damodaiasiala cniiilcd Dig-Daisini.
In ilc bcginning ol ilc mula-slola, ilc vciy liisi inicniion is cxpicsscd by
ilc woid namami - I bow down.` Obcisanccs aic ilus ollcicd wiil lovc and
dcvoiion bcloic commcncing ilc dcsciipiion ol ilc Loid's spccilic claiaciciisiics
ol cxccllcncc ilai aic cxlibiicd by His iaiiva, iupa, lila, guna and so loiil. Also
mcniioncd is ilc csscncc ol His own divinc supicmacy as ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy
ol Godlcad manilcsicd in Golula, and also His disiinciivc lcaiuics as ilc oiigin ol
all. Iuiilcimoic, ilc woid namami is indicaiivc ol an auspicious invocaiion
(mangalaiilam). Ai ilc siaii ol all lunciions ii is cusiomaiy io ollci icspccis io
isvaia wlicl cxpicss an aiiiiudc ol dcvoiional scivicc unio ilc Loid. Ioi ilis
icason, obcisanccs aic ollcicd liisi unio ilc Loid in ilis vcisc.
(Now ilc commcniaioi, Sii Siila Sanaiana Gosvami cxamincs iaiiva-viscsa
oi ilc cxccllcncc ol ilc Loid's iiuil:) Obcisanccs unio wlom' Unio Isvaia, ilc
supicmc coniiollci. Namcly - Hc wlo is (1) saiva-saliimania (cndowcd wiil all
poicncics), (2) jagai-clanaila (ilc only Loid ol ilc univcisc) and (3) nija-piablu
(my own Masici). In ilc liisi insiancc Hc is addicsscd as sucl in oidci io obiain
ilc powci ol salii nccdcd io ollci ilc piayci, in ilc sccond insiancc, Hc is
addicsscd as sucl io indicaic ilai Hc is ilc onc and only Loid Wlo is
piaiscwoiily; in ilc linal insiancc, Hc is addicsscd as sucl io signily ilc spccilic
naiuic ol blalii oi dcvoiion. How is Hc manilcsi' As sac-cid-ananda-iupam oi a
loim composcd ol compicsscd clouds ol ciciniiy, lnowlcdgc and bliss. Tlis is ilc
siaicmcni ol His supicmc sovcicigniy in icgaids io His iaiiva-viscsa aiiiibuic oi
cxccllcncc ol iiuil.
(Now iupa-viscsa, ilc cxccllcncc ol His bcauiy is dcsciibcd:) His disiinci
cxccllcncc ol bcauiy is illusiiaicd as lollows: lasanii (ilc swinging ol His caiiings)
was manilcsicd wlcn Hc ian away in lcai ol Sii Yasoda; oi also, His caiiings spoii
upon His clccls as a icsuli ol His coniinuously playing in ilc iiansccndcnial
pasiimcs ol clildlood. Tlus, His divincly splcndious lacc is cspccially poiiiaycd.
Oi also, yci anoilci mcaning ol lasai-lundalam is - duc io ilc mala-saublagya oi
gicai loiiunc ol pcisonally lissing His divinc clccls, ilcsc caiiings lavc aiiaincd a
posiiion ol supcicxccllcncc abovc all His oilci oinamcnis. And ilis
supcicxccllcncc also indicaics ilc loiiunc ol ilc oilci oinamcnis adoining His
vaiious limbs. Iuiilcimoic, lasanii indicaics ilai ilcsc caiiings aic glisicning
bccausc ilcy aic cniiclcd wiil ilc splcndious cllulgcncc ol ilc Loid's bodily
complcxion; fherefore Krsna's body is fhe ornamenf of His ornamenfs. Tlis is
ilc mcaning. Conscqucnily, ii is siaicd by ilc gopis in ilc Tcnil Canio (llag.
10.29.+0):
O Sii Kisna! ly sccing Youi bcauiy, wlicl aiiiacis ilc ilicc woilds, ilcsc
cows, biids, iiccs and dcci aic all cxpciicncing ilcii laiis sianding on cnd!`
(Wlai is ilc wondci, ilcn, il wc aic also bcwildcicd'`)
In ilc Tliid Canio (llag. 3.2.12), ii is also siaicd by Sii Uddlava io Viduia
icgaiding Sii Kisna's bcauiy:
Sii Kisna's bcauiy is so cnclaniing ilai ii cvcn asionislcs Himscll: ilai
bcauiy icpicscnis ilc supicmc zcniil ol gicai opulcncc, so mucl so ilai Hc is
aciually ilc oinamcni ol His oinamcnis.`
Now ilc paiivaia-viscsa oi aiiiibuics ol His lamily poiiiay His uniquc
cxccllcncc. Tlc woid golulc indicaics ilai placc wlcic gopas, gopis, cows, calvcs
and so loiil icsidc. Tlc woid bliajamanam indicaics a paiiiculaily bcliiiing placc
wlcicin Hc can manilcsi an cxccllcncc ilai suipasscs ilai ol picvious lilas.
Moicovci, Hc is splcndious bccausc only in Golula docs Hc manilcsi His
svablavila-sobla, oi mosi naiuial claiaciciisiics ol biilliancc. Ii is siaicd in ilc
Tcnil Canio (llag. 10.32.1+):
(llagavan Sii Kisna, Wlo siis upon ilc asana loimcd in ilc loius-lilc
lcaiis ol ilc siddla-yogis...) Manilcsiing a body ilai is ilc abodc ol all ilc
splcndoui ol ilc ilicc woilds, Hc sai upon ilc asana picscnicd by ilc gopis, was
woislippcd by ilcm, and ilcicby iadiaicd cvcn moic splcndoui.`
His cxccllcncc ol lila-viscsa, oi aiiiibuics ol His pasiimcs, aic siaicd in ilc
lasi iwo lincs ol ilc vcisc. Tlc woid yasoda indicaics yasodaya, oi Iiom His
moilci Yasoda`. lliya indicaics ilc lcai ol bcing punislcd loi His ollcnsc ol
bicaling ilc yogluii pois, sicaling licsl buiici and so loiil. Ulullalai dcnoics
liom ilc moiiai` - in oidci io sical ilc licsl buiici suspcndcd liom ilc ialicis,
Hc iool a laigc woodcn giinding moiiai ilai was lcpi in ilc samc sioicioom,
iuincd ii on cnd, and climbcd up on ii; bui (spoiiing His moilci coming inio ilc
ioom wiil a siicl in lci land) Hc immcdiaicly gcis down again. Dlavamanam -
Hc spccdily iuns away. In ilis icgaid, il onc dcsiics io lnow ilc paiiiculais ol ilis
pasiimc, ii can bc lound in ilc Tcnil Canio (llag. 10.9.S-9) ilus:
Tlcn Sii Kisna iuincd ilc giinding moiiai on cnd, climbcd up on ii and
bcgan disiiibuiing ilc licsl buiici langing liom ilc ialicis io ilc monlcys as
liccly as Hc lilcd. Duc io lnowlcdgc ol His own misclicvous ilicvciy, His cycs
lcailully daiicd ilis way and ilai. Moilci Yasoda saw Him doing ilis and slowly
cicpi up liom bclind io caicl Him; bui Hc noiiccd Hci coming wiil a siicl in lci
land, and Hc quiclly goi down liom ilc moiiai and siaiicd iunning away, jusi
lilc a pcison siiiclcn wiil lcai. Lvcn ilougl liglly advanccd yogis aic cnablcd
by ilc siicngil ol ilcii pcnanccs io mcigc ilcii minds wiil bialma, siill ilcy
cannoi gci a glimpsc ol ilis sccnc - ol Yasoda-dcvi clasing lci son Kisna liom
bclind wlilc aiicmpiing io caicl Him.`
Tlcn, iaio-diuiya - slc ian vciy swilily. Duc io ilc samasa conjunciion,
ilcsc iwo woids bccomc onc. Gopya - by Sii Yasoda, paia amisiam - caicling lold
ol His bacl. Hcic ilc woids aiyania iaio diuiya (iunning bclind Kisna vciy
swilily) imply ilc saundaiya-viscsa (cxccllcncc ol bcauiy) ol Yasoda's lull bicasis,
bioad lips and so on, as wcll as ilc paiiiculais ol lci allcciion loi lci son. Tlc
loving usc ol ilc woid gopya connoics ilc giand loiiunc ilai camc upon ilc gopa
casic (by Kisna piclciiing io appcai among ilcm). ly ilc woid paiamisiam
(caugli by His bacl), ilc uniquc aiiiibuic ol supcicxccllcni allcciion ilai
llagavan Sii Kisna lccls loi Yasoda-maia (sncla-viscsa) is iniimaicd. In ilis
icgaid also, onc may scaicl oui ilc lollowing vcisc liom ilc Tcnil Canio (llag.
10.9.10):
Wlilc clasing alici Kisna, ilc slim waisicd Yasoda's bioad lips causcd lci
pacc io slow down. Iiom iunning quiclly, ilc llowcis lad comc loosc liom lci
laii and wcic lalling alici lci, bui slc siill coniinucd io puisuc Him. In ilis
laslion, alici clasing and clasing Him, slc linally caugli Him liom bclind.`
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe firsf sIoka of Sri
Damodarasfakam
Texf 2
rudanfam muhur nefra-yugmam mrjanfam
karambhoja-yugmena safanka-nefram
muhuh svasa-kampa-fri-rekhanka-kanfha-
sfhifa-graiva damodaram bhakfi-baddham
(Aliaid ol ilc siicl in His moilci's land)
Wlo ciics again and again and iubs His cycs wiil boil His loius-lilc lands
Wlosc cycs cxpicss cxiicmc lcailulncss
Wlo sobs again and again wiil quicl bicailing maling ilc nccllaccs upon His
ilicc-lincd nccl quivci
Wlosc bclly is bound only by His moilci's dcvoiion. Unio ilis Damodaia I ollci
my lumblc obcisanccs
Dig-Darsini-Tika
By SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
Alici ilis, Kisna's lila-viscsa (cxccllcncc ol pasiimcs) is mcniioncd, as conliimcd
in ilc llagavaiam (10.9.11) ilus:
(Maia Yasoda saw ilai) Tlc misclicvous clild ilcn ciicd and ciicd wlilc
iubbing His cycs wiil His lands, ilcicby smcaiing ilc dail cyc-lining cosmciics
liom ilcm. (Kisna saw ilc siicl in lci lands, and) His cycs bccamc ovciwlclmcd
wiil liigli. In ilis condiiion, Yasoda scizcd His land and piocccdcd io clasiisc
Him in oidci io insiil lcai in Him.`
Tlc dciails ol ilis pasiimc aic now spolcn ol in ilc sccond vcisc bcginning
wiil iudaniam. Sccing ilc wlipping siicl in His moilci's land, and
appiclcnding bcing siiucl wiil ii, Hc bclavcd as il iciiilicd so ilai slc would scc
His disiicss and ilinl Hc is aliaid ol bcing punislcd`. Hc lopcd ilai by lci
sccing ilis aiiiiudc ol His, slc would noi lii Him wiil ilc siicl. Tlinling in ilis
way (ilai Hc would bc spaicd punislmcni), ilcicloic laiambloja-yugmcna nciia-
yugmam mijaniam - Hc iubbcd boil cycs again and again wiil boil ol His loius-
lilc lands ai ilc samc iimc. Tlis is a naiuial claiaciciisiic ol balya-lila, and
indccd ilc noimal labii ol small clildicn.
Oi clsc, laiambloja-yugmcna nciia-yugmam mijaniam may also indicaic
ilai by ilc inllucncc ol His liigli, many icais wcic aciually loiming in His cycs;
ilcicloic Hc iubbcd ilcm again and again in oidci io malc ilc icais lall oui. Oi
luiilcimoic, Hc iubbcd His cycs again and again in oidci io wipc away ilc icais
ilai wcic lalling again and again; ilis is yci anoilci mcaning. Now saianla-
nciiam - dicading His moilci's punislmcni, His cycs cxpicsscd low mucl Hc was
iciiilicd in His mind. Oi clsc, ii iclcis io His glancing ilis way and ilai in
cxiicmc lcai. In ilis icgaid also, Hc iiics io avoid bcing punislcd; ilus anoilci
conlidcniial pasiimc is discloscd.
Moicovci, mulul svascna - duc io His ciying and sobbing again and again,
lampai - iicmbling, iii-icllanla - mailcd wiil ilicc lincs jusi lilc a conclslcll,
lanilc siiilam giaivam - all His nccl oinamcnis lilc pcail nccllaccs and so loiil -
Hc wlo appcais ilis way. Damodaiam - Wlosc bclly is iicd wiil a iopc. Hc is
dcsciibcd ilus in ilc llagavaiam (10.9.1+):
Jusi as an oidinaiy moilci binds lci naugliy son, Yasoda Maia considcicd
Sii Kisna io bc lci own oidinaiy clild and iicd Him io ilc giinding moiiai wiil a
iopc.`
In siaiing ilai lnois wcic iicd on ilc iopc boil io His bclly and io ilc
moiiai, ilis indicaics ilc paiiiculais ol Sii Kisna's cxccllcncc callcd blalia-
vasyaia, oi His qualiiy ol coming undci ilc coniiol ol His dcvoiccs. llaliyaiva
baddlam - ilis iclcis io Hc Wlo icsponds only io blalii in ilc lollowing iwo
ways: liom His moilci's vicwpoini, Hc is bound by ilc loving paicnial dcvoiion
slc lccls loi lci son; liom His vicwpoini, Hc is bound by His moilci's dcvoiion in
ilc loim ol blalia-vasyaia. laddlam - Hc willingly acccpicd ilc binding,
alilougl no iopc lad ilc powci io bind Him. Tlus moilci Yasoda cvcniually
collccicd all ilc iopcs in lci lousclold, bui upon iying ilcm iogcilci ilc lcngil
siill camc oui iwo lingcis ioo sloii io lii aiound His waisi. Tlis is dcsciibcd in ilc
lollowing slolas liom ilc llagavaiam (10.9.15-17):
Wlilc iying up ilc naugliy clild, ilc iopc camc oui iwo lingcis sloii, so
Yasoda Maia iicd anoilci lcngil io ii. Tlis iopc also camc oui iwo lingcis sloii,
so slc iicd yci anoilci lcngil io ilai onc; bui no maiici low many iopcs slc
addcd, ii always cndcd up ioo sloii. Tlus slc was unablc io bind Him, cvcn by
combining all ilc iopcs in ilc lousc. (Tlcn lci gopi liicnds bcgan io smilc and
slc lciscll also smilcd and lauglcd in asionislmcni).`
Oi luiilcimoic, ilc icason loi ilis claiaciciisiic ol ilc iopc aiound His
waisi is: blaliyaiva baddlam - Hc can bc bound only by dcvoiion and noiling
clsc. ly ilis Hc bccomcs coniiollcd. Sucl is cciiainly ilc conclusion ol ilc
aloicmcniioncd dcsciipiion. In ilis conncciion, ii is luiilci siaicd in ilc
llagavaiam (10.9.1S-21):
Wlilc aiicmpiing io bind Kisna) Yasoda bccamc laiigucd liom iying so
many iopcs iogcilci again and again, and slc pcispiicd as ilc llowci gailands in
lci laii lcll loosc. Tlcn ilc young clild Sii Kisna saw lci wcaiincss and
mcicilully conscnicd io bcing iicd up. O Malaiaja Paiilsii! Alilougl Hc coniiols
ilc cniiic univcisc along wiil iis liglly qualilicd dcmigods, ilc supicmc
indcpcndcni Haii ilus displaycd low Hc comcs undci ilc coniiol ol His dcvoiccs.
Tlcicloic ilis gopi Yasoda Maia icccivcd sucl a gicai bcncdiciion liom Hc Wlo
awaids libciaiion - a lavoui noi gianicd io Loid lialma, Malcsvaia oi cvcn
Lalsmi Dcvi lciscll, wlo spoiis as lall ilc body ol all ilc Loid's incainaiions.
llagavan Gopila-suia, ilc Supicmc Loid appcaiing as ilc son ol a cowlcid
woman, is ilus icadily availablc loi His dcvoiccs, yci icmains lai away liom ilosc
absoibcd in ilc bodily conccpi ol ilc cigli lold yoga piaciiccs as wcll as ilosc
locusing on visions ol ilc Scll iliougl inicllcciual puisuiis.` (In oilci woids, ilc
iapasvis and ilc jnanis cmbail on a vciy dilliculi pail ol spiiiiual scaicling, bui -
bcing complcicly unablc io aiiain llagavan - ai bcsi can cnd up icalising only a
minuic liaciion ol Loid Kisna's iiuc gloiy`.
Tlcsc vciscs liom ilc llagavaiam indicaic diicci piool ol all sucl
conclusions. Llscwlcic in ilc llagavaiam ii is siaicd (10.10.25):
lccausc Dcvaisi Naiada is My dcai dcvoicc, and bccausc ilcsc iwo boys
aic ilc sons ol My dcvoicc Kuvcia, I will dclivci ilcm in oidci io lullil ilc woids
picviously spolcn by Malaima Naiada.`
Tlc puipoii ol ilcsc woids spolcn by Sii Kisna is ilai Hc ioially dcpcnds
on ilc dcvoiion ol Sii Naiada; (bcing plcascd wiil Naiada's blalii) Kisna
ilcicloic diaggcd ilc giinding moiiai and biolc down ilc iwo iiccs in wlicl ilc
cuiscd bioilcis siood. Tlis is wly ilc Loid pciloims ilcsc and indccd all oilci
pasiimcs (bccausc ol ilc dcvoiion ol His dcvoiccs).
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe second sIoka of Sri
Damodarasfakam
Texf 3
ifidrk sva-IiIabhir ananda-kunde
sva-ghosam nimajjanfam akhyapayanfam
fadiyesifa-jnesu bhakfair jifafvam
punah premafas fam safavrffi vande
In ilis way, io Hc
Wlo pcipciually diowns ilc icsidcnis ol Golula in pools ol puic bliss
Wlo inloims ilosc dcvoiccs dcsiious ol lnowing His supicmc opulcncc and
majcsiy ilai Hc is naiuially conqucicd only by His loving dcvoiccs
I again ollci my obcisanccs wiil lovc unio ilai Loid Damodaia lundicds and
lundicds ol iimcs
Dig-Darsini-Tika
By SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
Now ilc cxccllcnccs ol His guna-viscsa (aiiiibuics ol His qualiiics) aic
cxpicsscd in ilis vcisc bcginning wiil ilc woid iii. Ii dcpicis ilc icason loi His
coming undci ilc sway ol His dcvoiccs. And luiilcimoic, iii mcans by ilis
Damodaia-lila`; ii also connoics idisiblis ca - by all Sii Kisna's supicmcly
cnclaniing clildlood pasiimcs lilc ilc Damodaia-lila.` Tlc woid svasya
indicaics His own uncommonly divinc pasiimcs - lilablil - by all His spoiiivc
pasiimcs (Hc diowns all ilc living bcings ol Golula in ccsiasy). Tlis is conliimcd
by many siaicmcnis ol ilc llagavaiam sucl as ilc lollowing (10.11.7-S):
'Il you dancc, ilcn wc will givc you a swcci' - by ilcsc woids, oi by
clapping ilcii lands, ilc cldci gopis somciimcs induccd Sii Kisna io dancc. Tlus
llagavan, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, danccd jusi lilc an oidinaiy clild.
Somciimcs ilcy madc Him sing, and Hc ilcicloic sang jusi lilc a bcwildcicd
innoccni boy. In ilis way, Hc camc undci ilc coniiol ol ilc cowlcid womcn
cxacily lilc a woodcn puppci on siiings. Somciimcs His iclaiivcs would oidci
Him io biing ilcii slocs, claii oi mcasuiing poi; bui il Hc was unablc io lili ilc
aiiiclc callcd loi, Hc would giasp ii liimly and, jusi io plcasc His dcai iclaiivcs,
llap His clbows again and again io dcmonsiiaic His clildisl siicngil.`
On ilc basis ol ilcsc conclusions ol ilc llagavaiam, ii is luiilci siaicd -
sva-glosam mcans all ilc living bcings dwclling in Golula - ananda-lundc
nimajjaniam - Hc immciscd ilcm in a dccp pool biimming wiil liquid bliss
mcllows (ananda-iasa-maya-gabliia-jala). Tlcicloic ii is dcclaicd in ilc
llagavaiam vcisc quoicd abovc: svanam piiiim samudvalan - by ilcsc aciions, Hc
siimulaicd ilc complcic lovc ol His own dcaimosi iclaiivcs (piiii). And
luiilcimoic, ilc woid glosal addiiionally mcans ilc loud pioclamaiion ol His
gloiics.` Similaily, ilc woid sva also connoics ciilci svasya oi svanam - ilai
ciilci His own gloiy oi ilc gloiy ol ilc gopas and gopis is pioclaimcd by ilcsc
pasiimcs. In ilis mood Hc pcisonally diowncd ilcm all in pools ol bliss (ananda-
lundc nimajjaniam) - and ilcy cxpciicnccd a vciy spccial cxccllcncc ol supicmc
lappincss (paiama-sulla).
And luiilcimoic, ii is cspccially noicd ilai - iadiycsiia-jncsu - unio ilosc
wlo aic aiiaclcd io lnowlcdgc ol ilc Loid's majcsiic opulcncc (aisvaiya), and
wlo woislip Him accoidingly, Hc dcclaics blaliaii jiiaivam - only in lioni ol His
own puic dcvoiccs docs Hc bccomc ioially submissivc, bcing conqucicd by ilcii
loving dcvoiion; allyapayaniam - Hc las lully displaycd ilis qualiiy loi all io scc.
Tlc mcaning is - I willingly bccomc submissivc io ilc coniiol ol My scivanis wlo
aic aiiaclcd io blalii, bui I will ncvci submii Myscll io ilosc lond ol jnana.` Tlis
is conliimcd in ilc llagavaiam (10.11.9) ilus:
llagavan Sii Kisna las pioclaimcd io ilc blalias ol ilc univcisc wlo aic
lond ol aisvaiya-jnana ilai Hc is lully submissivc only io His own puic dcvoiccs.`
Tlc mcaning ol ilis llagavaiam vcisc is - ilc woid iad-vidam indicaics
dcvoiccs wlo aic aiiaclcd io blagavad-aisvaiya-jnana. Oi yci anoilci mcaning is
- iadiyanam suggcsis ilai Hc displays ilis qualiiy (ol submission io His dcvoiccs)
only in lioni ol ilosc wlo aic alicady awaic ol ilc piablava oi powci ol His mosi
dcai, lavouiiic dcvoiccs; Hc docs noi cxlibii ilis lcaiuic io oilcis. Tlc icason loi
sucl bclavioui is - ilosc wlo aic unawaic ol ilc spccial gloiics ol ilc Vaisnavas,
and ilosc wlo culiivaic lcvala-jnana (impcisonal lnowlcdgc) aic unqualilicd io
bc picscnicd wiil a display ol ilc supicmcly conlidcniial iiuil icgaiding dcvoiion
and ilc gloiics ol dcvoiion. In ilis mood, a luiilci mcaning ol iad-vidam (liom
ilc llagavaiam vcisc 10.11.9 quoicd abovc) is - ilis woid icvcals bliiya-vasyaia-
vidam, oi ilosc wlo aic unawaic ol Sii Kisna's qualiiy ol submiiiing io His
dcvoiccs. Now (in Damodaiasialam) ilc woid picmaial dcnoics wiil an
cxccllcncc ol lovc and dcvoiion`; saiaviiii mcans lundicds and lundicds ol iimcs;
iam - unio ilai isvaia - punal vandc - I icpcaicdly ollci my icspccilul obcisanccs.
Tlcicloic ilc only iling woisliplul loi mc is io ollci my obcisanccs unio ilc
supcicxccllcncc ol ilc pioccss ol blalii, wlicl biings ilc Supicmc Loid undci ilc
coniiol ol His dcvoiccs. Sucl a condiiion can ncvci comc aboui iliougl aisvaiya-
jnana, oi lnowlcdgc ol His divinc majcsiy. Tlis alonc is ilc mood ol ilc dcvoicc
ollciing ilis spccilic piayci.
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe fhird sIoka of Sri Sri
Damodarasfakam
Texf +
varam deva! moksam na moksavadhim va
na canyam vrne 'ham varesad apiha
idam fe vapur nafha! gopaIa-baIam
sada me manasy avirasfam kim anyaih
Hc Dcva! O Loid!
Alilougl You aic capablc ol gianiing any boon I do noi piay io You loi libciaiion,
noi loi cicinal lilc in Vailunila, oi loi any oilci bcncdiciion
Hc Naila! O Loid!
May Youi loim as a cowlcid clild loicvci icmain manilcsi in my lcaii
Oilci ilan ilis I lavc no nccd ol anyiling
Dig-Darsini-Tika
By SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
In ilis way, coniinuing ilc dcsciipiion ol ilc Loid's paiiiculai cxccllcnccs,
ilc piayci piogicsscs wiil a icqucsi ilai mcniions onc's clciislcd dcsiics. Tlis is
picscnicd in iwo vciscs (+ and 5), siaiiing wiil ilc woid vaiam. Tlc woid dcva
mcans O supicmcly cllulgcni onc!` Oi ii also implics O Loid cngagcd in
supcicxccllcni swcci spoiis!` Tlc woid ila mcans lcic in Vindavana` -vaicsad -
liom You, Wlo can bcsiow any bcncdiciion - vaiam na vinc - I do noi sccl any
boon. Spccilically, I do noi piay loi molsa, ilc louiil puiusaiila oi goal ol
luman lilc (io aclicvc liccdom liom maiciial coniaci by mciging inio ilc
bialman cllulgcncc); noi do I piay loi molsaya-avadlim, ilc liglcsi supicmc
zcniil ol libciaiion in ilc loim ol cicinally living in Sii Vailunila-lola, wlcic ilc
cxccllcncc ol lilc is ilc naiuic ol iliclly condcnscd lappincss; noi do I piay loi
anyan ca - oilci ilings sucl as ilc ninc mcilods ol dcvoiional scivicc lcadcd by
siavana (lcaiing, claniing, cic.) - I do noi dcsiic ilc boons ilai may bc obiaincd
by any ol ilcsc pioccsscs. Iuiilcimoic - cvcn il You wani io givc ilcm io mc, and
addiiionally - cvcn il oilcis considci sucl ilings io bc vciy appcaling - ila, lcic in
Vindavana I do noi lavc ilc sliglicsi dcsiic loi ilcm. Tlis woid ila can also bc
uscd in iclaiion io ilc siaicmcnis ol ilc icsi ol ilc vcisc. Ii is naiuially
undcisiood ilai ilc ilicc bcncdiciions iclciicd io - molsa (libciaiion),
molsavadli (ilc liglcsi zcniil ol libciaiion) and anya (oilci ilings) - all icllcci
an asccnding lcvcl ol supciioiiiy, cacl bcing gicaici ilan ilc lasi. In ilis icgaid,
ilc supciioiiiy ol Vailunila io impcisonal libciaiion is clcaily dcsciibcd in my
(Siila Sanaiana Gosvami's) lilad llagavaiamiia, Uiiaia Klanda 1.1+-15 pIcasc
scc Appcnx A, pagc 23. And ilc supciioiiiy ol ilc ninc pioccss ol dcvoiion
(lcadcd by siavana) io Vailunila-lola is dcsciibcd in ilc llagavaiam (3.15.+9)
ilus:
(Tlc loui lumaias lcadcd by Sanai, alici cuising ilc disicspccilul
dcvoiccs namcd Jaya and Vijaya, said io Loid Visnu Wlo lad jusi appcaicd:) Ol
Loid, wc piay ilai you lci us bc boin in any lcllisl condiiion ol lilc, as long as oui
cais aic always lillcd wiil ilc claniing ol Youi iiansccndcnial qualiiics.`
ly ilcsc woids, ii bccomcs cvidcni ilai ilc ninc pioccsscs ol dcvoiion
bcginning wiil siavana can bc pcilccicd cvcn wlilc living in lcll - wlcicvci onc
is, and in wlaicvci condiiion ol lilc, onc ilcicby cxpciicnccs ilc pcilcciion ol
living in ilc cicinal abodc ol Vailunila.
Tlis bcing ilc casc, ilcn wlai boon docs onc wani liom ilc Loid' Tlc
answci is givcn in ilis louiil vcisc ol Damodaiasialam: lc naila! - ila idam ic
vapui gopala-balam - O Loid! Tlis loim ol Youis as a cowlcid clild in Vindavana
- sada mc manasi aviiasiam - may sucl a loim cvci bc manilcsi in my mind. Sincc
Hc is aniaiyami, siiuaicd as ilc indwclling Supcisoul, Hc may bc sccn manilcsiing
ilc divinc bcauiy ol His cvciy limb wiilin onc's lcaii, jusi as clcaily as onc sccs
diiccily wiil ilc cycs.
Siill - (cvcn il Kisna wcic io pcisonally addicss ilc dcvoicc and ollci:) O
lc! Tlc abovc-mcniioncd ilicc linds ol boons bcginning wiil molsa aic noi
oidinaiy; ilcy aic mosi dcsiious, and anyonc would immcdiaicly acccpi
ilcm...would you acccpi ilcm'` Tlc answci is givcn lcicin - lim anyail - Wlai
is ilc usc ol all ilcsc ilings' Tlcy lavc no valuc io mc.` Tlis is ilc mcaning.
Tlc icason bclind ilis aiiiiudc is - Sii Kisna is composcd ol all ilc bliss in ilc
univcisc, so il Hc is aiiaincd ilcn cvciyiling clsc is auiomaiically and pcilccily
aiiaincd. lui il onc cannoi aiiain Kisna, ilcn ilc impcilcciion pciccivcd in ilc
abscncc ol ilc dcsiicd goal cspccially cicaics a giand disiasic and lamcniablc
misciy ai ilc mcic ilougli ol aiiaining somciling ol lcssci valuc. Tlcicloic ii is
said lcic ilai oilci boons aic usclcss - lim anyail - Wlai good aic ilcy'` Tlis
is ilc mood.
Oi clsc, ilc woids lim anyail slow yci anoilci mcaning. (Again ilc Loid
may asl) Lvcn ilougl you do noi piay loi ilc boons bcginning wiil molsam,
would you caic ilcn loi ilc boon ol diiccily sccing and convcising wiil My
supicmcly woislipablc loui-aimcd loim (ol Sii Naiayana and oilci aisvaiya-maya-
muiiis)'` Tlc answci icmains ilc samc - lim anyail - Oilci boons aic usclcss io
mc.` Tlc inicniion bclind ilis is - Il Youi divinc loim ol a cowlcid clild (wlicl
is ilc cicsi-jcwcl ol all splcndouis) would always bc manilcsi in my lcaii, ilcn I
would lccl vciy, vciy plcascd; noiling sloii ol ilai would saiisly mc.` Tlis is ilc
mood.
Ioi luiilci dciails icgaiding ilc gloiics ol aniai-daisana (sccing ilc Loid
wiilin ilc lcaii), plcasc scc lilad llagavaiamiia, Uiiaia-Klanda 2.S6-96 pIcasc
scc Appcnx P, pagc 2-.. Tlcicin ilc sagc Sii Pippalayana on ilc planci Tapolola
las cxplaincd all ilcsc piinciplcs vciy claboiaicly. Now ilc Damodaiasiala piayci
ollcicd by Saiyaviaia Muni similaily dcmonsiiaics ilai ilc longing loi innci
daisana is ilc bcsi goal ol all - liom ilis piayci all ilcsc ilings can bc clcaily
undcisiood.
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe fourfh sIoka of Sri Sri
Damodarasfakam
Texf 5
idam fe mukhambhojam avyakfa-niIair
vrfam kunfaIaih nigdha-rakfais ca gopya
muhus cumbifam bimba-rakfadharam me
manasy avirasfam aIam Iaksa-Iabhaih
O Loid! Youi loius lilc lacc is complcicly suiioundcd by vciy dail bluc, glossy
icddisl-iinicd cuiling laii and is lisscd again and again by moilci Yasoda
Youi loius lacc is cndowcd wiil lips icd as bimba liuiis - may ii always icmain
visiblc in my lcaii
Tlc aiiainmcni ol millions ol oilci boons is complcicly usclcss io mc
Dig-Darsini-Tika
By SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
And luiilcimoic, ilc longing io scc Youi sii-mulla, Youi divinc loius lacc ilai is
paiama-manolaia (supicmcly cnclaniing) is siaicd in ilis vcisc bcginning wiil
idam ic. Somciimc wlilc onc is mcdiiaiing dccply wiilin and pciccivcs sucl
indcsciibablc bcauiy and splcndoui - ilai is wlai is icvcalcd in ilis vcisc. His lacc
is piaplulla-lamalalaia - ii icscmblcs a lully-blossomcd loius llowci; nillila-
saniapa-laii - His lacc is ilc icmovci ol all linds ol disiicss; and paiamananda-
iasa-maya - and ii is pcivadcd wiil ilc supicmc mcllows ol puic bliss. Tlai loius
lacc - manasi mului-aviiasiam - may ii bc icvcalcd again and again wiilin my
mind.
Wlai docs ilai loius lacc lool lilc' Ii is suiioundcd (viiam) by cuiling
laii (luniala) ilai is vciy dail bluc (avyalia-nila), glossy (snigdla) and iingcd
wiil icd (ialia). Tlc woid viiam suggcsis ilai jusi as a loius llowci is
suiioundcd wiil lovciing loncybccs, similaily ilc Loid's loius lacc is cnciiclcd
wiil cuily locls ilai bouncc aiound wlcncvci Hc movcs. Tlc woid gopya (by
ilc gopi`) indicaics ilai His lacc is lisscd again and again by ciilci Sii Yasoda oi
by Sii Radla. Tlc woid mulul (again and again) is iclaiivc io ilis woid gopya,
and ii icads piopcily cxacily wlcic ii is in ilc vcisc. Tlis bcing ilc casc, may ilai
divinc loius lacc - mulus-cumbiiam - lisscd icpcaicdly by ilc supicmcly loiiunaic
gopi-mama manasi - in my mind - aviiasiam - may ii manilcsi cvcn oncc. Tlis is
ilc mcaning.
Oi clsc - ilc woid sada (always) lound in ilc picvious vcisc caiiics ovci io
iis dcliniiivc conclusion in ilc picscni vcisc, ilcicby indicaiing may ii always
manilcsi` - ilis inicniion can also bc acccpicd. Iinally, ilai loius lacc is cspccially
dcsciibcd ilus - bimba-vad-ialiadlaiam - Hc Wlosc lips aic clciiy icd lilc ilc
bimba liuii. (Il ilai loim is manilcsi wiilin my mind, I will bc lully saiislicd).
Tlcicloic ii is said aboui lalsa-lablail, ilc aiiainmcni ol millions and millions ol
oilci iypcs ol bcncdiciions - alam - ilcy aic ol no usc io mc wlaisocvci. Tlis is
ilc mcaning. Tlis is mosi dcliniicly ilc mcssagc ilai is convcycd by ilc lilil
vcisc.
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe fiffh sIoka of Sri Sri
Damodarasfakam
Texf 6
namo deva! damodarananfa! visno!
prasida prabho! duhkha-jaIabdhi-magnam
krpa-drsfi-vrsfyafi-dinam bafanu-
grhanesa! mam ajnam edhy aksi-drsyah
Obcisanccs io You, O Dcva! O Damodaia! O Anania! O Visnu!
O Piablu! lc plcascd wiil mc. I am sinling dccply inio ilc occan ol iiibulaiions
Slowci ilc iain ol Youi mcicilul glancc upon mc wlo am so piiilully lallcn
Alas! Kindly cxlibii Youi lavoui and dclivci mc O Isa! I am ioially ignoiani
Plcasc bccomc visiblc io my cycs
Dig-Darsini-Tika
By SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
Now, by ilc poicncy ol piayci, lcclings ol sponiancous lovc aiisc and onc
cspccially ciavcs io lavc ilc diicci vision ol ilc Loid. In ilis icgaid, wlcn
iclciiing io iopics aboui salsai-daisana oi diicci vision ol ilc Loid, onIy sri nama-
sankirfana is fhe parama sadhana or supreme mefhod for fhis affainmenf. Alici
lixing His bcauiy in ilc mind, onc ilcn ollcis soiiowlul piaycis by way ol sii
nama-liiiana, as in ilis vcisc bcginning wiil namo. In ilc icxi ol a mula-slola
sucl as ilis sixil vcisc, usually ilc woid iublyam (unio You`) would bc lound
in oidci io complcic ilc scnsc ol ilc piayci; bui in ilis casc, ilc cxciicmcni ol
picma causcs ilc icciici io ncglcci all lcclings ol awc oi icvcicncc. Tlcicloic, in
ilc mood ol bcing in ilc pcisonal picscncc ol ilc Loid, ilc woid iublyam is
ncglccicd.
Hc piablo - mcans lc madiya isvaia, O my coniiollci! (Ollciing You my
obcisanccs, I bcg) piasida - ilis woid indicaics piasadam, oi bc plcascd wiil mc
and slow Youi mcicy. (Tlc icason loi piaying is) I am dullla-jalabdli-magnam
- immciscd in ilc occan ol misciy. Spccilically, ilc woid dullla (pain, misciy,
disiicss) indicaics ciilci ilc agony ol icpcaicd biiil and dcail in ilc samsaiila
maiciial woild, oi clsc ilc ioimcni ol noi sccing You (icsuliing in lcclings ol
occan-lilc inliniic dcsolaiion). Jalam - (mcaning nci, illusion, dcccpiion), and
abdlil (occan) dcnoics ilc cxiicmc vasincss - (ly ilc loicc ol my own laima) I
am ilus magnam (submcigcd). (I am ioiiuicd by all ilcsc laisl allliciions);
ilcicloic I am aii-dinam - vciy disiicsscd.
Oi clsc, anoilci mcaning ol ilc woid aii-dinam is - I am complcicly bcicli
ol ilc associaiion ol sainily pcisons, and conscqucnily wiiloui ilcii assisiancc I
am cxiicmcly lallcn. Oi clsc, yci anoilci mcaning is - (duc io noi sccing You) I am
jusi lilc a living dcad man. In ilis icgaid, I am also ajnam - I am paiiiculaily
ignoiani aboui low io icsolvc ilis pioblcm. Tlcn lipaya disii-visiya - slowing
Youi own mcicy, plcasc slowci mc wiil Youi ncciai-ladcn glanccs - anugilana -
ilcicby upliliing mc and oncc moic cnilusing mc wiil lilc. Tlis alonc is ilc
puipoii ol ilc piayci. Tlcn alsi-disyo-cdli - plcasc bccomc visiblc bcloic my
cycs.
Piaycis aic usually madc accoiding io ilc scqucncc in wlicl ilis onc is
piaycd; as sucl ii is noi appiopiiaic in ilis casc io liisi mcniion ilc boon ilai is
bcing icqucsicd, duc io iis naiuic ol bcing ilc iopmosi ol iaicly aiiaincd
bcncdiciions.
Tlc gloiy ol aiiaining ilc diicci vision ol ilc Loid (salsai-daisana) wiilin
ilc mind is cxplaincd vciy logically by ilc pcisonal associaics ol ilc Loid (sii
blagavai paisada) in ilc lilad llagavaiamiia, Uiiaia Klanda 3.179-1S2 pIcasc
scc Appcnx C, pagc 27 liom ilis passagc onc may gain spccilic lnowlcdgc ol
ilcsc iopics.
(Now ilc dcvoiional liiiana ol ilc Loid's namcs, uscd io addicss Him ai
ilc bcginning ol ilc mula-slola, will bc cxplaincd:) In ilis sixil vcisc ilc woid
dcva indicaics lc divya iupa - O Loid ol divinc bcauiy! Tlis bcauiy is ilc causc loi
dcsiiing His daisana. Tlc addicss ol damodaia iniimaics spccilically ilai Hc is
gloiilicd loi His cxccllcncc ol blalia-vaisalya, oi allcciion loi His dcvoiccs (up io
ilc poini ol allowing ilcm io bind Him aiound ilc waisi). Tlcicloic I will bc
qualilicd only by blalii io scc Him wiil my own cycs. Hc Wlo las no cnd
(Wlosc mcicy las no limiis) is addicsscd as anania. Tlcicloic Hc will cciiainly
slowci His glancc ol mcicy and ilus lavoui mc. Tlc addicss piablu connoics lc
aciniya-anania-adbluia-mala-salii-yulia - O You Wlo aic cndowcd wiil
inconccivablc, limiilcss, asionislingly giand poicncy! Tlcicloic You Wlo cannoi
bc pciccivcd by ilc scnscs can only bccomc visiblc io my cycs by dini ol ilis samc
inconccivablc salii ol Youis. Addicssing Him as isa suggcsis - lc paiama-svaianiia
- O You Wlo aic supicmcly indcpcndcni! In slowing Youi lavoui cvcn io unlii
souls, You aic dcpcndcni on no onc clsc. And moicovci, ilc addicss visnu mcans
lc saiva-vyapala - O You Wlo aic all-pcivading! Iuiilcimoic, ii mcans - O You
Wlo aic lond ol cniciing inio Vindavana's sccludcd cavcs and bowci-coiiagcs!
Piaying lilc ilis indicaics ilai ii is noi dilliculi loi Him io comc bcloic onc's cycs;
Hc docs noi lavc io laboui laid io comc liom a disiancc.
(Somc addiiional inicipiciaiions ol ilc abovc-mcniioncd loims ol addicss
aic now givcn:) Oi clsc, lc anania mcans ilai Hc is apaiicclinna oi coniinuously
cxisicni wiiloui inicival oi scpaiaiion. Tlc addicss ol visnu mcans Hc is saiva-
vyapin oi living cvciywlcic. Tlcicloic, lc damodaia pioclaims Him ilus - undci
ilc sway ol His own paiama-vaisalya-viscsa oi supicmcly allcciionaic aiiiibuic,
ilcic is absoluicly noiling ilai Hc cannoi do. Tlc puipoii ol ilc oilci woids
uscd loi addicssing Him may also bc undcisiood in icims ol ilcsc cxpandcd
indicaiions.
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe sixfh sIoka of Sri Sri
Damodarasfakam
Texf 7
kuverafmajau baddha-murfyaiva yad-vaf
fvaya mocifau bhakfi-bhajau krfau ca
fafha prema-bhakfim svakam me prayaccha
na mokse graho me 'sfi damodareha
O Damodaia! Alilougl You wcic bound io ilc moiiai wiil iopcs iicd by moilci
Yasoda
You mcicilully libciaicd ilc sons ol Kuvcia wlo wcic cuiscd by Naiada Muni io
siand as iiccs and You gilicd ilcm wiil Youi own dcvoiional scivicc
Tlcicloic plcasc also bcsiow upon mc Youi own picma-blalii in ilc mosi piolusc
way
Tlis is my cxclusivc longing - I lavc no dcsiic io any oilci iypc ol libciaiion
Dig-Darsini-Tika
By SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
In ilis way, by ilc aiiiibuics ol puic ccsiaiic lovc (picma-viscsa) onc bccomcs
inluscd wiil supicmc longing and piays loi diicci audicncc wiil ilc Loid (salsai-
daisana). Iiom ilc aiiiibuics ol ilai piaycilul longing aiiscs ccsiaiic loving
scivicc (picma-blalii), wlicl dcmonsiiaics ilc supicmc iaiiiy ol salsai-daisana.
Tlis picma-blalii is vciily ilc only mcans loi aiiaining His daisana; liisi
csiablisling ilis as a laci, piayci is ilcn ollcicd io Him. Oi clsc - il onc docs
icccivc His vision bui oncc, ilc mind is unsaiislicd, and (duc io noi sccing Him
ilc vciy ncxi sccond) ilc agony ol scpaiaiion scis in. Holding an appiclcnsion
lilc ilis, wlicl pcipciually biings ilc Loid undci onc's sway, is a lcaiuic ol
picma-blalii - wlicl is ilc onc and only mcans ol mainiaining sucl a condiiion.
Tlis bcing dcclaicd ilc casc, ilcn low could ii possibly bc accomplislcd by sucl
an uimosi ollcndci lilc mc' Tlc answci io ilis conccin is ilai Sii llagavan's
qualiiy ol blalia-vaisalya (allcciion loi His dcvoiccs) malcs ilc impossiblc quiic
possiblc. In oidci io icsolvc ilis loi cciiain, ilc pioposal ol molsa is again
icjccicd lcic in ilc scvcnil vcisc bcginning wiil luvciaimajau, wlcic ilc piayci
is madc puicly loi aiiaining picma-blalii.
Tlc woids baddla-muiiya indicaic ilai His sii vigiala (divinc bodily loim)
was bound wiil iopcs iicd io ilc giinding moiiai by Sii Yasoda; by ilai sii vigiala
(Hc libciaicd ilc iwo sons ol Kuvcia). Tlus by His diagging ilc moiiai bciwccn
(ilc iwo iiccs lnown as yamalaijuna) llagavan pcisonally dcmonsiiaics ilc
supicmc loiiunc ilai comcs in ilc loim ol salsai-daisana (sccing His loim),
pcisonally ioucling His loim, and so loiil, wlicl aic inicgial aiiiibuics ol His
supicmcly bcauiilul pasiimcs. (Lvcn ilougl Hc Himscll was iicd up, now ii is
dcsciibcd low lc libciaicd Nalaluvaia and Manigiiva:) Tlc woid mociiau dcnoics
ilai ilcy wcic libciaicd noi jusi liom ilc cuisc ol Sii Naiada, bui liom samsaia
(ilc maiciial woild) as wcll; ilcy wcic noi awaidcd wiil lcvalam oi impcisonal
libciaiion ol mciging inio His all-pcivading cllulgcncc, bui ii is dcliniicly siaicd
ilai ilcy wcic gilicd wiil picma-blalii. Tlcsc iwo boys aic dcsciibcd as blalii-
blajau - ilcy iool slclici ol blalii as ilc supicmc goal. Tlosc wlo cannoi givc
up ilc slclici ol dcvoiion in any way, slapc oi loim aic callcd blalii-blajam.
(Kisna pcisonally iiansloimcd ilcm in ilis way). Tlus ii is ilc inicniion ol ilc
auiloi io spccilically dcclaic ilai noi only wcic ilcy libciaicd, bui ilai ilcy wcic
also awaidcd wiil picma-blalii. In ilis icgaid, ilc Loid las dcclaicd io ilcsc iwo
boys in ilc llagavaiam (10.10.+2):
Tlc spioui ol picma loi Mc, wlicl was youi mosi supicmcly clciislcd
goal, las now lully aiiscn in boil ol you. Iiom ilis ccsiaiic mood, you will ncvci
ialc biiil in ilc maiciial woild again.`
(Siila Sanaiana Gosvami las clucidaicd upon ilis vcisc in lis own
commcniaiy on ilc llagavaiam). Tlc puipoii is - Tlc woid vam (You iwo`)
indicaics ilai Loid Kisna was addicssing ilc iwo boys ilusly: Tlc mosi dcsiicd
iling you lavc piaycd loi is paiama-blava and you boil lavc lully dcvclopcd ilis
picma loi Mc. Tlcicloic you will ncvci again cxpciicncc blava, ilc icpcaicd biiil
and dcail in ilc maiciial woild, noi will you lccl ilc misciy ol samsaia cvcn wlilc
living lcic.`
Tlcn, lc damodaia! iaila - jusi lilc ilai - svalam - ilc cxclusivc slclici
(asiaya) ol Youi own loius lcci, oi clsc - ilc cxclusivc objcciivc (visaya) ol sucl a
bcauiilul loim as Youis; namcly picma-blalii - mc - unio mc - piayaccla - plcasc
bcsiow ii unio mc in ilc mosi lavisl way. (yaccla mcans plcasc givc` and ilc
piclix pia indicaics pialaiscna oi wiil piolusion oi inicnsiiy`).
Vciily, ii is jusi lilc Loid Sii Kisna is saying, O lc! Wly aic you so
cnilusiasiic loi picma-blalii' Jusi acccpi libciaiion lilc ilc iwo sons ol Kuvcia,
wlcicby ilc misciics ol biiil and dcail in ilc maiciial woild aic linislcd.` To
ilai, ilc answci icmains ilc samc - ncii - no, ilanl you. Oilci ilan ila, ilis goal
namcd picma-blalii - na molsc gialo mc asii damodaia - I lavc no cagcincss loi
any oilci iypc ol libciaiion, O Damodaia! Tlc puipoii ol ilis is: onc may ilinl,
Il ilc samsaia is dcsiioycd by cngaging in picma-blalii, lci ii bc.` Oi, Il picma-
blalii docsn'i dcsiioy ilc samsaia, ilcn lci mc noi dcvclop ii.` I iiuly lavc no
inclinaiion loi ciilci mcnialiiy. Tlc conlidcniial mood is ilus - il a ciniamani lics
in ilc palm ol youi land, ilcn all aciiviiics you undciialc will bc pcilcci;
ilcicloic wlai is ilc valuc ol giasping a iiny, insignilicani iling (lilc molsa)'
Oi clsc, ilc pliasc lc damodaia! picma-blaliim svalam mc piayaccla
mcans - ilis llagavan's bclly is bound wiil iopcs, so liom Him onc piays loi
picma-blalii in oidci io pcipciually bind His bclly; ilc cagcincss loi ilis
iccipiocaiion malcs ii aciually possiblc. Appiclcnding sucl, ilc piayci coniinucs
(na molsc gialal, cic.), wlcicin ilc alaimcd dcvoicc ollcis - Do I noi lavc
cagcincss loi You io bccomc libciaicd liom ilc iopcs'` Tlc puipoii is: Ycs, I
cciiainly caic.` Tlis is picciscly ilc mcaning. lui all I wani liom You (in Youi
bound up loim) is ilai You bcsiow my mosi clciislcd bcncdiciion ol picma
blalii.
Oi clsc,, yci anoilci mcaning is - ilc woid ila indicaics plcasc bcsiow
picma-blalii lcic in Vindavana` - ilis inicniion also lollows. To inicipici
luiilci,, onc piays ilus bccausc Sii Vindavana is ilc cxclusivc agcni loi ilc
aiising ol picma-blalii's uniquc lappincss, also, only in Vindavana Sii Kisna
cspccially appcais; also, ilc aiiiibuics ol His salsai-daisana aic lound ilcic in ilai
loim) wiil His bclly bound); and luiilci, onc piays loi pcipciual icsidcncc in
Vindavana bccausc only ilcic docs Sii llagavan dcsiic io cspccially manilcsi as
ilc cnjoyci ol ilc loicsi - Vindavana-Vilaii. All ilis is addiiionally cvidcncc.
Iuiilci dciails ol ilcsc iopics could bc ascciiaincd as wc lavc bccn doing lcicin.
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe sevenfh sIoka of Sri Sri
Damodarasfakam
Texf 8
namas fe 'sfu damne sphurad dipfi-dhamne
fvadiyodarayafha visvasya dhamne
namo radhikayai fvadiya priyayai
namo 'nanfa-IiIaya devaya fubhyam
O Loid Damodaia! I ollci my obcisanccs unio ilc cxalicd iopc binding Youi waisi
wlicl is ilc souicc ol splcndiously biilliani cllulgcncc
I ollci my obcisanccs unio Youi bclly wlicl is ilc suppoii ol ilc cniiic univcisc
I ollci my obcisanccs unio Radlila, Youi dcaimosi bclovcd
And I ollci my obcisanccs unio Youi wondious, uncommon pasiimcs
Dig-Darsini-Tika
By SriIa Sanafana Gosvami
Now ai ilc conclusion ol ilc piayci, in oidci io summaiisc ilc
picscniaiion ol iopics ilai aic bcing piaycd loi, and also io aiousc ilc aiiiibuics ol
blalii, obcisanccs aic givcn scpaiaicly unio llagavan's uniquc binding,, bodily
limbs, associaics, and so on in ilc vcisc bcginning wiil namas ic 'siu. Ii is siaicd
ic damnc namo 'siu - I bow io ilc mala-pasa, ilc magniliccni iopc ilai binds Youi
bclly. Wlai is ilis giand iopc lilc' Ii is spluianiya dipic dlama - ilc souicc oi
slclici ol a splcndious cllulgcncc. In ilis icgaid, ii is suggcsicd by ilc auiloi ilai
sucl a mala-pasa is ilc vciy abodc ol ilc (cndlcssly iadiani) conccniiaicd
bialma-icja, oi all-pcivading bialman cllulgcncc.
Alici ilai, ivadiyaya udaiaya namo 'siu - I bow io Youi bclly. Tlc icason
loi ilis is bccausc wlilc bound wiil iopcs, You cspccially manilcsi ilc bcauiy and
oilci qualiiics ol Youi bclly as wcll as ilc gloiious claiaciciisiics ol vaisalya-lila
and oilci pasiimcs. Wlai is ilai bclly lilc' Ii is siaicd visvasya dlama - ilai bclly
is ilc suppoii loi all ilc univciscs in cicaiion, including all ilc siaiionaiy and
moving bcings coniaincd ilcicin. Iiom ilc loius navcl on His abdomcn las
spiouicd a giganiic loius llowci ilai susiains ilc louiiccn woilds. Addiiionally,
(duiing His clildlood pasiimcs in Vindavana) Hc bodily displaycd ilc visva-iupa
oi univcisal loim io His moilci on iwo occasions. Tlis is anoilci indicaiion.
Tlcicloic, in sucl a pasiimc ol binding Him by ilc waisi, moilci Yasoda bound
up ilc wlolc univcisc, indccd, slc biougli ilc cniiic cicaiion undci lci coniiol.
Tlis is ilc pioclamaiion.
Ii is ncvci possiblc io laciually bind ilc (all-pcivading, limiilcssly poicni)
Loid, Wlo is Isa (ilc supicmc coniiollci), bui Hc willingly acccpis binding as an
aiiiibuic ol His supcicxccllcni allcciion loi His dcvoiccs (blalia-vaisalya-viscsa).
And by ilai acccpiancc ol binding wc aic inloimcd ilai sucl pasiimcs aic
impciccpiiblc io all ilc logic and icasoning availablc wiilin all ilc maiciial
univciscs. Tlis is an iniimaiion ol His aisvaiya-viscsa oi aiiiibuics ol majcsiy.
Tlc icason loi ollciing obcisanccs liisi unio ilc iopc (dama) and ilcn unio
ilc Loid's bclly (udaia) is - bccausc ilc iopc is siiuaicd upon His bclly. Oi
luiilcimoic, io indicaic ilc asccnding supciioiiiy in ilc signilicancc ol dillcicni
ilings, (icspccis aic liisi ollcicd io ilc iopc, ilcn io His bclly).
Now, namo iadlilayai - obcisanccs aic ollcicd unio His bclovcd, llagavaii
Sii Radlila. Tlis is donc in oidci io slow ilai ilc mcicy ol His bclovcd cnablcs
onc io lully aiiain ilc dcsiic objcciivc - including objcciivcs ilai aic cvcn bcyond
ilc iangc ol dcsiic. ly ollciing obcisanccs unio Sii Radlila, ii is implicd ilai
obcisanccs aic also bcing ollcicd unio all ilc gopis. Oi clsc, sincc Sii Radlila is
ilc loicmosi ol ilcm all, obcisanccs aic ollcicd only unio Hci.
Tlc woid iadlila is uscd lcic io dcnoic ilc aiiiibuics and cxccllcncc ol
onc wlo is always cngagcd in Sii llagavan's aiadlana oi woislip (aiianging only
loi His plcasuic); ilis is ilc puiposc ol using Hci spccilic namc Radlila` in ilis
icxi. Tlcicloic - ivadiya-piiyayail - obcisanccs unio Youi bclovcd. Oi clsc, ilis
namc Radlila` indicaics iudli (in giammaiical icims, ii is capablc ol convcying a
mcaning noi suppoiicd by dciivaiion). Tlcicloic, icgaidlcss ol Hci aiadlana oi
woislip ol You, Slc is siill Youi cicinally dcaimosi bclovcd (niiya-piiya). In ilis
conncciion also, ilc woid ivadiya indicaics ilai noi only is Slc dcai io Youiscll,
bui io all Youi oilci dcvoiccs as wcll; wlai moic, ilcn, could bc said aboui low
dcai Slc is io You' Addiiionally, ilis siaicmcni implics ilai You aic also Hci
niiya-piiya (cicinally dcai bclovcd). ly sucl ilc cxccllcncc ol Sii Radlila's lovc
loi Sii Kisna (picma-viscsa) is suggcsicd. Tlis ilc woids piiyayail namal in ilis
vcisc can ciilci mcan - my obcisanccs unio You, Radlila's bclovcd; oi, my
obcisanccs unio Radlila, Youi bclovcd. Wlocvci is bclovcd io You, sucl a pcison
is cciiainly woislipablc loi ilc cniiic univcisc. Tlcicloic, sincc Radlila is Youi
own dcaimosi bclovcd, namo 'siu - I bow bcloic Hci.
And linally ai ilc conclusion ol ilc piayci, ilc auiloi dcsiics io dcsciibc
ilc supicmc supcicxccllcncc ol ilc iasa-lila and oilci iiansccndcnial pasiimcs ilai
Loid Sii Kisna pciloims wiil Sii Radlila, bui since fhese are fhe fopmosf of
confidenfiaI fopics, fhey are nof menfioned direcfIy. Tlc logic ol madluicna
samapayci - all undciialings slould bc complcicd swccily` - applics lcic.
Tlcicloic sucl conlidcniial pasiimcs aic iclciicd io only by a mcic dini as ilcy aic
ollcicd obcisanccs wiil ilc woids namo 'nania-lilaya (obcisanccs unio Youi
limiilcss pasiimcs) pIcasc scc Appcnx D, pagc 29
Tlc woid dcvaya indicaics ilai obcisanccs aic ollcicd unio llagavan Wlo
is loloiiaia - supcinaiuial, divinc, iiansccndcnial. Wiil ilis ii is iniimaicd ilai by
Damodaia Kisna's divincly supcinaiuial qualiiy, ilcn all ilc lilas pciloimcd by
Him aic also similaily iiansccndcnial. Oi clsc, ii could also bc inicipicicd io mcan
- my obcisanccs unio You Wlo aic coniinuously cngagcd in pasiimcs along wiil
Sii Radlila. Tlcicloic, anania-lilaya iublyam namal - I ollci my icspccilul
obcisanccs unio You Wlo aic ilus pciloiming limiilcss pasiimcs. ly ilc woids
anania-lila, ii is suggcsicd io includc all ilc pasiimcs associaicd wiil ilc icalm ol
Golula Vindavana. I ollci my obcisanccs unio all ilosc lilas, sucl a mood is mosi
cciiainly cxpicsscd in ilis vcisc.
Thus ends Sanafana Gosvami's Dig-Darsini-Tika on fhe eighf sIoka of Sri Sri
Damodarasfakam
Appendices
verses from Sri Brhad Bhagavafamrfa quofed by fhe aufhor Sri SriIa Sanafana
Gosvamipada in his Dig-Darsini commenfary on Sri Damodarasfakam (as
eIucidafed by Sri Bhakfi-Prajnana Kesava Maharaja)
Appendix A
(ref. Texf +, page 1+)
Brhad Bhagavafamrfa 1.1+-15:
Tlosc wlo woislip llagavan Sii Kisna wiiloui any moiivc loi pcisonal
gain (ilc nislama-blalias), go diiccily io ilc abodc ol Vailunila. Tlai abodc is
composcd ol condcnscd bliss, ii is pcivadcd wiil iiansccndcnial consciousncss,
and ii is iaicly aiiaincd cvcn by ilc libciaicd souls. (Tlai is, ilosc wlo bccomc
mulia, libciaicd by dini ol ilcii culiivaiion ol bialma-jnana (impcisonal
lnowlcdgc), can ncvci aiiain ilai Vailunila-dlama). (1+)
Tlosc nislama-blalias wlo livc in Vailunila pcipciually cnjoy ilc
lappincss ol diiccily sciving ilc loius lcci ol Sii Kisna. Tlcy spoii along wiil
Him in numcious pasiimcs and ilcicby bccomc immciscd in ilc occan ol bliss.
Compaicd io ilc puic lappincss lcli in pciloiming ilis scva, sucl dcvoiccs
considci amiia (ilc ncciai ol impcisonal libciaiion) io bc ioially insignilicani.
Appendix B
(ref. Texf +, page 15)
Brhad Bhagavafamrfa 2.86-96
(Ldiioi's noic: Tlc dcvoicc namcd Gopa Kumaia was wandciing iliougloui ilc
univcisc, liom onc planciaiy sysicm up io ilc ncxi, in scaicl ol ilc lluic-playing
Loid. ly ilc powci ol a maniia givcn by lis guiu, lc now lound limscll on ilc
planci callcd Tapo-lola. Suiioundcd by ausicic and pcacclul uidlva-icia
yogindias and naisiila-bialmacaiis, lis iliisi loi mcciing ilc Loid lacc io lacc
gicw moic and moic uigcni. Iinally, lc bccamc vciy icsilcss loi iunning away io
mcci Loid Jagannaila in Nilacala; conscqucnily ilc gicai sagc Pippalayana could
icad lis lcaii and addicsscd lim as lollows,, ouilining ilc mcdiiaiivc plilosoply
ol ilc jnani-blalias ilus:)
Sii Pippalayana, ilc son Rsabladcva, said: Wly do you wani io lcavc ilis
Tapo-lola, ilc cxalicd abodc ol gicai sagcs, io go clscwlcic' And wly do you
wandci aboui, aspiiing loi ilc vision ol paiamcsvaia Sii Kisna, Wlo is noi
pciccivablc by any ol ilc scnscs including ilc cycs' (S6)
Iiisi conccniiaic youi mind on dccp mcdiiaiion wiilin, and in sucl a
condiiion you will naiuially scc ilc Loid. Svayam llagavan pcipciually livcs
cvciywlcic, boil wiilin and wiiloui, and ilus Hc is jusi as pciccpiiblc as any
oilci plainly visiblc iling. (S7)
Tlc Loid Vasudcva, Wlo is lnown as Paiamaima (ilc Supicmc Soul),
icmains wiilin ilc lcaii as ilc moniioi ol ilc soul, and His vciy loim is sac-cid-
ananda-vigiala - composcd ol ciciniiy, lnowlcdgc and bliss. Tlus Hc is manilcsi
only unio a lcaii ilai is coniinuously bcing puiilicd by ilc modc ol visuddla-
saiiva (puic goodncss); Hc is noi pciccivablc by oilci scnscs. (In oilci woids,
bccausc His loim is composcd ol sac-cid-ananda, and duc io His powci ol scll-
manilcsiaiion and cicinal consisicncy, Hc cannoi bc giaspcd by ilc cxicinal
scnscs).(SS)
(Tlc aiiainmcni ol blagavad-daisana in ilc lcaii is callcd dlyana, and il
onc obiains ilis, ilcn is ilai noi vision by ilc cycs' Spccilically, is ilcic any nccd
io lcavc ilis Tapo-lola and go clscwlcic io lavc His vision wiil ilc cycs' In
icsponsc io ilis aigumcni, ilc answci is givcn:) When one behoIds Sri Hari
direcfIy wifh fhe eyes, fhaf vision is aIso perfecfIy accompIished by fhe mind.
This is because when one sees Bhagavan, fhen no ofher fhoughfs can arise
wifhin fhe mind. (Tlai is, upon bclolding ilc daisana ol Sii llagavan-muiii
wiilin ilc dccply absoibcd mcdiiaiivc mind, ilai is vciily pciccivcd as a vision ol
ilc cycs). (S9)
(Il somconc says ilai all ilis is acccpiablc, bui siill ilcic is moic plcasuic
in bclolding Him diiccily wiil ilc cycs, ilcn ilc icsponsc is givcn:) Upon fhe
arising of pIeasure wifhin fhe mind, fhen (why jusf fhe eyes:) aII fhe senses
nafuraIIy become pIeased. (Duc io ilc mind's ccniialiscd lunciioning, ilc
plcasuic ol all ilc scnscs is includcd in ilc mind's plcasuic). The funcfions of aII
fhe senses incIuding fhe fongue, eyes, ears and so forfh are accompIished
fhrough fhe soIe means of fhe mind. (ilai is, ilc scnscs cannoi indcpcndcnily
giasp ilcii objccis sucl as iasic, loim and sound wiiloui ilc mind acccpiing ilcm
wiil iis pciccpiion.) (90)
Wifhouf fhe funcfion of fhe mind, fhe funcfions of aII fhe senses are
ineffecfive. If fhe senses grasp fheir respecfive objecfs, and if fhe mind has nof
accepfed such sfimuIi, fhen fhe objecfs are sfiII nof perceived by fhe souI. This
is because in fhe absence of fhe mind's funcfions, fhe jivafma cannof perceive
fhose sense objecfs. (Tlcicloic llagavan is manilcsi wiilin a puiilicd mind's
lunciion - visuddla-cliiia-viiii-viscsa - ilai is aciual daisana. Tlc vision ilai is
diiccily pciccivcd by ilc cycs is noi daisana, bccausc Hc is impciccpiiblc by ilc
lunciions ol ilc scnscs.) (91)
(Ai ilis, anoilci qucsiion may bc iaiscd - wc lavc lcaid ilai Sii Dliuva,
Piallada and oilci dcvoiccs lavc sccn ilc Loid wiil ilcii own cycs; low was
ilai' In answci io ilis, ii is siaicd:) When fhe Lord somefimes appears before
fhe eyes of His devofee, due fo His affribufe of bhakfa-vafsaIya (exfraordinary
affecfion for His devofees), fhen fhaf vision is acfuaIIy observed fhrough fhe
mind's eyes. (Tlc woid ladacii (somciimcs) lcicin indicaics ilai His appcaiancc
is noi lixcd accoiding io somc siiicily-calculablc iulc). This darsana fakes pIace
by fhe facuIfy of jnana-drsfi - fhe eyes of knowIedge wifhin fhe funcfioning of
fhe mind - and nof by fhe physicaI eyesighf. (Tlis is bccausc ilc cxicinal scnscs
aic lully undci ilc sway ol icmpoiaiy ilings, bcing complcicly incapablc ol
giasping objccis wlosc naiuic is supicmcly limiilcss iiansccndcncc. Tlcn wc noic
ilc icason loi ilc cclcbiaiion ol ilc abovc-mcniioncd vision by ilc cycs:) Upon
receiving fhe darsana of fhe Lord wifhin one's mind (purified fo a sfafe of
suddha-saffva), fhen fhe devofee onIy fhinks proudIy fhaf fhis is a vision seen
wifh fhe eyes. (Alilougl in aciualiiy, ii las noi bccn pciccivcd wiil ilc plysical
cycs). (92)
(Addiiionally ii is said) Bhagavan occasionaIIy becomes visibIe fo fhe
exfernaI eyes of a devofee ouf of His pofency of mercy (loi wlai cannoi bc
accomplislcd by His all pcivading cncigics'); even upon fhis form of darsana, fhe
bIiss creafed fhereof is manifesf onIy in fhe hearf (sincc ilc lcaii oi mind is ilc
scai loi ilc aiising ol ananda). (93)
And furfhermore - if one obfains fhe darsana of Bhagavan and afferwards
He disappears, fhen fhe bIiss generafed in fhe hearf by His vision sporfs abouf
wifhin fhe hearf, resuIfing in fhe experience of many kinds of successive visions
and re-visions. Therefore bhagavad-darsana (fhe vision of fhe Lord) is resoIved
onIy in fhe mind. And fhe mind is fhe singIe mosf greaf recepfacIe capabIe of
reaIising fhe bIiss of His vision. (Tlcicloic ilcic is no nccd ol cndcavouiing io
scc Him wiil onc's cycs).(9+)
(Somconc may say - ilc mind, jusi lilc all ilc oilci cxicinal scnscs, is also
limiicd io pcicciving only icmpoiaiy maiciial ilings; ilcicloic ii is similaily
incapablc ol cxpciicncing ilc daisana ol ilc supicmc iiansccndcnial blagavan-
muiii. Tlc icsponsc io ilis is givcn:) Even fhough fhe mind is Iimifed fo maffer,
by fhe mercy of fhe Lord (prasada) fhe mind can become pure enough fo
experience fhe increase of bIiss associafed wifh His direcf vision, and such a
fransformed mind graduaIIy expands in ifs capacify fo behoId Him. Ofher fhan
fhe mind, fhe ofher senses cannof be eIevafed and iIIumined in fhis way because
fhey are aII exfernaI. (Tlai is, bccausc ilc puiilicd mind is so subilc, ii is aciually
capablc ol pcicciving ilc loim ol spiiii. Tlis piinciplc is wcll-lnown - ilai upon
obiaining ilc loim ol somciling sccn in ilc mind's cyc, onc cxpciicnccs ilc
aiising ol lnowlcdgc ol ilai iling. Nonc ol ilc oilci scnscs lavc ilis piopciiy;
ilis is bccausc ilcy aic cxicinal, vciy dull and bound by siiici maiciial
limiiaiions). (95)
(Onc may say - ii is acccpicd ilai daisana in ilc mind is supciioi io sccing
wiil ilc cycs, bui ii is only possiblc io cnjoy ilc bliss ol convcising wiil Sii
llagavan (aboui ilc icqucsiing and gianiing ol boons) duiing ilc iimc ol sccing
Him wiil onc's cycs. Tlis qucsiion is icsolvcd ilus:) When fhe fransparenf mind
becomes absorbed in uninferrupfed medifafion and Sri Bhagavan becomes
visibIe in fhe hearf, fhen fhaf vision is jusf Iike fhe direcf sighf of fhe eyes. Af
fhaf fime, Prabhu (fhe Lord of aII pofencies) is very pIeased and shows His
speciaI mercy in besfowing fhe requesfed boons (of His jnani-bhakfas)' The
chief wifness who bears fesfimony fo fhis process is Lord Brahma, who was
born from fhe Iofus. (96)
(Ai ilc dawn ol cicaiion, Loid lialma, ilc liisi cicaicd bcing wlo was
boin liom ilc loius spiouiing liom llagavan's navcl, bccamc immciscd in
mcdiiaiion on ilc Loid loi ilc puiposc ol bcgciiing piogcny in ilc cmpiy
univcisc; wlcn lc aiiaincd samadli, llagavan bcsiowcd His daisana. Sccing ilc
vision ol ilc Loid wiilin ilc iapiuic ol lis samadli, lialma icspccilully bowcd
down, and llagavan pcisonally iool lim by ilc land and said, I am vciy plcascd
wiil youi pcnancc; now you may icqucsi a boon.` Alici piaying loi a boon,
lialma diiccily obiaincd liom ilc Loid ilc caiui-sloli blagavai - ilc loui sccd
vciscs ol Siimad llagavaiam. Tlc pasiimc illusiiaics low in ilc siaic ol samadli
onc pciccivcs blagavad-daisana and las an cxpciicncc ilai is complcic wiil ilc
supicmcly mcicilul blcssings ol sccing ilc Loid, obiaining boons, convcising wiil
Him, bcing iouclcd by Him, and so loiil. Ioi moic claboiaic inloimaiion in ilis
icgaid, onc may siudy ilc Siimad llagavaiam, Sccond Canio, Ninil Clapici, and
also ilc Tliid Canio, Ligli Clapici).
{Ldiioi's Noic: Tlis cniiic plilosoplical picscniaiion ol aniai-daisana bcing
supciioi io diicci vision ol ilc Loid wiil ilc plysical cycs is iiuc only loi ilc
jnani-blalias - ilc ausicic, mcdiiaiivc dcvoiccs wlo piclci siiiing in scclusion
wlilc dccply locusing on ilc Supcisoul, ilc Loid in ilc lcaii. Laici wc will lind
ilai Siila Sanaiana Gosvami quoics luiilci passagcs liom lis lilad llagavaiamiia
in lis commcniaiy on ilc sixil vcisc ol Damodaiasiala, and ilcsc vciscs will
uliimaicly piovc ilai ilc bcsi iypc ol ilc Loid's daisana is ilai wlicl is pciccivcd
diiccily wiil ilc scnscs, as in ilc casc ol His suddla-blalias oi puic dcvoiccs).
Appendix C
(ref. Texf 6, page 18)
Brhad Bhagavafamrfa 3.179-182
{Picviously wc lavc sccn ilc quoics liom Siila Sanaiana Gosvami's Sii lilad
llagavaiamiia, Uiiaia Klanda, Clapici Two. Tlcicin, ilc sagc and icsidcni ol
Tapo-lola, Sii Pippalayana, csiablislcd ilc signilicancc ol daisana ol ilc Loid
wiilin onc's mind bcing supcilaiivc io daisana wiil onc's cycs. Coniiaiy io ilis
posiiion, now in ilc lollowing gioup ol vciscs quoicd liom Sii lilad
llagavaiamiia, Uiiaia Klanda, Clapici Tlicc, ilc Siimad llagavaia-paisadas
(pcisonal associaics ol Loid Naiayana), wlo aic icsidcnis ol ilc iiansccndcnial
icalm ol Vailunila, will csiablisl ilc supciioiiiy (and supicmc cllcciivcncss) ol
diicci daisana wiil ilc cycs as compaicd io sccing ilc Loid duiing ilc samadli oi
dlyana wiilin ilc mind. Tlcy cxpound ilcii vicw by using sciipiuial ciiaiions
and logical aigumcnis lound in ilc lollowing loui vciscs:)
The direcf vision of fhe Lord wifh one's very eyes is fhe highesf grace
affained by fhe successive waves of His mercifuI benedicfions. (Sincc Kaidama
Muni, Dliuva and oilci dcvoiccs icccivcd ilc daisana ol llagavan and ilcicby
aiiaincd His gicai mcicy, ilcsc sioiics illusiiaic ilc supicmc gloiics ol sccing Him
ilc cycs.) From fhis fype of direcf vision comes exfremeIy profound bIiss fhaf
surpasses aII (ofher forms of darsana such as in medifafion). This vision of Sri
Krsna in person fhrough fhe eyes is fhe finaI reward of pracficing fhe nine-foId
process of devofion headed by sravana. (179)
The direcf vision of fhe Lord is fhe fopmosf fruif of aII sadhana pracfice.
Upon affaining fhis, fhe nescience of maya wifhin fhe souI is desfroyed down fo
fhe roof, whiIe simuIfaneousIy fhe iIIuminafion of prema increases more and
more. (180)
(Now by ciiing ancicni cxamplcs liom ilc sciipiuics, piool is ollcicd
icgaiding ilc supicmc dcliglilulncss ol bclolding ilc Loid wiil onc's cycs:) Sri
PrahIada Maharaja, fhe son of Kayadhu (Hiranyakasipu's wife), as weII as ofher
greaf devofees, aIfhough consfanfIy seeing fhe Lord wifhin fheir own hearfs, sfiII
(due fo ifs supremeIy deIighffuI nafure) fhey aIways Ionged for fhe vision of fhe
aII-powerfuI Prabhu wifh fheir eyes - fhis is a facf. The proof of fhis is fhaf one
day PrahIada Maharaja was siffing on fhe shore of fhe sea and obfained fhe
direcf vision of Sri Bhagavan; fhereaffer fhe bhava of his ecsfafic Iove especiaIIy
increased. (In ilis icgaid, onc may iclci io ilc bool namcd Haii-blalii-
sudlodaya). (1S1)
(Somconc may say, on ilc basis ol vciscs sucl as ilc ic va amusya vcisc ol
Siimad llagavaiam (3.15.++) ilai wlcn ilc loui Kumaias lcadcd by Sanala wcic
diiccily bclolding Sii llagavan, ilcy iuincd ilcii cycs upwaid io scc His smiling
loius lacc; and ilcn ilcy casi ilcii cycs downwaid io scc ilc splcndoui ol His
iocnails. Ai ilis, sincc ilc cycs and all ilc oilci scnscs aic bound by limiiaiions
and aic incapablc ol giasping ilc bcauiy and splcndoui ol all His limbs ai ilc samc
iimc, ilcicloic ilc loui Kumaias closcd ilcii cycs and mcdiiaicd upon His cniiic
body liom lcad io ioc. Tlis cxamplc poiiiays low ilc sagcs piclci ilc pioccss ol
dlyana (mcdiiaiion wiilin ilc lcaii) ovci ilai ol diicci vision wiil ilc plysical
cycs. Tlcicloic is dlyana supciioi io diicci vision' In answci io ilis, ilc lisnaya
vcisc (1S2) is givcn now in oidci io csiablisl ilc iclaiivc gicaincss ol ilc dillcicni
loims ol blagavan-muiii-daisana; in ascciiaining ilis, all aigumcnis opposing ilc
supicmacy ol diicci vision ol Him wiil ilc cycs aic sciilcd conclusivcly.)
Somefimes if happens fhaf when someone affains fhe direcf darsana of
Sri Krsna, fheir eyes cIose as fhe ofher senses become inerf. When fhis occurs,
if is nof because fhey are medifafing on Him wifhin. Rafher, if is an expression
of ecsfafic sympfoms as fhe devofee becomes overwheImed wifh bIiss; fhis is a
specific fransformafion of Iove (prema-vikara) fhaf is simiIar fo fhe eighf
saffvika-bhava sympfoms headed by shivering (kampa).
(Hcic ii is also woiil considciing - ii was dcsciibcd ilai Loid lialma
cxccuicd scvcic pcnanccs, and only wlilc dccply absoibcd in mcdiiaiivc samadli
did lc aiiain blagavad-daisana and was iouclcd by ilc Loid, cngagcd in a
convcisaiion wiil Him, and ilcicby icccivcd gicai mcicy liom Loid Kisna
pcisonally. Tlc puipoii is ilai by ilc pioccss ol dlyana oi samadli somc
dcvoiccs icccivc ilc lavoui ol ilc Loid (as indicaicd picviously in l.l. 2.92 by ilc
woid ladacii). In ilis maiici, ilcic is ncvci any lixcd iulc govcining ilc Loid's
appcaiancc. Hc las bccn pciccivcd only by Loid lialma and oilci blagava-
blalias ol lis calibic. lui ilc conclusivc iiuil is - compaicd io sccing ilc Loid
wiilin ilc mind duiing mcdiiaiion, ilc mosi piolound bliss is dcliniicly aiiaincd
by bclolding Him pcisonally wiil ilc cycs oi ilc oilci scnscs).
Appendix D
(ref. Texf 8, page 22)
Foofnofe by Tridandi Swami Bhakfi-Prajnana Kesava Maharaja
Tlc siaicmcni namo 'nania-lilaya is usually undcisiood io mcan
obcisanccs unio anania-lila-blagavan Sii Kisna`, oi Hc Wlosc pasiimcs aic
limiilcss. lui Siila Sanaiana Gosvami lools iowaid ilc csoiciic inicniion ol
Saiyaviaia Muni and also accoiding io lis own mood ol icalisaiion las icvcalcd a
vciy conlidcniial puipoii. Tlus - Obcisanccs unio sii iasa-lila.` Tlc woid anania
indicaics ilai wlicl las no cnd`; namcly pcipciual, incxlausiiblc, counilcss, and
so loiil. In ilc cxpicssion lilaya, ilc woid lila is ol ilc louiil casc cnding in ilc
singulai numbci (in conjunciion wiil ilc woid namal). Tlc dciivaiion ol lila is -
li + la = lila. Tlc mcaning ol ilc woid li is io cmbiacc`, and ilc mcaning ol la is
io acccpi`. Tlcicloic, ilc woid lila is indicaiivc ol ilai spoiiivc pasiimc in wlicl
Loid Kisna acccpis ilc cmbiaccs ol ilc gopis; ilus ii is undcisiood io mcan in ilis
conicxi ilai obcisanccs aic bcing ollcicd unio ilc iasa-lila and oilci associaicd
pasiimcs. Ioi ilis icason ii is siaicd anania-lilaya. And as Siila Sanaiana Gosvami
las wiiiicn in lis iila - ...ii is suggcsicd io includc all ilc pasiimcs associaicd
wiil ilc icalm ol Golula Vindavana. I ollci my obcisanccs unio all ilosc lilas;
sucl a mood is mosi cciiainly cxpicsscd in ilis way.` ly wiiiing ilis, lc las
limscll lullillcd ilc quoiaiion ol madluicna samapayci - all undciialings slould
bc complcicd swccily.`
Yci anoilci iopic is ncccssaiily indicaicd ai ilis poini. Siila Gosvamipada
las icvcalcd ilai ilc linal slola ol Damodaiasiala slows Sii Kisna's pasiimcs
lcadcd by ilc iasa-lila io bc ilc iopmosi ol all. Hc siaics ...sincc ilcsc aic ilc
iopmosi ol conlidcniial iopics, ilcy aic noi mcniioncd diiccily ... Tlcicloic sucl
conlidcniial pasiimcs aic iclciicd io by a mcic lini only, as ilcy aic ollcicd
obcisanccs in ilc woids namo 'nania-lilaya.` Tlc mcaning ol ilis is - bccausc ilc
iasa-lila is ilc mosi liglly conlidcniial pasiimc ol ilc Loid, ilcicloic Saiyaviaia
Muni las mcniioncd ii only wiil ilc biiclcsi cluc oi iinicsi glimpsc. ly so doing,
lc las madc ii lnown ilai is always inappiopiiaic io casually lcai and clani
aboui ilc iasa-lila lcic and ilcic, wlcncvci and wlcicvci. Noi only ilai, bui il an
unqualilicd pcison dcccivcs limscll wiil an aiicmpi io banisl lusi, bui ilcn
conicmplaics, pciloims oi imiiaics ilc iasa-lila, ilcn sucl a pcison cciiainly
bccomcs dcgiadcd duc io ilc ollcnsc ol minimising ilc gloiics ol ilc laciually
iiansccndcnial iasa-lila. Lvcniually lc will lall down io bccomc a lusiy dcbauclcc
and aiiaclcd louscloldci jusi lilc ilc pialiia-salajiyas wlo picmaiuicly dabblc
in ilc liglcsi iiuil.
In icgaid io ascciiaining wlo is qualilicd io lcai and clani aboui ilc
Loid's iasa-lila, ii is cspccially noicwoiily io cxaminc ilc siaicmcnis ol Siimad
llagavaiam picscnicd ai ilc conclusion ol ilc iasa-lila dcsciipiion (10.33.30).
Tlus:
Onc wlo is noi a gicai coniiollci slould ncvci imiiaic ilc bclavioui ol
iuling pcisonaliiics, cvcn mcnially. Il oui ol loolislncss an oidinaiy pcison docs
imiiaic sucl bclavioui, lc will simply dcsiioy limscll, jusi as a pcison wlo is noi
Rudia would dcsiioy limscll il lc iiicd io diinl an occan ol poison.`
Tlc puipoii ol ilis is - onc wlo is noi an isvaia iiuly qualilicd by bcing
cndowcd wiil divinc poicncy slould ncvci cvcn mcnially conicmplaic, pciloim oi
imiiaic ilc Loid's iasa-lila. Only Loid Siva limscll is ablc io diinl an cniiic occan
ol poison. Il an unqualilicd pcison wlo is aiudia (noi Siva) lalscly considcis
limscll io bc gicaily qualilicd and iiics io diinl poison in ilc loim ol lcaiing and
claniing aboui ilc iasa-lila, ilcn lc would cciiainly dic - ilai is, lc would bccomc
iiglily bound wiilin ilc dcail-lilc condiiion ol samsaia oi gioss maiciial
cxisicncc.
Loid Sii Kisna's iasa-lila pasiimcs aic ilc cicsi-jcwcl ol all His pasiimcs,
and ilc bcncliis ol culiivaiing sucl pasiimcs aic ilc cicsi jcwcl ol all bcncliis.
Tlcicloic ilosc wlo aic qualilicd io iclisl ilcsc iopics will bc ilc cicsi jcwcls
among all dcvoiccs. Tlc Loid's iasa-lila slould ncvci bc siudicd in any way by
ilosc wlo aic scizcd by ilc discasc ol ilc lcaii, wlo aic lusiy loi pcisonal
giaiilicaiion, oi oilciwisc unlii. In maiicis ol oidinaiy cducaiion, il onc wanis io
dispcl onc's ignoiancc ii is ncccssaiy io giadually masici ilc liglcsi lnowlcdgc ol
ilc univcisiiy; bui a bcginning siudcni oi somconc ol liiilc lnowlcdgc is ncvci
admiiicd picmaiuicly inio ilc liglcsi class. Similaily, ii is ncvci appiopiiaic io
givc insiiuciions aboui ilc mosi clcvaicd iopic - ilc iasa-lila - io pcisons ol liiilc
lnowlcdgc wlo aic simply aiiaclcd io ilc cxicinal bodily scnscs.
Appendix E
Sri Sri Damodarasfakam
from songs of fhe Vaisnava Acaryas
(Noic: lclow is ilc iianslaiion lound in ilc liisi ISKCON songbool, publislcd in
197+. Ii lad somc sligli inaccuiacics in ilc inicipiciaiion, and conscqucnily ilc
iianslaiion was icclnically ovcilaulcd and icviscd loi ilc 1979 bluc cdiiion ol
Songs ol ilc Vaisnava Acaiyas. Hcicin wc lavc includcd ilc oiiginal vcision loi
nosialgia's salc; ii is vciy swcci and ilis is ilc way wc lcaid ii cvciy nigli duiing
ilc monil ol Kaiiiila by Visnujana Swami).
namamisvaram sac-cid-ananda-rupam
Iasaf-kundaIam gokuIe bhrajamanam
yasoda-bhiyoIukaIad-dhavamanam
paramrsfam afyam fafo drufya gopya
1) To ilc supicmc coniiollci, wlo posscsscs and cicinal loim ol blisslul
lnowlcdgc, wlosc glisicning caiiings swing io and lio, wlo manilcsi Himscll in
Golula, wlo siolc ilc buiici ilai ilc gopis lcpi langing liom ilc ialicis ol ilcii
sioiciooms and wlo ilcn quiclly jumpcd up and ian in iciicai in lcai ol Moilci
Yasoda bui was uliimaicly caugli - io ilai Supicmc Loid, Sii Damodaia, I ollci my
lumblc obcisanccs.
rudanfam muhur nefra-yugmam mrjanfam
karambhoja-yugmena safanka-nefram
muhuh svasa-kampa-fri-rekhanka-kanfha-
sfhifa-graiva damodaram bhakfi-baddham
2) Upon sccing His moilci's wlipping siicl, Hc ciicd and iubbcd His cycs
again and again wiil His iwo loius lands. His cycs wcic lcailul and His bicailing
quicl, and as Moilci Yasoda bound His bclly wiil iopcs, Hc slivcicd in liigli and
His pcail nccllacc slool. To ilis Supicmc Loid, Sii Damodaia, I ollci my lumblc
obcisanccs.
ifidrk sva-IiIabhir ananda-kunde
sva-ghosam nimajjanfam akhyapayanfam
fadiyesifa-jnesu bhakfair jifafvam
punah premafas fam safavrffi vande
3) Tlosc supcicxccllcni pasiimcs ol Loid Kisna's babylood diowncd ilc
inlabiianis ol Golula in pools ol ccsiasy. To ilc dcvoiccs wlo aic aiiiacicd only
io His majcsiic aspcci ol Naiayana in Vailunila, ilc Loid lcicin icvcals: I am
conqucicd and ovciwlclmcd by puic loving dcvoiion.` To ilc Supicmc Loid,
Damodaia, my obcisanccs lundicds and lundicds ol iimcs.
varam deva! moksam na moksavadhim va
na canyam vrne 'ham varesad apiha
idam fe vapur nafha! gopaIa-baIam
sada me manasy avirasfam kim anyaih
+) O Loid, alilougl You aic ablc io givc all linds ol bcncdiciions, I do noi piay io
You loi libciaiion, noi cicinal lilc in Vailunila, noi any oilci boon. My only
piayci is ilai Youi clildlood pasiimcs may consianily appcai in my mind. O
Loid, I do noi cvcn wani io lnow youi lcaiuic ol Paiamaima. I simply wisl ilai
Youi clildlood pasiimcs may cvci bc cnacicd in my lcaii.
idam fe mukhambhojam avyakfa-niIair
vrfam kunfaIaih nigdha-rakfais ca gopya
muhus cumbifam bimba-rakfadharam me
manasy avirasfam aIam Iaksa-Iabhaih
5) O Loid, ilc clccls ol Youi blaclisl loius lacc, wlicl is cnciiclcd by locls ol
cuiling laii, lavc bccomc icddcncd lilc bimba liuiis duc io Moilci Yasoda's
lisscs. Wlai moic can I dcsciibc ilan ilis' Millions ol opulcnccs aic ol no usc io
mc, bui may ilis vision consianily icmain in my mind.
namo deva! damodarananfa! visno!
prasida prabho! duhkha-jaIabdhi-magnam
krpa-drsfi-vrsfyafi-dinam bafanu-
grhanesa! mam ajnam edhy aksi-drsyah
6) O unlimiicd Visnu! O masici! O Loid! lc plcascd upon mc! I am
diowning in an occan ol soiiow and am almosi lilc a dcad man. Plcasc slowci
ilc iain ol mcicy on mc; uplili mc and pioicci mc wiil Youi ncciaican vision.
kuverafmajau baddha-murfyaiva yad-vaf
fvaya mocifau bhakfi-bhajau krfau ca
fafha prema-bhakfim svakam me prayaccha
na mokse graho me 'sfi damodareha
7) O Loid Damodaia, in Youi loim as a baby Moilci Yasoda bound You io a
giinding sionc wiil a iopc loi iying cows. You ilcn liccd ilc sons ol Kuvcia,
Manigiiva and Nalaluvaia, wlo wcic cuiscd io siand as iiccs and You gavc ilcm
ilc clancc io bccomc Youi dcvoiccs. Plcasc blcss mc in ilis samc way. I lavc no
dcsiic loi libciaiion inio Youi cllulgcncc.
namas fe 'sfu damne sphurad dipfi-dhamne
fvadiyodarayafha visvasya dhamne
namo radhikayai fvadiya priyayai
namo 'nanfa-IiIaya devaya fubhyam
S) O Loid, ilc cniiic univcisc was cicaicd by Loid lialma, wlo was boin
liom Youi abdomcn, wlicl was bound by a iopc by Moilci Yasoda. To ilis iopc I
ollci my lumblc obcisanccs. I ollci my obcisanccs io Youi mosi bclovcd Siimaii
Radlaiani and io Youi unlimiicd pasiimcs.
Second ViIasa
Daiksika
Inifiafion
1. I ollci my icspccilul obcisanccs io Si Kisna Caiianyadcva, ilc masici ol ilc
woilds, by wlosc mcicy cvcn a dog can casily swim acioss ilc gicai occan.
The RuIes of Inifiafion
2. Iollowing ilc dcsciipiions lound in Kcsavacaiya's Kiama-dpila, I will now
wiiic aboui ilc iulcs loi iniiiaiion. Wiiloui liisi bccoming iniiiaicd no onc is
qualilicd io cngagc in Dciiy woislip.
One Musf AIways Be Inifiafed
3. In ilc Agama-sasiia ii is said: A pcison boin in a bialmana lamily wlo las
noi yci acccpicd iniiiaiion is noi qualilicd io pciloim ilc duiics ol a bialamna.
Sucl a pcison musi acccpi iniiiaiion.
+. Sucl a pcison wlo is noi yci iniiiaicd is noi qualilicd io clani maniias,
woislip ilc Dciiy, oi pciloim oilci bialminical duiics. Ioi lis own bcnclii sucl a
pcison musi acccpi iniiiaiion. Tlis iiuil is conliimcd by ilc woids ol Loid siva."
5. In ilc Slanda Puiana, Kaiiiila-malaimya, in a convcisaiion ol lialma and
Naiada, ii is said: Pcisons wlo aic noi iniiiaicd inio ilc pail ol dcvoiion io Loid
Haii and wlo do noi woislip Loid Him aic lilc animals. Wlai bcnclii can
ilcy aiiain by living sucl a lilc'"
6. In ilc Visnu-yamala, Si Rulmangada iclls Si Molin: O giil wiil ilc
bcauiilul iligls, all ilc aciions ol an uniniiiaicd pcison aic woiillcss. A pcison
wlo is noi iniiiaicd will ialc biiil in an animal's womb."
7. Ii is spccilically said in ilc Visnu-yamala: Il a guiu acccpis a pcison as a
lollowci bui docs noi givc lim iniiiaiion, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad
placcs a cuisc on ilai guiu and lis disciplcs."
S. Ii is also said in ilc Visnu-ialasya: A pcison wlo, ignoiani ol all ilc iulcs ol
woislip, woislips ilc Dciiy wiil sinccic dcvoiion, aiiains a icsuli a lundicd
iimcs
bciici ilan a pcison wlo mcicly lollows ilc iulcs wiiloui dcvoiion."
The GIories of Accepfing Inifiafion
9. In ilc Visnu-yamala ii is said: Plilosoplcis wlo aic cxpcii in lnowing ilc
iiuil alliim ilai spiiiiual iniiiaiion biings iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc and dcsiioys
sins.
10. Tlcicloic onc slould bow down bcloic a gcnuinc spiiiiual masici,
suiicndci cvciyiling io lim, piopcily acccpi iniiiaiion liom lim, and icccivc liom
lim a Vaisnava maniia."
11. In ilc Slanda Puiana, in a convcisaiion ol lialma and Naiada ii is said:
Tlc bcsi pcisons in ilc woild, pcisons wlo aic ausicic and laiillul pciloimcis ol
pious dccds, acccpi iniiiaiion inio ilc woislip ol Loid Haii, iniiiaiion ilai liccs
ilcm liom all sullciings."
12. In ilc Taiiva-sagaia ii is said: As bcll mcial is iuincd io gold wlcn mixcd
wiil mcicuiy in an alclcmical pioccss, so onc wlo is piopcily iiaincd and
iniiiaicd by a bona lidc spiiiiual masici immcdiaicly bccomcs a bialmana."
The Time of Inifiafion. During Thaf Time fhe Purify of fhe Monfh.(Masa-
suddhi)
13-15. In ilc Agama-sasiia ii is said: Ioi onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion
duiing ilc monil ol Caiiia (Maicl-Apiil), ilcic aic many iioublcs. Onc wlo
acccpis iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Vaisalla (Apiil-May) aiiains piccious
jcwcls. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Jyaisila (May-
Junc) aiiains dcail loi cciiain. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc
monil ol Asadla (Junc-July)
aiiains ilc dcsiiuciion ol lis liicnds and lin. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion
duiing ilc monil ol siavana (July-Augusi) bccomcs licc liom lcai. Onc wlo
acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol lladia (Augusi-Scpicmbci) aiiains
ilc dcsiiuciion ol lis clildicn. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc
monil ol Asvina (Scpicmbci-Ociobci) aiiains all auspiciousncss. Onc wlo acccpis
maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila (Ociobci-Novcmbci) aiiains gicai
wcalil. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Maigasisa
(Novcmbci-Dcccmbci) aiiains auspiciousncss. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion
duiing ilc monil ol Pausa (Dcccmbci-Januaiy) aiiains ilc loss ol lnowlcdgc. Onc
wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Magla (Januaiy-Icbiuaiy)
aiiains gicai iniclligcncc. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol
Plalguna (Icbiuaiy-Maicl) aiiains coniiol ovci all. Tlcsc iiuils ilc gicai acaiyas
conliim."
16. In ilc Agasiya-samliia, Si Ramaicana-candiila, ii is said: Onc wlo
acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol siavana aiiains piospciiiy. Onc wlo
acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila aiiains lnowlcdgc. Onc
wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Plalguna aiiains piospciiiy.
Onc slould avoid acccpiing maniia iniiiaiion duiing a malamasa (inicicalaiy)
monil."
17-19. In ilc Gauiamya Taniia ii is said: Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion
duiing ilc monil ol Caiiia aiiains all goals ol lilc (puiusaiila). Onc wlo acccpis
maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Vaisalla aiiains piccious jcwcls. Onc wlo
acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Jyaisila aiiains cciiain dcail. Onc
wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Asadla aiiains ilc dcsiiuciion
ol lis liicnds and lin. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol
siavana aiiains a long lilc. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol
lladia aiiains ilc dcsiiuciion ol lis clildicn. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion
duiing ilc monil ol Asvina aiiains a iicasuiy ol jcwcls. Onc wlo acccpis maniia
iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila oi ilc monil ol Maigasisa aiiains ilc
pcclcciions
ollcicd by claniing maniias. Onc wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil
ol Pausa aiiains ilc powci io ioimcni lis cncmics. Onc wlo acccpis maniia
iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Magla aiiains gicai iniclligcncc. Onc wlo acccpis
maniia
iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Plalguna aiiains all lc dcsiics. Onc slould avoid
acccpiing maniia iniiiaiion duiing a malamasa (inicicalaiy) monil."
20. In ilc Slanda Puiana, in a convcisaiion ol Si Rulmangada and Si Molin
ii is said: Wlcn ii is pciloimcd duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila, spiiiiual iniiiaiion
bccomcs lilc a swoid ilai cuis ilc cyclc ol icpcaicd biiils. Tlcicloic onc slould
cndcavoi in cvciy way io acccpi iniiiaiion duiing ilc monil ol Kaiiiila.
21. Tlcic is no disadvaniagc in acccpiing duiing ilc monil ol Caiiia iniiiaiion
inio claniing ilc Gopala maniia. Lcaincd plilosoplcis iccommcnd acccpiing ilai
lind ol iniiiaiion ai ilai iimc."
Purify of fhe Day of fhe Week (Vara-suddhi)
22. Onc slould acccpi iniiiaiion on Sunday, Tluisday, Monday, Wcdncsday, oi
Iiiday.
Purify of fhe Sfars (Naksafra-suddhi)
23. In ilc Naiada Taniia ii is said: Rolin, siavana, Aidia, Dlanisila, Pusya,
saiablisa, and Uiiaiaiiaya aic said io bc auspicious wlcn onc acccpis iniiiaiion."
2+. In ilc sciipiuics ii is also said: Onc slould acccpi maniia iniiiaiion oi
pciloim an abliscla duiing ilc iimcs ol ilc siais Asvin, Rolin, Svaii, Visalla,
Hasia,
Jyaisila, oi Uiiaiaiiaya."
Purify of fhe Day (Tifhi-suddhi)
25. In ilc Saia-sangiala ii is said: Onc slould (acccpi maniia iniiiaiion)
duiing ilc dviiya, pancam, oi sasil. Onc may also acccpi ii duiing ilc dvadas oi
iiayodas."
26. In ilc sciipiuics ii is said: Tlc puinima, pancam, dviiya, sapiam,
iiayodas, and dasam aic gloiious (days in wlicl io accpi maniia iniiiaiion). Tlcy
lullill
all dcsiics."
27. In ilis way on an auspicious day duiing ilc sulla-palsa (biigli loiinigli),
on a Tluisday oi a Iiiday, ai an auspicious momcni duiing ilc iicm wlcn a
lavoiablc siai is conjoincd wiil ilc moon, onc slould acccpi maniia iniiiaiion."
(1)
SpeciaI Circumsfances (Apavada)
2S. In ilc Rudia-yamala ii is said: Ai a loly placc, oi duiing a solai oi lunai
cclipsc, oi duiing ilc Paviiiaiopana lcsiival (ilc lull-mon day ol ilc monil ol
siavana, wlcn Loid Kisna acccpicd ili sacicd-ilicad), oi duiing ilc
Damanalaiopana lcsiival (in ilc monil ol Caiiia), onc may acccpi maniia
iniiiaiion wiiloui considciing ilc puiiiy ol ilc monil, siais, oi anyiling clsc.
29. All auspicious momcnis and auspicious siiuaiions ol ilc moon and siais
always icsidc in ilosc siiuaiions. A pcison wlo acccpis maniia iniiiaiion in onc ol
ilcsc siiuaiions aiiains long lilc, wcalil, and good clildicn.
30. No auspicious iimc is cqual io ilc iimc ol ilc solai oi lunai cclipsc.
Wlaicvci auspicious dccd is donc ai ilai iimc biings limiilcss bcnclii. Duiing ilc
Suiya-paiva iimcs (solai solsiiccs, cquinoxcs, oi cclipscs) ilcic is no considciaiion
ol puiiiy ol ilc monbil, day, day ol ilc wccl, oi anyiling clsc."
31. In ilc Taiiva-sagaia ii is said: Wlcn onc aiiains ilc iaic and dilliculi io
aiiain associaiion ol a bona lidc sainily spiiiiual masici (sad-guiu), ilcn wlaicvci
momcni lc givcs pcimission io acccpi iniiiaiion is a vciy auspicious momcni loi
iniiiaiion.
32. Wlcilci lc comcs in ilc ciiy, in ilc loicsi, in a loly placc, duiing ilc day,
oi duiing ilc nigli, wlcncvci oi wlcicvci lc pcimiis, onc may acccpi iniiiaiion
liom lim.
33. Il sucl a sainily spiiiiual masici wislcs, ilcic is no nccd ol ilc candidaic's
laving visiicd loly placcs, lollowcd vows, pciloimcd lomas, bailcd in loly
waicis, oi clanicd japa. Sucl a sainily spiiiiual masici's conscni is ilc only iling
nccdcd loi iniiiaiion."
Consfrucfion of fhe PaviIion (Mandapa-nirmana-vidhi)
3+. Tlcic aic loui linds (lalavaii, liiyavaii, vainamayi, and vcdlamayi) ol
iniiiaiion. Kalavaii iniiiaiion will now bc biiclly dcsciibcd in ilis bool.
35. Alici clcansing ilc aica and woisliping ilc Vasiu-dcvaia dcmigod, onc
slould consiiuci a pavilion scvcn cubiis in sizc,a pavilion wiil a claiming aliai
(vcdi). (2)
36. Tlc pavilion slould lavc cigli llags, loui cniianccs, an aiclway ol lsiia
iiccs. Ii slould bc opulcni wiil a iiiplc iopc. Ii slould bc suiioundcd by a lusa
gailand. (3)
Consfrucfing fhe Kunda
37. In ilai placc, lacing noiil, an iniclligcni pcison slould consiiuci a lunda,
a lunda 2+ lingcis in sizc, a lunda wiil ilicc mcllalas (bclis) and loui coincis.
3S. Tlai pcison slould dig up ilicc mcllalas. Ouisidc ilai dug-up aica lc
slould cicaic a lanila (nccl) onc lingci in sizc.
39. Tlc liisi mcllala slould bc loui lingcis in sizc, ilc sccond ilicc lingcis,
and ilc iliid iwo lingcis.
+0. In ilc wcsi, abovc ilc iliid mcllala, lc slould consiiuci a yoni. Tlc yoni
slould bc six lingcis widc and iwclvc lingcis long.
+1. Ii slould bc onc lingci ligl. In iis midsi slould bc an opcning. Tlcn lc
slould consiiuci a gajadlaia (clcplani's lip) wiil iis own mcllala.
+2. Tlcn, loi ilc puiposc ol pciloiming liliy lomas, lc slould consiiuci a
lunda ilc sizc ol a iaiscd lisi.
+3. Ioi ilc puiposc ol pciloiming a lundicd lomas lc slould consiiuci a
lunda ilc sizc ol an aiaini cubii (mcasuicd liom ilc clbow io ilc iip ol ilc small
lingci). Ioi ilc puiposc ol pciloiming a ilousand lomas lc slould consiiuci a
lunda ilc
sizc ol a pani (cubii). Ioi ilc puiposc ol pciloiming icn ilousand lomas lc
slould consiiuci a lunda ilc sizc ol loui cubiis. Ioi ilc puiposc ol pciloiming
icn million lomas lc slould consiiuci a lunda ilc sizc ol cigli cubiis. Hc slould
malc ilc
lunda as dccp as ii is widc.
++. Tlc sizc ol ilc lunda may bc incicascd bcyond ilcsc numbcis, bui ii may
noi bc dccicascd io lcss ilan ilcsc minimum sizcs.
+5. Iollowing ilcsc insiiuciions, an iniclligcni pcison slould caiclully
consiiuci ilc lunda. Il lc docs noi caiclully lollow ilcsc insiiuciions, ilcic will
bc many laulis and many iioublcs will comc.
+6. Tlc Taniiilas cxplain: Wlcn ilcsc insiiuciions aic lollowcd, ilc
consiiuciion ol ilc lunda biings ilc lullillmcni ol dcsiics. Il ilcsc insiiuciions aic
noi lollowcd, ilc bunda will biing many iioublcs.
+7. Tlcicloic a pcison wlo dcsiics auspiciousncss will siiivc io lollow ilcsc
insiiuciions. Il ilc loma will bc biicl, ilc aica ol ilc loma may bc only onc
cubii."
+S. In ilc Haiia-sasiia ii is said: A pcison wlo malcs ilc lunda ioo small will
noi livc a long lilc. Hc wlo digs ilc lunda ioo dccply bccomcs discascd. His
piospciiiy is dcsiioycd. Onc wlo malcs ilc lunda cioolcd will sullci. Onc wlo
bicals ilc mcllala will dic.
+9. Onc wlo malcs ilc mcllala ioo small will lamcni. Onc wlo malcs ilc
mcllala ioo laigc will losc lis cows. Onc consiiucis a lunda wiiloui a yoni will
losc lis wilc. Onc wlo consiiucis a lunda wiiloui a lanila will losc lis wcalil."
50. Tlc sizc ol ilc anguli (lingci) is dcsciibcd in ilcsc woids: Ligli
bailcycoins placcd lcngilwisc, oi ilicc giains ol iicc aic ilc mcasuicmcni ol onc
anguli, a mcasuicmcni ilai is ialcn in ilc middlc paii ol ilc lingci."
51. Moic dciailcd dcsciipiions ol all ilis, as wcll as dcsciipiions ol ilc siul,
siuva, and ilc vaiious iiiuals cmploying ilcm may bc lound in oilci bools.
Icaiing ilis bool will bccomc vciy laigc, I will noi wiiic ol ilcm lcic.
The Inifiafion-circIe (Dksa-mandaIa)
52. Tlc mandapa (pavilion) slould bc spiinllcd wiil panca-gavya and sccnicd
waici. Tlcn ilc dlsa-mandala (iniiiaiion-ciiclc) slould bc diawn on ilc iop paii
ol ilc vcdi (aliai).
53. In ilc middlc ol ilc vcdi slould bc diawn an cigli-pcial loius. Ouisidc ilc
loius slould bc diawn ilicc viiias (ciiclcs). Tlcn slould bc diawn ilc iasis (ilc
signs ol ilc zodiac). Tlcn slould bc diawn a pila (ilionc) wiil loui lcci (caius-
pada).
5+. Ouisidc ilai slould bc diawn loui vils (pailways) going in ilc loui
diicciions. Aiound all ilis slould bc diawn a giacclul squaic wiil loui dooiways.
Dksanga-puja Worship
55. Alici pciloiming lis moining duiics, ilc spiiiiual masici slould placc
bcloic ilc complcicd mandala a conclslcll and vaiious aiiiclcs ol woislip.
In fhe Beginning, PIacing of fhe Kumbha (Waferpof)
56. Iiisi onc slould woislip ilc spiiiiual masicis and Gancsa. Tlcn onc
slould placc in ilc midsi ol ilc loius (diawn in ilc mandala) unluslcd iicc (sali),
luslcd iicc (iandula), and lusa giass.
57. Ovci ilc lusa onc slould clani ilc maniia ol ilc icn llamcs and ilc
maniia bcginning wiil ilc woid ya". Tlcn onc slould ollci woislip, clani ilc
syllablc Om, and placc ilc lumbla. (+)
5S. Tlc icn llamcs aic givcn in ilcsc woids: Dlumiaici, Usma, Jvalan, Jvalin,
Visplulingin, Susi, Suiupa, Kapila, Havyalava, and Kavyalava aic ilc icn
llamcs." (5)
59. Tlcn, claniing in ilc piopci scqucncc (anuloma) ilc maniia bcginning
wiil ilc syllablc la" and cnding wiil ilc syllablc ila", and ilcn claniing in ilc
icvcisc
scqucncc (viloma) ilc maniia bcginning wiil ilc syllablc bla" and cnding wiil
ilc syllablc da", onc slould placc ilc iwclvc paiis (lala) ol ilc sun in ilc lumbla
and ilcn ollci woislip.
60. Tlc iwclvc paiis ol ilc sun aic dcsciibcd in ilcsc woids: Tlc iwclvc paiis
ol ilc sun aic: Tapan, Tapan, Dlumia, lliamai, Jvalin, Ruci, Susumna,
llogada, Visva, lodlin, Dlaiin, and Ksama." (6)
61. Claniing ilc mula-maniia, onc slould ilcn placc in ilc lumbla a wliic
llowci, sailaia, gold, jcwcls, lusa giass, and iicc giains mixcd wiil waici.
62. Tlcn onc slould piopcily lill ilc lumbla wiil puic waici liom a loly
placc. Placing in ilc waici ilc maniia loi ilc sixiccn plascs ol ilc moon, onc
slould ilcn ollci woislip.
63. Tlc sixiccn plascs ol ilc moon aic namcd in ilcsc woids: Amiia, Manada,
Pusa, Tusii, Pusii, Raii, Dliii, sasin, Candiila, Kanii, Jyoisna, Si, Piii, Angada,
Puina, and Puinamiia aic ilc sixiccn plascs ol ilc moon." (7)
PIacing fhe ConchsheII (sankha-sfhapana)
6+. Inio ilc conclslcll lillcd wiil puic waici onc slould placc ilc cigli
liagianccs. Alici onc by onc involing ilc picscncc ol ilc lalas (ilc paiis ol ilc
liic, sun, and moon picviously dcsciibcd), onc slould woislip ilc piana-piaiisila
(ilc basis ol lilc). (S)
65. Tlc cigli liagianccs aic dcsciibcd in ilcsc woids: Usia, lunluma, lusila,
balala, aguiu, muia, jaiamams, and candana (sandal) aic ilc cigli liagianccs
plcasing io Loid Haii."
66. Somc oilci auiloiiiics say ilc cigli liagianccs aic: candana, laipuia
(camploi), aguiu, lunluma, iocana, lallola, lapi, and jaiamams.
67 and 6S. Iiom ilc lciici a" (in ilc sacicd syllablc Aum) ilc icn-syllablc
maniia bcginning wiil la" is boin. Iiom ilc lciici u" (in ilc sacicd syllablc
Aum) ilc icn-syllablc maniia bcginning wiil ila" is boin. Iiom ilc lciici m" (in
ilc sacicd syllablc Aum) ilc icn-syllablc maniia bcginning wiil pa" is boin. Iiom
ilc lciici m" (in ilc sacicd syllablc Aum) ilc loui-syllablc maniia bcginning wiil
sa" is boin. Wiil ilc sixiccn svaias onc slould placc ilc sixiccn paiis ol ilc lciici
m" in ilc conclslcll.
69. Sisii, iddli, Smiii, Mcdla, Kanii, Lalsm, Dliii, Siliia, Siliii, and Siddli
aic ilc icn paiis (lala) boin ol ilc lciici a" (in ilc sacicd-syllablc Aum).
70. Jaia, Palin, sanii, Aisvai, Raii, Kamila, Vaiada, Hladin, Piii, and Digla
aic ilc icn paiis (lala) boin ol ilc lciici u" (in ilc sacicd-syllablc Aum).
71. Tlsna, Raudia, llaya, Nidia, Tanii, Ksui, Kiodlan, Kiiya, Uilai, and
Miiyu aic ilc icn paiis (lala) boin ol ilc lciici m" (in ilc sacicd-syllablc Aum).
Piia, svcia, Aiuna, and Asiia aic ilc loui paiis (lala) boin ol ilc lciici m"
(bindu) (in ilc sacicd-syllablc Aum).
72 and 73. Niviiii, Piaiisila, Vidya, sanii, Indlila, Dpila, Rocila, Mocila,
Sulsma, Sulsmamiia, Jnana, Ajnana, Apyayan, Vyapin, and Vyomaiupa aic
among ilc limiilcss paiis boin liom ilc lccici m" (nada) (in ilc sacicd syllablc
Aum).
7+. Onc by onc, onc slould pciloim nyasas ol all ilcsc paiis (lala). Onc slould
clani ilcsc namcs, placing cacl onc in ilc daiivc casc and lollowing cacl onc by
ilc woid namal (obcisanccs). (9)
75. Alici pciloiming ilc piana-piaiisila, and alici ilc avalana (invocaiion),
onc slould icciic ilc livc lymns liom ilc ig Vcda. Tlcn onc slould woislip ilc
lalas (poiiions ol ilc sun, moon, and liic).
76. Tlc livc lymns liom ilc ig Vcda aic, in piopci scqucncc, ilc lymns
bcginning lamsal sucisad", piaiad visnul", iiy-ambalam", iai saviiul", and
visnui yonim". (10)
77. Clnaiing ilc mula-maniia, onc slould ilcn poui ilc conclslcll waici inio
ilc lumbla. Tlcn onc slould covci ilc lumbla's mouil wiil saliavall lcavcs,
mango lcavcs, oi oilci lilc lcavcs. (11)
7S. Ovci ilis onc slould placc a lid dccoiaicd wiil llowcis and oilci ilings.
Tlcn onc slould coil iwo siiips ol cloil aiound ilc lumbla. Tlcn onc slould
dccoiaic ilc lumbla. (12)
Wifhin fhe Kumbha, Worship of fhe Supreme PersonaIify of Godhead Is PIaced
79. Tlcn ilc acaiya slould inviic (avalana) ilc cllulgcni Supicmc Pcisonaliiy
ol Godlcad io cnici ilc lumbla. Considciing ilc Loid io bc cvciyiling, ilc
acaiya slould woislip ilc Loid by ollciing Him a ilionc and by picscniing oilci
ollciings also.
S0. Tlcn lc slould ollci sad-anga-nyasa io ilc loim ol ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy
ol Godlcad. Hc slould considci ilc Loid cvciyiling.
S1. Somc auiloiiiics say ilai, cmploying all nyasas cxccpi loi ilc laia-nyasa
and pila-nyasa, onc slould mcdiiaic on ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad as
ilc supicmc powci (icjal.
S2. Tlcn, wiil vaiious ollciings dcsciibcd in sacicd bools, onc slould woislip
ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlo icsidcs in ilc lumbla wiil His piinaiy
limbs (anga), sccondaiy limbs (upanga), and covciings (avaiana).
S3. Tlcn, alici picscniing ilc ollciings io ilc Loid, onc slould placc ouisidc
ilc ciiclc paisiila calcs, lamps, sccds, spiouis, and icccpiaclcs.
The Homa for Inifiafion (Dksa-homa)
MISSING
Foofnofes From SrIa Sanafana Gosvam's Commenfary
1. Sila Sanaiana Gosvam cxplains onc slould noi acccpi maniia iniiiaiion ai
sunsci.
2. Clcansing ilc aica" mcans icmoving lussla ol giain, laiis, liagmcnis ol
buini wood, boncs, pcbblcs, oi anyiling clsc ilai migli malc ilc saciilical
pavilion impuic.
Tlis pioccss las bccn in ilc bool Saiadaiilala and in oilci bools also, in ilcii
dcsciipiion ol consiiuciing a icmplc. Icaiing ilai wc will lcic bc diawn inio a
lcngily dcsciipiion, only a summaiy ol ilis is wiiiicn lcic in ilis bool. Hcic ii is
said ilc pavilion slould bc scvcn cubiis. Somc auiloiiiics say ilc pavilion may bc
six cubiis, cigli cubiis, oi iwclvc cubiis. In ilc Vasisila-samliia ii is said: Tlc
pavilion
may bc six cubiis, cigli cubiis, oi iwclvc cubiis." Tlai ilc aliai slould bc
claiming mcans ilai ii slould bc bcauiilul. Ii slould bc nciilci ioo big, ioo small,
ioo ligl, oi ioo low. Ii slould bc placcd in ilc middlc ol ilc pavilion. Ii is also
said in ilc sciipiuics: Tlc pavilion slould bc livc cubiis in sizc. Ii slould lavc
loui coincis and loui laccs. In ilc middlc ol ilc pavilion onc slould consiiuci a
bcauiilul aliai ilai is onc cubii in sizc." In ilc Vasisila-samliia ii is said: In ilc
noiilcasi oi ilc noiilwcsi onc slould consiiuci an aliai. Tlc aliai slould bc onc
cubii ligl. Ii slould lavc loui coincis."
3. Tlc cigli llags" lcic mcans onc llag in cacl ol ilc cigli diicciions. Ouisidc
ilc cniianccs ol ilc pavilion slould bc plasccd in ilc giound an aiclway madc ol
plalsa iiccs and oilci iiccs ol ilc lsia gioup. Tlis is dcsciibcd in ilcsc woids ol
ilc Maiysa Puiana: In ilc casi slould bc an aiclway ol plalsa iiccs, in ilc souil
slould bc an aiclway ol udambaia iiccs. In ilc wcsi slould bc an aiclway ol
asvaiila iiccs. In ilc noiil slould bc an aiclway ol nyagiodla iiccs." Tlc cniiic
aica slould bc suiioundcd on all sidcs by a iiiplc iopc. Tlis mcans ilicc iopcs
bound iogcilci by lusa. Somc auiloiiiics say ilc iiiplc iopcs lcic is ilicc iopcs
madc ol lusa..
+. Ovci ilc lusa giass onc slould placc ilc maniia consisiing ol ilc icn llamcs.
Tlcn onc slould ciicumambulaic. Tlcn wiil swcci liagianccs, llowcis, and oilci
ollciings onc slould ollci woislip. Tlcn onc slould clani ilc scaicd-syllablc Om.
Tlcn onc slould placc ilc waicipoi ovci ilc lusa giass. How is ilai donc' Ii is
donc wiil ilc icn-syllablc maniia bcginning wiil ya" and cnding wiil lsa". In
ilis vcisc ilc woids yailodiiam" mcan wiiloui disobcycd ilc insiiuciions
spolcn by pcisons lcaincd in ilc sciipiuics".
5. Dlumaicisc namal" is givcn lcic as an cxamplc ol ilc maniia ol ilc icn
llamcs. (Tianslaioi's noic: In ilis way ilc maniia bccomcs: Dlumaicisc namal,
usmayai namal, jvalanyai namal, jvalinyai namal, visplulinginyai namal, susiiyc
namal, suiupayai namal, lapilayai namal, lavyalavayai namal, lavyalavayai
namal.") Somc say onc slould mcdiiaic on ilc icn-pcial loius, in ilc wloil ol ilai
loius onc slould placc ilc maniia mam valni-lamalaya namal", and in ilc icn
pcials ol ilai loius onc slould placc ilc maniias loi ilc icn llamcs. Tlcn onc
slould mcdiiaic on a iwclvc-pcial loius siiuaicd bciwccn ilc cycbiows and onc
slould also mcdiiaic on a sixiccn-pcial loius siiuaicd on ilc nccl. Mcdiiaiing in
ilis way onc slould clani ilc iwo maniias am aila-mandalaya namal" (loi ilc
liisi loius) and
um soma-mandalaya namal" (loi ilc sccond loius). Onc slould placc ilcsc
maniias on ilc wloils ol ilcsc iwo loiuscs. On ilc pcials ol ilcsc iwo loiuscs onc
slould ilcn placc ilc namcs ol ilc llamcs ol ilc sun (on ilc liisi loius) nad ilc
llamcs ol ilc moon (on ilc sccond loius). Tlis is cxplanaiion somc auiloiiiics
givc. Somc oilci auiloiiiics say onc slould placc ilcsc 3S maniias on ilc valni-
mandala and oilci placcs and onc slould placc liliy icciiaiions ol Om on ilc
conclslcll lillcd wiil puic waici.
6. (Tianslaioi's noic: Tlc maniias ilcn bccomc: iapanyai namal, iapanyai
namal, dlumiayai namal, bliamaiyai namal, jvalinyai namal, iucayc namal,
susumnayai namal, blogadayai namal, visvayai namal, bodlinyai namal,
dlaiinyai namal, lsamayai namal.")
7. (Tianslaioi's noic: Tlc maniias ilcn bccomc: amiiayai namal, manadayai
namal, pusayai namal, iusiayc namal, pusiayc namal, iaiayc namal, dliiayc
namal, sasinyai namal, candiilayai namal, laniayc namal, jyoisnayai namal,
siiyc namal, piiayc namal, angadayai namal, puinayai namal, puinamiiayai
namal.")
S. Tlc mcilod ol woisliping ilc piana-piaiisila is dcsciibcd in Si
Puiusoiiamavana's commcniaiy on ilc bool Kiama-dpila.
9. (Tianslaioi's noic: Tlc icsuliing maniias aic givcn lcic: sisiayc namal,
iddlayc namal, smiiayc namal, mcdlayai namal, laniayc namal, lalsmyai
namal, dliiayc namal, siliiayai namal, siliiayc namal, siddlayc namal, jaiayai
namal, palinyai namal, saniayc namal, aisvaiyai namal, iaiayc namal, lamilayai
namal, vaiadayai namal, lladinyai namal, piiayc namal, diglayai namal,
ilsnayai namal, iaudiayai namal, blayayai namal, nidiayai namal, ianiiyai
namal, lsudc namal, liodlanyai namal, liiyayai namal, uilaiyai namal,
miiyavc namal,
piiayai namal, svciayai namal, aiunayai namal, asiiayai namal, niviiiayc namal,
piaiisilayai namal, vidyayai namal, saniayc namal, indlilayai namal,
dpilayai namal, iocilayai namal, mocilayai namal, sulsmayai namal,
sulsmamiiayai namal, jnanayai namal, ajnanayai namal, apyayanyai namal,
vyapinyai namal, vyomaiupayai namal.")
10. Tlcsc livc lymns cacl iclci io a paii ol ilc sacicd-syllablc Om. Tlc liisi
iclcis io ilc lciici a", ilc ncxi io u", and ilc succccding oncs io m", m" (bindu)
and m" (nada) icspcciivcly.
11. Tlc oilci lcavcs" aic asvaiila lcavcs and oilci lilc lcavcs.
12. Hcic ilc lid may also bc dccoiaicd wiil liuiis, luslcd iicc (iandula), and
oilci ilings. Tlc lumbla may bc dccxoiaicd wiil llowcis, sandal pasic, and oilci
ilings.