Purandara Dasa, lived about 1484c to 1564c. His name was Srinivasa Nayaka before he turned into a holy saint. He was certainly the richest merchant in Karnataka, who had all types of Gold, Diamond, silver, and more Precious jewels. But soon after an incident, he gave away all his wealth and made his life a holy one. Till now, he is considered to be a Godly - Saint.
Once in a city of Malur, he came across a Vishnu temple in the banks of the river of Kanva. He composed his new hymn Jagadhodharana, seeing the beauty in the Lord Vishnu's eyes in the idol. In this Kriti, he writes all about the mother Yashode and her innocence in taking her son as her son, and not beyond it. Who has got that kind of boon? The great lord, the one who is saver of the world, who saved the world in all 10 avatars. He who is playing with Yashode. And, Yashode is playing purely with her son.
In this Post, we will come to know the meaning of each and every phrase in this song, wrote by Purandara Dasa. Lyrics in English:
Yashode played with The one who saves Jaga(universe).
Annupallavi:
The lord was the creator, divine, the gods of gods. But Yashode didn't care about it. She is playing with him, just as her son.
Charanam 1:
Yashode is playing with the one whom even the Vedas never found. He is the one who cannot be counted, endless. No death, no birth. He is bigger than anyone else, he shines like a gem among the kids. But Yashode is playing with him just like her son, no more than that.
Charanam 2:
yashode is playing with the one who is bigger than the biggest. She plays with the one who is unlimited. The one who is un-measurable. He is the smallest of atoms. She is playing as if she doesn't know about her son.
Charanam 3:
He was the bravest, and best among the men. He is the god among the world. He is praised by Purandara vittala now. But Yashode was playing with him jast like a pure son.
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They guessed many names but they cannot find out the name. Finally Adam broke out. "Oh! Okay let's find out the other things in here, let's forget the mysterious name, just let's move on!"
So, the little group began inspecting for other suspicious details and things. The group cannot find anything. It grew dark and the other staffs left the zoo except Margaret and the family.
"Bingo is a clever monkey. Once when I was feeding him, he pounced on my skin which had an injury, and patted and licked the area.. He was generous too!"
All of a sudden, Darcy exclaimed and bent down to find an anesthesia drug bottle behind the cage. " Ho! Poor Bingo! He was given a powerful drug to make him faint and..."
Before she could complete, Adam continued. "And so when Bingo's fainted, The Vitem Kidnapped Bingo, and unfortunately he left the drug here itself, underestimating us!!" All of four except Adam, smiled and correcting him. "It's Victim! Not Vitem!!"
They laughed about for a moment, and decided to get back to their home. "Do not worry Margaret! We will come back tomorrow afternoon for sure!'
Millions and Trillions of years ago, A king named Indradyumna, who belonged to the Pandya dynasty, ruled Avanti nagar, Malwa. He was a sincere devotee of Lord Vishnu. His mind was filled with the memories of lord Narahari. He thought about Lord Narahari in his meditation. He was the meditator of serpents. He was the one who meditated for Nagashayana. It was the holy land of saints, Where energetic animals lived happily. It was a great realistic surrounding.
All around golden things, the beauty of the nature could we ever tell with our words. The place contained many rivers, many ponds, full of gold fish. It had colorful flowers which surrounded the land.
It was a pleasant morning, and he came and bathed in the river, He chanted the holy Dvadasa Nama, a prayer containing all the names of Lord Vishnu.
He did the Sandhyavandhane,[ A mandatory ritual, performed three times a day, by Brahmins ] and sat meditating in Padmasana. His memories were lost in deep meditation of lord Indirapati.
That time, Sage Agastya, the Grandson of Lord Brahma came there. Naturally, the king did not know Sage Agastya's arrival. The Sage said that the king did not welcome him, and cursed him to become an elephant.
Hearing this curse, the king become guilty, and pleaded the sage for curse redemption. The sage replied. "When Vishnu Chakra comes and infects you, and you will be free from the curse. Lord Vishnu will save you. Ignorance covers what becomes knowledge, just like moon goes down and sun appears." He said.
Like he said, King Indradyumna, was born as a wild big and ,mighty elephant, called Gajendra, who was the king of elephants. He went climbing up and down the hill, breaking trees and branches. He never went hungry, because he always had a feast on pomegranates, grapes, bananas, and oranges till his delight.
One day, thirstily, after roaming here and there with his family of elephants, and after a shower of fair fruits, The Gajaraja [ King of elephants] saw a pond. He was very happy to see that. Fair flowers circled the pond, and it was like a diamond pool. There were many birds and swans, drinking and bathing in the cool water. There was a fresh smell from the blooming flowers. Gajendra was attached to the natural and colorful surrounding.
Next moment, he jumped into the pond, drinking the fresh water thirstily. He drank mouthful of water, splashing water everywhere. He had a neat bath. The Elephant family celebrated in the water, very happy to be in there.
Little did they knew that there was a crocodile - [Makari] in the water too. The Makari was also cursed in his previous generation, and was in the dwelling water, hungry. Gajendra neared the Makari, and OUCH! the Makari caught hold of Gajaraja tightly in his leg. Blood started to ooze from his leg. Gajaraja tried to take his legs.
He looked around, looked up and yet, the Makari did not leave its' legs'. The other elephants desperately shook him and also tried to free Gajaraja from the Unstoppable Makari. But they just said. "Don't know which generation's sin!" And they just went away, leaving behind scared and hurt Gajendra.
It caught Gajaraja's feet harder, and filled the fresh pond with blood. Gajaraja shouted and cried, trying to get out. He began to cry and pray.
Acyutananda! Sri Hari! The creator of the world! Please save me!
Saccidananda! Sarveshwara! Save me!
Bhaktavatsala! The one who rule the earth! Please save me!
I am dying! Have mercy! Have mercy!
The one who helps the eighty four lakh living creatures! Don't let me die!
I am heart broken!"
He cried.
A thousand years without food and sleep, he suffered. "I am waiting for you to save! It's been a long time Lord! Please do save me!!"
Yet, without giving up, he prayed for years.
In Vaikunta, Lord Vishnu was seated under the Sheshnag, the five headed Serpent, with Sri Lakshmi on his side. He heard his elephant devotee's cries and hurries towards the pool with Garuda. In the hurry, he forgot about his chakra, and left them in Vaikunta itself! He boarded Garuda and came to the pond. His face glowed like diamond and his golden armor shined beautifully. As he reached the pond, his chakra came to Lord Vishnu's finger automatically.
Because of his arrival, All the other gods came towards the pond. Goddess Parvati in her Nandi, then Lord Siva left Kailash, and approached the pond. His blue skin glowed as he came by the pond, with Sri Gauri Devi in his lap, and Ganga on his head.
All rishis' arrived by the pond. Lord Narada made his way casually towards the pond. Soon, all the Fairies, Gods, Goddess, Saints, and sages filled the place.
Next moment, Lord Vishnu released his chakra and SWISH!! The Makari stood in his human form. His curse had broken, and he regained his human life. Literally, A garland made of Tulasi, gently flew from nowhere, and swiftly it filled Lord Vishnu's neck. Flowers pattered allover for the incident. Happily, all the Gods and Goddess left for their heavenly abroad.
And Gajendra, the elephant king, also attained Moksha like the Makari.
This was the story of Gajendra Moksha. This story gives a Person the power to face any problem in life and come out of difficult situations. 'Few will see today's luck, Few pray lord Indirapati, all just to be the glories of the instruments' music."
Mr. Lane went near Margaret and asked what happened. She said "A Monkey named Bingo is stolen.. He was to perform in circus next Friday! Everybody is depressed now! Our Circus cannot be performed without Bingo! Everybody were out for lunch at half past twelve, and when we returned, We found the cage empty! We also had fastened the locks of the cages!"
Darcy and Adam looked at each other in excitement. Darcy murmured. ' We must find Bingo already!" Adam agreed and they both went to Margaret and confidently declared. " We both can solve any mystery, believe us Margaret! Just let us inspect the cage, please!"
Although Margaret didn't believe them, she led them the way inside. They reached the cage which was labelled as "Bingo the monkey"
They examined the cage thoroughly. Adam cried. "See here Margaret!" He cried, pointing to a small pin lying near the cage. "He used this pin to crack open the lock!" Margaret was consent now. After a moment, Darcy replied. "I think Bingo was stolen by a single person. What do you think, Margaret?"
Margaret finally found her voice. "Umm.. I - I think so Darcy." Adam suddenly bent down and picked something hopefully. "It's a hanky. Don't Know who's it is! It also has some alphabets. Let's see.. AW?"
In the hanky, it was labelled as A W. Mr. Lane made his guess. "Maybe Anderson White? Or Antony Wade? What could it be?" They couldn't find out what the name was....
So after breakfast, the family left for Wildwood's international Zoo on their car. On their last visit, Although they didn't observe the Zoo fully, they met the Zoo Manager and Animal keeper, Margaret. The kids were fascinated by Margaret, because of her kindness and love for little children.
"Margaret even gave us little toffees and gifts!" said Darcy to her parents, excitedly. This zoo was situated in the valleys of the north, and had a clean blue river running beside it. It was rather simple and tidy.
It turned afternoon, and the family arrived at the zoo. As they stepped out, They were welcomed by disappointment. The area was deserted from the outside. It was strange and suspicious.
The Four walked in to find many sad and dejected faces all around a cage. The cage was not having any animal.
Margaret was also there, very depressed. She was talking with one of a staff.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? WANT TO KNOW MORE? READ THE NEXT CHAPTER!
It was a very graceful Tuesday.Darcy was the first to wake up. Just then, Their mum cried. "Get up! It's half past eleven! The House Maid itself had come to our house for working! But you kids still haven't got up yet!" Darcy hurried to the hallway after brushing.
The House Maid Anna, was a French Lady, and hardly can talk in English. So, she communicated French with Mr. and Mrs. Lane, who knew French very well.
When the House Maid saw Darcy, she certainly cried. "Good Monin' Miss Darcy! Where are' yo all goin' today?" Darcy couldn't ever understand her talk. So she just replied 'okay' without knowing!
Just then, Mrs. Lane, who knew French, replied. Je' n'avais pas encore d'eci'de. - (Had not yet decided.)
Anna replied. " Oh! d'accord!" - (Oh! okay!)
Just then, Mr. Lane appeared from his room, and answered frequently. "J'ai d'eci'de ou' aller! Nuos allons au zoo aujor'd Hui" - (I have decided where to go. We are going to zoo today!)
When Darcy heard the word Zoo, she understood that they all were going to the Wildwood's international Zoo, and hopped around to Adam's room, which was near Darcy's.
"Adam, wake up! We are going to zoo today! Zoo! Wildwood's international Zoo!! " When Adam heard this, he was as fast as a flash and was already having breakfast!
They have gone to zoo already once, but when they entered the first cage of monkey's, It began to thunder and rain heavily, so the family had to return back home!
The girl wore her best dress - A pink tops and her favorite jeans! While the little boy wore Dark blue T - shirt and short jeans.
They were ready for the adventure in the zoo! "I bet Wildwood's international Zoo is the best zoo ever. Even though we didn't see entirely, I can guess the animals were well behaved and cute!" cried Adam. "Of course I guess so, Adam!" replied Mr. Lane happily.
So the next morning, the happy family set out for the great trip, Rivendell.
The air was soothing and very pleasant. The valley was centered by green grass and fresh trees. The breeze seemed to be more and more soothing and breezy as they neared the valley. The deep valley was very beautiful.
As they were trekking up the small side hills to cross the valley, Mr. Lane explained. " This valley was discovered by Tolkein when he had gone trekking, once. It was also known as the Middle - Earth. The Great West Roads lead westwards from there to the Bree to the Shire."
As he went on explaining, Adam squealed hardly at his dad. "Hurray to Dad, the best tour guide ever!" And then he turned to mum and made his voice as low as a mouse. "How did he know these many things about this Rivendell?"
"I bet he doesn't know much more recently like these! He is like a guide!" said Darcy, peeking at Dad, who was still talking. "Yeah, I bet too. You both knew the secret? Last night he was glancing at a paragraph which was headlined as "The Great Rivendell" !"
The three had an abounded laugh at silly Mr. Lane, secretly.
They had a very good time, overall. They glanced at the great rooms and verandahs and kitchens and pathways. It was grand and beautiful.
They also had their lunch in the green valley, as a picnic. They had brought some apple pies and hamburgers, Veggies, and Some Sandwich and waffles.
"Ah! I feel relived of this day's excitement! cried Darcy, jumping up after the picnic.
"Of course Darcy! I feel like I am in the clouds!" replied Adam, who had already left the place.
"Hmm! So let's get back to our house, okay?' said Mr. Lane.
The happy family left for home after spending a hour on picnic!
It was Mid - Summer, and the two siblings Adam and Darcy were very happy! Darcy was a year older than Adam. Darcy and Adam liked going outside and exploring.
The four of them, Adam, Darcy, Mrs. Lane, and Mr. Lane, were at the breakfast table ."Let's go to beach today! It would be fun swimming in the clean water and playing frisbee!" Said Adam, Avidly eating a bowl full of Cereals.
"Of course not! Let's go to the White Sands Plaza and have a jolly good time buying cute clothes and eating tasty pumpkin pies and hotdogs!!" insisted Darcy.
"No, never when I am here! We are having less amount of groceries. Let's go to the supermarket and buy some groceries!" said Mrs. Lane, the mother of Darcy and Adam.
"None of these will we want! The Best thing to do on a hot summer day, is to gossip and sleep cozily on the bed, turning on the air cooler!" cried Mr. Lane, the father of both Darcy and Adam.
"NOOO! Not again! "All the other three cried together, in dismay. Mr. Lee was already lost in thought. "Ifnot, then we will try going to Rivendell!" Mr. Lane replied suddenly, gulping down soft breads.
Oh Yeah! The mission was indeed succeeded! The Raptor was unconscious! "Now let's inject the other Dinosaurs!" I cried. We parted away into different direction. I was to inject a Velociraptor, Camarasaurus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus and a Baryonix! I was nearly dead of the loud thuds and kicks and stomps that they made! One of the Allosaurus' had nearly squeezed my head off! I had barely made it!
Finally, we made it. However, Brown's legs were fractured, Alice and Julia were barely scratched over their knees and hands, I was hit right in the center of my stomach and my hands were injured. Mr. Kent had a heavy injury on his head.
But soon, Mr. Kent dialed the security department and called out. "Hello! Who's on line? Okay, leave it. I don't mind who it is. Now I want your security team to rescue us from the Dino Park, and cage the unconscious dinosaurs in a safe place" He nodded and said "yes" after sometime and the phone call went dead.
Successfully, after a long hard time, we managed to cage the endangered Dinos' in a safe place. We were finally rescued by the security team and were back in the office, happy about our adventure!
We all thanked Mr. Lee "So happy to meet you Mr. Lee!" said Julia, handing over a bunch of flowers to Mr. Lee. He replied back. "Good gracious! I will be waiting for your next visit, Alice, Julia, Steve, Kent and Brown!" It seemed like Mr. Lee felt very lonely, after all!
We all crept into the jeep and went down the lane. When we all neared the Dino Park, It was demolished fully into pieces, and the barricades along with the electric fences, were not to be seen!
Mr. Kent slowly lead the group over the Park wall. "Look up! My dear fellows!" He said "Never make a noise or else the Dinos' will come out!" He grabbed his daughter's hands and headed slowly inside, with the small injection, which was really strange!
When a Raptor came out, Mr. Kent moved very cleverly and injected the Raptor in it's neck. As the Raptor moaned and fell down unconscious, everybody watched in dismay. What happened now!? Did the Raptor die? Or was it still alive?
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