ஸ்ரீ வேணுகோபாலாய நமஹா ... !!! வலையில் கிடைத்த பொக்கிஷம். Balabhadraaya SrI Venkatesaaya nama: Salutations to Srinivasa, who is verily Sri Balarama Himself ! While enumerating 14 different types of Karma Yogas in the Gita, Sri Krishna includes Teerttha Yaatraa or pilgrimage and bathing in holy waters as one of them. It was Sri Balarama who, through His anushttaanam, popularised this form of Karma Yoga to the world. It is well known that Sri Balarama is an amsam of Sri Adisesha, ever protective of His kid brother Krishna, ensuring that the machinations of Kamsa do not in any way affect Sri Krishna. However, unlike Krishna, Balarama is the picture of rectitude--so much so that whenever Krishna gets into trouble on account of His misdeeds, He indulges in name-dropping, telling indignant victims that He is Balaramas brother, implying thereby that He is capable of no wrong. The famous Krishna Karnamrita sloka beginning with Ka: tvam Bala? Balaanuja: is proof of this. Sri Krishna is always submissive towards elder brother Balarama, as can be derived from Sri Andals remark, Baladevarkku or keezh kandraai. Balaramas compassion and mercy are emphasized by Swami Desikan in Daya Satakam, when the Acharya points out that while it is normal for the Lord to disregard misdeeds of the devout, Sri Balarama went to the extent of disregarding those of even the Kauravas. Swami Desikan furnishes additional information about this elder brother of Sri Krishna, in his Dasavatara stotram-- Phakkat Kaurava pattana prabhrutaya: praasta Pralambaadaya: Taalaankasya tathaa vidhaa vihrutaya: tanvantu bhadraani va: Ksheeram sharkkarayeva yaabhi: aprithak bhootaa: prabhootai: gunai: Aakoumaarakam asvadante jagate Krishnasya taa: kelaya: Swami Desikan tells us that the childhood exploits of Sri Balarama added glory and appeal to those of Sri Krishnas, jsut as sugar adds taste to milk. This Balarama was extremely strong and wielded the highly unusual weapon of an invincible plough. We can get a fair idea of His prowess, when we learn that He dragged the entire city of Hastinapuram by His plough and dumped it into the Yamuna. It was He who put an end to the Pralambasura, who was dispatched by Kamsa to kill the toddler Krishna. This nama tells us that Sri Balarama is none other than Sri Venkatesa.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:09:05 +0000
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