SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:
vEdham says “ajAyamAna: bahudhA vijAyathE” (One who does not take a birth accepts many births); bhagavAn, who is known through vEdham, says “bahUnimE vyathIthAni janmAni” (I have had many births as well); nammAzhwAr, who is best among vaidhikas (those who follow vEdham) and who knows the essence of vEdham, says “sanmam pala pala seydhu” (Accepting many births); in these manners, bhagavAn accepting many births is explained. We take birth repeatedly and suffer due to our karma (deeds). But since bhagavAn is incarnating to uplift us, out of his compassion, in every birth his radiance is increasing. This great principle is shown by SAsthram and AzhwArs.
Among these avathArams (incarnations), ten avathArams are glorified primarily. thirumangai AzhwAr explains this beautifully in a single sentence saying “mInOdu Amai kEzhal ari kuRaLAy munnum irAmanAyth thAnAyp pinnum irAmanAyth thAmOdharanumAyk kaRkiyum AnAn” (emperumAn became a fish, turtle, wild boar, lion, dwarf (vAmana), paraSurAma (the first rAma), himself as SrI rAma, balarAma (the subsequent rAma), dhAmOdhara and kalki). Even among these, SrI rAmAvathAram and krishNAvathAram are greatly glorified by our elders. Between these too, due to the proximity of having occurred towards the end of dhvApara yugam, krishNAvathAram immensely attracted rishis (sages), AzhwArs and AchAryas. Specifically, there is none who is not attracted in krishNa’s childhood pastimes. emperumAn engaged in amazing activities which will melt even hard-hearted persons.
krishNa mercifully says in SrI bhagavath gIthA “Those who truly understand my birth and activities, will reach me certainly”. Hence, we will see krishNAvathAram in the sequence shown in dhaSama skandham (tenth chapter) of SrI bhAgavatham along with the underlying principles of the aspects as shown by our pUrvAchAryas, in a simple way in the coming days.
- 1 – Birth
- 2 – Summary
- 3 – Killing of pUthanA
- 4 – Killing of SakatAsura
- 5 – Killing of thruNAvarthAsura
- 6 – yaSOdhA sees the world in mouth
- 7 – Stealing butter and getting caught
- 8 – Relieving the curse of yamaLArjuna
- 9 – Moving to vrindhAvanam, Killing of more asuras
- 10 – Benediction received by dhadhipANdan
- 11 – Killing of aghAsura
- 12 – Eliminating brahmA’s pride
- 13 – Killing of dhEnukAsura
- 14 – kALinga nardhanam
- 15 – Killing of pralambAsura
- 16 – Tending cows and calves
- 17 – Playing flute
- 18 – Stealing the clothes
- 19 – Benediction received by the rishipathnis
- 20 – gOvardhana leelA
- 21 – rAsa krIdA
- 22 – Dancing with pots
- 23 – Killing of arishtAsura, kESi and vyOmAsura
- 24 – nappinnaip pirAtti (nILA dhEvi)
- 25 – kamsa’s fear and conspiracy
- 26 – akrUra’s yAthrA
- 27 – krishNa’s blessing and anger in mathurA
- 28 – Killing of kuvalayApeedam
- 29 – Killing of wrestlers
- 30 – Killing of kamsa
- 31 – Freeing dhEvaki and vasudhEva’s shackles
- 32 – gurukula vAsam under sAndhIpani muni
- 33 – Building dhvArakA, Blessing muchukundha
- 34 – rukmiNi kalyANam
- 35 – syamanthaka maNi leelA, jAmbavathi and sathyabAmA kalyANam
- 36 – pradhyumna’s birth and history
- 37 – Burning down khANdava vana, Building indhraprastha
- 38 – Another five consorts
- 39 – Killing of narakAsura
- 40 – Killing of bANAsura
- 41 – Killing of pauNdraka and seemAlika
- 42 – Life in dhvArakA and nAradha’s joy
- 43 – Killing of jarAsandha
- 44 – Killing of SiSupAla
- 45 – Killing of SAlva and dhanthavakra
- 46 – Blessing sudhAmA
- 47 – Blessing dhraupadhi
- 48 – pANdava dhUtha – Part 1
- 49 – Blessing vidhura
- 50 – pANdava dhUtha – Part 2
- 51 – Helping arjuna and dhuryOdhana
- 52 – gIthOpadhESam
- 53 – mahAbhAratha war – Part 1
- 54 – sahasranAmam
- 55 – mahAbhAratha war – Part 2
- 56 – mahAbhAratha war – Part 3
- 57 – Blessing parIkshith
- 58 – Bringing back the sons of vaidhika
- 59 – Returning to paramapadham
- 60 – Conclusion
Source – https://srivaishnavagranthamstamil.wordpress.com/krishna-leela/
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