• Source: Mukundamala

The Mukundamala (Sanskrit: मुकुन्दमाला, romanized: Mukundamālā) is a Sanskrit hymn composed by the Hindu poet-saint Kulasekhara, seventh of the twelve Alvars of the Sri Vaishnava tradition. Comprising 40 verses, the hymn is addressed to the deity Krishna.




Description


Scholars identify Kulasekhara as one of the earliest Chera/Kulasekhara rulers of Kodungallur (Mahodaya Pura) in modern-day Kerala. The hymns of the Mukundamala ask Mukunda, another name for Krishna, to give the unworthy author freedom from samsara. It describes the misery of the soul trapped in this world and exhorts that Krishna is the only means of salvation. The exploits of the deity are also described in the work. The hymn was completed at the Ranganathaswamy Temple of Srirangam.




Hymns



The first hymn of the Mukundamala extols Vishnu's various attributes:

śrī-vallabheti vara-deti dayā-paretibhakta-priyeti bhava-luṇṭhana-kovidetinātheti nāga-śayaneti jagan-nivāsetyālāpinaṁ prati-dinaṁ kuru māṁ mukundaO, Mukunda! make me your glory great oft recount,As Laksmi's consort dear, as the bestower bounteous,As the all-merciful, as the great friend of the devout,As the deft destroyer of earthly bondage, as my
sole supportAs the one lying on the serpent couch in sweet repose,As the all-pervading Lord of the universe.
The second hymn of the work directly addresses Vishnu's incarnation of Krishna:

jayatu jayatu devo devakī-nandano ’yaṁjayatu jayatu kṛṣṇo vṛṣṇi-vaṁśa-pradīpaḥjayatu jayatu megha-śyāmalaḥ komalāṅgojayatu jayatu pṛthvī-bhāra-nāśo mukundaḥVictory, Victory unto Devaki’s celestial darling,Victory, Victory unto Krsna, the beacon-light of Vrsni’s clan,Victory, Victory unto Him, the cloud-hued, of body charming,Victory, Victory unto Mukunda who rid clean The Earth of its unwholesome burden.




See also


Achyuta Shataka
Madhurashtaka
Gita Govinda




References






External links


Mukundamala of Sri Kulashekhara Alvar Sanskrit-English by Satya Murthi Iyengar
Mukundalamala Stotra - Swami Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kresna
• Mukundamala
• Kulasekhara Alvar
• Gita Govinda
• Madhurāṣṭakam
• Karma in Hinduism
• Achyuta Shataka
• Irayiran Chiriyan
• Ramayana in Tamil literature
• Sanskrit literature
• Bombay Sisters