Tuesday, 12 August 2014

கமலக் கண்ணன்

                             கமலக் கண்ணன்

                                     பல்லவி

                     கமலக்கண்ணனை  கேசவனை என் இதய

                     கமலம்தன்னில் எழுந்தருள  வேண்டினேன்

                                    அனுபல்லவி

                    அமரருக்கமுதளித்த மோகன வண்ணனை

                    சமர் நடுவே  பார்த்தனுக்கு  கீதையை ஓதிய

                                        சரணம்                                

                   அமரேந்திரனின்  கர்வம் தீர்த்தவனை

                     சமநிகரொருவரும்  இல்லாதவனை

                     கமலமலரமர்  நான்முகனைப் படைத்தவனை
   
                      கமலனாபனை  கமலபதத்தானை


                      அமலனை  ஆதிதேவனை முகுந்தனை

                    நிமலனை  நின்மலனை தேவகி மைந்தனை

                   மமதை கொண்ட சிசுபாலனையழித்தவனை    
           
                   விமலனை விண்ணவர்  வேந்தனை வாமனனை

                   

Krishna was the 8th son of Devaki and Vasudeva. Based on scriptural details and astrological calculations, the date of Krishna's birth, known as Janmashtami,[5] is 19 July 3228 BCE and he lived until 3102 BCE. Krishna belonged to the Vrishni clan of Yadavas from Mathura,[6] and was the eighth son born to the princess Devaki and her husband Vasudeva.

Mathura (in present day Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh) was the capital of the Yadavas, to which Krishna's parents Vasudeva and Devaki belonged. King Kansa, Devaki's brother,[7] had ascended the throne by imprisoning his father, King Ugrasena. Afraid of a prophecy that predicted his death at the hands of Devaki's eighth son, Kansa had the couple locked in a prison cell. After Kansa killed the first six children, and Devaki's apparent miscarriage of the seventh (which was actually a secret transfer of the infant to Rohini as Balarama), Krishna was born.

Gokulashtami or Gokul Ashtami (Janmashtami or Sri Krishna Jayanti) celebrates the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna. Gokulashtami is celebrated with great fervor in South India.
In Tamilnadu, the people decorate the floor with kolams (decorative pattern drawn with rice batter). Geetha Govindam and other such devotional songs are sung in praise of Lord Krishna. They draw the footprints of Lord Krishna from the threshold of the house to the temple, which depicts the arrival of Lord Krishna into the house. A recitation of Bhagwadgita is also a popular practise. The offerings made to Lord Krishna include fruits, betel and butter. Savories believed to be Lord Krishna's favorites are prepared with great care. The most important of them are Seedai, Sweet Seedai, Verkadalai Urundai. The festival is celebrated in the evening as Lord Krishna was born at midnight. Most people observe a strict fast on this day and eat only after the midnight puja.
Various kinds of sweets are made to offer Gokulnandan on this day. Murukku and Seeddai are prepared in Tamil Nadu. Eatables made of milk and curd are prepared to make offerings to Lord Krishna. Joyful chanting of Lord's name takes place in quite a few temples of the state. The number of temples dedicated to Sri Krishna are few. The reason being that people have taken to worship him through paintings and not idols.
The Rajagopalaswami Temple in Mannargudi in the Tiruvarur district, Bala Krishna temple at Udupi, Pandavadhoothar temple in Kanchivaram and Krishna temple at Guruvayurare dedicated to the memory of Vishnu's incarnation as Sri Krishna. Legend has it that it in Guruvayure that the idol of Sri Krishna was installed after the city of Dwarka submerged in the sea.



                 
               



                     



   

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