Original Created Date / Last Edited Date on Geocities: August 06, 2002
shrI shaN^khachakragadApadmadhAri lakshmIpati nArAyaNaya namaH
shrImadAnandatIrthabhagavatpAdAcharyagurubhyonamaH
shrIvijayIndratIrthagurubhyonamaH
A few scriptural quotes to show that the gopIchandanadhAraNa and the taptamudrAN^kana concepts are quite valid. These have been taken from 'chakramImamsa' written by Sri vijayIndratIrtha. The author devotes some part of the book to vindicate the acceptance of pancharAtrAs as prAmANa.
In Shruti
taittarIya
charaNaM pavitraM vitataM purANaM yena pUtastarati duShkR^itAni |
tena pavitreNa shuddena pUtA atipApmAnamarAtintarema ||
lokasya dvAramarchiShmatpavitraM jyotiShmad bhrAjamAnaM mahasvat |
amR^itasya dhArA bahudhA dohamAnaM charaNaM no loke sudhitAndadhAtu ||
R^igveda 9.96.19
chamUShacChayenaH shakuno bibhR^itvA govindurdrapsa AyudhAni bibhrat |
apAmUrmiM sachamAnaH samudraM turIyaM dhAma mahiSho vivakti ||
(A Verified quote: A detailed explanation is available in the book).
bR^ihadAraNyaka
nichikshepa suShaNaM bhidyamAnaM madhye bahumadadhatsudarshanam |
viShNoridaM bhUridaM bhUritejaH pradharShati divAnaktaM bibhR^iyustajjanAsaH ||
bhAShkala shAkhAyAm
prate viShNo abjachakre pavitre janmAmbhodhiM tartave charShaNIndrAH |
mUle bAhvoH dadhate purANA liN^gAnyaN^ge tAvakAnyarpayanti ||
AtharvaNa mahopaniShadi
dakshiNe tu bhuje vipro bibhR^iyAdvai sudarshanam |
savye tu shaN^khaM bibhR^iyAditi brahmavido viduH ||
kaThashAkhAyAM
dhR^itordhvapuNDraH shR^itachakradhArI viShNuM paraM dhyAyati yo mahAtmA |
svareNa mantreNa sadA hR^idi sthitaM parAtparaM yanmahato mahAntaM ||
R^igveda khilA
chakraM bibharti vapuShA.abhitaptaM balaM devAnAmamR^itasya viShNoH |
sa eti nAkaM duritaM vidhUya prayAnti yadyatayo vItarAgAH ||
AtharvaNe
ebhirvayamurukramasya chihnairaN^kitA loke subhagA bhavema |
tadviShNoH paramaM padaM ye.anugacChanti lAN^ChitAH ||
maitrAyaNIya shAkhAyAM
pavitramityagniH agnirvai sahastrAraH sahastrAreNa neminA taptatanuH brahmaNaH sAyujyaM salokatAmApnoti - iti
In Smriti, itihAsa and AgamA
(vR^Iddha)manu smR^iti
UrdhvapuNDraM tathA chakraM nityaM dhArayate hi yaH |
tena tasyAshubhaM nashyet shubhamasya vivardhate ||
shANDilya
pashuputrAdikaM sarvaM gR^ihopakaraNani cha |
aN^kayecChaN^khachakrAbhyAM nAma kuryAccha vaiShNavam ||
shaN^kha
upavItAdivaddhAryaM shaN^khachakragadAdikaM |
brAhmaNasya visheSheNa vaiShNavasya visheShataH ||
yama
upavItI shikhI vipraH chakralAN^ChanasaMyutaH |
chakralAN^ChanahInasya viprasya viphala kriya
vyAsa
lalATe tu gadA dhAryA mUrdhni chApasharau tathA |
hR^inmadhye nandakaschaiva shaN^kachakre bhujadvaye ||
mahAbhArata - bhIShma parva
brAhmaNaih kshatriyairvaishyaiH shUdraischa kR^italakshaNaiH |
archanIyascha sevyascha nityayuktaiH svakarmasu ||
harivaMsha
chakrAN^kitAH praveShTavyAH yAvadAgamanaM mama
nAmudritAH praveShTavyAH yAvadAgamanaM mama
viShNu dharme, yama kiMkara saMvAde
bhavatAM bhramatAmatra viShNusaMshrayamudrayA |
vinAjN^AbhaN^gakR^innaiva bhaviShyati naraH kvachit ||
puNDarIkhyAne
kechicChakrAN^kitAstatra prANinaH puNyadarshinaH |
vicharanti yathAkAmaM puNyatIrthaprashaMshinaH ||
In the Puranas
garuDa
agninaiva tu saMyuktaM chakramAdAya vai dvijaH |
dAhatyetsarvavarNAnAM harisAlokyasiddhaye ||
vArAhe
achakradhAriNaM vipraM yajN^Arthe bhojayiShyati |
retomUtrapurIShAdi svapitR^ibhyaH prayacChati ||
brahmAnDe
shaN^khachakrAN^kitAn bhaktyA yaH pUjayati mAnavaH |
sa sAkshAdviShNusAmIpyaM labhate nAtra saMshayaH
brahmavaivarte
chakrAN^kitabhujaM martyaM yo vai nindati mUDhadhIH |
prayAti narakaM ghoraM yAvadAbhUtasamplavamiti
bhaviShya
chakrAN^kitabhujaM ddaShTvA yastu taM nAbhivAdayet |
tiryagyonishataM prApya viShThAyAM jAyate krimiH ||
mArkaNDeya
chakrAdidhAraNaM puMsAM harisaMbaMdhavedinaM |
pativratAnimittaM hi valayAdi vibhUShaNaM ||
vAmana
lIlayApi likhedyastu bAhumUle sudarshaNam |
kulakoTiM samuddhR^itya sa gacChedvaiShNavaM padaM ||
brahma
sharIraM dR^ishyate yasya kR^iShNachakreNa lAN^ChitaM |
gaN^gAjalamayaM manye dehaM tatpApavarjitaM ||
matsya
viShNuchakrAN^kitaM dehaM pavitramiti vai shrutiH |
dhArayedviShNubhaktastu chakraM bAhau tu dakshiNe ||
vAme tu shaN^khaM rAjantaM vaiShNavaM padamApnuyAt iti|
pAdma
gopIchandanato nityaM lAN^Chito yasya vigrahaH |
shaN^khachakragadApadmaiH dehe tasya sadA hariH ||
..More to come.
shrI madhveshakrishnarpanamastu