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Gopalavimshati

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Hindu hymn about Krishna
Gopalavimshati
18th century painting of Krishna playing the flute with the gopis, Cleveland Museum of Art.
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorVedanta Desika
LanguageSanskrit
Verses21

TheGopalavimshati (Sanskrit:गोपालविंशति,romanized: Gopālaviṃśati) is aSanskrithymn written by theHindu philosopherVedanta Desika.[1] Comprising 21 verses, theGopalavimshati extolsKrishna, anavatar of the deityVishnu. The hymn is composed in a number of poetic metres, expressive of the themes of faith and the philosophical idealisation of the deity. The first stanza of the hymn forms the prologue of Vedanta Desika's epic poem, theYadavabhyudaya.[2][3]

Etymology

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Gopala is an epithet of Krishna, literally meaning, "protector of cows",[4] andvimshati means "twenty".[5]

Description

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Vedanta Desika is regarded to have composed this work when he visited the temple of Krishna located atTiruvahindrapuram.[6] The hymn includes the descriptions of the body of Krishna that are meant to evokedevotion in the reader. The work is written in a tone of wonder at the numerous forms of the deity, offering imagery in his role of amischievous child, a toddler who steals butter, a trickster, dancer, a cowherd who plays the flute, a slayer of malicious beings, as well as a handsome lover of thegopis, all the while concealing his divinity. These identities of the deity are juxtaposed, both conceived as a child and God, great and small, and an unknowable entity and an intimate lover.[7] It is also noted for its description of the deity'snavanīta-nāṭya (butter dance).[8]

Hymn

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Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
Supreme deity

In one of the stanzas of the hymn, the poet exclaims his love for Krishna:[9]

You are the shortest path
to liberation,
a dark monsoon cloud
that hangs over the forest
raining
joy and wealth
A bamboo flute thrills at the touch
of your ruddy
lower lip:
I love you
and worship you,
root cause of creation
pure compassion
in the body
of a man.

— Gopalavimshati, Stanza 9

See also

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References

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  1. ^University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (2007-05-22).Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. p. 301.ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^Dr.Satyavrata Singh (1958).Vedanta Desika. p. 55.
  3. ^Vaijayanti Press, Madras.A History Of The Classical Sanskrit Literature By M. Krishnamacharya, Mano Ranjani Series No. 7, 1906, Madras Vaijayanti Press, Madras. p. 124.
  4. ^Krishna, Nanditha (2014-05-01).Sacred Animals of India. Penguin UK. p. 111.ISBN 978-81-8475-182-6.
  5. ^Jazayery, Mohammad Ali; Winter, Werner (2010-11-05).Languages and Cultures: Studies in Honor of Edgar C. Polomé. Walter de Gruyter. p. 196.ISBN 978-3-11-086435-9.
  6. ^Rangarajan, Prof G. (2023-02-27).Footprints In The Sands Of Time - Vedantha Desika. Pustaka Digital Media. p. 41.
  7. ^Hopkins, Steven P. (2007-10-18).An Ornament for Jewels: Love Poems For The Lord of Gods, by Vedantadesika. Oxford University Press. p. 118.ISBN 978-0-19-804372-0.
  8. ^Padmaja, T. (2002).Temples of Kr̥ṣṇa in South India: History, Art, and Traditions in Tamilnāḍu. Abhinav Publications. p. 76.ISBN 978-81-7017-398-4.
  9. ^Francis Bryant, Edwin (2007).Krishna: A Sourcebook. Oxford University Press. p. 296.
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