Dāmodara Protects the Āgamas

 Dāmodara Protects the Āgamas ~​

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A Newly Composed Verse:​

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A Newly Composed Verse:​

उरूखलकुसङ्गतिः कुरुत आगमोत्पाटनं​

यथात्र न तथा कलौ भवतु तत्कदापीत्यसौ ।​

विचिन्त्य जगतीतले किमु बभूव विश्वम्भरः​

सदागमसुरक्षकः कपटवेशदामोदरः ॥पृथ्वी॥​

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[Meter: pṛthvī (sing like anarpita-carīṁ cirāt)]:​

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urūkhala-kusaṅgatiḥ kuruta āgamotpāṭanaṁ​

yathātra na tathā kalau bhavatu tat kadāpīty asau​

vicintya jagatītale kim u babhūva viśvambharaḥ​

sadāgama-surakṣakaḥ kapaṭa-veśa-dāmodaraḥ​

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Translation: "In this age [of Dvāpara], the troublesome association of an urū-khala (mortar) causes the uprooting of āgamas (trees). However, let it never be so in Kali-yuga that the same troublesome association of urū-khala (big ruffians) should ever lead to the uprooting of āgamas (Vedic literature)".​

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Having contemplated this, did our deceitfully dressed Dāmodara turn into Viśvambhara (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) and become the great protector of sad-āgama (bona-fide Vedic literature)?​ _/\ò_

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— Composed and Translated by Hari Pārṣada Dāsa. 1-Nov-2021.​

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PS: Wordplay on two terms. The first term is urū-khala, which means (a) Mortar and (b) Big Ruffian. The second term is āgama, which means (a) Trees and (b) Vedas — drumāgamāḥ (Amara-kośa 2.4.5). Sample Recording at : https://voca.ro/1n0pP28NoQ46