Shloka 22
Vows of Hari and the Hundred Names of Suputra (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa): Ritual Metadata and Fruits of Japa
वृंदानाथं बृहत्कायं पावनं पापनाशनम् । गोपीनाथं गोपसखं गोपालं गोगणाश्रयम्
vṛṃdānāthaṃ bṛhatkāyaṃ pāvanaṃ pāpanāśanam | gopīnāthaṃ gopasakhaṃ gopālaṃ gogaṇāśrayam
ข้าขอนอบน้อมแด่พระนาถแห่งวฤนทา (วฤนทาวัน)—ผู้มีพระวรกายใหญ่ยิ่ง ผู้ชำระให้บริสุทธิ์ ผู้ทำลายบาป; พระนาถของเหล่าโคปี สหายของเหล่าโคปะ โคปาล ผู้เป็นที่พึ่งแห่งฝูงโค
Unspecified (verse presented as a devotional epithet/namaskāra within the narrative context)
Concept: The Lord of Vṛndā/Vṛndāvana purifies and destroys sin; he is Gopīnātha and Gopāla—divinity expressed as intimate friendship and protection of beings.
Application: Practice ‘līlā-smaraṇa’ (remembering the Lord’s compassionate, playful forms) to soften the heart; embody protection and care—especially toward dependents (symbolized by cows).
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In the flowering forest of Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa stands broad-shouldered yet tender, surrounded by a calm herd; gopas lean in as friends while gopīs watch with devotional longing. The air is perfumed with kadamba blossoms, and the Yamunā glints nearby as if carrying away sins with her dark-blue current.","primary_figures":["Krishna (Gopala/Gopinatha)","gopis","gopas","cows and calves"],"setting":"Vṛndāvana forest near the Yamunā, with kadamba trees, lotus ponds, and grazing paths.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["peacock-feather blue","kadamba yellow","lotus pink","fresh leaf green","Yamuna midnight-blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Krishna as Gopala in Vṛndāvana, richly ornamented with gold-leaf halo, standing amid cows with a lush arch of kadamba and creepers; gopīs and gopas in side panels, jewel-toned reds and greens, embossed gold for ornaments and floral borders, Yamunā rendered as a stylized dark ribbon with lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical Braj landscape with delicate trees and rolling clearings; Krishna in deep blue with refined features, cows softly shaded, gopīs in pastel garments; Yamunā as a gentle curve, cool atmospheric perspective, fine brushwork on flowers and textiles.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Krishna with bold outlines and characteristic eyes, standing with cows under stylized trees; strong red-yellow-green palette with blue body tone; ornamental floral borders, simplified yet powerful pastoral composition emphasizing ‘pāpānāśanam’.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-centered Vṛndāvana scene with dense lotus and floral borders, many cows arranged symmetrically, peacocks perched on vines; deep blue ground with gold highlights, intricate textile patterns on gopī garments, Yamunā suggested by repeating wave motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["flute (bansuri) undertone","cow bells (soft)","birds in grove","flowing river water"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ‘बृहत्कायम्’ = बृहत्+कायम् (त् + क् संयोगः); अन्ये समासाः।
FAQs
These are devotional epithets of Śrī Kṛṣṇa: Vṛndānātha (Lord of Vṛndāvana), Gopīnātha (Lord of the gopīs), and Gopāla (protector of cows/cowherd Lord).
It strings together affectionate, relationship-based names (Lord of Vṛndāvana, friend of cowherds, Lord of the gopīs), presenting devotion as loving remembrance of the deity’s qualities and intimate roles.
The verse teaches that sincere devotion and remembrance of the Lord is purifying and supports moral-spiritual renewal, framing divine grace as a force that removes the burden of wrongdoing.