This story is adapted from the ‘Vaishnavism of the Gowd Saraswat Brahmins and a Few Konkani Folklore Tales‘ by V.P. Chavan which can be purchased here This is the second story I have come across with references to things constructed out of wax versus things made out of cow-dung. One of them is ‘Kak Mam … Read more
व्यासम् वसिष्ठ नप्तारम् सक्तेपौत्रमकल्मषम् पराशरात्मजम् वंदे शुकतातम् तपोनिधिम् I salute him, the great sage Vyasa, the pure and the holy one who is the very embodiment of Taposhakti, who is the great-grandson of Sage Shakti, the son of sage Parashara and the father of sage Shuka. व्यासाय विष्णुरूपाय व्यासरूपाय विष्णवे नमोवे ब्रह्मनिधये वासिष्ठाय नमो नम: … Read more
Gosripuram is another name for present day Kochi (erstwhile Cochin) and Gosripuresha is the Lord of Gosripuram – Shree Venkataramana. According to one version Gosripuram was a name given to the place by Keshavendra Teertha Swami of Kashinath and it is derived from three words “Gomanthak”, “Srimanth” and “Puram” ie., the settlement (Puram) of the … Read more