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Written by Sri Madhvacharya |
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The ocean of the nector called SriKrishna, that is
what this work is about. Srimadacharaya,wrote this work by selecting
verses from various authoritative works(Mahabharata,puranas etc.), as a
kindly blessing to a devotee who aksed him for 'upadesa'.
There are about 240 slokas in it. The importance of
devotion to the Lord is stressed by quoting verses like
"srirAmarAmarAmEti manOrAmEmanOrAmE
sahasranAmatattulyamRAmanAmavarAranE"
which was preached to Parvati
by Shiva. The superiority of Sri Narayana over other gods is also thus
established. One important part of this work is the
stress on Ekadasi Vrata dealt with here in about 70 slokas. Following it
is the efficacy of 'saligramatirtha', which ,the Acharya states, is more
gratifying than taking bath in all the sacred rivers. Thus the work is
devoted to extolling the greatness of the Lord whose
incarnation as Krishna and his praise is in every breath of our Acharya
and who leads us to take atleast a drop in the ocean
of "krishnamrita' if we follow the path he has shown us.
'kallu sakkare kollirO neevellaru
kallusakkare kollirO
Khulla lOchana Sri KrishnananAmavemba Kallu sakkare
kollirO'
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