1001 Why the words “gartA tira” ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT the Dikshitars UNIQUE kSEtra mudra for dakSina kASi viSwanAtha
In the footsteps of nAdajyOti Mutthuswamy Dikshitar..
It has been suggested (see above cited post) that the specific words “garta tira” (being the translation from the vernacular of the word kuzikarai) are the kSEtra mudra for dakSina kASi viSwanAtha.
This statement is shown to be in error and also contradicted by the Dikshitars words.
There are SEPARATE UNAMBIGUOUS mudras for EVERY kriti in each of the 2 kSEtras that show that the Dikshitar does NOT rely on “garta tira” as a unique identifier.
Why ?
Read on to get a clue.
The word “garta” indicates a cave , typically a watery cave, and is sometimes also used to refer to Siva (as mahA-garta = the guha dweller which is also close to the river gangA etc) ..hence the “tira” as in “bank” or shore.
Indeed the words “garta -tira” ALSO appear in the kASi-vArAnasi kriti “viSwanAthEna rakSitOham” in rAga sAmantam where the separate and unambiguous mudra “kASi kSEtra” also appears.
Therefore gartA-tira is NOT the unambiguous kSEtra mudra claimed erroneously for the last 150 years by the ongoing conspiracy.
Now the UNAMBIGUOUS mudras for ALL 7 kASi kSEtra kritis (vAranasi) AS WELL as 3 dakSina kASi viSwanAtha kritis are given so the corruption Can END once and for all.
kASi-vArAnasi kritis
1. viSwanAthEna rakSitOham – rAga sAmantam
mudra as “kASi kSetra sthita prasiddhEna”
kASi varanasi is ALSO known as the mahA-smaSAna , the great cremation ground..
2. viSwESwarO rakSatu - rAga athAna
mudra as “vikalpAtIta prapanCAtItO”
why ?
because vikalpa-atita is the COMPLETE CERTAINTY (lack of doubt) that comes after death (and cremation..)
See nir-vikalpa samAdhi in jambupatE, the eternal trance , the state which is beyond any doubt that comes after death and for the nadayOgi is the union with bliss
vikalpa-Atita is the mudra for mahA-smaSAna of kASi varanasi
3. viSwanAtham bhajEham – rAga natAbharanam
mudra as “naSvara prapanCAdhiSthAnam”
Here the combination As + vara is the ancient name of varan + asi.
In addition it reinforces the “cremation ground” by referring to that which is perishable = naSvara
4. Ehi annapurnE – rAga punnAgavarAli
mudra as “kASi kSEtra nivAsini”
5. kASi viSAlAkSim – rAga gamakakriya
mudra as “kASI-puravAsinIm”
6. viSAlAkSim viSWESim – rAga kASirAmakriya
mudra as “kASIrAgnIm”
The dakSina kASi viSwanAtha/viSAlAkSi kritis
7. gangE mam pAhi - rAga janjUti
mudra is asivaruna madhyE
There are EXACTLY 3.
1. kASi viSwESwara Ehi mAm pAhi – rAga kAmbOji
(dEvarAjapUjita dakSina) kASi viSwESwara – embedded via the wrap-around of anupallavi ending to start of pallavi
2. Sri viSwanAtham bhajEham -The CaturdaSa rAgamAlika
The deity names are common to kASi and dakSina kASi...therefore it only remains to identify which of the two kSEtras is being referred to.
The mudra for dakSina kASi appears via the words
mAnikya maya Sam-kara(bharana)
mAnikya maya = shining /glittering = kASi
Sam-kara – boons/dakSina are ALWAYS delivered by the RIGHT hand = dakSina
3. annapurnE viSAlAkSi – rAga sAma
Here too the mudra is INDEPENDENT of this generic word “garta-tira”.
The deity names are common to kASi and dakSina kASi...therefore it only remains to identify which of the two kSEtras is being referred to.
The mudra for dakSina kASi appeara via the words
pAyasAnna pUrita mAnikya pAtra hEma darvI vidruta karE
pAyasam is distributed from a glittering pot, with a shining ladle (kASi is synonym of shining/glittering) using ….what else the right hand = dakSina kara.
pAyasam like dakSina or boon is NEVER dished out by the left hand..
This is why the specific usage of the word for ladle = darvi ! in conjunction with several adjectives for shining = mAnikya, hEma etc
Summary
The Dishitar kSEtra mudra placement does not admit of ambiguity or duplication across shrines.
The garta tira reference appears in both kSEtras and is a generic descriptor and cannot be considered the unique kSEtra mudra.
It is shown that the kritis of the 2 kSEtras kASi and dakSina kASi viSwanAtha/viSAlAkSi are distinguished by uniaue mudras.
The 10 icons/mudras for the 10 kritis are direct in some of the cases and as is typical of the Dikshitar, inferrable/indirect , in the other cases.
satyam Eva jayatE
Ehi annapurnE – rAga punnAgavarAli
veena kalpakam S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Owlgpzeqg
vAni r
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Y-dgS1JPQ
annapurnE viSAlAkSi – rAga sAma
vivEk S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5IQVVhUp0M
