saintly king kulashekara was one of the twelve alwars, who ruled his state Travancore. he was a great devotee of lord krishna. wrote a famous work called mukunda mala(mukthim dadathi eethi mukunda). mala means garland. thus the apt caption moksha through utterances of lord's name and his remembrance always in our conscious mind.kulashekara was king of Travancore belonging to chera dynasty.his work mukunda mala is so beautiful that even today(more than thousand years), speaks to us with fresh voice of eternal truth.it gives you a search unto you and the lord.. he says the best treatment for your disease of birth and death is devotion to lord krishna. when you drink this medicine , it bestows complete and final liberation. the first verse starts like this.---------------------------------shree vallbhethi varadethi dayaparethi,bhaktha priyethi bhavaluntana kovidhethi.---nathethi nagashaynethi,jagannivasa, aalapinam prathidinam kurumam mukunda.----meaning-----oh! mukunda! my lord, let me become a regular chanter of your name forever.you are known as sri vallabha(very dear to lakshmi),varada(the bestower of various boons),dayapara(who is always merciful),bhakthpriya (dear to devotees) bhavaluntana kovidha(who is skillful in looting the samsara of birth and death(all dualities), natha--the supreme lord. jagannivasaa( basis of entire universe),nagashayana--(one who sleeps on the serprnt bed). saintly kulashekara thus calls for realisation through utterances of lord's name whenever you get time.
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