UDIPI KRISHNA TEMPLE - KANAKADAS WINDOW

He spent the whole time singing in praise of Krishna's glory to the accompaniment of Tambura. Despite a wall separating him and the Lord's image, he enjoyed the sight of Balakrishna's diwamangala rupa seeing him with his inner eye. Can there be any barrizr for the aniarchakshuvu - inner eye? His devotion pleased Balagopala and so a strategy. After a few days, there heard an ear-splitting sound like earth quake one night. And it stopped soon after making a crack in the wall adequate enough to peep in at the image of Balakrishna in the temple. It shocked the people, but surprised Vadiraja, who at once closing the portion cracked installed a window to enabling the devotees to have the darsan of Lord Krishna round the clock. Since then the window is reverentially called Kanakadasa window. And to perpetuate this great event and honour Kanakadasa, the tradition of looking at the presiding deity through this window before entering the temple was started. Even now the Pontiffs too are honoring this much-hallowed practice along with the visiting public.

This hoary tradition of viewing through window was only due to the soul force of Kanakadasa only. His devotion - soaked songs not only feasted Bala Krishna's ears, but also filled his belly with a very simple gruel. the chief food of the common people. His accepting it has bizarre background. Again it was Kanakadasa who was instrumental for the induction of this tradition. Your "How" is answered in the following.

Location : The temple lies in Udipi, accessible by four wheelers from Mangalore, Karnataka.

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