MADHWAVIJAYA PRATHAMAHA
SARGAHA – SHLOKAS 9 AND 10
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Sree VallaBhAjnAm sa
surEndra yAnjnAm samBhAvya samBhAvyatamAm trilOkyAm|
PrANEshwaraha
prANigaNapraNEtA guruhu satAm kEsariNO gruhE(a)BhUt||9||
SUMMARY: Obeying the
order of the Lord, the origin of universe, beloved of Rama Devi, conceding the
appeals of all prominent deities, the Guru of all pious and virtuous, Lord Vayu
descended on Earth through the wife of Kesari, a Monkey King.
Beginning with this
Shloka, the incarnation of Lord Maruthi or Hanuman has been described up to
Shloka 27.
The poet here clearly
mentions that Hanumatha was born as an incarnation of Lord Vayu as per the
instruction of Lord Sri Hari. In addition, deities like Rudra and Indra too
appealed to Lord Vayu to take birth on Earth for the destruction of demons.
This sort of order of Lord Sri Hari and requests by deities were there behind
the incarnations of Lord Vayu as Bheema and Acharya Madhwa too.
The word “GruhE” the
penultimate word in this shloka also means Pastni or wife. Amarakosha amplifies
this fact as: GruhiNee Gruham…..Ityamaraha. Therefore, Lord Hanuman was born to
the wife (GruhE) of King Kesari.
A question may arise
here as to why Kesari was chosen to be the father of Lord Maruthi? This has
been explained in Bhavaprakashike. Earlier, a wild tusker was disturbing
Bharadwaja and other Munis for doing penance. As per their request, King Kesari
killed that tusker. As a token of their grace and expression of gratitude, the
Rishis blessed King Kesari to be the father of Lord Maruthi.
Dr. Vyasanakere
Prabhanjanacharya, in his compilation of Madhwavijaya, narrates another important
aspect of the incarnation of Lord Maruthi. He says that in Bhavishyottara
Purana and also Venkatesha Mahatmya, it is mentioned that Anjanadevi, wife of
King Kesari, did an arduous penance for twelve years in Vrushabhadri seeking
children. Her penance was also an important reason for Lord Hanuman to be born
to King Kesari and Queen Anajanadevi.
YE yE guNA nAma
jagatprasidhDhAha yam tEShu tEShu sma nidarshayanti|
SAkShAnmahABhAgavataprabarham
sreemantamEnam HanumantmAhuhu||10||
He (Lord Maruthi) is
shown by everyone as the embodiment of all good and significant qualities that
can ever be counted in the universe. People address him as Hanumantha as he is
the most affluent, intimate, dedicated devotee of Lord Hari. He is indeed in
the forefront of all devotees of the Lord.
About the peerless,
unmatched, unambiguous, steadfast and stoic devotion, knowledge and other
qualities of Sri Hanumatha to Lord Hari, Sri Madhwacharyaru states in his
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya as follows:
JnAnE virAgE HariBhaktiBhAvE
DhrutisThitiprANabalEShu yOgE|
BudhDhau cha nAnyO
HanumtsamAna pumAn kadAchit kwacha kashchanaiva”||
Misconception about the
name Hanuman; There is a general belief that the Hanu or the front portion of
the mouth of Maruthi was damaged due to the attack of Indra with his
Vajrayudha. Hanuman means a protruded front portion of the mouth. But in
reality, the meaning is just the opposite of the general perception. Despite
being hit by Vajrayudha, the Hanu of Maruthi was not hurt or dented or damaged.
It remained as it was before. Hence the name Hanoomaan.
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