MADHWA VIJAYA DWITEEYAHA SARGAHA – SHLOKAS 45, 46 AND 47

(Here are a few more instances of childhood days of Vasudeva at Pajaka. Please read, comment and share. SDN)

PuchChAntamachChamavalambya kadAchidEShaha

prAtarvrajAdvrajata yEva nijarShaBhasya|

PrAyAt priyasya sahasA swajanairadruShTO

nAnAvanEShu charatashcharatastruNAni||45||

SUMMARY: Once, as soon as his beloved ox, which used to roam about in different forests for grazing, set off in early morning, Vasudeva caught its tail and followed it, without the knowledge of his friends and relatives.

Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharyaru in his compilation of Madhwa Vijaya mentions that according to the Scriptures, ox is the symbol of culture and the forest a symbol of Shastras or Scriptures. By catching the tail of his ox and roaming in the forests is like symbolically indicating to humanity that Scriptures should be studied along with following the basic elements and principles of established culture.   

Uttungashrungalasitasya mahiShThamUrtEhe pAdAvrutAvanitalasya suranDhrakasya|

Aashritya tasya shushuBhE(a)vayavaikadEsham bAlO divAkara ivOdayaparvatasya}}46||

SUMMARY: While holding the nine-holed tail of that divinely shaped ox, which was adorned with long horns and was occupying the land with its feet, Vasudeva was dazzling like the young sun taking shelter in the highest tower of Mount Udaya.  

LeelAm karOti nu gruhAntaragO nu bAlaha

kUpAntarE nu patitaha prakrutiswatantraha|

ItTham vichintya sa muhuhu swajanO vimrugya

hantAnavEkShya tanayam hrudi tApamApa||47||

SUMMARY: Relatives and friends of Vasudeva became very anxious after searching for the self-ordained young boy and not finding him anywhere, though initially, they thought that the boy might be playing with them by hiding in a secret place inside the house or might have inadvertently fallen into the well.