(In these Shlokas, the incident of tamarind seeds has been described. Please read, comment and share. SDN)
LeelAkarENa sa karENa sukOmalEna
BeejAntarANi kila kAnichidAsu tasmai|
SmitwArBhakO(a)BhimataniShkapadE yadA(a)dA-
DAdatta tAni DhanikO bahumAnapUrvam||51||
SUMMARY: Wearing a sweet smile on his face, Vasudeva picked a handful of tamarind seeds in his soft, playing palms and when he offered those seeds as a symbol or token of repayment, the rich man gleefully accepted them.
The tamarind tree from which Vasudeva collected and gave away the seeds to the wealthy man is still there at Pajaka. Descendants of that wealthy man called Kakre Shetty are living in the same place and even for this day, they are said to be quite affluent.
LabDham sutAditi vadan dwijapungavEna
KAlAntarE nijaDhanE pratiditsitE(a)pi|
SAkshAdamAnavanavAkrutitaha sa LEBhE
BeejachChalEna puruShArThamahO vishiShTam||52||
SUMMARY: After the passage of some days, Madhyagehabhatta went to return the money he had borrowed to the rich man, who said “I have already received that money from your son” because symbolically, under the pretext of giving tamarind seeds, boy Vasudeva, who was an incarnation of Lord Vayu, had bestowed upon the rich man the path of salvation. What a surprise!
According to some sources, the tamarind seeds given by Vasudeva transformed into gold coins in the palm of the rich man and therefore, he confessed to have received the payment. According to a few scholars, the incident only transformed the mind of that rich man and instilled in his mind the knowledge that could open the way for him to attain salvation.
There are several incidents of this kind that have been covered in this work of Sri Narayanapanditacharyaru. A few scholars and commentators compare such boyish yet most sensible acts displayed by Vasudeva were reminiscent of the mischievous acts that Lord Krishna, who is also known as Vasudeva, exhibited during his boyhood days.
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