SRI
MADHWAVIJAYA – CHATURTHAHA SARGAHA SHOLKAS 4, 5 AND 6
(In
these stanzas, the poet tells us how Vasudeva decided to renounce everything
and become a saint. Please read, comment and share. SDN)
VichintayannitThamanantachintakaha
samastasannyAsanibadDhanishchayaha|
AsAvanujnArThamaThAnamadDharim
samastasamvyApinamAtmadAyagam||4||
SUMMARY:
Sri Vasudeva, who was incessantly doing meditation on infinite Sri Hari,
thought this way and decided to renounce everything; he kept saluting Sri Hari,
who is omnipresent and was there in his own self, again and again, seeking his
permission to get ordained into sainthood.
NijE
janE kim namaseeti pruchChati bruvan swavastupraNatim vyaDhAmiti|
GurOho
kilAnvEShaNavAn jagadgurustadA jagAmAKhilalOkashikShaNaha||5||
SUMMARY:
When his relatives asked “What are you saluting to?” Vasudeva replied “I am
saluting my object (Sri Hari). Although he was Universal Master, he started
searching for a suitable Master for himself with an intention to show the right
path, the culture, to the people.
The
intrinsic message that Vasudeva intended to give to the world was that for
anyone in search of the ultimate truth or the path of realisation, it is
essential to first have guidance from a real Guru. He did not want to leave a
wronge precedent or give wrong signals to society.
The
word “Swavastu” in this context is a symbolic expression meaning Sri Hari. This
has been substantiated in Bhava Prakashika: “Swavastu swaswAminam
nityApratihaam Brahma|
Even
though Sri Hari is a common object of all, he is specially so for Rujus, the
celestial beings.
YatiryatAtmA
Bhuvi kashchanABhavadviBhUShaNO BhUriviraktiBhUShaNaha|
Na
nAmamAtrAchChuchimarThatO(a)pi yam janO(a)chyutaprEkShamudAharatsPhuTam||6||
SUMMARY:
During that special period, a saint, who had shed all decoration but was
adorned with a special dress called renunciation and had secured total control
over mind, was present on earth; embodiment of purity not merely by his name
but also by his characters was he being called by people “Achyutapreksha”.
The
hidden message of this stanza is that only those endowed with divine devotion
and knowledge can ordain another person into sainthood.
Achyuta
means that which does not deteriorate or decay or get destroyed. This quality
is only attributable to Lord Vishnu. Preksha may mean one who has seen or
Prajna, which means one who has complete and comprehensive knowledge.
Therefore, Achytaprekasha, which means a person whose thoughts, mind and heart
are always immersed in devotion to Sri Hari, was true to every syllable of his
own name.
Vasudeva,
who was destined to get noticed as Jagadguru, belongs to the dynasty of
Paramatma called “Hamsa”.
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