(In
these stanzas, the past history of Sri Achyuta Preksha, Guru or master of
Vasudeva, has been narrated. Scholars have provided deeper interpretation for
these stanzas. Please read, comment and share. SDN)
PuraiSha
kruShNAkarasidDhashudDhimadvarAnnaBhuktyA kila pAnDavAlayE|
VishOBhitAtmA
maDhukrutpravruttimAmshchachAra kAmshchit parivatsarAn mudA||7||
SUMMARY:
Earlier, this Achyutapreksha was a nomadic ballad (travelling continuously,
begging only to satiate the hunger and singing instantly self-composed
devotional songs, who were called as Dasas and their profession was being
called as Madhukara. Purandara Dasa, Kanakadasa and other Dasas are the latest
examples, who followed this trait) in his previous birth (during Dwaparayuga);
for a few years, he was a recipient of food given by Draupadi; by consuming the
purest and greatest food Draupadi was personally preparing, he had purified his
mind and heart to the fullest possible extent.
In
his book of commentaries, Sri Chalari Achar states: ….PUrva janmani
yatirEShahaBhikShAcharaNa niyamavAn san DraupadeedattaBhikShAnnaBhOjanEna
nirmaleekrutadEhAntahkaraNaha san katipayavarShEShU mudA PAnDavadEshE sanchAram
kurvannaBhUditi BhAvaha|
Meaning:
In his previous birth, Achyutapreksha was a saint living on alms given in the
form of food and while begging, he was consuming the food that Draupadi was
providing him with as charity. Having lived on those beggings given by
Draupadi, his body and mind had been totally purified and sanctified. He was
living in the country of Pandavas for a few years as a nomad.
There
are references in Mahabharata, Bhagavata and Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya that
Pandavas were donating food to several saints and ascetics.
Even
in the previous stanza, the credentials of Achyutapreksha have been clearly
stated. The Chalari Vyakhyan, a book of commentaries, describes Sri
Achyutapreksha as follows: “AchyutaprEksha iti DitThAdishabdavat sAnkEtikam
nAma tasya na Bhavati| Kintu Achyutasya HarEhe prEkShA jnAnam yasya sa
AchyutaprEkSha iti sArThakam nAma tasya yatEriti BhAvaha| AnEna shudDhatwam
manOnihrahaha vairAgyam BhagavajnAnam ityEtE sannyAsinO vihitaguNAha asmin
AchyutaprEkShE santeeti tasya sannyAsam aDhikArO(a)steeti uktam Bhavati|
He
was not Achyutapreksha merely for name’s sake. He had imbibed all the
attributes that are essential to be called as Achyutapreksha and that is why he
was also being called Achyutaprajna. His name was not just a symbol but it was
highly deserving and meaningful. He had secured all the knowledge by truly
seeing Sri Hari. He had inculcated rare and valuable attributes such as purity
of heart and mind (ShudDhatwam); true control over his mind (manOnigrahaha);
occult aversion to worldly pleasures (Vairagya); knowledge of the Lord
(BhagavajnAnam) and others that have been prescribed for an ascetic. Therefore,
he was the most eligible person to ordain a divine person like Vasudeva, who
was an incarnation of Lord Vayu.
The
name of Achyutapreksha has been mentioned in Skanda Purana:
SanakAdi
mahAyOgisampradAyakarO yatihi|
AchyutaprEkShanAmA(a)sau
mAyiBhihi parivEShTitaha||
Achyutapreksha
is an ascetic in the lineage of such great saints as Sanaka and others.
ABhUt
kushAstrABhyasanam na pAtakam kramAgatAdwipratisAratO yatEhe|
YaThA
kushastrADhyasanam muradwiShaha padAmbujE vyADhavarasya garhitam||8||
Later,
he had systematically repented for having studied till then the texts of
Mysticism (Mayavada), which was not an acceptable or worthy theosophy.
Therefore, his reading or practising of unworthy theosophy did not rank as a
sin just as a hunter named Jara attract any sin after inadvertently hitting
Lord Krishna with an arrow that actually became instrumental for the Lord to
conclude his incarnation on Earth since he virtually repented for his mistake.
This
stanza signifies that human thoughts are purified by human acts and in turn,
they are purified by the food consumed.
The
moral of this stanza is that perverted, antagonistic and misleading philosophy
should not be studied nor can one abstain from studying them; therefore, what
one can do is to study such material but repent for studying them. Reading bad
texts paves the way for hell.
The
incident related to hunter Jara has been mentioned in Mahabharata, Bhagavata,
Harivamsha and Tatparyanirnaya. Sage Bhrugu had committed a serious crime by
kicking Lord Vishnu at the navel and as a token of repentence, he was born a
hunter named Jara during Dwapara Yuga and ended the tenure of Lord Krishna on
Earth. Both Bhrugu and Jara repented for their acts and that is why, their acts
were not considered as sins or crimes.
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