SRI MADHWAVIJAYA - CHATURTHAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 9 TO 11

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – CHATURTHAHA SARGAHA SHOLKAS 9, 10 AND 11

(In these stanzas, Achyutapreksha receives guidelines from his Guru, who was on the verge of death. Please read, comment and share. SDN)

VineetamAmnAyashirOvishAradam sadaiva tattwam prabuBhutsuramAdarAt|

GururviditvOpagatAm nijAm mrutim kadAchidUchE tamupahwarE giram||9||

SUMMARY: Achyutapreksha, who was very modest, a scholar in Upanishads and always keen on learning the divine principles, was once called in tranquillity by his mentor, who had come to know that his end was imminent.  

The surprising thing that his mentor told Achyutapreksha is given in the next stanza.

Aham swayam Brahma na kinchidasti matparam vijrumBhEta yadA sPhuTam chitihi|

Iteeha mAyAsamayOpapAditam niranvayam suvrata mA sma vishwaseehi||10||

SUMMARY: “Do not ever subscribe the line of argument of Mayavada (mysticism) that ‘I am myself the Parabrahma’ and that ‘there is nothing equal to me when I am fully matured’, my dear, because such statements or beliefs are in total contrast with what is empirically established, because only you can follow the right path.”

What the Guru of Achyutapreksha says is that there is no base or sense to accept ‘Brahma satyam jaganmiThyam’ because no Scripture ever reflects these thoughts.

YadEtadAtmaikyamupAstichOditam na mE gurOrapyaparOkShatAm gatam|

PurAtanAnAmapi saumya kutrachit tatO Mukundam Bhaja samvidE mudA||11||

SUMMARY: “Oh Modest! The predicament imposed by the mysticism on worship that there exists an inseparable unity between souls or the Atma with Paramatma, has never been experienced by either my mentor or his ancestors. Therefore, to secure the ultimate knowledge, please serve the Lord with affection and devotion.”

The mentor of Achyutapreksha has clearly instructed his disciple that Mayavada or the Mysticism that rejects any distinction between the divine and the devotee is untenable, illogical and inconsistent with the ultimate truth.