Monday, 28 January 2019

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA - CHATURTHAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 37 TO 40


(In these stanzas, the influence that Sri Poornaprajna had created on the psychology of his worldly Guru Sri Achyutapreksha has been described in a pictoral manner. Please read, comment and share. SDN)

Sa rUpyapeeThAlayavAsinE yadA nanAma nAThAya mahAmatirmudA|
TadA(a)munA(a)grAhi narapravEshinA BhujE BhujEnAshu BhujangashAyinA||37||

SUMMARY: When Sri Poornaprajna passionately saluted the presiding deity of Rupyapeethapura, Sri Anantasana, the Lord entered in a person’s body, lifted him by the right arm with his right arm

The Lord, by lifting the right arm of Sri Poornaprajna, is said to have acknowledged the salutation of his ardent devotee with pleasure.

ChirAt sutattwam prabuBhutsunA twayA niShEvaNam mE yadakAri tatPhalam|
Imam dadAmeetyaBhiDhAya sO(a)munA tadA praNeeya pradadE(a)chyutatmanE||38||

SUMMARY: Drawing Sri Poornaprajna close to Achyutapreksha, Lord Sri Ananteshwara said: “In recoginition of serving me for a long time with a desire to know theosophy, I am hereby presenting this boy to you.”

It may be recalled that earlier, Sri Ananteshwara had indicated to Sri Achyutapreksha that a disciple would join him to explain the intricacies of Madhwa philosophy.

Figurative description of Achyutapreksha is: AchyutE AatmA budDhihi prajnA aasyEti AchyutAtmA Achyutaprajnaha||   

Anugraham tam pratigruhya sAgraham mudA(aa)tmanAm krutakrutyatam smaran|
ABhUdasangO(a)pi sa tatsusangavAnasangaBhUShA nanu sADhusangitA||39||

SUMMARY: Accepting that grace of the Lord with humbleness and a sense of submission, he remembered the compliment he had received from the Lord; although he could renounce the worldly pleasures, he could not shun the attachment and intimacy with Sri Poornaprajna; isn’t it the association with good and righteous person a grand compliment for renunciation of worldly pleasures?

A point to be noted in this context is that renunciation of worldly pleasures invariably calls for association with pious, spirituous and virtuous people as it paves the way for salvation. Just as evil company is deplorable, company of spiritually awakened persons is essential.

Word Asanga means dissociation, which conversely means to have the company of spirituous persons as it is AsangaBhUShA or a symbolic emblem of dissociation.


YiyAsati swastaTineem muhurmuhurnamatyanujnArThini BhUritEjasi|
Tamasmarat swAminamEva dUnaDheergururBhaviShyadvirahAjnishankayA||40||

SUMMARY: When Sri Poornaprajna saluted him again and again seeking his permission to fulfil his desire to go to have a bath in Ganga River, Achyutapreksha imagined about the nostalgia he would have to bear with the departure of his disciple in future, became very much distressed and finally surrendered to his Lord to help.

This stanza establishes the fact that within a very short period, Sri Achyutapreksha had developed an inexplicable attachment towards his disciple Sri Poornaprajna and was in no mood to be without his presence for too long. That was the impact of the character and behaviour that Sri Poornaprajna had created on the mind of his Guru.

Sri Chalari Achar substantiates the feelings of Sri Achyutapreksha: “PoornaprajnE gate mama viyOgO BhaviShyati| Iti BhayEna duhKhitAntahkaraNa it BhAvaha|” Sri Achyutapreksha was momentarily saddened by the thought that in the event of the departure of Sri Poornaprajna from his sight, he would be forlorn, nostalgic and orphoned.       


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