(In
these stanzas, the birth of another son to Madhyageha, appeal of Vasudeva to
his mother to allow him to become a saint has been explained. Please read,
comment and share. SDN)
NishAcharEriva
lakShmaNaha purA vrukOdarasyEva surEndranandanaha|
GadO(a)Tha
shaurEriva karmakrutpriyaha suBhaktimAn vishwavidO(a)nujO(a)Bhavat||26||
SUMMARY:
Like in the past Lakshmana was there for Srirama, Arjuna for Sri Bheema and
Gada for Sri Krishna, a very beloved younger brother, who could serve all-knowledgeable
Vasudeva with devotion and dedication, was born.
The
stanza only conveys that a younger brother was born for Vasudeva.
The
adjective “Vishwavit” (Vishwavidaha + anujaha + aBhavat) applies to Srirama, Sri
Bheema and Sri Krishna, respectively and the adjectives Karmakrut, priyaha and
suBhaktimAn related to Lakshmana, Arjuna and Gada in that order. Gada was born
after Sri Krishna to Vasudeva from Rohini. He was a divine being belonging to
Chandakas. Sri Madhwacharya clarifies this factor in his Mahabharata Tatparya
Nirnaya: “Gadashcha nAmatO(a)nujO HarEhe sa ROhiNeesutaha| PurA sa chanDakO
gaNO HarErnivEditAshanaha| It means: A brother of Sri Hari named Gada was born
to Rohini. Earlier, he (Gada) belonged to Chandaka Gana. It is stated in
Purananama Choodamani that Gada was a very brave person and an established
warrior, who could wield and use any weapon with both hands, simultaneously. He
was one of those survivors among the Pandavas after the Great War.
The
great personality of Sri Vishnutirtharu, younger brother of Sri Madhwacharya,
has been described later in the Fifteenth Sarga. Sri Madhwacharya ordained Sri
Vishnutirtharu into sainthood. In fact, Sri Madhwacharya confirms in his
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya: “ArjunAdyAha krutE prajAtA haritOShaNAya”. It
means that Sri Vishnutirtharu was an incarnation of Arjuna, who was an
incarnation of Lord Indra.
KadAchidApyAlayabudDhirAlayam
nivEdayan pAlakamEnamEtayOho|
DruDhaswasanyAsaniShEDhanishchayAm
DhavAnumatyEdamuvAcha mAratam||27||
SUMMARY:
Sometime later, Sri Vasudeva, who had the remotest, comprehensive and divine
knowledge, came to his house, told his parents that the newborn baby boy would
take care of them in the future; turning towards his mother, who had decided to
strongly oppose the decision of Vasudeva to become a saint, like her husband,
and told her…
Mother
of Vasuddeva too had decided to stop him from becoming a saint and that is why
he wanted to convince her.
VarAshramAptim
mama samvadaswa mAm kadAchidapyamba yadeechChaseekShitum|
YadanyaThA
dEshamimam parityajan na jAtu druShTErviShayO BhavAmi vaha||28||
SUMMARY:
“Dear Mother, if at all you wish to see me once in a while, later then you
allow me to accept sainthood. Otherwise, I will leave this country once for all
so that you will never have a chance to see me again.”
By
appealing to his Mother in this manner, Vasudeva once again stands as a model
to society and he shows that children should respect their parents at all
levels. He did not want to show any disrespect for his mother and therefore he
appeled to her to permit him to become a saint.
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