SRI MADHWAVIJAYA - PANCHAMAHA SARGAHA - SHLOKAS 22 TO 24

(Arrival of Madhyageha and his reaction after seeing Sri Madhwacharyaru is explained in these stanzas. Please read, comment and share. SDN)

Defeat of more scholars

ಬುಭುತ್ಸಯಾ ಮತ್ಸರವರ್ಜಿತಾನ್ ಜನಾನ್ ಸಮತ್ಸರಾನ್ ವಾ ವಿಜಿಗೀಷಯಾ(ss)ಗತಾನ್|

ಶ್ರುತಪ್ರವೀಣಾನತಿತಾರ್ಕಿಕಾನ್ಮುಹುರ್ಭಂಗ್ಯಾ(s)ನಯಾ ಭಂಗಮುಪಾನಿನಾಯ ಸಃ||22||

BuBhutsayA matsaravarjitAn janAn samatsarAn vA vijigeeShayA(ss)gatAn|

ShrutapraveeNAnatitArkikAnmuhurBhangyA(s)nayA BhangamupAninAya saha||22||

SUMMARY: Sri Madhwacharyaru defeated in debate those who confronted him with intent to clarify their doubts in philosophy and without jealousy, those ill-motivated, jealous people who were intent on vanquishing him, outstanding logicians and the virtuous experts in Shastras, in the same manner.

Some scholars were actually seeking clarifications on certain confusing subjects. Sri Madhwacharyaru was lending a cool ear to them and clarifying all the doubts. There were some “real” scholars, who were jealous over the growing popularity of Sri Madhwacharyaru and the new interpretation of the so-called established but misleading interpretations of the holy texts. This class of people were unaware of the authority that Sri Madhwacharyaru possessed over all the holy texts for he was an incarnation of Lord Vayu. Therefore, they had an illusion that they could easily defeat Sri Madhwacharyaru in the debate. They were bent upon insulting Sri Madhwacharyaru. They had ulterior intentions; their minds were corrupt and they were jealous of Sri Madhwacharyaru. There were some brilliant persons who were thorough in Logic. There were other people, who had a comprehensive knowledge of holy texts and wanted to ascertain whether their understanding of the texts was in the right track or not. Sri Madhwacharyaru could effectively silence all those people with aplomb.  

Arrival of Madhyageharu   

ಕದಾಚಿದೇನಂ ಪ್ರತಿಗಮ್ಯ ಸೌಮ್ಯಧೀಃ ಸ ಮಧ್ಯಗೇಹಾರ್ಯವರಃ ಪ್ರಸೇದಿವಾನ್

ಹೇತೋಃ ಕುತಶ್ಚಿದ್ವಿಮನೀಕೃತೋಪ್ಯ(s)ಹೋ ಗುಣಾಬ್ಧಿಲುಬ್ಧಃ ಸುಜನಃ ಪ್ರಸೀದತಿ||23||

KadAchidEnam pratigamya saumyaDheehi sa maDhyagEhAryavaraha prasEdivAn|

HEtOho kutashchidvimaneekrutO(s)pyahO guNAbdhilubdhaha sujanaha praseedati||23||

SUMMARY: Once, Sri Madhyageharu came to meet Sri Madhwacharyaru and he was very much delighted after meeting Sri Madhwacharyaru. Although for some unknown reasons Sri Madhyageharu was slightly upset, it is surprising that persons with a conviction to their inborn virtues stick to their values and commitments.

In this stanza, it appears that Sri Madhyageha had come to express his unhappiness and displeasure over Vasudeva becoming a saint. But, after seeing Sri Madhwacharyaru, his glory and divine conduct, he had no voice to speak out. On the contrary, he was fully satisfied and delighted.

It is common that righteous people often become victims of negative thoughts, passive views and insane acts. But they are temporary phases of an alert mind. They return to their own self quickly and understand the reality swiftly.

Madhyageharu feels contented

ತೇಜೋ(s)ಮೃತಂ ನಂದನಗಾತ್ರಪಾತ್ರಗಂ ನೇತ್ರಾಂಜಲಿಭ್ಯಾಮಪಿಬತ್ ಸದಾ(s)ವ್ಯಯಂ|

ವಿದ್ಯಾಸುಧಾಮ್ ಚಾಸ್ಯ ವಚೋಮಹಾಘಟೇ ಪೂರ್ಣಾಮಸೌ ಕರ್ಣಪುಟೇನ ಪಂಡಿತಂ||24||

TEjO(s)mrutam nandanagAtrapAtragam nEtrAnjaliBhyAmapibat sadA(s)vyayam|

VidyAsuDhAm chAsya vachOmahAGhaTE pUrNAmasau karNapuTEna panDitaha||24||

SUMMARY: Pandit Madhyageharu drank from the cup-like palms that were in the form of his eyes the undepleting and eternal elixir that had been filled in the utensil called the body of his son. He drank the elixir like knowledge that was brimming the utensil-like words of his son.  

The radiation around the body of Sri Madhwacharyaru and the vidity, depth and vivacity of his knowledge made Madhyageharu feel like having drunk the Elixir or Amrit. This stanza also indicates that the appearance, the physique of Sri Madhwacharya was itself Elixir. Both his shape and deed were nothing but Elixir or Amrit.