SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA - VEDAVYASA STOTRA - 2

(Sri Jagannatha Dasavirachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

UNIT 1 MANGALACHARANA SANDHI  - ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ ಮಂಗಳಾಚರಣ ಸಂಧಿ

A PRAYER TO SRI VEDAVYASARU (ಶ್ರೀ ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸದೇವರ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರ - 2)

ವೇದಪೀಠ ವಿರಿಂಚಿಭವಶಕ್ರಾದಿಸುರವಿಜ್ಞಾನದಾಯಕ

ಮೋದಚಿನ್ಮಯಗಾತ್ರ ಲೋಕಪವಿತ್ರ ಸುಚರಿತ್ರ|

ಛೇದಭೇದವಿಷಾದಕುಟಿಲಾಂತಾದಿಮಧ್ಯವಿದೂರ

ಆದಾನಾದಿಕಾರಣ ಬಾದರಾಯಣ ಪಾಹಿ ಸುತ್ತ್ರಾಣ||7||

VEdapeeTha virinchiBhavashakrAdisuravijnAnadAyaka

mOdachinmayagAtra lOkapavitra sucharitra|

CChEdaBhEdaviShAdakuTilAntAdimaDhyavidUra

AdAnAdikAraNa BAdarAyaNa pAhi sattrANa||7||

(These critical evaluations help us rid several misconceptions about various incarnations of Lord Hari. A few more such clarifications will be furnished in the subsequent episodes. Hope it will be well received. Please read, comment and share. SDN)  

“ಮೋದಚಿನ್ಮಯಗಾತ್ರ” (MOdachinmayagAtra): “Moda” means happiness; “chit” means jnAna or knowledge; strength, power, valor and other attributes are subservient to this quality. The body or physical appearance of Sri Vedavyasaru is not corporal like that of Lord Brahma, Rudra, Indra and others because Brahma, Rudra, Indra and others are the names of certain portfolios. A new person will replace them at the specified time. It is only Lord Hari who is eternal. Considering Sri Vedavyasaru as “Kashchana Rushihi” (ಕಶ್ಚನ ಋಷಿಃ – some sage), a few scholars have tried to portray him differently as a person having corporal body. Just as Lord Krishna was born with conch, disc and mace to indicate that he was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Sri Vedavyasaru was born with matted hair and holy thread. Thus, he has categorically discounted the argument that he (Sri Vedavyasaru) was born with a corporal body.

“LOkapavitra” (ಲೋಕಪವಿತ್ರ) means he is purest in the entire universe and purifies the entire universe just by wishing. Sri Hari is “PavitrANAm pavitram yO mangalAnAm cha mangalam” (ಪವಿತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಯೋ ಮಂಗಳಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮಂಗಳಂ), which means “He is holiest of holy deities and most magnanimous. This is mentioned in the Vishnusahasranama in Mahabharata. Lord Hari makes everyone “holy or sacred” by instilling the “holiest of knowledge”. He will drive away the Kali, who hides in the universe or human mind in the form of false or perverted or corrupt knowledge and fills it with “Most perfect knowledge”. While the holy river waters purify the body, the sacred knowledge transforms the entire life into holiness.

Sri Vedavyasaru is “Sucharitraha”, where “Charitra” means character and conduct. Some persons cite the incident of Sri Vyasa begetting Shuka Muni by looking at Ghrutachi and rate Sri Vyasa as sensuous. What actually transpired was that Ghrutachi had come to Sri Vyasa to beget Shuka Muni and Sri Vyasa pretended to have fallen into the hands of Ghrutachi by blessing her with a son only to lure the demons. There is absolutely no scope for suspecting the character of Lord Vedavyasaru.