SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 35 AND 36

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 35 AND 36

Sri Ananda Tirtharu purifies sacred rivers/ಶ್ರೀ ಆನಂದತೀರ್ಥರಿಂದ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳ ಶೋಧನೆ

ಬುದ್ಧಿಶುದ್ಧಿಕರಗೋನಿಕರಾಢ್ಯಂ ತೀರ್ಥಜಾತಮುಭಯಂ ಚ ಧರಣ್ಯಾಮ್|

ಆತ್ಮಮಜ್ಜನತ ಏವ ನಿಕಾಮಂ ಪರ್ಯಶೋಧಯದಮಂದಮನೀಷಃ||35||

BudDhishudDhikaragOnikarADhyam teerThajAtamuBhayam cha DharaNyAm|

Aatmamajjanata yEva nikAmam paryashODhayadamandamaneeShaha||35||

SUMMARY: Sri Madhwacharyaru, who was a Poornabodha, which means a person abreast of all knowledge, purified the union of two great, holy waters on earth, by using them.

The reference in this context does not relate to the union of two rivers. Sri Madhwacharyaru took bath in almost all rivers during his pilgrimage and purified their waters; besides, Sri Madhwacharyaru went on giving discourses and clarified all doubts that existed about Scriptures. He provided new vistas to the Scriptures with authority and authenticity. Thus, he purified the minds and perceptions of scholars and cleared the ambiguity, which is purification of Scriptures.

Scientifically, O₃ – Ozone is used to purify the waters. Sri Madhwacharyaru, an incarnation of Lord Vayu, was the personification of air or gas, who, by using the water of different rivers, including Ganga, purified them. This purification is eternal and celestial.

Body gets purified with water and the mind is purified by holy texts. If the water is effluent, the body becomes impure and misconception, misunderstanding spoil the human mind. By taking bath in holy rivers, Sri Madhwaru purified the rivers by removing all contamination and by delivering lictures, he provided pure meaning for Scriptures.  

Fame of Sri Madhwaru spreads beyond Ganga/ಗಂಗೆಯನ್ನೂ ಮೀರಿಸಿದ ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವರ ಕೀರ್ತಿ

ವಾಸುದೇವಪದಸಂತತಸಂಗೀ ತೇಜಸಾ(s)ಪ್ಯಲಮಧಃಕೃತಶರ್ವಃ|

ಅತ್ಯವರ್ತತ ನಿತಾಂತಮಥಾಸೌ ಗಾಂಗಮೋಘಮಘನಾಶನಕೀರ್ತಿಃ||36||

VAsudEvapadasantatasangee tEjasA(s)pyalamaDhahkrutasharvaha|

Atyavartata ninAntamaThAsau gAngamOGhamaGhanAshanakeertihi||36||

SUMMARY: Sri Madhwacharyaru, by dint of his eternal submission to the feet of Lord Vasudeva and due to his inherent caliber, which was much better than that of Lord Rudra, earned the popularity for clearing the sins and crossed the Ganga, even though it was in spate.

Ganga originated from the toe of Lord Vishnu and then adorned the head of Lord Rudra. She is known as Vishnupadodaka and that is why she could adorn the plait of Lord Shiva. She did not earn this status of occupying the head of Lord Shiva because of her own capacity. On the other hand, because of his continuous contact with the feet of Lord Vasudeva, Sri Madhwaru was on a higher platform compared to that of Lord Shiva.

This stanza symbolically states that Sri Madhwaru crossed Ganga even by virtue of his inherent attributes or quality.

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