SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

39. Sri Dwaraka Kshetra/ಶ್ರೀ ದ್ವಾರಕಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ – 2

ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮೋ ವಿಜಯತೇ ತ್ರಯೀವಿಖ್ಯಾತವಿಕ್ರಮಃ|

ಯಃ ಕುಶಂ ದಮಯಿತ್ವೇಮಾಂ ಚಕ್ರೇ ವಿಪ್ರಕುಶಸ್ಥಲೀಮ್||91||

TrivikramO vijayatE trayeeviKhyAtavikramaha|

Yaha kusham damayitvEmAm chakrE viprakushasThaleem||91||

SUMMARY: The Trivikrama form or incarnation of Sri Hari, whose bravery has been splendidly described in the three Vedas, is the supreme. Lord Trivikrama, who, as requested by Lord Brahma and Rishis, killed demon Kusha and provided justification for the name of the place where demon Kusha lived as it came to be known as Kushasthali, where the sacrificial grass is seen everywhere.

ಸಗದೋ(s)ಪಿ ಹ್ಯಸೌ ದೇವಃ ಸಂಸಾರೇ(s)ಗದತಾಮಗಾತ್|

ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮೋ(s)ಪ್ಯಸೌ ಯೋಗಿಮನಸೋ(s)ವಿಕ್ರಮೋ(s)ಭವತ್||92||

SagadO(s)pi hyasau dEvaha samsArE(s)gadatAmagAt|

TrivikramO(s)pyasau yOgimanasO(s)vikramO(s)Bhavat||92||

SUMMARY: This Lord Trivikrama, who, despite beholding the mace named “Kaumodakee”, assumed the form of medicine or of not beholding the mace, in society; this Trivikrama, who demanded land measuring three feet, covered all the three Lokas with three steps, refrained from putting a step forward in front of Munis and Yogis indulging in meditation.

This stanza cleverly describes the greatness of Lord Hari, who incarnated as Vamana, a dwarf Brahmin bachelor, and transformed into Trivikrama to cover the three Lokas with three steps to stamp down Bali Chakravarthy, who was trying to dislocate Indra from the throne of heavens and occupy it through deceitful means. When Trivikrama was covering the three Lokas with his feet, Lord was beholding a mace. However, in front of sages and Rishis, Trivikrama would shy away from putting forth a step in front. The “form of medicine” in the context of this stanza relates to the desire of Lord Hari to relieve his devotees from the cycle of birth and death. In this sense, Lord Hari is the panacea for all worries of entire humanity.

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