ಚಿತ್ರಕೂಟ : SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 13 AND 14 (54) ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 13 ಮತ್ತು 14ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 13 AND 14 (54)

ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 13 ಮತ್ತು 14ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

Sri Hari has infinite forms/ಅನಂತರೂಪದ ಶ್ರೀಹರಿ

ಅಗಣಯ್ಯಸದ್ಗುಣಗಣೋ ವಿದೂಷಣಃ ಸ್ವವಶಾಖಿಲೋsಪ್ಯನುಪಚಾರತಃ ಸ್ವಯಮ್|

ಸ್ಮೃತಿಕೀರ್ತನಪ್ರಣತಿಭಿರ್ವಿಮುಕ್ತಯೇ ಸ್ವಜನಸ್ಯ ಯಾತ್ಯಯಮನೇಕರೂಪತಾಮ್||13||

AgaNayyasadguNagaNO vidUShaNaha swavashAKhilO(s)pyanupachArataha swayam|

SmrutikeertanapraNatiBhirvimuktayE swajanasya yAtyayamanEkarUpatAm||13||

SUMMARY: This Lord (Sri Hari), who is filled with inherent and infinite good qualities, who is far away from any errors, omission, commissions or fallacies, who is independent, facilitates, on his own accord, his devotees to achieve salvation through prayer, chanting of hymns, singing in his praise, assumes several forms at will.

Although Sri Hari is complete in every way and is totally away from any sort of discrimination, is capable of doing anything and everything, helps his devotees to attain salvation, to realize the ultimate truth by motivating them, in accordance with their Karma (deeds) and capabilities, to offer prayers, to worship and do anything as simple as an individual is able to do.

Incarnations of Matsya and Hayagreeva/ಮತ್ಸ್ಯರೂಪ ಮತ್ತು ಹಯಗ್ರೀವರೂಪಗಳು

ಚತುರಾನನಾಯ ಚತುರಃ ಪುರಾsಗಮಾನ್ ಪ್ರದದಾವಸಾವನಿಮಿಷೇಶ್ವರಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ|

ವಿನಿಹತ್ಯ ಹಿ ಶ್ರುತಿಮುಷಂ ವಪುಷೋದ್ಧತಂ ಹಯಮುಖೇನ ಸದ್ರಿಪುಂ||14||

ChaturAnanAya chaturaha purA(s)gamAn pradadAvasAvanimiShEshwaraha prabhuhu|

Vinihatya hi shruitmuSham vapuShOdDhatam HayamuKhena sadripum||14||

SUMMARY: In the distant past, he incarnated in the form of Matsya or giant Fish, killed the enemy of the virtuous, adamant and an ancient demon called Hayagreeva, who had stolen the Vedas, and handed over all the four Vedas to four-faced Lord Brahma.

Name of the demon was Madhu. He was a very ancient demon and a proven enemy of good people. Lord Hari, who had earlier incarnated as a Giant Fish called Matsya, once again incarnated as Hayagreeva, a form in which the Greeva or the neck and the face were reminiscent of the neck and face of Haya or Horse, chased the demon who was running away after snatching the Vedas from the hands of Lord Brahma, killed him, retrieved and returned the Four Vedas to Four-faced Brahma.

In this stanza, two incarnations of Lord Hari, as Matsya and Hayagreeva, have been cited. In both these forms, Lord Hari saved the Vedas. Matsya was an incarnation to preach the Puranas and Hayagreeva was meant to impart knowledge to humanity.

Beginning with this stanza, Sri Narayana Panditacharyaru describes various incarnations of Lord Hari uptill the fortiety stanza.

In his incarnation as Matsya, Sri Hari killed a demon named Hayagreeva and in his incarnation as Hayagreeva, Sri Hari killed a demon named Madhu.

“AnimiShEshwaraha” means a fish that never winked the eyes and it indicates the Matsya Rupa of Lord Hari. “HayamuKhEna vapuShA” means a demon in the form of Haya or horse, had become adamant and arrogant.

HayamuKhEna vapuShA udDhatamasuram nihatya| SurEshwarO HayagreevEna vapuShA MaDhum| (Bhava Prakashika).