SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 18 (54) ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 18ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 18 (54)

ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 18ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

Incarnations of Parashurama and Vedavyasa/ಪರಶುರಾಮ ಹಾಗೂ ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸ ಅವತಾರಗಳು

ಕಥಯಂತ್ಯಮುಂ ಪರಶುಭಾಸಮಾನಗೋಹತಮರ್ತ್ಯದೇವತಮಸಂ ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುಃ|

ಜಗತಾಂ ಹಿತಂ ಹರಿಮಿವಾಪರಂ ಹರಿಂ ಗುರುಶಕ್ತಿತಾಪಸವರಾನ್ವಯೋದ್ಭವಮ್||18||

KaThayantyamum ParashBhAsamAnagOhatamartyadEvatamasam muhurmuhuhu|

JagatAm hitam harimivAparaM Harim gurushaktitApasavarAnwayOdBhavam||18||

SUMMARY - 1: Sri Parashurama, an incarnation of Sri Narayana, who, with his incomparable brightness of his axe drove away again and again the darkness of the Kshatriya, who was born in the dynasty of great sage Bhrugu, who was for the welfare of the universe and was endowed with the sublime power of his penance, is popularly known as another Sun of the universe.

SUMMARY – 2: Sri Vedavyasa, who incarnated in the dynasty of great Shakti Muni, who, again and again drove away  the lack of knowledge of both deities and humans with his good, pleasant and indescribable words of mouth, is known as another Sun of this universe.

This stanza describes both the incarnations of Sri Parashurama and Sri Vedavyasa.

The compound word “ParashuBhAsamAnagOhatamartyadEvatamasam” should be understood as referring to the incarnation of Narayana as Sri Parashurama, whose axe was so bright that it was driving away the darkness that many Kshatriyas had created by their brutal acts. Sri Parashurama had taken up 21 expeditions of the universe to find out Kshatriya kings and kill them as they had all become cruel, merciless and unlawful. Similarly, with his supreme knowledge, Sri Vedavyasa drove away the total lack of knowledge (Tamas) which is equal to darkness. Lack of knowledge is lack of light in life. This emphasizes the fact that knowledge is the mightiest weapon and true education is like the ray of light, which is reminiscent of the Sunlight.

While interpreting the word “ParashuBhAsamAnagOhatamartyadEvatamasam” as referring to the incarnation of Parashurama, it should be conceived as Parashu-BhAsamAna-gOhata-martyadEva-tamasam and while invoking theincarnation of Sri Vedavyasaru, the same word should be conceived as Guru-shaktitApasa-varAnvayOdBhavam.

These incarnations have been described in DwadashastOtra”       

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