SRI #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI  #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA”

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Visit to Hastinapuri/ಹಸ್ತಿನಾಪುರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ

ಅಂತರ್ನಿವಿಷ್ಟಕಲಿಕೌರವಸೈನಿಕಾಪಿ ಯಾ ಧರ್ಮಮೇವ ದಯಿತಂ ವರಯಾಂಬಭೂವ|

ಯೋಗೀಂದ್ರಬುದ್ಧಿರಿವ ಭೀಮಪರಾಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಸಾ ಭಾತಿ ಹಸ್ತಿನಪುರೀ ಪ್ರಥಿತಾ ತ್ರಿಲೋಕ್ಯಾಮ್||37||

AntarniviShTakalikauravasainikApi yA DharmamEva dayitam varayAmbaBhUva|

YOgeendrabudDhiriva BheemaparAkramENa sA BhAti Hastinapuree praThitA trilOkyAm||37||

विभाति अन्तर्विष्टकलिकौरवसैनिकापि या धर्ममॆव दयितं वरयांबभूव।

यॊगीन्द्रबुद्धिरिव भीमपराक्रमॆण सा भाति हस्तिनपुरी प्रथिता त्रिलॊक्याम्॥३७॥

SUMMARY: The holy city of Hastinapuri, which chose Dharmaraya and discarded the intruders-like Duryodhana, who had inherited the traits of Kali, and his followers, as her ruler. The city of Hastinapuri shines like a star as she chose epitome of culture and righteousness Dharmaraya as per husband (ruler or king) after the evil motives, ambitions, selfish thoughts, arrogance and narrow minded, Kali-possessed Duryodhana was vanquished by Bheema and through the penance of Pandavas, which they performed by tolerating the ordeal of forest exile.

King Hasti was a descendant of Chandra or Moon dynasty. According to one source, Hasti was the son of Bruhatkshatra, who was the eldest son of Manyu. According to another source, Hasti was born to Suhotra from Jayanti. Both are said to have established a very large and well planned city during their respective regimes. Since this city was established by King Hasti, it came to be known as Hastinapuri or Hastinapura. It was the capital of the Kuru kings as well as Pandavas. Remnants of a glorious city are believed to be lying in the north-eastern side of the present Delhi. However, some excavators and geologists are of the view that the rich and pompous Hastinapuri must have gone underground near the present Beejanur. It appears that Hastinapuri lost all its glory and prime of place among the last few kings of Chandra dynasty, who shifted their capital to Delhi.

In the stanza under reference above, Sri Vadirajaru explains that Hastinapuri became unhappy with the unjust, uncivil and uncultured activities of Dhrutarashtra, his son Duryodhana, Dushshasana and their 98 more younger brothers. Therefore, she got Duryodhana and others destroyed through Pandavas and chose Dharma Raya to her throne.

At present, Hastinapuri is about 22 miles from Meerut.

Sri Vadirajaru describes Kurukshetra in the next stanza to be discussed in the next episode.     

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