SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - NAVAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAs 17 AND 18 (55) ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ನವಮ ಸರ್ಗ 17 ಮತ್ತು 18ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (55)

SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - NAVAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAs 17 AND 18 (55)

ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ನವಮ ಸರ್ಗ 17 ಮತ್ತು 18ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (55)

Shobhana Bhatta loses debate/ಸುಖತೀರ್ಥರಿಗೆ ಶರಣಾದ ಶೋಭನಭಟ್ಟರು

ಯಸ್ತ್ರಯೀಸಕಲಪಕ್ಷಶಿಕ್ಷಕಸ್ತತ್ರ ಸಂಸದಿ ವರಿಷ್ಠಸಮ್ಮತಃ|

ಶೋಭನೋಪಪದಭಟ್ಟನಾಮಕಃ ಪೂರ್ಣಸಂಖ್ಯಮನಮನ್ಮುಹುರ್ಮುದಾ||17||

YastrayeesakalapakShashikShakastatra samsadi variShThasammataha|

ShOBhanOpapadaBhaTTanAmakaha pUrNasanKhyamanamanmuhurmudA||17||

यस्त्रयीसकलपक्षशिक्षकस्तत्र संसदि वरिष्ठसम्मतः।

शॊभनॊपपदभट्टनामकः पूर्णसन्ख्यमनमन्मुहुर्मुदा॥१७॥

SUMMARY: Shobhana Bhatta, an elderly, revered and renowned scholar of Vedas and philosophy, saluted Sri Purnaprajna again and again in that session.

It is noteworthy that details about Sri Shobhana Bhatta have been given in the commentary on Shatsandarbha, a work written by Sri Jeevagosami (Page 66):

VAyudEvaha Khalu MaDhwamunihi  sarvajnO(s)tivikramO yO digwijayanam

chaturdashavidyam chaturdashaBhihi kShaNairnityAsanAni tasya chaturdasha jagrAha| Sa cha tachChiShyaha padmanABhABhiDhAnO baBhoovEti prasidDhim|

It is mentioned in this statement that Sri Shobhana Bhatta was an expert in 14 fields of knowledge and he had thorough command over three Vedas.

Sri Shobhana Bhatta had a length debate with Sri Purnaprajnaru encompassing all the Shastras, Scriptures and Puranas. Finally, he acknowledged that Sri Madhwacharyaru was a Sarvajna and therefore Sri Shobhana Bhatta saluted Sri Madhwaru in appreciation of the authority with which Sri Madhwaru presented his line of thoughts.

Sri Chalari Acharya substantiates:

‘VariShTha’ ityayamEva ‘shrEShTha’ iti sammataha sarvEShAm sammataha| YadvA, variShThasya SriMaDhwasya sammataha| PanDitAnAm maDhyE ayamEva variShThaha shrEShTha iti sarvaihi  sammataha nishchitaha|

’वरिष्ठः’ इत्ययमॆव ’श्रॆष्ठ’ इति सम्मतः। यद्वा, वरिष्ठ्स्य श्रीमध्वस्य सम्मतः। पन्डितानां मध्यॆ अयमॆव वरिष्ठः श्रॆष्ठ इति सर्वैः सम्मतः निश्चितः।

At the end of the debate, Sri Shobhana Bhatta declared that everyone in that session agreed that Sri Madhwa was “VariShTha” or the most revered or a very important and respectable person as well as “ShrEShTha” or “very great and supreme”.

Sri Shobhana Bhatta listens to the Bhashya of Sri Madhwaru/   

ಶ್ರೀ ಶೋಭನಭಟ್ಟರಿಂದ ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯರ ಭಾಷ್ಯದ ಶ್ರವಣ

ಯಸ್ತು ತಾರ್ಕಿಕಶಿಖಾಮಣಿಃ ಸುಧೀರ್ವರ್ತಮಾನಸಮಯಾನ್ ನಿರಾಕರೋತ್|

ವೇದಭಾರತಪುರಾಣನಿಷ್ಠಿತೋ ಭಾಷ್ಯಮೇತದಶೃಣೋತ್ ಸ ಮಧ್ವತಃ||18||

Yastu tArkikashiKhAmaNihi suDheervartamAsamayAn nirAkarOt|

VEdaBhAratapurANaniShThitO BhAShyamEtadashruNOt sa MaDhwataha||18||

यस्तु तार्किकशिखामणिः सुधीर्वर्तमानसमयान् निराकरॊत्।

वॆदभारतपुराणनिष्ठितॊ भाष्यमॆतदशृणॊत् स मध्वतः॥१८॥

SUMMARY: Pure hearted, renowned expert logician, exponent of Vedas and Puranas Sri Sbhanabhatta, who was condemning all schools of philosophy of that era, keenly lent his ears to the Brahmasutra Bhashya rendered by Sri Madhwaru.

Sri Shobhana Bhatta was finding fallacies in the then prevailing 21 schools of thought or philosophy. But, the satisfaction and happiness he experienced after hearing the Brahmasutra Bhashya from Sri Madhwaru was inexplicable.

Sri Satya Tirtharu was distinctly fortunate to have become the first writer of Brahmasutra Bhashya pronounced by Sri Madhwaru. Similarly, Sri Shobhana Bhatta was distinctly fortunate to have become the maiden audience of the Brahmasutra Bhashya delivered by Acharya Madhwaru.                                                                 

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