SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - NAVAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAs 50 AND 51 (55) ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ನವಮ ಸರ್ಗ 50 ಮತ್ತು 51ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (55)

SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - NAVAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAs 50 AND 51 (55)

ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ನವಮ ಸರ್ಗ 50 ಮತ್ತು 51ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (55)

Superiority of Sri Vayu Devaru, compared to other deities/ಶ್ರೀ ವಾಯುದೇವರ ದೇವೋತ್ತಮತ್ವ

ವಾಯುನಾ ತ್ರಿರಪಿ ಪೂರ್ವಪಾಯಿನಾ ಸರ್ವದೈವತಜಿತಾ ತರಸ್ವಿನಾ|

ಯೋsಪರೋಕ್ಷವಪುಷಾsಪ್ಯಪೇಕ್ಷಿತಃ ಕೋsತ್ರ ವರ್ಣಯತಿ ತಂ ಮಹಾಕ್ರತುಮ್||50||

VAyunA trirapi pUrvapAyinA sarvadaivatajitA tarasvinA|

YO(s)parOkShavapuShA(s)pyapEkShitaha kO(s)tra varNayati tam mahAkratum||50||

वायुना त्रिरपि पूर्वपायिना सर्वदैवतजिता तरस्विना।

यॊsपरॊक्षवपुषाsप्यपॆक्षितः कॊsत्र वर्णयति तं महाक्रतुम्॥५०॥

SUMMARY: Lord Vayu won against all other deities with his speed; he drank the Somarasa earlier than other deities on all three occasions; how can the sacrifice performed by Sri Madhwaru, who is an incarnation of Lord Vayu, be appropriately described?

In this stanza, Sri Narayana Panditacharyaru has described the glory of the spectacle of the sacrifice that Sri Madhwaru got performed by the son of his Guru in cryptic manner. When Lord Vayu, who is equal to Lord Brahma and next only to Goddess Lakshmi in knowing the qualities of Lord Vishnu, organizes the performance of a sacrifice, there can be no room for shortcomings, errors or flaw. There can be least doubt about the offerings reaching the target deities and Lord Vishnu.

The details of Lord Vayu drinking the Somarasa before other deities could drink it on all the three occasions has been vividly described in the Aitareya Brahmana and the same has been mentioned in Bhava Prakashika (refer page 337, Sumadhwavijaya compiled by Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharyaru).

“DEvA vai sOmasya rAjnO(s)grapEyE na samapAdayannaham praThamaha pibEyamaham praThamaha pibEyamityEvAkAmayanta tE sampAdayantO(s)bruvan| HantAjimayAm say O na ujjEShyati sa praThamaha sOmasya pAsyateeti taThEti ta aajimayustEShAmAjimyatAmaBhisruShTAnAm vAyurmuKham praThamaha pratyapadyatAThEndrO(s)tha mitrAvaruNAvaThAshwinau| SO(s)vEdindrO VAyumudvai jayateeti tamanu parApatat| Saha nAvaThOjjayAvEti sa nEtyabraveedahamEvOjyEShyAmeeti truteeyam mE(s)ThOjjayAvEti naiti haivAbraveet| AhamEvOjjE-

ShyAmeeti| Tureeyam mE(s)ThOjjayAvEti taThEti| Tam tureeyE(s)tyArjata tat tureeya BhAgindrO(s)-

Bhavat| TriBhAg VAyuhu| ItyatarEyabrAhmaNE(1/9/1)

“दॆवा वै सॊमस्य राझॊsग्रपॆयॆ न समपादयन्नहं प्रथमः पिबॆयमहं प्रथमः पिऎयमित्यॆवाकामयन्त तॆ सम्पादयन्तॊsब्रुवन्। हन्ताजिमयाम स यॊ न उज्जॆष्यति स प्रथमः सॊमस्य पास्यतीति तथॆति त आजिमयुस्तॆषामाजिम्यतामभिसृष्टानां वायुर्मुखं प्रथमः प्रत्यपद्यताथॆन्द्रॊsथ मित्रावरुणावथाश्विनौ। सॊsवॆदिन्द्रॊ वायुमुद्वै जयतीति तमनु परातत्। सह नावथॊज्जयावॆति स नॆत्यब्रवीदहमॆवॊज्यॆष्यामीति तृतीयं मॆsथॊज्जयावॆति नैति हैवाब्रवीत्। अहमॆवॊज्जॆष्यामीति। तुरीयं मॆsथॊज्जयावॆति तथॆति। तं तुरीयॆsत्यार्जत तत् तुरीय भागिन्द्रॊsभवत्। त्रिभाग् वायुः।“ इत्यैतरॆब्राह्मणॆ (१/९/१)

Once, the deities were stuck in a dilemma as to who among them should drink the Somarasa first and finally decided that the super most deity among them should be given the first opportunity. Then Lord Vayu defeated all other deities in speed for three times and therefore drank the Somarasa first on all the three occasions. Being an incarnation of such supreme Lord Vayu, Sri Madhwaru is unmatched and none can rise a finger at the sacrifice performed under his guidance and direction.

Inner significance of performing Yajna and other rituals/

ಯಜ್ಞಾನಾದಿಕರ್ಮಗಳ ಆಂತರ್ಯ

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವೇದನನಿವಿಷ್ಟಚೇತಸಾಂ ಕರ್ಮ ತತ್ರ ಕರಣಾಂತರಂ ಭವೇತ್|

ಜ್ಞಾಪಯನ್ನಿತಿ ಪರಾತ್ಮವೇದಕಃ ಕರ್ಮ ಧರ್ಮಮಪಿ ಸ ಹ್ಯಚೀಕರತ್||51||

BrahmavEdananiviShTachEtasAm karma tatra karaNAntaram BhavEt|

JnApayanniti parAtmavEdakaha karma Dharmamapi sa hyacheekarat||51||

ब्रग्नवॆदबबुवुष्टचॆतसां कर्म तत्र करणान्तरं भवॆत्।

झापयन्निति परात्मवॆदकः कर्म धर्ममपि स ह्यचीकरत्॥५१॥

SUMMARY: Sri Madhwacharyaru, who propounded the metaphysical elements underlying the philosophy and culture, got such acts as sacrifices performed as a part of culture and tradition, a mandatory means of impressing upon Lord Vishnu, reminiscent of listening and studying holy texts to acquire the knowledge that would pave the way for salvation.

The acquisition of Brahma JnAna is essential and a prelude to attainment of salvation. Similarly, apart from regular and routine worshipping of Lord Vishnu, meditation and chanting of hymns etc., performance of sacrifices through good priests at regular intervals is essential to attain salvation. Each and every act is interconnected and inter-related. All the spiritual acts, including worship, salutation, oblations, sacrifices etc., virtually connected and the common factor is always submission to Lord Vishnu, say sages, saints, Rishis, Munis and scholars.         

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