SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA – CHATURDASHAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 35, and 36 (55)

ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಹದಿನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ಸರ್ಗದ 35 ಹಾಗೂ 36ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (55)

ವಿಮಲಮಲಯಜಾಂಭೋಬಿಂದುಭಿಶ್ಚರ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಚೋ

ನವಲಲಿತತುಲಸ್ಯಾ ಪುಷ್ಪರಾಜ್ಯಾssರ್ಚಯತ್ ಸಃ|

ಸ್ಥಲಜಜಲಜವಲ್ಲೀವೃಕ್ಷವೀರುತ್ಸಮಸ್ತ-

ಪ್ರಸವವಿಜಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮ್ಯಾ ಮೂರ್ತಯೇವೇಂದಿರೇಶಮ್||35||

विमलमलयजाम्भॊभिन्दुभिश्चर्चितार्चॊ नवललिततुलस्या पुष्पराज्याssर्चयत् सः।

स्थलजजलजवल्लीवृक्षवीरुत्समस्तप्रसवविजयलक्ष्म्यामूर्तयॆवॆन्दिरॆशम्॥35॥

VimalamalayajAmbhObindubhishcharchitArchO

navalalitatulasyA puShparAjyA(ss)rchayat saha|

SThalajajalajavalleevrukShaveerutsamasta-

prasavavijayalakShymyA mUrtayEvEndirEsham||35||

SUMMARY: Sri Madhwacharyaru worshipped the Shalagrama and other statues with pure sandal paste; he offered fresh Tulsi (Basil) buds, heaps of flowers plucked from trees, creepers, on ground and in water and looked like an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. With such flowers and fresh Basil, Sri Madhwacharyaru worshipped Lord of Indira, Sri Hari.

In this stanza, the significance, inevitability to offer of Sandal paste, Basil and fresh flowers to the Lord as part of worship has been emphasised. Basil is symbolic of Goddess Tulasi and Mahalakshmi is the favourite Goddess of flowers.

In the word SThalajajalajavallee, the word “vallee” refers to creepers that grow upwards and Veerut refers to creepers that spread on the ground. Sthalajaha refers to a variety of Jasmine. JalajAha refers to lotus, lilly and other water-bound flowers. VrukshAha refers to flowers that grow on trees like Sampige and wo on.    

ಸ ದದದಧಿಕಬೋಧಃ ಷೋಡಶಾತ್ರೋಪಚಾರಾನ್

ವ್ಯರಹಯದಗುಣಾನ್ ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶದಾಗಃಪುರೋಗಾನ್|

ಅಗಣಿತಗುಣಮುಚ್ಚೈಸ್ತೋಷಯನ್ ಶಾರ್ಜ್ಞಪಾಣಿಂ

ಷಡಪಿ ಪರಮಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾsನೂಪಚಾರಾನ್ ದಿದೇಶ||36||

स दददधिकबॊधः षॊडशात्रॊपचारन् व्यरहयदगुणान् द्वात्रिंशदागःपुरॊगान्।

अगणितगुणमुच्चैस्तॊषयन् शार्ज्ञ्नपाणिं षडपि परमभक्त्याsनूपचारान् दिदॆश॥36॥

Sa dadadadhikabOdhaha ShODashAtrOpachArAn

vyarahayadaguNAn dwAtrimshadAhahapurOgAn|

AgaNitaguNamuchchaistOShayan shArngapANim

ShaDapi paramabhaktyA(s)noopachArAn didEsha||36||

SUMMARY: Impressing Sharngapani Sri Hari, the only comprehensive Lord of infinite good qualities (Anantakalyanagunaparipoorna) by offering Shodasha or sixteen types of offerings during the worship, Sri Madhwacharyaru discarded thirty-two types of sins; he also offered six forbidden offerings (Anoopachara).

ShODashOpachara refers to Arghya, paadya, Aachamaneeyadi sixteen offerings, including Naivedya, Uttara Neerajana and Shankha Bhramana. These Shodashopachara means, Arghya, Paadya, Aachamaneeya, Madhuparka, punarAchamaneeya, snAna, Vastra, bhUShana, yajnOpaveeta, Aasana, Gandha, PuShpa, Dhoopa, deepa, naivedya and Namaskara.

Aagaha means sins and AguNAha refer to defects. Thinking of something else while offering worship is included in AguNAha.

The thirty-two sins refer to worshipping after eating food, without brushing the teeth, worshipping after having physical contact with wife on forbidden days, worshipping without having bath after seeing a dead body, gettig up to attend nature’s calls in the midst of worship, wearing black clothes, consuming forbidden food, getting furious during worship, offering forbidden flowers, worshipping after touching dog/s, and so on which has been explained in Varaha Purana.

The six anoopacharas or insane offerings. It is further elaborated in Bhava Prakashike as follows:

MukhavAsashcha tAmboolam darpaNam ChatrachAmarE|

PaadukE chEti vijnEyA upachArAha parE budhaihi|| Iti ShadanoopachArAha||

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