SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 24 TO 31

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 24 TO 31

(Shlokas and their literal summary have been furnished in the previous edition. Please follow this episode along with the previous edition for a thorough comprehension of stanzas from 24 to 31. Please read, comment and share. SDN)

Sri Narayanapanditacharyaru has extensively employed figures of speech in this entire work of Sri Madhwavijaya. In these stanzas, he has likened the state of Vedas and Scriptures to the state of Draupadi in that royal assemblage by Dushshasana, at the behest of Duryodhana. Her five husbands Dharmaraya, Bheemasena, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, elderly and spiritually awakened persons like Bheeshma, Drona, Krupa and the king, Dhrutarashtra, had been reduced to dumb spectators while Dushshasana tried to pull out the sari of Draupadi. The Scriptures during Kali Yuga are in the same state. Interpretations are often misleading, inappropriate, improper and quite ambiguous. It was at such a juncture that Lord Vayu, who had saved noble people and devotees of Lord Vishnu by killing demons as Lord Hanuman and Lord Bheemasena, appeared on earth as Sri Madhwacharyaru to condemn the misinterpretation of Scriptures with citations from across epics and holy texts and by providing the right and correct meaning.

Draupadi Devi can never be distressed. Just as the abduction of Seetha Devi in Ramayana laid the foundation stone for the destruction of demons, the illusion of Draupadi Devi being put to shame and distress should be seen as the starting point of the end of Duryodhana, who represents Kali. Similarly, the true meaning of Scriptures can never be altered. Hari Sarvottamatva and Vayu Jeevottamatva are nonchalant, eternal and binding truth. However, corrupt minds tried to vandalise their meaning through various means. It was left to Sri Vayu to bring the mass mindset back on track through proper interpretation and that is what Sri Madhwacharyaru did by not only proving 21 schools of philosophical thought as misleading and false but also by providing the correct meaning for all Scriptures through his discourse, debate and known and unknown works.

Lord Vishnu is the originator of Vedas. Lord Brahma spread the Vedas in four parts through each of his four faces (Chaturmukha). Further, Vasishtha, Vamadeva and other Rishis, saints, sages and ascetics spread them through words of mouth. That is why Vedas are still considered as “ApauruShEya” or that which has no single, known author or originator. Vedas have six highly attractive organs namely Shiksha, Vyakarana, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotisha and Kalpa. They are adorned with divine and mystic garland known as Brahmasutras. Vedas are bedecked with special and powerful Ruks and wonderful vocabulary, finest rhythmic pattern, syllogistic order and set to brilliant meters. Vedas are pregnant with meaning. They are unafathomable for the ordinary and easily understandable for those who adore them

. They are well served by magnificent epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata. Due to the influence of Kali Yuga, they have been misinterpreted by exemplary scholars from time to time. People were on the verge of assuming and presuming those misinterpretations as the sole truth, when Sri Madhwacharyaru descended on earth to drive away the darkness of misled, fake, disruptive and corrupt knowledge and establish the Ultimate Truth hidden in Vedas and Scriptures. These are the ideals that the above stanzas from 24 to 31 convey.    

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

How to offer prayers to Lord Sri Hari/ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುವ ಬಗೆ

23. ಶರಣಜನಮಂದಾರ ಶಾಶ್ವತ

      ಕರುಣಿ ಕಮಲಾಕಾಂತ ಕಾಮದ

      ಪರಮ ಪಾವನತರ ಸುಮಂಗಳಚರಿತ ಪಾರ್ಥಸಖ|

      ನಿರುಪಮಾನಂದಾತ್ಮ ನಿರ್ಗತ-

      ದುರಿತ ದೇವ ವರೇಣ್ಯನೆಂದಾ-

      ದರದಿ ಕರೆಯಲು ಬಂದೊದಗುವನು ತನ್ನವರ ಬಳಿಗೆ||10||

        SharaNanajamandAra shAshwata

        karuNi kamalAkAnta kAmada

        Parama pAvanatara sumangaLacharita pArThasaKha|

        NirupamAnandAtma nirgata-

        Durita dEvavarENyanendA-

        Daradi kareyalu bandodaguvanu tannavara baLige||10||

SUMMARY: Sri Hari, like Mandara, fulfills all desires and aspirations of his devotees; he remains unchanged, eternally; he is kind, consort of Goddess Lakshmi (Lakshmipati); delivers demands of devotees; he is the best of all beings; he is most sane; he possesses the best and most pleasant virtues; a close ally of Pandavas; he is unparalleled; he is an embodiment of joy; he is an epitome of sports and other pleasures; he is the subject of all praise and flatter and if any one prays by saying all these things with devotion, he reaches out to them and takes care of them.

The virtues and attributes of Lord Hari are infinite, beyond description and beyond the boundary of any dialect or vocabulary. However, even if some of the attributes are employed in the prayers with conviction, dedication and devotion, Lord Hari will rush towards such devotees. Pretension should be forbidden.

Mandara is a celestial or heavenly or divine tree, along with Parijata and Kalpavruksha. These three trees in heavens are known to deliver anything that anyone may seek, with unbiased submission. “Aa ramayateeti mandAraha” is the explanatory statement of this word. It signifies that the Lord protects and takes care of dullards, idiots and insensitive people too.

He is “Shashwata”, which literally means permanent. A permanent thing remains unchanged, unaltered, intact and single for all times.

Although “PArThasaKha” indicates that Lord Krishna was an intimate friend of Arjuna, Dharmaraya, Bheemasena and Karna are also sons of Kunti and therefore they are known as Parthas. Nakula and Sahadeva are sons of Madreeya and therefore they are known as Madreeyas. Yet, since these two sons of Madri were brought up by Kunti, they are also called as Parthas.

Krishna, in a way, conspired with Arjuna to get Karna killed by Arjuna. But, Krishna taught Karna several human values and purified his heart and mind before death. Therefore, Karna is also a Parthasakha.                                

“Deva” and “VareNya” are in Gayitri Mantra. Prayers offered with the recitation of Gayitri Mantra and other Vedic hymns also impress Lord Hari.

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SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI (ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

  SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI

(ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

  The meeting of Bharata with Srirama is a message to modern world about human relationships. Bharata appeals to Sri Rama in several ways. He asks Rama to forgive the crime committed by his mother. Protection of the empire and the subjects is the duty of the heir apparent or the first son of a king and hence it was the duty of Rama to ascend the throne, Bharata tells Rama. Bharata quotes Shastras and Scriptures. It cannot be imagined in any corner of human mind that Rama was unaware of things that Bharata was telling. They were not divulged for Rama but for creating awareness among the people. Why Rama did not concede and stuck to his decision to complete the fourteen-year forest exile was because his incarnation was solely meant to relieve the earth from the tyranny of Ravana and Kumbhakarna. There is another angle to this move of Rama. It must be remembered that Ravana and Kumbhakarna had requested the Lord to die at his hands as enemies to return to their gatekeepers’ job of Vaikuntha at the earliest.  Both of them wanted to end their lives, pretending to be enemies of Lord Vishnu. They became happy when Rama was born. They were also praying Lord Vishnu in their hearts for an early end to their showy life. For all these reasons, Lord Rama had to remain in the forest.

  A question may arise that like the mind of Kaikeyi had been corrupted by the bad suggestions of Manthara the mind of Bharata might also get corrupted after his return to Ayodhya with the Paduka of Sri Rama. But, Bharata was a committed devotee of the Lord. He was born as his son Pradyumna. He was an incarnation of the Sudarshana, the Divine Disc, of Narayana. On several occasions, this Divine Disc was the main weapon with which the Lord has destroyed the demons. That is why, Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu has employed the word “Nijam” in this stanza. It indicates that Bharata was the “original, real and true” devotee of Vishnu.  

  Sri Madhwacharyaru, in his Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, has said: “Purajanasahitau jagmaturmAruBhishcha” indicating that Bharata started his journey to the forest to meet his beloved brother Sri Rama, along with citizens and mothers. He requested Kausalya Devi and Sumitra Devi to accompany him, but wantonly did not ask his mother Kaikeyi to join. She voluntarily joined the party. It was because Bharata was very much angry with his mother for the “heinous injustice” she had done in his name, though he was not at all a party for what she did. Sri Vadirajaru upholds the same vein of thought and Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu follows the same line by not employing the word “sahitau” in the third and the fourth stanzas.

  An adjective “swAmbABhihi prapannam” has been employed for Bharata by Sri Raghavendra Gurugalu in this context. This is to indicate that even though Bharata exhibited his fury towards mother Kaikeyi, Sri Rama never thought that what Kaikeyi had committed was a crime.

 Just before sending off Bharata, sage Vasishtha asked Rama to hand over his Golden Paduka (footwear) to Bharata so that he could discharge the duties and responsibilities of a king in the name of the Paduka. Bharata takes an oath here: “I will not enter Ayodhya till your (Rama’s) return and if he (Rama) failed to turn up immediately after the expiry of fourteen years, I will sacrifice my life by jumping into fire.” Bharata wears the Paduka on his head, reaches Nandi village, performs the coronation of Paduka there, sets up an Ashram there and starts living in that Ashram like a saint, consuming roots and fruits. What a sacrifice! What a brotherhood!

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SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 21 ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 21

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”   

Kindness of Lord Subrahmanya/ಶ್ರೀ ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಸ್ವಾಮಿಯು ಕೃಪಾಸಮುದ್ರನು

ಅನ್ನಂ ದದಾಸಿ ವಿದಧಾಸ್ಯಖಿಲಸ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಾಂ ಕ್ಲಿನ್ನಂ ಪುನಾಸಿ ವಿಲುನಾಸಿ ಸಮಸ್ತದೋಷಾನ್|

ಹೇ ಸ್ಕಂದ ವಂದ್ಯ ಭವತೋ ಭುವನೇ ಭವಾನೀಸೂನೋ ಕೃಪಾಜಲನಿಧೇ ಕತಮಃ ಸಮಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್||40||

Annam dadAsi vidaDhAsyaKhilasya rakShAm

klinnam punAsi vilunAsi samastadOShAn|

HE Skanda vandya BhavatO BhuvanE BhavAneesUnO

krupAjalaniDhE katamaha samaha syAt||40||

SUMMARY: Oh Lord Subrahmanya, you protect everyone by providing rice(meals); as a God dedicated to extraordinary happenings and subjects, being present in the Divine Disc of Lord Vishnu (Vishnuchakra), you cure leprosy and other dreadful diseases, besides erasing Brahmahatya and other sins or crimes; you are therefore an ocean of kindness. Oh Lord Subrahmanya, none on earth is comparable to you.   

Originator of Skanda philosophy/ಸ್ಕಾಂದಮತ ಸ್ಥಾಪಕ

ಪ್ರವರ್ತಿತಸ್ಕಾಂದಮತಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಜಗತ್ಪತಿಂ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿಮಾತ್ಮನಾಥಮ್|

ರಹಸ್ಯುಪಾರಾಧಯಿತುಂ ಗುಹಾದ್ಯ ಗುಹಾಶ್ರಿತೋ(s)ಸೀತಿ ಮಮ ಪ್ರತರ್ಕಃ||41||

PravartitaskAndamataha pruThivyAm jagatpatim

shreepatimAtmanATham|

RahasyupArADhayitum guhAdya guhAshritO(s)seeti mama

pratarkaha||41||

SUMMARY: It is believed that Lord Subrahmanya first manifested in a cave-like anthill in the form of a serpent. This anthill is at Subrahmanya. Earlier, Lord Skanda had spread the Skanda philosophy that spells Lord Subrahmanya as the supreme God. As he totally agreed with the cult that believes in supremacy of Lord Vishnu, being a great Vaishnavite, he later desired to worship Lord Narayana. Sensing that if he were to start worshipping Lord Vishnu in front of all people, they might think that Lord Skanda had cheated them, he started spreading Skanda cult. Consequently, he thought, people might reason out that the opinion of Skanda was not what they perceived. Therefore, he went into the anthill to offer worship to Lord Narayana in complete tranquility, which is what is the point of view of  Sri Vadirajaru.

ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಷ್ಣುತೀರ್ಥಮುನಿಮಿತ್ರ ಸುರಾರಿಜೈತ್ರ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಜ್ಜಲಜಭೃಂಗ ಕೃತಘಭಂಗ|

ಸಹ್ಯೇಶ ದೇಹಿ ಸಕಲೈರುಪಜೀವ್ಯಮನ್ನಂ ಸಂಹರ್ತೃ ಸರ್ವಭುವನಸ್ಯ ಕುಮಾರ ಮಹ್ಯಮ್||42||

Shree ViShNuteerThamunimitra surArijaitra shree

kruShNapajjalajaBhrunga|

SahyEsha dEhi sakalairupajeevyamannam samhartru

sarvaBhuvanasya KumAra mahyam||42||

SUMMARY: Sri Vishnu Tirtharu, younger brother of Sri

Madhwacharyaru, opened a Mutt at Subrahmanya and was living there. Sri Vishnu Tirtharu is an eternal being. Since he and Lord Subrahmanya were living in the same location, Lord Subrahmanya and Sri Vishnu Tirtharu became an intimate friends. Oh Lord Subrahmanya, the destroyer or Tarakasura and remover of sins, a person highly devoted to Lord Krishna and the Lord of Sahyadri mountain range, please bestow Parabrahma upon me as everyone takes shelter under you as stated in Shruti “AdyatE(s)tti cha BhUtAni tasmAdannam taduchyata iti” and since you are the destro

yer of enemies and hailed by Narayana, the Lord who is also known as Anna or Rice. I am begging you for rice as you are the one who provides rice.
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SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 24 TO 31

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – SHASHTHAHA SARGAHA – SHOLKAS 24 TO 31

Great pledge to protect Vedic knowledge/ವೇದವಿದ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಮಹಾಸಂಕಲ್ಪ

ಭೂಸುರಪ್ರವರಬುದ್ಧಿಸಮೃದ್ಧಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಯುಕ್ತವಪುಷಂ ರುಚಿರಾಂಗೀಮ್|

ಸೂತ್ರದೀಪ್ತಮಣಿಕಯಾ(s)ಲಂ ಭೂಷಿತಾಂ ಭುವನಭೂಷಣಭೂತಾಮ್||24||

BhUsurapravarabudDhisamrudDhivyaktavapuSham ruchirAngeem|

SUtradeeptamaNikayA(s)lam BhUShitAm BhuvanaBhUShaNaBhUtAm||24||

SUMMARY: (Stanzas 24 to 31 are interlinked. The meaning is separately given to make it more convenient to perceive.) Sri Madhwacharyaru, a great Brahmin, is empowered with the wealth of knowledge, perfece physique and charming organs. He is an ornament of all three worlds.   

ಪಾದಸುಂದರಪದಕ್ರಮಭಾವೈರ್ಭಾಸಿತಾಂ ಪ್ರಕಟವರ್ಣಗುಣಾಢ್ಯಾಮ್|

ಭಾರತೋತ್ತಮಭೃತಾಮನುರೂಪಾಚ್ಛಾದನಾಂ ಸಮಧಿಕಸ್ವರಶೋಭಾಮ್||25||

PAdasundarapadakramaBhAvairBhAsitAm prakaTavarNaguNADhyAm|

BhAraOttamaBhrutAmanurUpAchChAdanAm samaDhikaswarashOBhAm||25||

SUMMARY: His walking style with charming feet is attractive; the Pandavas, a great family in the lineage of Bharata dynasty, loved him(Bheemasena) most; his attire is appropriate for his mien and he shines with his voice.   

ರಾಜಸೂಯಮುಖಸನ್ಮುಖವೃತ್ತಾಂ ವಾಸುದೇವಗುಣನಿಷ್ಠಿತಭಾವಾಮ್|

ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಪರಿಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಕ್ಷಾಂ ವಂದಿತಾಂ ಜನತಯಾ ಜನನೀವತ್||26||

RAjasUyamuKhasankuKhavruttAm VAsudEvaguNaniShThitaBhAvAm|

SarvaDharmaparishikShaNadakShAm vanditAm janatayA jananeevat||26||

SUMMARY: He participated in special sacrifices like Rajasuya; his mind is always obsessed with devotion towards Sri Vasudeva and an expert she was in spiritual knowledge (Draupadi), who is revered and worshipped well by all mothers…

ಮೌಲಿಸಂಗ್ರಹವಿಕರ್ಷಣದೂನಾಂ ಮಾಯಿನಾ ಸದಸಿ ದುಷ್ಟಜನೇನ|

ನ್ಯಾಯಮಾರ್ಗಮಪಹಾಯ ಮಹಾಂತಂ ಸ್ವೇಶ್ವರತ್ವಮಪಿ ಸಾಧಯಾತಾ(s)ಲಮ್||27||

MaulisangrahavikarShaNadUnAm mAyinAsadasi duShTajanEna|

NyAmArgamapahAya mahAntam svEshwaratwamapi sADhayat(s)lam||27||

SUMMARY: was humiliated by Duhshasana in front of a royal assemblage by pulling her hair at the behest of his brother, who was cunning, deceitful, and ambitious to be an emperor of a huge kingdom and had thrown ethics and philosophy to the winds…

ಸಜ್ಜನೈಹಿ ಕತಿಪಯೈರತಿದೀನೈಶ್ಚಾಲಿತೈಹಿ ಕಲಿಬಲಾಚ್ಛುಭಮಾರ್ಗಾತ್|

ಅಪ್ಯುಪೇಕ್ಷಿತವಿಕರ್ಷಣದುಃಖಾಂ ಸಾತಿಶೋಕಮಪಿ ಕೈಶ್ಚನ ದೃಷ್ಟಾಮ್||28||

Sajjanaihi katipayairatideenaishchAlitaihi kalibalAchChuBhamArgAt|

ApyupEkShitavikarShaNaduhKhAm sAtishOkamapi kaishchana druShTAm||28||

SUMMARY: having been ignored by some of the most distinguished, spiritually awakened persons like Bheeshma due to the influence of Kali, witnessed by a few virtuous persons like Vidura, as they were driven and pulled by distress due to her sorry state…  

ವಾಸುದೇವ ಧರಣೀಧರ ನಾಥೇತ್ಯುಚ್ಚಕೈರಪಿ ಮುಹುಃ ಪ್ರವದಂತೀಮ್|

ಪೂರ್ಣಸದ್ಗುಣಮಜಂ ಗತದೋಷಂ ಬಿಭ್ರತೀಂ ಹೃದಿ ವಿವಿಕ್ತಮಶೇಷಾತ್||29||

VAsudEva DharaNeeDhara nAThEtyuchchakairapi muhuhu pravadanteem|

PUrNasadguNamajam tagatOSham biBhrateem hrudi viviktamashEShAt||29||

SUMMARY: she yelled and appealed to the Lord, who has no birth, no follies, is different from all and is complete with virtues, by addressing Him with different names such as Vasudeva, DharaNeeDhara, Natha in loud voice, again and again, by wearing that Lord Hari in the depth of her heart…  

ವಾರ್ಯತಾಂ ಬುಧಜನೈರ್ನನು ಹಾ ಹಾ ನೈಷ ಧರ್ಮ ಇತಿ ಚಾಭಿದಧಾನಾಮ್|

ಕೃಷ್ಣಲಾಲಿತತಮಾಮನವದ್ಯಾಮಪ್ಯನನ್ಯಶರಣಾಂ ಶರಣೋತ್ಕಾಮ್||30||

VAryatAm buDhajanairnanu hA hA naiSha Dharma iti chABhidaDhAnAm|

KruShNalAlitatamAmamanavadyAmapyananyasharaNAm sharaNOtkAm||30||

SUMMARY: while knowledgeable persons felt that a very unholy thing was happening and it had to be somehow checked and were crying “Hi, Ha, Ho” (Yadava VasiShTha), she, who was free from demerits or stains, was well protected by Lord Krishna as she did not surrender to anyone else and was keen submit herself to Him.   

ವೇದಿಜಾಮಿವ ಪುರಾ ಭರತಾಗ್ರ್ಯಃ ಸ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಶ್ರುತಿತತಿಂ ಖಲು ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ|

ಪುಷ್ಟಬುದ್ಧಿರಕರೋತ್ ಕರುಣಾಬ್ಧಿರ್ದುಷ್ಟಪಕ್ಷದಮನಸ್ಥಿರಸಂಧಾಮ್||31||

VEdijAmiva PurA BharatAgryaha sa swayam shrutitatim Khalu druShTwA|

PuShTabudDhirakarOt karuNAbDhirduShTapakShadamanasThirasanDhAm||31||

SUMMARY: Like Bheemasena, a great person among the descendants of Bharata dynasty, took pity on Draupadi, who was born from the midst of sacrificial fire, most kind-hearted Sri Madhwacharyaru, who conceived that the Vedas had reached that sorry state of Draupadi, took an oath to obliterate all antaganists.  

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(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

Glory of Lord Hari in creation and other activities/

ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯೇ ಮುಂತಾದ ವೈಭವಗಳ ವರ್ಣನೆ

21 ಜಗವನೆಲ್ಲವ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ನಾ-

     ಲ್ಮೊಗನೊಳಗೆ ತಾನಿದ್ದು ಸಲಹುವ

     ಗಗನಕೇಶನೊಳಿದ್ದು ಸಂಹರಿಸುವನು ಲೋಕಗಳ|

     ಸ್ವಗತಭೇದವಿವರ್ಜಿತನು ಸ-

     ರ್ವಗ ಸದಾನಂದೈಕದೇಹನು

    ಬಗೆಬಗೆಯ ನಾಮದದಲಿ ಕರೆಸುವ ಭಕತರನು ಪೊರೆವ||8||

21. Jagavanellava nirmisuva nA-

       lmoganoLage tAniddu salahuva

       GaganakEshanoLiddu samharisuvanu lOkagaLa|

       SwagataBhEdavivarjitanu sa-

       Vaga sadAnandaikadEhanu

       Bagebageya nAmadali karesuva Bhakataranu poreva||8||

SUMMARY: Sri Hari manifests in four-faced Brahma and creates the Universe; in his form as Lord Vishnu, he preserves and protects the universe and manifests in VyOmakEsha Lord Shiva and destroys the universe in that form. He does not discriminate himself from anything or anyone. He has joy as his physical form always. Getting addressed by different names, he protects the devotees.

COMMENTARY:

The general or common perception is that creation, preservation and destruction are carried out by Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Eshwara, respectively. However, neither Brahma nor Eshwara act independently. Lord Narayana manifests in Brahma and Eshwara to perform the duties they are supposed to be discharging. The  Vishnu form is his own, i.e. Lord Narayana.

The paradigm OM, which is a conjunction of ‘a’, ‘u’ and ‘ma’ signify these three forms of Lord Narayana namely Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara represent Satwa (active power), Rajas (royal attributes) and Tamas (mixture or compound of good and bad elements); Lord Narayana manifests in the forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva to accomplish the tasks assigned to each form, where Vishnu is Lord Narayana himself. This has been clearly stated in the Nirnaya.

This is further confirmed in Vishnu Purana as:

BrahmaNi BrahmarUpO(s)sau ShivarUpee ShivE sThitaha|

(ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರೂಪೋ(s)ಸೌ ಶಿವರೂಪೀ ಶಿವೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ|

The term “swagataBhEdavivarjitanu” (ಸ್ವಗತಭೇದವಿವರ್ಜಿತನು) has a wider meaning. It means that Lord Narayana has this exclusive quality of not differing in any of his attributes, capacity, organs or quality from any other form he may assume from time to time and place to place. This means, there is absolutely no difference between his incarnations as Matsya, Koorma etc.,; in all his incarnations, all his organs possess same infinite quality and capacity; there is no difference in the knowledge he possesses in any of the forms.

In Gita, it is stated:

Sarvashaha pANipAdam tat sarvatO(s)kShishirOmuKham|

Sarvashaha shrutimallOkE sarvamAvrutya tiShThati||(13/14)

An important question that often worries everyone is “Is Lord Hari NirAkAra?” The answer is “NO”. But, his form or shape is not one of celestial as that of Brahma, Indra, Eshwara and so on. It is not corporal. He is “SadAnandaikyadEhanu”, where “SadAnanda” means eternal joy. The form of joy cannot be seen but only sensed. Anyone can give it any shape or form. It is the adverb of Jnana or knowledge and related attributes. AnuvyAKhyAna explains “NArAyaNam niKhilapUrNaguNaikadEham|(1/1/1). This is the reason for Lord Narayana being called by different names.

Strange actions of Sri Hari /ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ

22.  ಒಬ್ಬನಲಿ ನಿಂತಾಡುವನು ಮ-

      ತ್ತೊಬ್ಬನಲಿ ನೋಡುವನು ಬೇಡುವ-

      ನೊಬ್ಬನಲಿ ನೀಡುವನು ಮಾತಾಡುವನು ಬೆರಗಾಗಿ|

      ಅಬ್ಬರದ ಹೆದ್ದೈವನಿವ ಮ-

      ತ್ತೊಬ್ಬರನ ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸನು ಲೋಕದೊ-

      ಳೊಬ್ಬನೇ ತಾ ಬಾಧ್ಯ ಬಾಧಕನಾಹ ನಿರ್ಭೀತ ||9||

22.  Vobbanali nintADuvanu ma-

        Ttobbanali nODuvanu bEDuva-

        Nobbanali neeDuvanu mAtADuvanu beragAgi|

        Abbarada heddaivaniva ma-

        Ttobbarana lekkisanu lOkado-

        LobbanE tA bADhya bADhakanAha nirBheeta||9||

SUMMARY: Sri Hari stands in a person; stands and looks out in another person; in another, he begs; he manifests in a person and indulges in charity; being present in a different person, he expresses astonishment; he is a vociferous Grand Lord, who does not care for anyone; in this universe, he is solely responsible for himself; he is also a disturbance and always non-fearing.

He stays in Sun and watches the entire universe; he stays in Daksha and indulges in charity; he manifests in Agni, the Fire God, and speaks out. What it all means that every action and reaction of every being in this universe is performed by Him. He is the be-all and end-all of everything in this universe.

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