Sunday, 29 January 2023
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”
Vadiraja virachita "Teertha Prabandha"
ಕಾಲಿಂದಿ! ತ್ವಮಘಾನ್ವಿತಾನಪಿ ಸತಃಕೃತ್ವಾಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮನೋ
ಗಂತುಂ ನೈವ
ಕದಾಪಿ
ಮುಂಚಸಿ ತವ ಭ್ರಾತುರ್ನಿಕೇತಂಪ್ರತಿ|
ಕಿಂತು ಕ್ಷೀರಪಯೋಧಿವಾಸನಿರತಾನ್ ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾ ಕರೋಷ್ಯಾಶ್ರಿತಾನ್
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧೇ ಭರ್ತರಿ ಕಾಮಿನೀಜನರುಚಿಸ್ತತ್ಪಕ್ಷ ಏವ ಹ್ಯಲಮ್||12||
KAlindi!
twamaGhAnvitAnai satahakrutwApavitrAtmanO
Gantum
naiva kadApi munchasi tava BhrAturnikEtamprati|
Kintu
kSheerapayODhivAsaniratAn preetyA karOShyAshritAn
snigDhE
Bhartari kAmineejanaruchistatpakSha yEva hyalam||12||
SUMMARY:
Oh Kalindi, Yamuna River! You will not allow the virtuous, even if they happen
to be sinners, to go to the abode of your brother Yama, God of Death, without
relieving them off their sins or the negative energy; you will, instead,
affectionately make such people live in the Shwetadweepa (white island) lying
in the cosmic ocean of milk, which is the residence of Sri Narayana. It is a
popular fact that when a person shows deep love towards his wife, she will
start showing more interest in his relatives and in his welfare. It means that
whoever is devoted to Kalindi will have no need to worry about going to hell
after death because, King of Oceans is the husband of Kalindi, which is also
the abode of Narayana. It is quite appropriate too. It is because Sri Narayana
invariably bestows his choicest blessings upon his devotees and naturally
Yamuna carries or directs her devotees towards her husband, the king of Oceans,
where Narayana rests.
Yamuna
River originates atop a Himalayan tower at about 10,000 feet above sea-level
and flows for hundreds of miles before joining Ganga at Prayag. The tower in
which Yamuna originates is known as Mount Kalinda and therefore she is called
as Kalindi. She is also known as Kalindatanaya. At the place of her origin, the
water is so cold that it is not possible to have bath there. However, there are
some hot pits near the origin of Yamuna. Travellers and pilgrims put some
grains in a cloth and immerse them in these hot pits. By the time they see the
origin of Yamuna and return the grains would be baked. Yamunotri can be reached
by foot for a distance of about 97 km from Dehra Dun. She is the daughter of
Sun and sister of Yama.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2023
A peep into Sittu Dasa naanalla by Kanakadasa - Sage Vishwamitra
A peep into Sittu Dasa naanalla by Kanakadasa - Sage Vishwamitra
Vishwamitra is one of the most revered sages of India. He is the composer of Sri Gayathri Mantra, creator of Trishanku Swarga, a Brahmarishi. There was a king in ancient India called Kusha, whose son was known as Kushabhananda, who was more popular as Gadhi and Vishwamitra is the son of Gadhi. Vishwamitra was the Kanyakubja, which is said to be the present day’s Kannauj. Vishwamitra’s original name was Kaushika. Kaushika was the King of Kanyakubja, which is said to be the present day Kannauj.
In Ramayana, Balakanda, there is
quite an elaborated story of Vishwamitra, which opens up with his arrival in
the palace of Dasharatha. Srirama was then a boy of twelve-thirteen. Vishwamitra
tells Dasharatha that he is about to perform a sacrifice or Yaga. His attempts
at completing the Yajna had been thwarted by female demon Tata and her two sons
Mareecha and Subahu. Vishwamitra wanted Srirama and Lakshmana to protect the
place where the Yajna would be performed so that he could complete it without
any obstruction. Dasharatha said that Rama and Lakshmana were small kids and that
they would not be able to fight against most notorious demons such as Tataka,
Mareecha and Subahu. However, Sage Vasishta advises Dasharatha to send Rama and
Lakshmana with Vishwamitra. Accordingly, Rama and Lakshmana accompany
Vishwamitra. On the way to the place where Vishwamitra had planned to perform
the sacrifice, Rama and Lakshmana were taken to the hermitage of Sage Agastya
where Ahalya, the wife of Agastya was lying as a stone statue due to a curse by
Agastya. Rama relieves Ahalya from the curse and reunites Agastya with his wife
Ahalya. Vishwamitra gifts several special arrows or Astras to Rama and Lakshmana.
While Vishwamitra was performing the Sacrifice, Tataka, Mareecha and Subahu, as
predicted by Vishwamitra, attack the Sacrificial fire. But, Rama kills Tataka
and Subahu. Mareecha was thrown away into Dandakaranya by one of the arrows of
Rama, where he starts living like a saint. Later, Rama and Lakshmana were taken
to Mithila where Rama breaks the Shiva Dhanus and earns the hand of Seetha.
Dasharatha was summoned to Mithila to approve and get the marriage of Rama,
Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna performed there.
When he was the King of
Kanyakubja, he goes on a joy hunting. It so happened that he and his huge army,
which was accompanying King Kaushik, got tired, hungry and thirsty. They saw
the hermitage of Sage Vasishtha. King Kaushik requests the sage to give some
water to quench his thirst. Sage Vasishtha not only provides water to Kaushik
and his entire army but also offers to host them a lunch. King Kaushik said his
army was very huge and it may not be possible for a sage in a remote place of
forest to serve food for such a large number of soldiers. Sage Vasishtha
smilingly insists that he was aware of the size of the army of Kaushik and
contends that he would certainly serve delicious food to all, without any
trouble. King Kaushik reluctantly agrees and within no time, the food was
served to all. What was more astonishing for King Kaushik and his army was the
variety and taste of food that was served. Finally, King Kaushik asks Sage
Vasishtha as to how he could prepare and serve such a wonderful meal to such a
large number of people at short notice. Sage Vasishtha shows Kamadhenu, the
Divine Cow, and tells King Kaushik that the Divine Cow could deliver whatever
the sage desired. The King became greedy, jealous and furious. The King thought
anything that was “special” belonged to the King. He first requests the sage to
part with Kamadhenu. In exchange, King Kaushik offered anything and everything
to the sage. With the sage not yielding for anything, King Kaushik uses power
to pull away the Divine Cow. The Cow on one hand and the Club of Sage
Vaishishtha defeat the army of King Kaushik. Baffled by this embarrassing situation,
King Kaushik asks the sage the secret behind the power that the sage possessed,
besides the Cow and the Club. The sage reveals the power of penance, the power
of Brahmarishi and King Kaushik immediately renounces his position as the king.
In the war that had gone by, the king had lost all his 100 chil
dren. No King
Kaushik begins a fierce penance and transforms into a Rajarishi and finally
into Brahmarishi. After attaining the state of Brahmrishi, he came to be called
as Vishwamitra, a friend of the Vishwa or the universe. It was during his
penance that Lord Indra tried to divert his attention by sending Menaka.
Shakuntala was born to Menaka from Vishwamitra. But, when Vishwamitra realises
that it was a ploy of Indra to divert the attention of Vishwamitra from the
penance, Vishwamitra curses Menaka. Later, Rambha too becomes a victim of the
wrath of Vishwamitra. Later, Vishwamitra creates Trishanku Swarga, a separate
heaven to Ikshwaku king Trishanku.
Kanakadasa makes a point in this
composition that he was not a Sittu Dasa like Vishwamitra, who is not only
known as a very distinct sage for knowledge, the originator of Gayatri Mantra
but also known for his short temper.
(Sri #Jagannathadasa virachita)
Thursday, 12 January 2023
Sri Madhwavijaya Fifteenth Sarga (140) ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – 15ನೇ ಸರ್ಗ (140).
Sri Madhwavijaya Fifteenth Sarga (140)
ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – 15ನೇ ಸರ್ಗ
(140).
ManyantE shoonyamEvAnyE
tattwamAgamavairiNaha|
MatA mAdhyamikAstE(s)pi
vyaktAshChannA iti dwayE||24||
ಮನ್ಯಂತೇ ಶೂನ್ಯಮೇವಾನ್ಯೇ ತತ್ತ್ವಮಾಗಮವೈರಿಣಃ|
ಮತಾ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಿಕಾಸ್ತೇsಪಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಾಶ್ಛನ್ನಾ ಇತಿ ದ್ವಯೇ||24||
मन्यन्तॆ शॊन्यमॆवान्यॆ तत्त्वमागमवैरिणः।
मता माध्यमिकास्तॆsपि व्यक्ताश्छन्ना इति द्वयॆ॥24॥
SUMMARY: A few of those who
opposed Agama feel that opaque or blank alone is the principle. Those
Buddhists, who are middle path treaders, are of two types namely perfect
blank-believers Shoonyavadis and prachchannashoonyavadis (perverted
blank-believers).
There is not much difference
between blank-believers and Mayavadis. This stanza deals with different
subcastes of Buddhism.
Shoonyam brahmAhwayEnAhuhu
swAmshcha vEdAntinO(s)bhyaduhu|
AtattwAvEdakam vEdam
vadantashcharamE khalAha||25||
ಶೂನ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಹ್ವಯೇನಾಹುಃ ಸ್ವಾಂಶ್ಚವೇದಾಂತಿನೋsಭ್ಯಧುಃ|
ಅತತ್ತ್ವಾವೇದಕಂ ವೇದಂ ವದಂತಶ್ಚರಮೇ ಖಲಾಃ||25||
शून्यं ब्रह्माह्वयॆनाहुः स्वाम्स्चवॆदान्तिनॊsभ्यधुः।
अतत्त्वावॆदकं वॆदं वदन्तश्चरमॆखलाः॥25॥
SUMMARY: The Prachchanna Budhists are second type
of Khalas, who argue that Vedas are non-principles; they call zero as Brahma
and claim themselves as philosophers.
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Thursday, 5 January 2023
SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKA 49 (56)