Sri Hanumanta effortlessly landed in Lanka, in spite of multiple obstacles on the way such as the request of Mainaka Parvata, the challenge of Surasa, the threat of Simhika and then eventually the brief resistance by Lankini. Hanuman then enacts a wonderful drama "searching" for Sita. Being the best amongst all jeevas, Hanuman always knew... Continue Reading →
Lankini Parajaya – Sundarakanda Nirnaya
Hanuman continued his journey towards Lanka after having addressed the request of Mainaka and subsequently defeating Surasa and Simhika. He then landed in Lanka. निःसीममात्मबलमित्यनुदर्शयानोहत्वैव तामपि विधातृवराभिगुप्ताम् |लम्बे स लम्बशिखरे निपपात लङ्काप्राकाररूपकगिरावथ सञ्चुकोच || 8 || Displaying अनुदर्शयानः his unlimited निःसीम strength आत्मबल, he (Hanuman) destroyed हत्वैव her तामपि (Simhika) who was protected अभिगुप्त by... Continue Reading →
Simhika Hanana – Sundarakanda Nirnaya
In the previous two shlokas, we saw Sri Madhwacharya's wonderful narration of the episode involving the defeat of Surasa by Hanumanta even as he respected the boon of the Devatas. Having successfully dealt with Surasa, Hanuman proceeds further in his journey towards Lanka. दृष्ट्वा सुरप्रणयितां बलमस्य चोग्रम्देवाः प्रतुष्टुवुरमुं सुमनोभिवृष्ट्या |तैरादृतः पुनरसौ वियतैव गच्छन्प्रतिददर्श च सिंहिकाख्यम्... Continue Reading →
Surasa Parabhava – Sundarakanda Nirnaya
नैवात्र विश्रमणमैच्छदविश्रमोSसौनिःसीमपौरुषबलस्य कुतः श्रमोSस्य |आश्लिष्य पर्वतवरं स ददर्श गच्छन्देवैस्तु नागजननीं प्रहितां वरेण || 4 || After having satisfactorily dealt with the request of Mainaka, Sri Hanumanta proceeded further in his journey towards Lanka. Sri Madhwacharya next describes his encounter with the mother of the Nagas. Being the one without any strain अविश्रमः, that Hanuman असौ... Continue Reading →
Mainaka Prasanga – Sundarakanda Nirnaya
चुक्षोभ वारिधिरनुप्रययौ च शीघ्रंयादोगणैः सह तदीयबलाभिकृष्टः |वृक्षाश्च पर्वतगताः पवनेन पूर्वंक्षिप्तोSर्णवे गिरिरुदागमदस्य हेतोः || 2 || In the second and third shloka of this adhyaya, Srimadanandatirtha Bhagavatpada describes the incident involving the Mainaka Parvata. Even as Hanumanta begins his journey across the 100 yojanas wide ocean to reach Lanka, his first encounter is with a mountain... Continue Reading →
Mangalacharana – Sundarakanda Nirnaya
In the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya grantha, Srimadhwacharya covers Ramayana in the first 9 chapters. All the 7 kandas of Ramayana are covered in great detail, with appropriate "nirnaya" or "declarative clarification" given for those incidents that stand a chance of being interpreted in deviation of siddhanta. In the 7th Adhyaya of this grantha, titled "Sriramacharite... Continue Reading →
O Vayu! Grant me Bhakti!
मूर्धन्येशोञ्जलिर्मे धृढतरमिह ते बध्यते बन्धपाशच्छेत्रे दात्रे सुखानां भजति भुवि भविष्यद् विधात्रे द्युभर्त्रे |अत्यन्तं सन्ततं त्वं प्रदिश पदयुगे हन्त सन्ताप भाजा-मस्माकं भक्तिमेकां भगवत उत ते माधवस्याथ वायोः || 7 || In this shloka, the author Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya, brings out another important facet of our Siddhanta. While Bhakti is most important for spiritual progress, one's own... Continue Reading →
O Anandatirtha! Destroy My Troubles
संसारोत्तापनित्योपशमद सदयस्नेहहासाम्बुपूर |प्रोद्यद्विद्यानवद्य द्युतिमणिकिरण श्रेणिसंपूरिताशः ||श्रीवत्साङ्काधिवासोचिततर सरल श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थ |क्षीराम्बोधिर्विभिन्द्यात् भवदनभिमतं भूरि मे भूतिहेतुः || 6 || In this, the sixth, shloka of Sri Hari Vayu Stuti, the author Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya makes a fervent prayer to Srimadanandatirtha Guruvarya. He requests Srimadacharya to grind all his troubles to pieces. He explains why such a prayer to... Continue Reading →
O Hanumanta! Salutations to you!
वन्देऽहं तं हनूमानिति महितमहापौरुषो बाहुशाली |ख्यातस्तेSग्रोSवतारः सहित इह बहुब्रह्मचर्यादि धर्मैः ||सस्नेहानां सहस्वानहरहरहितं निर्दहन् देहभाजाम् |अंहो मोहापहो यः स्पृहयति महतीं भक्तिमद्यापि रामे || 17 || In the first 16 shlokas of Sri Hari Vayu Stuti, Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya primarily describes the glory of the moola roopa of Vayudeva or Mukhyaprana. From shloka 17 onwards he begins... Continue Reading →
May Vayudeva grant us a good mind!
उद्यद्विद्युत्प्रचण्डां निजरुचिनिकर व्याप्तलोकावकाशोबिभ्रद्भीमो भुजे योSभ्युदितदिनकराभाङ्गदाड्यप्रकाण्डे ||वीर्योद्धार्यां गदाग्र्यामयमिह सुमतिं वायुदेवोविदध्यादध्यात्मज्ञाननेता यतिवरमहितो भूमिभूषामणिर्मे || In this fifth shloka of the Hari Vayu Stuti, Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya offers a prayer on behalf of all of us that Sri Mukhyaprana Vayu may grant us a good (benign) mind such that it may be filled with the knowledge of Bhagavanta!... Continue Reading →
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