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 →

Bhimasena The Parama Bhakta

We continue the series of posts highlighting the ten guNas that bhimasena displays in the mahabharata. The ten gunas have been explained by Sri Madhwacharya in his mahabharata tatparya nirnaya as follows भक्तिर्ज्ञानं सवैराग्यं प्रज्ञा मेधा धृतिः स्थिथिः | योगः प्राणो बलं चैव वृकोदरो इति स्मृतः || २-१४१ || Vrikodara is the personification of bhakti,... Continue Reading →

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