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 →
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 →
Ramayana: Destroying the Moolabala of Ravana
Valmiki Ramayana is no doubt the most popular version of the Ramayana and is considered as one of the Itihasas in our land. Many sampradayas, though, refer to the existence of a 'Moola Ramayana' or the original Ramayana that predates Valmiki Ramayana. Sri Madhwacharya, in his Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, has explained that he has used... Continue Reading →
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