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 →
Ramo Vigrahavan Dharmah
For thousands of years, Sanatanis have believed that Sri Rama is the embodiment of Dharma. He is the very personification of Dharma. Traditional commentaries on the Ramayana have highlighted this fact repeatedly by explaining how every word he uttered and every action he undertook was fully within the realm of Dharma. Be it him giving... Continue Reading →
Bharata or Lakshmana? Who was born first?
In the Ramayana, it is quite clear that Lakshmana is the avatara of Sesha. While there are a few different narrations regarding Bharata and Shatrughna, Sri Madhwacharya has clarified in his Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya that it was Kama who took birth as Bharata and that Aniruddha was born as Shatrughna. (Note: In the Mahabharata Kama... 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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