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of these two kinds of knowledge. अस्मिन् जने ज्ञानमार्ग - It is
only the
jivas who possess the right knowledge of
the majesty and greatness of Lord Sri Hari. But in this
Kali age they are also affected by the defects of Kali. Here
जने refers to the मुक्तियोग्य jivas. In his Mahābhārata Tatparya
Nirnaya (X-37-40) the ācārya refers to the prayer of the gods
to Lord Sri Hari for the welfare of the fa jivas.
Accordingly. Śri Väyu was directed by the Lord to incarnate
 
as Madhva.
 
वन्द्य······नायकाद्यैः – Śri Vāyu is worthy of being praised by
the gods mentioned here as he is free from all defects.
seduced his preceptor's wife; as of befriended the Kauravas
and hated the Pandavas; Rudra as gafe and Aşvatthama
befriended the haters of Lord Sri Vişnu;
वलराम
quarrelled with Śrī Krsna over the issue of स्यमन्तकर्माण; गरुड
and other gods sometimes emtertained the thought of their
independence. But these defects were always absent in the
three avatärs of वायु.
 
as
 
मध्वाख्य मन्त्रसिद्धं - Śrī Vāyu is well known as मध्व in the
Vedic mantras such as the Balitthā sūkta. In the Rg Veda we
come across the name of in eleven Rks while in another
fourteen yks the of Vayu and the three rūpas are
described.
 
-the post of Brahma.
 
ब्रह्मत्वं — the rulership of सत्यलोक,
 
Pramāņa : वायुर्हि ब्रह्मतामेति तस्माद् ब्रह्मैव स स्मृतः । पवमानः प्रजापतिः ।
 
VERSE 5.
 
In this verse the poet prays to Sri Vayu for the bestowal
of good and right knowledge.