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of these two kinds of knowledge. अस्मिन् जने ज्ञानमार्ग - It is
only the मुक्तियोग्य jivas who possess the right knowledge of
the majesty and greatness of Lord Śrī 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 Tātparya
Nirṇaya (X-37-40) the ācārya refers to the prayer of the gods
to Lord Śrī Hari for the welfare of the मुक्तियोग्य a jivas.
Accordingly, Śri Vāyu 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. चन्द्र
seduced his preceptor's wife; सूर्य as कर्ण as of befriended the Kauravas
and hated the Pāndavas; Rudra as दुर्वास and Aśvatthāmā
befriended the haters of Lord Śrī Viṣṇu; शेष as बलराम
quarrelled with Śrī Kṛṣṇa 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 avatārs of वायु.
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 मध्व in eleven Rks while in another
fourteen rks the मूलरूप of Vāyu and the three अवतार rūpas are
described.
पारमेप्ट्यं पदं - the post of Brahma.
ब्रह्मत्वं - the rulership of सत्यलोक.
Pramāṇa : वायुर्हि ब्रह्मतामेति तस्माद् ब्रह्मैव स स्मृतः । पवमानः प्रजापतिः ।
VERSE 5.
In this verse the poet prays to Śrī Vāyu for the bestowal
of good and right knowledge.
only the मुक्तियोग्य jivas who possess the right knowledge of
the majesty and greatness of Lord Śrī 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 Tātparya
Nirṇaya (X-37-40) the ācārya refers to the prayer of the gods
to Lord Śrī Hari for the welfare of the मुक्तियोग्य a jivas.
Accordingly, Śri Vāyu was directed by the Lord to incarnate
as Madhva.
वन्द्य
the gods mentioned here as he is free from all defects. चन्द्र
seduced his preceptor's wife; सूर्य as कर्ण as of befriended the Kauravas
and hated the Pāndavas; Rudra as दुर्वास and Aśvatthāmā
befriended the haters of Lord Śrī Viṣṇu; शेष as बलराम
quarrelled with Śrī Kṛṣṇa 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 avatārs of वायु.
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 मध्व in eleven Rks while in another
fourteen rks the मूलरूप of Vāyu and the three अवतार rūpas are
described.
पारमेप्ट्यं पदं - the post of Brahma.
ब्रह्मत्वं - the rulership of सत्यलोक.
Pramāṇa : वायुर्हि ब्रह्मतामेति तस्माद् ब्रह्मैव स स्मृतः । पवमानः प्रजापतिः ।
VERSE 5.
In this verse the poet prays to Śrī Vāyu for the bestowal
of good and right knowledge.