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of deep attachment to god, impregnable by any amount of
impediments and transcending the love of our own selves,
our kith and kin, cherished belongings etc., and fortified by
a firm conviction of the transcendent majesty and greatness
of god as the abode of all perfections and free from all
blemish and by an unshakable conviction of the complete
metaphysical dependence of everything else upon Him" (The
philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya P. 287)
 
VERSE 15
 
In this verse the poet says that we must worship
'Sri Hari, Laksmi and other gods in accordance with grada-
tion. Lord Śri Vișnu is supreme because He possesses in-
finite, auspicious attributes. The Lord himself refers to this
in the Bhagavata (VI-4-48),
 
faff
 
Brahma
 
श्वसन = Mukhyaprāna
 
= Śiva
 
46
 
Pramāna:
 
VERSE 16
 
faa Garuda
 
Dēvēndra.
 
तस्मात् पूज्याच नम्याश्च ध्येयाश्च परितो हरेः ।
तारतम्यं ततो ज्ञेयं सर्वोच्चत्वं हरेस्तथा इति ॥
 
In this verse the poet explains the reward given to
the sättvic souls and the punishment meted out to the
Rajasic and tämasic souls.
 
तत्वज्ञा :- the tattvajnas are those who regard Śrī Vişnu
as Supreme, free from defects, replete with infinite auspicious
attributes and the निमित्तकारण of the world. They are
मुक्तियोग्यs