Harivāyustuti with English Translation /9

INTRODUCTION
 

 
सत्सङ्घमानससरोवरमध्यवर्ती

कृष्णांघ्रिचारुकमलार्पित चित्तवृत्तिः ।

शास्त्रातिमञ्जुपदरंजितरम्यसंस-

दास्माकहृत्सर विसिजेऽस्तु स मध्वहंसः ॥
 

 
Saint Väādirāja : Rukminīśa Vijaya I-5
 

 
The Vayustuti of Trivikrama Pandḍita which upholds the

sarvottamatva of Lord SriŚrī Vișņu and the jivottamatva of

Śriī Vaāyu holds a most hallowed and honoured place in the

Madhva sampradaṃpradāya. It consists of 41 verses in the diffi-

cult sragdharā metre and the Nakhastuti of Ācārya Śrī

Madhva is prefixed to it. The Nakhastuti is read both at

the beginning and the end of the pārāyaṇa of Vaāyustuti.

For the circumstances leading to the composition of Nakha-

 
stuti read the foreword written by Pandit Sri M. Rama Rao

to this book. The puraścarana of Vayustuti which is

मन्त्रतुल्य yields both secular and spiritual benefits to the

reciters according to saints Vyaāsaraja and Vādiraāja. The

phalaśruti of each verse is given separately at the end of

the entire translation of the verses. I have translated this

profound and difficult work keeping in mind the Bhaāgavatha

dictum : नभः पतन्त्यात्मसमं पतत्रिणः ।
 

 
It is now necessary to give a brief account of the life

and works of Trivikrama Pandḍita, the most prominent of

the Taulava disciples of the acārya, who composed this

powerful hymn in praise of the three avatars of Śrī Vāyu-

Hanūmān, Bhima and Madhva. Fortunately for us some

information is available in the Sumadhva Vijaya of Nāràā-
yan
yaṇa Pandḍita, the youngest son of Trivikrama Pandḍita.