Sumadhva Vijaya 14: Chaturdasha Sarga
The king Jayasimha became disciple of Shri Acharya. Everywhere there was calm and beautiful atmosphere. Shri Acharya got back the “Granthas” stolen by Padmatheertha through Jayasimha. When Jayasimha prostrated to Shri Acharya, Shri Vikramapundithacharya blessed the king. This can be seen in the Vayu sthuti about the glorification of pada duli of Shri Acharya by Vikramapundithacharya. Shri Acharya spent some more days of Chaturmasa in Vishnunangala. (For Devathes Chathurmaasa is night time (rathri kala).
Shri Acharya was bathing at the dawn of the sun (arunodaya) and with Yogasana meditating on Narayana. At that time, Shri Acharya was removing the faded flowers from God and other symbols. He was purifying the symbols and saligramas in holy water (theertha) through conch (Shanka). Then the Author describes the rising of sun by comparing sun with lion and the vanishing of darkness with elephant and the sun rays with nails. All the directions were brightened with sun rays. Disciples were getting ready to attend to the lessons at that time. Some were trying to understand the previous lessons to join with those who have already read well versed with the lesson. This indicates that the interest and efforts are necessary for achieving the goal.
Shri Acharya pronounced “OM” the symbolic of ‘a, vu, ma; ‘bhuhu, bhuvah, swaha’; ‘pruthviss, anthariksha, dyu; rukh, rujas, sama’; and started asserting the Shruthis in Upanishad to disciples with suitable answers to their questions till afternoon. Then Shri Acharya went to take bath in a lake (sarovara) where the River Ganga and Devathes were also present in the lake to get purified from Acharya. This lake is beside the right side of Vishnunangala temple. This is called “chakratheertha” because it will be revolving like chakra during rainy season. The saligramas were brightly shining with the appearance of GOD when Shri Acharya sprinkling water on the saligramas through conch in the lake. Afterwards, Shri Acharya took the nirmalya theertha. If nirmalya theertha is taken daily it is as good as taking bath in the River Ganga and is also beneficial of fulfilling our wishes. It is also equivalent to 12 years of fasting on Ekadashi giving good result. Shri Acharya applied dwadasha (12 namas) urdrhva punda, sudarshana chakra and shanka mudras on his body appropriately using nirmalya (holy water) and gopichandana. With this alankara Shri Acharya’s thejus(beauty) increased tremendously. Shri Acharya worshiped Bhagavantha with arghya, padya, aachamana., madhuparka, punarachamana, snana, vasthra, bhushana, yagnopavitha, aasana, gandha, pushpa, doopa, deepa, neyvedhya, namaskara. Shri Acharya was performing this shodshopachara puje daily. He was offering various flowers and tulasi also. With great devotion he offered mukhavasa, thambula, darpana, chathra, chamara and paaduka to God. Shri Acharya was daily worshiping Shri Hari with ahimse, sathya, astheya, brahmacharya, aparigraha, shoucha, thushti and sarva samarpane or with eight different bhavapushpas like ahimse, indriyanigraha, sarvabhuthadaya, kshame, jnana, thapas and dhyana.
In Vishnumangala Shri Acharya made all scholars very happy by his preaching Veda shastras. Many people who had come to see Shri Acharya were overwhelmed by listening to his pravachana and pandithya in Veda shasthras.
Author describes the sunset by comparing prithivi as sthri, surya as padmaragamani, and sagara as vasthra. In otherward he narrates how the brilliant redness of the sun in the blue ocean in the earth was glorifying when the sun setting was taking place In Samadhi sthithi Shri Acharya imagined Bhagavantha as omnipotent. Shri Acharya was starting Sandyavandane before sunset and finishing it when the stars were appearing in the sky.
The Author explains the appearance of the full moon in the sky. The rays of sun are beneficial to chakravaka pakshis and kamala pushpas and not beneficial to chakora pakshis and kanneydile pushpas which is exactly opposite to moon rays. That is moon rays are beneficial to chakora pakshis and kanneydiles and are not beneficial to chakrasvaka pakshis and kamala pushpas.
As the moon rays was spreading the brightness in the sky, Shri Acharya by describing the Bhagavantha’s splendor and greatness in his pravachanas was spreading the brightness everywhere.
Compiled by J. Sudhindra Simha, Bengaluru.