yatparivAratayeshA jAtA devA nR^ipAtmanA ratayeshAH |
yadbharitaM vishhasarpaprabhR^iti dhvAntaM na mArutiM vishhasarpa || 30||
This verse begins the story of Pandavaas.Here the perfect grace showered by the Lord on Bhima,the incarnation of god Vaayu is referred to.Vaayu is the over-lord of all deities who were born to carry out the will of Lord Krishna viz Protection of the good and destruction of wicked.To Summerise Various presiding deities who are under the control of Vaayu,always devoted to Lord Vishnu,were born as kings to serve Him,as His attendents.As Bhima was filled with Lord Krishna,the poisonous serpents or food could not create any adverse effects on him. Kurupa garaLavanikke nereUndu thEguthali hasidarugalamyale bidaladhanoresidha (Quote from "Madhvanama" by Sri Sripaadaraajaru)
yena hiDimbabakAdyA
raxodhIshA nipAtitA babakAdyAH |
bhIme prItimameyAM
vyaJNjayatA tena sheshhapAti mame yAm.h || 31||
One should not mistake that Bhima on his own killed demons.It is here made clear that it was Lord Krishna who caused destruction of the demons through the hands of Bhima,only to exhibit His immeasurable love and affection towards Bhima.Bhima is dearer to Krishna than Sesha,Garuda and Rudra.To Summarise, Lord Krishna,in order to exhibit His immeasurable love,exceeding even that shown to Shesha,Rudra and Garuda,towards Bhima, made him kill demon-kings like Hidimba and Baka,who eat flesh and human beings.
atha kR^ishhNAvaraNe
tAn.h prAptAn.h rAj~no.ashR^iNot.h sadAvaraNetAn.h |
drashhTuM yAtaH
sabalastAM chAnaishhIt.h pR^ithAsutAMstataH sabalaH || 32||
Lord Krishna,having heard that kings ignorant of(the prowess of)righteous Bhima and others have gathered to win over Draupadi,went there together with Balaraama to see her.And He united her with Pandavaas and led them all with blessings to Hastinavati.
tAnindrasthaLavAsAMshchakre
kR^ishhNaH paro nijasthaLavAsAn.h |
svabalodrechitamAnairjugopa
dharmaM cha taiH parAchitamAnaiH || 33||
Here it is clarified that Pandavaas departed to Indraprastha because of Lord Krishna's command,and not due to the suggestion made by Kauravas. Almighty Lord Krishna made them (Pandavas) reside at Indraprastha obeying scriptures which are His own commands.He protected Dharma (righteousness) through them who had achieved full respect due to His might and who had destroyed the pride of their enemies.
vAlivadhAnunayAya
praNayI sakhyaM susandadhe nu nayAya |
vAsavajena visheshhAt.h
tenaiva punarnR^ijanmajena visheshhAt.h || 34||
This refers to Rama's killing Vaali,the son of Indra in the Ramaavatara. The loving Lord who devours(at Pralaya) even Garuda,Sesha,and others made special freindship with the son of Indra who had taken human form as Arjuna,in order to compensate the guilt of killing Vaalin and to show the proper code of conduct.
mAtuH paribhavahAnyai
rAj~nA dyusadAmitashcha paribhavahA.anyaiH |
abhavannarakamurAriryo.avAsIdat.h
samastanarakamurAriH || 35||
It is said that demon Naraka had offended Aditi by robbing her ear-ornaments,and Lord Krishna on the request of gods and sages,killed Narakaasura. The Lord was requested by Indra and others to avenge the humiliation effected to their mother Aditi.and He,the remover of worldly bondage of all,destroyed the sinful demons named,Naraka and Maura.He,the husband of Sathyabhaama,dwelt in the minds of all beings with His omnipotence.
nIto divi devavarai
reme satyAsamanvito.adevavaraiH |
sarvartuvane
shashinA nishi satyAM vAsare vane.ashashinA || 36||
Lord Krishna ,together with Sathyabhama,was taken to heaven by gods who had obtained excellent boons from Him.There He sported with her in the Nandana-garden which is fit for sport in all seasons, and throughout the nights which were like days due to the spotless moon ever shining.
suratarumApA.aLimatAt.h
prakAshayachchhaktimAtmanaH pALimatAt.h |
suravaravIreshhu
darI pradhAnajIveshvaraH pareshhudarI || 37||
The Lord ,Bearer of the conch,showing His prowess,secured the divine Parijaata-tree,on the request of His beloved Sathyabhaama,after conquering Indra.He is the Lord of both Matter and Souls;He splits apart the arrows of the enemies.
puramabhiyAyAridarI
datvA bhadrAM pR^ithAsutAyAridarI |
shakrapurImabhiyAtaH
prAdAd.h vahnervanaM satAmabhiyA.ataH || 38||
Lord Krishna,Bearer of the conch and disc and Destroyer of enemies,went to the city of Dvaraka and gave Subhadra in marriage to Arjuna.Then He departed to Indraprastha and offered Khandava-forest to Fire after protecting the noble souls like Jaritaaris.
shivabhaktapravarAdyaM
pumAn.h na sehe girIsha vipravarAdyam.h |
taM svAtmendravareNa
vyadhunod.h bhImena dhUtarudravareNa || 39||
The Supreme Person,Lord Krishna,did not bear (the attrocities of) Jarasandha who had become the foremost among great devotees of Siva due to boons obtained from Siva and sage Candakasura.The Lord caused his destruction through Bhima,the greatest of Vaisnavas,and the foiler of Siva's boons.
yasyA.aj~nAbalasAraiH
pArthairdigbhyo hR^itaM dhanaM balasAraiH |
jitvA xmAmavisheshhAM
prasahya bhUpAn.h samastakAmavisheshhAm.h || 40||
The Pandavas having conquered the whole earth by vanquishing all the kings through their strength and might obtained by Krishna's command and through their armies,gathered wealth from all quarters.
atha pArthAn.h
kraturAjaM prApayadamareT.h sarudrashakraturAjam.h |
pUjA tenAvApi
chchhinnashchaidyaH sR^itiM gate nAvA.api || 41||
After their world-conquest, Lord Krishna worshipped by gods,made them perform the great "Rajasuya"sacrifice wherein deities Rudra,Indra ,Vayu and Brahma were appeased.There,He obtained the prime worship and killed Sisupala who went to hell,when Jaya (in his body) reached Him being rescued by Him as a boat.
nihatau saubhakarUshau
shIto bhAtashcha yena tau bhakarUshau |
ajayad.h rudraM
cha raNe bANArthe.avanatipatitakachandraM charaNe || 42||
Lord Krishna killed Salva and Dantavaktra.He made the Moon cool and the Sun bright.He conquered Rudra, in battle,who fell on the ground touching His feet with the moon on his head,for the sake of Banasura.
asR^ijajjvaramugratamaH
xayaprado lIlayA.adhivaramugratamaH |
krIDAmAtraM vishvaM
prakAshayannAtmanaH sa viharakamAtraM vishvam.h || 43||
To show to Garuda,Rudra,Brahma and other deities that the whole world is created by Him as a sport,the Lord,the beloved of Goddess Lakshmi created "Vaisnavajvara with ease (to supress Rudrajvara).He removed the ignorance of Rudra and He released Annirudhdha from Bana's prison.
yasyA.aveshorubalAnnyahanat.h
pArtho.asurAn.h prajeshorubalAt.h |
varadAnAdasyaiva
jagatprabhorIraNAt.h samanugatanAdasyaiva || 44||
Arjuna killed demons,Nivatakavacas and Kalakeyas who had obtained great strength due to Rudra's boons.Arjuna had secured invincible might due to the inner presence of Lord Krishna in him ,who had been prompted by granting a boon by Him,Who is the over-lord of the world expressed by all words (in this universe).
yasyA.aveshAt.h
sa balaH prachakarshha puraM prasahya veshAt.h sabalaH |
kurupatinAma
nu yamunA kR^ishhNA yenA.ahurarhyamatanu yamunA || 45|||
Balaraama being indwelt by Lord Krishna in the form of Suklakesha dragged forcibly (by his plough) the great city named Hastinapura. He released Samba,and together with him received worship from Duryodhana,the lord of that city.Then he dragged Yamuna by his plough to Gokula.He is praised as worthy of worship by Rudra.
yad.hbalavAn.h
krodhavashAnninAya nAshaM vR^ikodaraH krodhavashAn.h |
lebhe.achAnyA
gamyaM sthAnaM pushhpANi dhAma chAnyAgamyam.h || 46||
Bhimasena,possessor of the grace of Lord Krishna, destroyed through wrath,demons called Krodhavasa.Being requested by Draupadi,he reached the proper place and obtained the "Saugandhika" flowers and reached Alakapuri unattainable to others.
yadbalabhAravahatvAnnAchaladuragAdibhiH
subhAravahatvAt.h |
dharmAdarihA.api
padaM bhImo yenaiva sAhasaM lihA.a.api padam.h || 47||
Bhimasena ,eventhough destroyer of enemies due to the command of Lord Krishna,didnot move even a step to get release when bound down by Nahusa and other serpents.He possessed the lusture of good study and hence did not move even a step from the right conduct. He obtained the designation of Sahasa as he sucked the merit of Nahusa,being his presiding deity.
na hi nahushho.alaM
nahituM dharmo drauNistathetare.alaM nahitum.h |
no rAT.hkarNau
brahmavarI yena dhvasto.astramagrahIt.h subrahma varI || 48||
Just as Yamadharma,Asvaththama and others were not able to bind Bhima,so too Nahusa was not able to bind him down.Verily,it was Bhima who destroyed a host of kings including Duryodhana and also Karna and Jarasandha who had obtained Brahma's boons. Even Asvatthama had to discharge Brahmastra when he was defeated by Bhima.
xAtraM dharmaM
svavatA guruvR^ittyai keshavAj~nayA cha maM svavatA |
sarvaM sehe manasA
bhImeneshaikamAninA hemanasA || 49||
Bhima of golden body,possesser of his own inherent strength,and absolute believer in the over-all control of the Lord,tolerated with faith in the Lord,all insults,just as to safeguard his proper conduct as a warrior, to follow with reverence elders like Yudhisthira,and to obey the command of Lord Krishna.
yad.hbhaktapravareNa
protaH svasmin.h sa kIchakaH pravareNa |
patitAstasya
sahAyAH kR^ishhNArthe mAninaH samasya sahAyAH || 50||
Bhima the foremost devotee of the Lord and the mighty one,killed Kicaka by pressing his head to enter into his own body.And to protect Draupadi he destroyed the Upakicakas who had come with Kicaka,the haughty,to assist him.
yad.hbhaktyA.anugR^ihItau
pArtho bhImashcha gonR^ipau nu gR^ihItau |
R^iNamuktyai
suvyatyastyai kramasho vIrAvamuJNchatAM suvyatyastyai || 51||
The brave Arjuna and Bhima who had been graced by Lord Krishna due to their devotion, released respectively,cows and king Virata who had been captured by Kauravas,to repay the debt of Virata, to reverse the order of the master and the servant between Virata and Pandavaas,and to reveal their real identity.
yad.hbhaktyA.amitayA.alaM
kR^ishhNA kArye vivesha kR^ishhNAkArye |
yAmIrArddhatanutvAnnA.apA.ad.h
bhImAdR^ite.api nA.apAd.h bhImAt.h || 52||
Draupadi,due to unlimited devotion to the Lord,indulged in the act of calling Krishna.In fact she being the wife of Bhima(Vayu),cannot be obtained by anyone except Bhima,due to the will of the Lord denoted by letter A,the Supermost Protector and the Terrible to the enemies.
yAM sprashhTumichchhantamajAtashatruM
nyavArayat.h svasthamajAtashatrum.h |
shaMrUpAne nityarateriyaM
shrIriti sma deveD.hyaditeriyaM shrIH || 53||
In heaven, Indra the lord of gods,prevented Yudhisthira,having no enemies born,from touching Draupadi.She is called Sri as she is always attached to Vayu of the form of bliss.In the world,she had been resorted to by Syamala and other wives of Pandavas,as other Pandavas were connected with Vayu. There are two shlokas in Mahabharatha original which describes this :
"Thathaa dadarsha
paanchaaleem kamalothpalamaalinaam
vapushaa svargamaakramya
thishtantheem arkavarchasam
athainaam sahasaa
raajaa prashtumaicchath yudhishtirah
thathosya bhagavan
indrah kathayaamaasa devaraat . "
The same shloka appears in both the
Geetha press version as well as the edited version in the Bhandarakar Oriental
Research Institute publishing. Looking at the context, it appears that
the word Prashtum used in the printed Mahabharatha must have been Sprashtum
as otherwise, there is no need for Indra to stop Yudhishtira from asking
any questions he liked from one whom he still thought was his queen. Otherwise,
the whole shloka does not have any pertinent meaning. Indra's action in
describing Draupadi as Shree who was specially incarnated as the wife of
the Pandavas also would appear unnecessary. The consort of Vayu (Bharathi)
is also known as Shree as she is of the form of bliss (Sham) - which is
also the Swaroopa of Vayu. She has the form of pure Sathva Guna with a
little rajas transforming itself as Mahath thathva. She is called Bharathi
as :
1. She is always engrossed in the Supreme
Being called Bha.
2. She supports the world (along with
her consort).
3. she is the wife of Bharatha (Mukhya
Prana) who supports the world.
In addition to the form of Draupadi, she also took the forms Shivakanya in Threthaa yuga (when she never married Mukhya Prana in the form of Hanumaan), Indrasenaa (Nalanandini) in Threthaa yuga (the daughter of the famous Nala and Damayanthi) and became the wife of Mudgala Rishi who had the Avesha of Mukhya Prana. In Dvapara, she took the forms of Paanchaali (Draupadi) as well as Kaali (daughter of the king of Kaashi). She is also called the following names, which describe her personality - Vedaanthikaa, Buddhi, Anubhuthi, Sukhaathmikaa, Gurubhakthi, Haripreethi, Sarvamanthraathmikaa, Bhuji, Shraddhaa.
It is for this reason that Sri Jayatirtha describes Bharathi -
"Bhavathi yadanubhaavaath
yedamookopi vagmee
jadamathirapi
janthuh jaayathe praajnamaulih
sakalavachanachetho
devathaa bharathee saa
mama vachasi
nidhatthaam sanndihim maanase cha"
She is also extolled for being the Abhimani devatha for devotion to God - "Bharathi bhakuthiyanu koduvudu maaruthasathi neenu" The incident is also described in Mahabharatha Thathparya Nirnaya. This is one more instance of Acharya Madhva's Sarvajnathva - as this shloka admittedly in the original Mahabharatha would appear a waste unless the back ground as explained in understood.
manasAmanasA.amanasA
manasA yamanantamajasravedanuyA |
vilayaM vilayaM
vilayaM vilayannikhilaM tvashubhaM prachakAra cha yaH || 54||
Draupadi with desireless mind,always remembered the Infinite Lord,fully following Vayu, the resort of all minds,and born from Lord's nose. Lord Vishnu on His part destroys fully the sin which swallows completely the merits of the devotees and which causes sorrow and misery.
so.agAd.h dUtamukhena
prabhuNedaM vartate yadUtamukhena |
pArthArthe bahutanutAM
yatra prAkAshayat.h svayaM savahutanutAm.h || 55||
Lord Krishna went as a messenger to show Kauravas as fit to be destroyed.This whole world exists protected by the Lord by His perfect knowledge.Such Lord showed there,for the sake of Pandavas, His universal form of full expanse of infinite qualities.
gurukarNanadIjAdInavadhIchchaxurbalena
janadIjAdI |
shaktyA nijayA
paravAn.h svajanAnudrechayannanantayA.aparavAn.h || 56||
Lord Krishna brought about destruction of Drona,Karna,Bhishma and others just by the power of His eyes. He is even the devourer of Brahma.He bestows wealth to His devotees.He does not have anyone superior to Him.He has enemies in the form of His devotee's enemies.By His infinite might,He makes His devotees grow and prosper.
yasya sunIta sahAyAnna
ripUn.h mene.arjunaH sametasahA yAn.h |
akarochchA.asu
parAsupratatiM senAsu dhAvanAsuparAsu || 57||
Due to Lord's driving the chariot and as per His advice, Arjuna disregarded all His enemies who had attacked him jointly, by advancing towards them. When their armies were running away to protect their lives,he brought about rows of soldiers falling down with their lives lost.
yena jayadrathamAraH
pArthaH shatrUnavApatadrathamAraH |
yadvirahAdapi
dehe sa rathaH shashvat.h sthiteH sadAdapi dehe || 58||
Arjuna,the killer of Jayadratha,pleased with the lusture of his chariot having Krishna on it,destroyed his enemies.That chariot got burnt to ashes when Krishna alighted from it.Even the embodied soul experiences pleasure and pain because of the constant existence of the Lord in the body.
yad.hbharito bharatAbhaH
prabhurambhAbhAvito.abhibharatAbhaH |
bhImo rabhasA.abhibhavI
prasabhaM bhA bhAbhibhUrbhasA bhibhavI || 59||
Only because Bhima was full of Lord's grace he was shining like the Lord,like Vayu,and like king Bharatha;he made the race of Bharatha achieve fame;he was nourished by Goddess Lakshmi;he was overshining all prominent warriors on the battle-field;he overpowered all his enemies;he is the resort of all other lustours beings like Rudra;he was accompanied by Abhimanyu and Gatotkacha;he overshines even the Sun; and he is approached even by Rudra to offer services.
yadanugrahi pUrNatvAd.h
bhImaH sarvAnarInanahipUrNatvA.a.at.h |
adahad.h bAhubalena
krodhAgnAvAhitAn.h nijAhubalena || 60||
Bhima,the foremost among God-blessed souls,the purifier of even the realised souls, the destroyer of enemies by mere strength of his arms,having bowed down to the Lord,burnt down all the enemies in the all-burning Nrisimha-fire having kindled it by the Manyusuktha.
kR^ishhNAbhImAptatamaH
shIrNaM yena svakIyahR^idayamAptatamaH |
dhR^itarAshhTrasutAnavadhId.h
bhImena sthApito manasi susutAnavadhIt.h || 61||
Lord Krishna,the greatest well-wisher of Draupadi and Bhima,got Dhrutarastra's sons killed and pounded to dust by Bhima,who destroyed the darkness of ignorance which pervaded the hearts of his devotees,who installed Lord Krishna in the minds of His devotees through whom Krishna established limits of righteousness.
bhImavipATita
dehAnadarshayat.h svAnarIn.h vipATitadehAn.h |
kR^ishhNAyA hitakArI
samyag.hdhIrapriyaH sadA.ahitakArI || 62||
Lord Krishna, the Benefactor of Daupadi, the Beloved of god Vayu, the Destroyer of evils of His devotees, showed to Draupadi, the fallen enemies whose bodies had been broken by Bhima and whose limbs were trying to ward off huge birds attacking to eat them.
atha hariNA pItabalaM
drauNerastraM mahAriNA.apItabalam.h |
dadhatA vAsomaraNaM
nItaM chakre.abhimanyujaM somaraNam.h || 63||
Then Krishna, the protector of Uttara's womb, destroyed the power of the brahmastra discharged by Asvatthaman, through His Sudarsana disc. Thus Pariksit, the son of Abhimanyu who had been the target of Asvatthaman's brahmastra was bereft of death in the womb of Uttara and was safely brought out by Krishna
tasya cha raxA
sukR^itA janArdaneneshasheshhakexAsukR^itA |
pArtheshhu premavatA
nityaM bhartrA.asutAsuvipremavatA || 64||
King Pariksit was well protected by Lord Krishna, Who creates and protects even Rudra, Sesa and Brahma by his mere eye sight,Who bears affection to Pandavaas, Who is always their Lord and Who protects the wealth in the form of cursing powers of brahmins devoid of self-control.
j~nAnaM paramaM
prAdAd.h bhIshhmagataH sR^itivimoxacharamaM prAdAt.h |
pANDusutAnAmadhikaM
chakre vedaM guNottaraM svanAmadhikam.h || 65||
Lord Krishna, Destroyer of Kauravas who refused to give to Pandavas the kingdom due to them, residing in Bhisma imparted to Pandavas, the supreme knowledge of the final goal viz.the release from worldly bondage. Further, He (as Vyasa) composed superior Veda(in the form of the Mahabharata) describing His excellent qualities and containing His one thousand names (Visnusahasranama).
tenAvApi sujAtairharimedhasturagavartane.api
sujAtaiH |
pANDusutaiH savasUkairAptairvyAsA.atmanA
cha susavasUkaiH || 66||
Lord Krishna of the form of Vyasa, got the Asvamedha sacrifice performed by Pandavas who were born in a noble family, who were experts in making their sacrificial horse wonder in all directions without obstacles, who had enough wealth for the sacrifice, who had resorted to the Lord for their well-being and who possessed the necessary knowledge of performing that excellent sacrifice.
tadanu sa pANDutanUjai
reme xmAM pAlayan.h supANDutanujaiH |
anupamasukharUpo.ajaH
paramaH shrIvallabhaH sati kharUpo jaH || 67||
Then, after the horse-sacrifice,Lord krishna of the form of unparallelded bliss, the Unborn, the consort of Goddess Laksmi, who resides in all things in the universe as Inner controller, enjoyed like sport, getting the earth ruled by Pandavas possessing the pure body of knowledge leading to final release.