Sri Vadiraja continues the prayer to the Mohini form of Narayana. शिक्षादियुङ् निगमदीक्षासुलक्षण परीक्षाक्षमाविधिसती । दाक्षायणीक्षमति साक्षाद्रमापि न यदाक्षेपवीक्षणविधौ । प्रेक्षाक्षिलोभकरलाक्षारसोक्षित पदाक्षेपलक्षितधरा । साक्षारितात्मतनु भूक्षारिकारिनिटिलाक्षाक्षमानवतु… Read More »Sri Vadiraja Yati Prokta Dashavatara Stuti – V
Author : Vidwan D Guruprasad Bhat Translation : Akshay Venkatesh Image courtesy : mydailysadhana.org Kavi, a knowledgeable person hailing from the dynasty of Priyavrata, explains… Read More »Dedicating the deeds performed through tongue
Owing to Shukracharya’s prowess acquired by religious austerities, the might of his army and the fruit of the Vishwajit Yāga, the haughty Bali Chakravarthi charged to face Indra in the battlefield. The Śāstras elucidate the preparations Bali undertook to confront Indra – the ruler of the gods, in the battlefield.
In this verse and the next one, Sri Vadiraja is praying to the Mohini form of Sri Hari.
Shukracharya, due to various reasons revived Bali who was a demon with sātvika nature. In spite of being a great scholar, Shukracharya helped the demons. The simplest reasoning for this is that Almighty’s wish was such. It was Almighty Himself who sent Shukracharya to assist the demons. The whole purpose of this was to make the demons powerful.
Sri Vadirajaru is mixing the exploits of Mohini with Dhanvantari to show that there is absolutely no difference between the two incarnations and also because they happened almost around the same time.
“(He) will protect” should be the faith that one should have in the lotus feet of Lord. Upon constantly believing so, there shall be no fear in our life. As the saying goes “No one has suffered by keepin faith in Him”, there should be immense faith in Him. The scriptures have termed this immense faith as “Bhagavata Dharma”. We can see this in Bheemasena in Mahabharata.
Mother earth is the epitome of forgiveness and tolerance. She can and does bear unimaginable weight with great fortitude. However, she will never tolerate even for a moment the weight of rebuke meted out to the supreme Lord who is her consort. It is amply clear that Mother earth will never provide shelter to those who do not believe in Sri Krishna or those who despise Him.
Amongst the infinite incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the Dashavataras are prominent and we are well versed with them. Every single form of Lord Vishnu has its own significance and they inculcate important life lessons. Vamana Avatara and other incarnations where the Almighty took physical form as a human exemplified the way of life which we can very well connect to.