Narayaneeyam - Dasakam 90:Aim of all Scriptures

Dasakam: 90 -- Aim of all Scriptures

 From this chapter, the story telling is over. Theories and philosophy are explained till the last chapter

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 01

वृकभृगुमुनिमोहिन्यम्बरीषादिवृत्ते- ष्वयि तव हि महत्त्वं सर्वशर्वादिजैत्रम् । स्थितमिह परमात्मन् निष्कलार्वागभिन्नं किमपि यदवभातं तद्धि रूपं तवैव ॥१॥

vR^ika bhR^igu muni mOhinyambariiShaadi vR^itteShu

ayi tava hi mahattvaM sarvasharvaadi jaitram |

sthitamiha paramaatman niShkalaarvaagabhinnaM

kimapi tadavabhaataM taddhi ruupaM tavaiva || 1

Oh Lord,!O Supreme Being, The episodes of Vrikaasura, Sage Bhrigu, Thy Mohini Avataar and the Ambareesh episode only proves, here, that Thy majesty and superiority supersedes over all other deities like Shiva and others.Thou are non-different from Thy Nishkala (partless) form and Thy Sakala (part) forms like Shiva, Brahamaa, And it has also been told that you are the one who shines as the power,Which cannot be defined and is different from the attribute less,And fully described aspects of Supreme Brahman

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 02

मूर्तित्रयेश्वरसदाशिवपञ्चकं यत् प्राहु: परात्मवपुरेव सदाशिवोऽस्मिन् । तत्रेश्वरस्तु स विकुण्ठपदस्त्वमेव त्रित्वं पुनर्भजसि सत्यपदे त्रिभागे ॥२॥

muurtitrayeshvara sadaashiva pa~nchakaM yat

praahuH paraatmavapureva sadaashivO(a)smin |

tatreshvarastu sa vikuNThapadastvameva

tritvaM punarbhajasi satyapade tribhaage || 2

 

The Shaivaas speak of five aspects with Brahmaa Vishnu Shiva Ishwara and Sadaashiva. Here Sadaashiva is the fifth aspect Sadashiva is you yourself , who is the form of the divine spirit and also the form Ishwara also denotes you as the one who resides in Vaikunta and you are also the one who manifests yourself as the holy trinity in Sathya Loka.

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 03

तत्रापि सात्त्विकतनुं तव विष्णुमाहु- र्धाता तु सत्त्वविरलो रजसैव पूर्ण: । सत्त्वोत्कटत्वमपि चास्ति तमोविकार- चेष्टादिकञ्च तव शङ्करनाम्नि मूर्तौ ॥३॥

tatraapi saattvikatanuM tava viShNumaahuH

dhaataa tu sattva viralO rajasaiva puurNaH |

sattvOtkaTatvamapi chaasti tamO vikaaracheShTaadikaM

cha tava shankaranaamnimuurtau || 3

Among the Trinity, Thy pure Sattvik form is known as Vishnu. In Thy Brahma aspect,there is apreponderance of Rajas, with only a little of Sattva. In Thy form calledsankara, along with an abundance of Sattva, Tamoguna also expresses itself in its activities.

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 04

 तं च त्रिमूर्त्यतिगतं परपूरुषं त्वां शर्वात्मनापि खलु सर्वमयत्वहेतो: । शंसन्त्युपासनविधौ तदपि स्वतस्तु त्वद्रूपमित्यतिदृढं बहु न: प्रमाणम् ॥४॥

taM cha trimuurtyatigataM parapuuruShaM tvaaM

sharvaatmanaa(a)pi khalu sarva mayatva hetOH |

shamsantyupaasana vidhau tadapi svatastu

tvadruupamityati dR^iDhaM bahu naH pramaaNam ||4

You are that state of pure consciousness’ which is the Ishwara , . Thou are the essence of all and Shaivas worship Thee alone as Shiva with worshipping norms, as described. That too is Thy form alone. We have many proofs in support of this truth.

 

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 05

श्रीशङ्करोऽपि भगवान् सकलेषु ताव- त्त्वामेव मानयति यो न हि पक्षपाती । त्वन्निष्ठमेव स हि नामसहस्रकादि व्याख्यात् भवत्स्तुतिपरश्च गतिं गतोऽन्ते ॥५॥

shriishankarO(a)pi bhagavaan sakaleShu taavat

tvaameva maanayati yO na hi pakshapaatii |

tvanniShThameva sa hi naamasahasrakaadi

vyaakhyadbhavatstuti parashcha gatiM gatOnte || 5

 

Bhagavatapaada Shree Shankaraachaarya also, among all the Sakala forms, honours Thy form alone. He who is not of the nature of favouring any one deity He wrote Commentatries only on Vishnu Sahasranama, Bhagavadgita and other works depicting Thee. In the end, he also attained salvation singing Thy praises.

 Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 06

मूर्तित्रयातिगमुवाच च मन्त्रशास्त्र- स्यादौ कलायसुषमं सकलेश्वरं त्वाम् । ध्यानं च निष्कलमसौ प्रणवे खलूक्त्वा त्वामेव तत्र सकलं निजगाद नान्यम् ॥६॥

muurti trayaatigamuvaacha cha mantrashaastrasyaadau

kalaayasuShumaM sakaleshvarantvaam |

dhyaanaM cha niShkalamasau praNave khaluuktvaa

tvaameva tatra sakalaM nijagaada naanyam || 6

In his famous work of Mantra Shastra, known as Prapanchasaara, This great saint Shri Shankara has described Thee as transcending the Trinity - Brahmaa, Vishnu and Mahesh. He has described Thee as a beautiful blue lily and one who is above the holy trinity as the Lord of the universe,the Lord of all. When he describes the meditation on Nishkala, while dealing with Pranava, he also propounds Thee alone as the object of Sakala meditation, too, and not any other deity.

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 07

समस्तसारे च पुराणसङ्ग्रहे विसंशयं त्वन्महिमैव वर्ण्यते । त्रिमूर्तियुक्सत्यपदत्रिभागत: परं पदं ते कथितं न शूलिन: ॥७॥

samastasaare cha puraaNasangrahe

visamshayaM tvanmahimaiva varNyate |

trimuurtiyuk satyapadatribhaagataH

paraM padaM te kathitaM na shuulinaH || 7

In the text of Puraana Sangraha where there is the gist of all the Puraanas,Thy supreme greatness alone has been described and it has been told,That your Vaikunta is above the places of the holy trinity,In the Sathya loka and a similar status is not given to Lord Shiva .

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 08

यत् ब्राह्मकल्प इह भागवतद्वितीय- स्कन्धोदितं वपुरनावृतमीश धात्रे । तस्यैव नाम हरिशर्वमुखं जगाद श्रीमाधव: शिवपरोऽपि पुराणसारे ॥८॥

yad braahmakalpa iha bhaagavata dvitiiya

skandhOditaM vapuranaavR^itamiisha dhaatre |

tasyaiva naama harisharva mukhaM jagaada

shriimaadhavaH shivaparO(a)pi puraaNasaare || 8

O Lord! Here, at the time of Braahmakalpa, Thou had revealed Thy form to Brahmaa, which is described in the second Skanda of the Bhaagavatam. Sri Vidyaranya who was a devotee of Lord Shiva in his book Puranasara,Has mentioned the names of Hari and Shiva to that form , which was shown.

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 09

ये स्वप्रकृत्यनुगुणा गिरिशं भजन्ते तेषां फलं हि दृढयैव तदीयभक्त्या। व्यासो हि तेन कृतवानधिकारिहेतो: स्कन्दादिकेषु तव हानिवचोऽर्थवादै: ॥९॥

ye svaprakR^ityanuguNaa girishaM bhajante

teShaaM phalaM hi dR^iDhayaiva tadiiya bhaktyaa |

vyaasO hi tena kR^itavaanadhikaarihetOH

skaandaadikeShu tava haanivachO(a)rthavaadaiH || 9

People who by their natural inclination are devoted to worship Shiva, for them, the results (liberation) do obtain the desired ends by firm devotion to him (Siva) only. It is with a view to encourage and motivate such persons that Sage Vyasa in Puranas like Skanda,Has depreciated you for the sake of pointing primacy of Lord Shiva.

Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam: 10

भूतार्थकीर्तिरनुवादविरुद्धवादौ त्रेधार्थवादगतय: खलु रोचनार्था: । स्कान्दादिकेषु बहवोऽत्र विरुद्धवादा- स्त्वत्तामसत्वपरिभूत्युपशिक्षणाद्या: ॥१०॥

bhuutaartha kiirti ranuvaada viruddha vaadau

tredhaa(a)rthavaada gatayaH khalu rOchanaarthaaH |

skaandaadikeShu bahavO(a)tra viruddhavaadaaH

tvattaamasatva paribhuutyupashikshaNaadyaaH || 10

Arthavaada has three methods- namely praise whatever is the real truth, statements where existing facts are exaggerated, statements are in accordance with experience, statements are contrary to experience. And it is meant to make you interested in whatever one is describing,And the mention in Skandapurana and other Puranas,That Lord Vishnu has thamo Guna and that he was defeated, he was given advice,are Arthavadas meant to prove that Other Gods are superior.

 Dasakam: 090 -- Slokam:11

यत् किञ्चिदप्यविदुषाऽपि विभो मयोक्तं तन्मन्त्रशास्त्रवचनाद्यभिदृष्टमेव । व्यासोक्तिसारमयभागवतोपगीत क्लेशान् विधूय कुरु भक्तिभरं परात्मन् ॥११॥

yatki~nchidapyaviduShaa(a)pi vibhO mayOktaM

tanmantra shaastra vachanaadyabhidR^iShTameva |

vyaasOktisaaramaya bhaagavatOpagiita

kleshaan vidhuuya kuru bhaktibharaM paraatman ||11

O Supreme Being! Whatever I have mentioned here, ignorant as I am, is merely by way of reference to what is found in treatises like MantraSastra, And Oh! Lord of Guruvayur !whose glory has been extolled in Bhagawatha, Which is the absolute essence of what all that sage Vyasa wrote, Please remove all my ailments and grant me firm devotion.