Dasakam 90 Establishment of the greatness of Vishnu

 Narayaneeyam Dasakam: 90

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Dasakam 90 Establishment of the greatness of Vishnu

(The author puts up several points of arguments to prove that Lord Vishnu , who is pre dominantly Sathvic is the greatest among the trinity of gods. From this chapter, the story telling is over. Theories and philosophy are explained till the last chapter where a description of the Lord is given.)

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, Oh Supreme, being From the stories of Vrukasura ,Sage Brugu ,
And Ambreeksha, it has been established in the great epic Bhagawatha,
That your power wins over the powers of all devas including Shiva and Brahma,
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 . 90.1

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

In the five fold aspect* of God namely Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva , Ishwara and Sadashiva,
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 90.2
*Five fold aspect is the theory of Shaivites

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 vikaara

cheShTaadikaMcha  thava   sankara naamni   moorthaa

Among the trinity you as the pure Sathvik form of Vishnu ,
For Brahma has less of Sathva Guna and more of Rajo Guna,
And in your form as Shiva there is an abundance of Sathwa Guna,
And acts which are having a higher aspect of Thamo Guna. 90.3

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 ,
Who is above the holy trinity and you being the cause of all beings,
Are worshipped as the Shiva aspect by the very wise persons,
And there are also many proofs that that Shiva is only one aspect of you. 90.4

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

Even the very godly Adhi shankara worshipped you primarily,
Among those God forms which were known by attributes,
And he is free of any bias for he wrote commentaries ,
On Vishnu Sahasranama and when he attained salvation,
He went that way singing your praises. 90.5

 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

This great saint has mentioned in his book of philosophy of chants,
You who is the god of all with the luster of the blue lotus flower,
And one who is above the holy trinity as the Lord of the universe,
And after advising attribute less worship of the Pranava Mantra,
He has pointed you as the one best for meditation with attributes. 90.6

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 Purana Sangraha an abstract of all known epics , without any doubt,
Your greatness only 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. 90.7

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

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,
To Lord Brahma in the Brhama kalpa and which has been ,
Mentioned in the second chapter of the MahaBhagawatha. 90.8

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

Those who worship Shiva due to their in born tendencies, get results of such worship,
By their extreme devotion to God Shiva , and it is keeping in view
The needs of such persons, that Veda Vyasa in Puranas like Skanda,
Has depreciated you for the sake of pointing primacy of Lord Shiva. 90.9

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

Arthavada is of three types namely praise whatever is the real truth,
Argue and point out that whatever does not exist , really exists,
And tell that, that which exists , does not really exist,
And 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. 90.10

 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

Oh God , though I am an ignorant one , I happened to tell some things,
And all of them are mentioned in the science of chants,
And of 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. 90.11