Vishnu - Nagesh D. Sonde

ecoming the foot-print of all of them, for by Self alone one knows all fragments –
„AkR%snaaoih sa:, pàNannaova pàNaao naama Bavaint, vadna\ vaak\, pSyaMScaxau:, EauNvana\ Eaao~ma\, manvaanaao mana:, tanyasyaOtaina kma-naamaanyaova |
sa yaao|t ekOkmaupasto na sa vaod, AkR%snaao (oYao|t ekOkona Bavait; Aa%mao%yaovaaopasaIt, A~ (oto sava- ekM Bavaint |
tdit%pdnaIyamasya sava-sya yadyamaa%maa, Anaona (ot%savMa-vaod |‟. In similar fashion Svetaketu was enjoined
by his father „yaonaaEaut ^M\ EautM Bava%yamatM matmaiva&atM iva&atimait …‟. It is spoken as not this, not this,
not anything like what is seen here, „Aqaat AadoSa: naoit naoit na (otsmaaidit nao%yanya%prmaist‟ and
verily, as – „sa%yasya sa%yaimait‟.
Sri Madhva clarifies that Vishnu is singularly of the form of eternal Bliss –
„pMcaBaUta%makM dohao ivaYNaao: pSyaint yaaoigana: | tqaa na yaaogaaraZUntao &anaM dohao hroirit ||‟ and „s~IpuMsaamalaOiBayaaoga%maa dohao
ivaYNaaona-jaayato | ikntu inadao-UacaOtnyasauKina%yaM svaakaM tnaUM || @va vaNaa-id @va ca &anaM svatn~aican%yasad\gaNaO: | kutao du:KM svatn~sya
ina%yaanandOkrUipNa: ||‟ therefore, how could such one have human emotions like sorrow,
when He is singularly of the form of eternal Bliss? Vishnu is Sai>, energy not vyai>,
an individual, who could be sarched outside oneself, as some one different from
oneself but the energy which is sought within oneself. Here Sri Madhva says –
“AiQaiYztSca tonaOva ivajaainayaat\ pRqak\ tt: || svaa#yaat\ SarIrat\ jaIvaaaM naicakotao|qa labQvaa ivaVamaotaM yaaogaivaiQaM ca kR%snama\ |
ba`*ma p`aPtao ivarjaao|BaUiWmaR%yaurnyaao|PyaovaM yaao ivadQyaa%mamaova || 18 ||
Thus having received the words spoken by Death and the Knowledge of the
technique of Yoga, Nachiketa became free form passion and death. So will others
be released who acquire the mysticl Wisdom of the Self.
Bhashya :
“At: savaao-