The Final chapter- Chapter24-Krishna the husband
He is described By Desika thus:
Krthuvidhiniyathah api akarmavaSyah
Parichitha kAmaraso api veetharAgah
Nagaravasathih api aSeshavAsah
kaThamiva kena sa vibhuh varNaneeyah
(YAD.24.2)
He was not bound by karma even though he was performing the sacrificial rites according to kshathriyadharma. That is, his sacrifices were not done for the fruit ordained in the Vedas. He was enjoying married life but was detached. That is, he was not influenced by desire. He was living in Dvaraka but yet he was present everywhere. Hence, says Desika, how and by whom can be described as being such and such?
His conduct and story of his life was like that of a rajarshi and extolled by the sages. Dvaraka became rich in treasures and superior to the three abodes of the Lord described in the Vedas., namely, Vaikunta, ksheerasagara and the region of the Sun.( This may be because His soulabhya, easy accessibility out of love excelled His parathva, supremacy.
Naturally
By drenching them with coloured water he created anuraga (red colour as well as love ) on them in and out.
Anukrtha nija Sakthibhih priyAbhih
Saha gunabanDhavibhaktha sanniveSaih
Muhuriha nipathathbhih uthpathathbhih
karaNavaSairiva kanshykaih adheevyath
(Yad.24.32)
With his wives like his three shakthis, Sri, Bhoo and NeelA,
When
Describing the various ways in which the wives of
Ajanishatha kutho nu bhAgaDheyAth
thribhuvanamangaldheepikAh SubhAngyah
yadhupathi sahadharmachArineebhih
sukham anagham bhuvi yAbhih anvabhAvi
(Yad.24.63)
Whatever was the good merit acquired by these women who were born to become the wives of
Yathibhih anububhooshithah sah thAbhih
yadhupathih adhbhutharoopavesha Seelah
nirupaDhika rasAmrthougha sinDhuh
sathatham aporvam apoorvam anvabhAvi
(Yad.24.67)
Desika describes the experience of the women as
Sarithah iva mrgeedhrsah tham ekam
Mahitha guNougha mahodhaDhim bajanthyah
avibharuh anapAyam aikarasyam
munigaNithascha sa eva mukthabhogah(Yad.24.69)
The wives of
They proved false the common criticisms that are leveled against women in general such as they are fickle, always oppose, harsh and insincere etc. They were the beacons of madhurabhakthi in the world which devotees like Meera and Andal followed. Desika says that even those who portray this by means of acting, dance, singing etc. also get engrossed in devotion of the Lord.
Desika concludes his kavya by these words:
nAreedhrshtyAniyamithaDhiyah nAkanATheSvarathvam
sambhoge cha pravaNamansahSASvatham brahmacharyam
athraikasyAm puri nivasathah sarvalokADhikathvam
niDhyAyanthah thvaritham atharandhustharAm thasya mAyAm
(Yad.24.93)
Krishna while he seemed to be bound by the beautiful eyes of his women, remained the overlord of the devas, while enjoying the company of the women he maintained his brahmacharya and thus displayed his status of transience and imminence as the Supreme Self, who, though seen in Dvaraka, was present in all beings and was all pervading. Those who contemplate on the Lord thus transcend His Maya which is otherwise difficult to transcend.
Gurubhih anaghachitthah AhithodhArabhoomA
Surabhitharasam ethath soonrtham venkateSah
Vyathanutha yadhuveerapreethim icchan prabhoothAm
kavikaTham kamrgendhrah kshemadham kAvyarathna
(Yad.24.95)
The glory of this kavya is described thus:
The contents of the kavya is the gift of the great masters like Vyasa and others to humanity.
It is composed by the mighty lion of debate and poet Venkatesa (Desika) to please the Lord.
It is full of the fragrance of the essence of kavithva and devotion as it abounds in richness of word and meaning and devotional fervour.
It is composed with the welfare of the world at heart and is beneficial , pleasing and true.
Yadhavabhyudhaya , the eminent work of Sri Vedantha Desika is concluded.
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