> AdishEsha is doing nitya kainkaryam (and is the embodiment of
kainkarya itself) to EmberumAn in SrivaikunTam where there is no
question of "defeat" or any such ego-related issues , how does one
reconcile to this story in varAha purAnam???
Narayana Narayana
My humble pranams to all learned Bhagavatas.I would
like to make some clarifications regarding
Adishesha here. The Lord that he is, has already
annointed Adishesha with the eternal and exalting
words-
"Sheshaanaam Isvaro Bhavaan"-"You are the supreme
among all Sheshas".
This is the reason why he is called "Adi"shesha- the
adi(meaning 'first' or 'superior'; here meaning
supreme).
A very interesting fact about all sheshas
is stated in the Bhagavad Gita. It says that the
kshetra (body of a shesha) is primarily
made up of "Mahaa bhoothani ahankaaro buddhir
Avyaktham eva cha"----
the five great elements (Pancha bhootam), "AHANKAARA"
(ego - one of the lower Prakrithis
comprising the Brahman-the supporter of all
jivaatmas), buddhi (intellect) and Avyaktham
(the unmanifest). Since Adishesha is no exception to
this, can we not conclude that even he
possesed the guna lakshanam as the Gita
states(although in a primeval stage)? Now that we are
clear with this
point, let us continue further. The Lord also says
that "Anahankaara:" (being without ego)
is one of the most important nature that one has to
possess to attain the Brahman
(to become a jnaani). If this divine law is not
satisfied, then the shesha will be subject to
all sorts of ego-related issues and falls into an
illusory stupor that he is the greatest.
This shall prove to be the cause for his doom. The
same was the case with Adishesha.
If there were no ego in Adishesha AND Vayu, then there
would have been no contest between the
two. So, let us not restrict ourselves to view this as
merely ego-born. Whatever transpired
between the two happened only because of His Divya
Sankalpam. He wanted
to set a stage to create an opportunity to help all
the sheshas (who did not understand Vedas)
get rid of this samsaara sagaram. That, He graciously
decided, to be only through the "Tamil Vedas".
And there it was, a great fight between vaayu and
Adishesha, marking the beginning of the
divine reign of the "Dravida Vedam".
I hope this could answer the question. I request you
all to kindly forgive me if there are
any mistakes.
Ramanuja Dasan.
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