Jai Shri Krishna.
I have come across two verses in chapter 5 of canto 11 of the Srimad
Bhagavata purana, in these verse Narada, explians how Sriman NArayam
is worshiped the varius yugas, and i would like to know how these
verses are construed and Interpreted by in Sri vaishnava
sampradaya.
Fristly we have Sloka 32 (chapter 5, canto 11)
kṛṣṇa-varṇaḿ
tviṣākṛṣṇaḿ
sāńgopāńgāstra-pārṣadam
yajñaiḥ sańkīrtana-prāyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ
"In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational
chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings
the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish,
He is
Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants,
weapons and confidential companions"
Secondly there are verses 38-40 in the same chapter..
kṛtādiṣu prajā rājan
kalāv icchanti sambhavam
kalau khalu bhaviṣyanti
nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇāḥ
kvacit kvacin mahā-rāja
draviḍeṣu ca bhūriśaḥ
tāmraparṇī nadī yatra
kṛtamālā payasvinī
kāverī ca mahā-puṇyā
pratīcī ca mahā-nadī
ye pibanti jalaḿ tāsāḿ
manujā manujeśvara
prāyo bhaktā bhagavati
vāsudeve 'malāśayāḥ
"My dear King, the inhabitants of Satya-yuga and other ages eagerly
desire to take birth in this age of Kali, since in this age there
will be many devotees of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa. These
devotees
will appear in various places but will be especially numerous in
South India. O master of men, in the age of Kali those persons who
drink the waters of the holy rivers of Draviḍa-deśa, such as the
Tāmraparṇī, Krtamālā, Payasvinī, the extremely
pious Kāverī and the
Pratīcī Mahānadī, will almost all be purehearted devotees
of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva."
Who is being predicted in sloka 32???? Gaudiyas interpret this to
mean Chaitanya mahaprabhu, the swaminarayans see this as predicting
Sahajanada swami (Swaminarayan). What is the view of Sri vaishnava
Purvacharyas in regards to this verse???
In slokas 38-49 does the referrence to "the devottees in south
india" refer to The Alawars and Srimat Ramanuja?????
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