Not only does criticizing the Lord, but even listening to such criticism leads one to the dark world of naraka. When posed with such a situation, if possible, one should raise objection. Else, it would be prudent to leave such a place immediately. Thus, states the Bhagavata.
Most people do not realize the contribution of ParashurAma to the kurukshetra war. He was the guru of Bhishma, Drona and Karna; in turn, Drona was the guru for the Pandavas, Kauravas and quite a few other princes. So, in effect, ParashurAma was the source for all the martial skills and knowhow used in the war.
Sri Hari who is in the form of Sri Vamana is worthy of praying. Sri Vamana went to Balichakravarthy who has taken the oath of doing yaga asked land as donation as a seeker (Yachaka, beggar).
śrī vādirāja tīrṭha shows how relying on logic can lead us to draw our own conclusions without basis and ensure dilution of custom.
Sri Vadirajateertha visited their village and witnessed their hardships. He placed down his Kamandala (spouted vessel carried by ascetics) in a field and prayed the Lord. A water spring then started from underneath the Kamandala.
While the first name is negative, the second name is auspicious in all dimensions.
Thus, Śrīvādirāja has subtly exemplified to us as to how a child should be named.
O Lord Hari! The One who grants great wealth and progress to those sajjanās who worship with great chants, filled with devotion and detachment from worldly affairs;
The term ‘Stambha’ is also an epithet of Vishnu (in the VishnusahasranAma, he is called ‘stambho bhAvano bharta …’). In addition, it has several meanings, each of which describes one or more qualities of the Lord.
In this verse and the next one, Sri Vadiraja is praying to the Mohini form of Sri Hari.
In the works of Sri Vadiraja Tirtharu, one can find innumerable examples of fine logic and reasoning being used to uphold the siddhAnta of Sri Madhwacharya. Such sweetness with logic can only be given by Rajaru. Let us take a peek at one such instance.