- Anugraha : H.H. Sri Vidyadheesha Teertha Sripadaru
- Compilation : Krishnasakha, Mudarangadi
- Translation : Sudheendra Putty, Secunderabad
- Varaha and Bhudevi image source : http://www.columbia.edu
Those were the times when the kings were immersed in power and pelf; deeply conceited, they disregarded and overlooked the supremacy of the Almighty. Even Bhudevi or Mother Earth, who is the epitome of tolerance could no longer bear this weight of treachery and ungratefulness. Taking the form of the ever benign cow, she poured out her tale of woe before Brahma. Brahma along with Shiva and others approached and beseeched the supreme and almighty Lord Narayana at his abode, the milky ocean. They placed before Him their grievances and implored Him to provide succour, purely out of His compassion.
“Jagāma satrinayanaḥ…….
Tatra gatvā jagannāthaṁ dēvadēvaṁ vr̥ṣākapim|
Puruṣaṁ puruṣasūktēna upatasthē samāhitaḥ”
The Bhagawata states that it was in this backdrop that the advent or avatara of Sri Krishna happened.
As the Bhagawata states thus, it emerges clearly and free from any ambiguity that Sri Krishna is (and none other than) Lord Narayana, who is extolled in the Purushasukta hymn. The crux of all the Vedas is “Om”. Its first expansion is statement or speech (Vyahruti). It further expatiates to the (three part) Gayatri. A more detailed exposition of the Gayatri is the three classed/chapter Purushasukta. The 3 Vedas emerged out of the three chapters of the Purushasukta and are the purport of all the shastras. Besides, Sri Krishna Himself in the Bhagawad Geeta declares that “I am the one who is primarily described in the Vedas” (Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo Vedanta krd veda vid eva caham). When once it is established that He is the one who is described in the Vedas, it follows as a corollary that the presiding deity who is so deified in the essence of the Vedas, ie., the Purushasukta is also the same.
Krishna Himself states that despite the scriptures being so abundantly clear, fools will continue to view Him as a mere mortal and ignore Him – “Avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanumāśritam.”
Only when we comprehend that Sri Krishna is not a mortal but the supreme Lord and the essence of the Vedas, Krishnavatra or emergence of Krishna in our hearts becomes possible.
Mother earth is the epitome of forgiveness and tolerance. She can and does bear unimaginable weight with great fortitude. However, she will never tolerate even for a moment the weight of rebuke meted out to the supreme Lord who is her consort. It is amply clear that Mother earth will never provide shelter to those who do not believe in Sri Krishna or those who despise Him.
Thus, it may be inferred that a person can never be termed a Vaidika (follower or well versed in the Vedas) so long as he does not accept Sri Krishna and His supremacy above all else.
Ever engaged in the sadhana of Srimadvaishnava Siddhanta of our Guru, Acharya Madhwa and all the Yatis and Dasas who have blazed this noble path. May HVG bless us all