Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study)
by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai | 2012 | 54,976 words
This page relates 鈥楴arration of the story of a teacher and a disciple鈥� of the study of the Dvisahasri by Tembesvami:鈥攁 Sanskrit epic poem (mahakavya) narrating the legend and activities of Lord Dattatreya, including details on his divine sports and incarnations. Also known as Datta, he is considered one of the Holy Masters in the Natha cult imparting spiritual knowledge and adequate practice to the aspirant.
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Chapter 2 - Narration of the story of a teacher and a disciple
[Note: This page represents a summary English translation of the Dvis膩hasr墨 by 峁琫mbesv膩m墨, chapter 2.鈥擨n the 2nd chapter the exalted sage Siddha narrates to N膩madh膩raka the auspicious story of a teacher and his disciple which was told by 叠谤补丑尘腻 to Kali.]
02/01鈥�02: N膩madh膩raka gets up from the dream and beholds in his front the compassionate 驰辞驳墨. He salutes him and speaks the words with love.
02/03: N膩madh膩raka address Him as his mother, father and master.
02/04-06: N膩madh膩raka says Him to be his all and sole. He is a Vedic Brahmin tormented in this world of Existance and is eager to meet the Holy Master who is capable of removing his grief, because on seeing Him his heart is joyful.
02/07-08: Siddha spoke[1]: Siddha introduces himself as a disciple of Lord 顿补迟迟腻迟谤别测补.
02/09-10: N膩madh膩raka spoke: Lord 顿补迟迟腻迟谤别测补 is his family deity, yet He makes him dive in the ocean of the afflictions.
02/11-13: Siddha spoke: The Holy Master can protect, when others are angry, but none can protect, when the Holy Master is angry. None can protect one having doubts and without faith.
02/14-15: N膩madh膩raka spoke: Any incident may be narrated.
02/16-22: Siddha spoke: Lord Vi峁蹋u鈥檚 desirer that He is one and to be many, is just His Illusory Power due to that this world is created. 叠谤补丑尘腻 is created from the navel of lord Vi峁蹋u who gives four Vedas to 叠谤补丑尘腻 who then creates this universe and the Eras (their characteristics are given) like Kr蹋ta, etc. for the sustenance of the people. 叠谤补丑尘腻 has narrated the story of a teacher to Kali at the time of its departure.
02/23-27: Kali spoke:
02/24: He can not go on the earth occupied by the righteous. 02/25: The Kali is the breaker of the bridge of rightness, impeller of grief and the creator of the quarrels, enmity, etc.
02/26: The breakers of celibacy, atheists, and the unrighteous are dearer to him, while the righteous of India are his enemy,
02/27: As soon as the devotees of the Holy Master, gods, saints, parents, mthe righteous, a Yogi and the knower (of the Self) come to his sight, he dies
02/28-31: 叠谤补丑尘腻 spoke.
02/29: Kali, endowed with demoniac qualities, must affect a man of 100 years.
02/30: Kali鈥檚 afflictions must not affect 07 persons devoted to the Holy Master, the Lord, the gods, pious Brahmins, parents and the righteousness.
02/31: Even gods are unable to win over the devotee of a The Holy Master.
02/32-33: Kali spoke: The account may be narrated to show how the Holy Master is higher than a god?
02/34-35: 叠谤补丑尘腻 spoke: None can achieve any goal without the Holy Master. 叠谤补丑尘腻 narrates the story of the The Holy Master called Vedadharm膩 and his disciple named 顿墨辫补办补.
02/36-71: In ancient time an ascetic named Vedadharm膩 lives with his disciples on the bank of river 骋辞诲腻惫补谤墨. Once for testing their devotedness he tells that his sins are washed off by austerity, yet a lot of destined actions must be suffered in the form of a disease at 碍腻艣墨. He asks if any one is ready to come and to attend upon him suffering from leprosy, to take care and to feed. One of his disciples named 顿墨辫补办补 shows his willingness to bear the sin on behalf of the teacher (36-40). Vedadharm膩[2] is reluctant to suffer his own actions and if the disciple is ready to attend upon, he may join. 顿墨辫补办补 goes with him to 碍腻艣墨. (41-42). The teacher gets leprosy to suffer the sin. 顿墨辫补办补 attends upon. He cleanses wet wounds and bears the unfavorable behavior of the teacher (43-45).
All his acts and services are neglected. Sometimes the teacher is happy and sometimes unhappy, yet the disciple considers the teacher as Lord 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 (46-50). Lord 碍腻艣墨vi艣van膩tha Himself appears before 顿墨辫补办补 and grants him a boon. 顿墨辫补办补 replies that it depends on the wish of the teacher. He goes to his teacher, but the teacher scolds him (51-54). 顿墨辫补办补 refuses to accept the boon, as his teacher is not ready for the same (55). The Lord informs this to lord Vi峁蹋u and others (56). Lord Vi峁蹋u goes to him and offers him a boon (57- 61).
02/62-64: 顿墨辫补办补 spoke: Lord Vi峁蹋u may give him unflinching devotion to the Holy Master.
02/65-75: Lord Vi峁蹋u spoke: He grants him the worldly pleasure and the liberation and says that his devotion to the Holy Master will remove the afflictions of the remembering ones (66). The disciples like him reside always in His vicinity (67). All the achievements would be attend upon him (68). The disciple returns to the Holy Master and informs the thing. The Holy Master being extremely pleased puts his hand on his head (69).This makes the disciple expert in all the branches of the Vedas and becomes liberated while living (箩墨惫补苍尘耻办迟补)
(70). Vedadharm膩鈥檚 suffering from Encoderma is to instruct the sanctity of 碍腻艣墨 and to test the devotion of the disciple (71). 叠谤补丑尘腻 continues with the words that Kali should not look at any devotee of any The Holy Master (72). Such is the greatness of the Holy Master, then what to talk about the trinity of the gods (73).
02/74-75: The fortunate ones worship the Holy Master and will cross the ocean of existence.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Here onwards the verb spoke (耻惫腻肠补) is not given but instead the: (colon) is put. Moreover the numbering of the verses and -formula is given according to the calculation of the formulas given by H.H. 峁琫mbesv膩mi. For detail see App 01.
[2]:
Vv. 02/42-63 are the speech of the The Holy Master.