Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study)
by Sajitha. A | 2018 | 50,171 words
This page relates 鈥楾heme of the Vasudevavijaya鈥� of the study on the Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva from the 11th century A.D. The Vasudevavijayam is an educational poem belonging to the Shastra-Kavya category of technical Sanskrit literature. The Vasudevavijayam depicts in 657 verses the story of Lord Krishna while also elucidates the grammatical rules of the Ashtadhyayi of Panini (teaching the science of grammar). The subject-content of the poem was taken from the tenth Skandha of the Bhagavatapurana.
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Theme of the 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补vijaya
The tenth skandha of 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 forms the basis for 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补vijaya The tenth skandha is divided into ninety chapters narrating the story from the birth of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 up to his life in Dvaraka and his progeny. 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 has made use of only the story of the first thirty seven chapters of the tenth skandha to illustrate the grammatical aphorisms of 笔腻峁噄苍颈. Beginning from the birth of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the story is narrated upto 碍别艣颈惫补诲丑补 and ends with 狈腻谤补诲补蝉迟耻迟颈. In order to complete the story, Melputt奴r 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺产丑补峁弓补 composes the poem 顿丑腻迟耻办腻惫测补 as a continuation of 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补vijaya
The poem begins with an invocation to Lord 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 whose story forms the theme of the story.
The author hopes that his words will be purified by the waves of the glorious deeds of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 which he is going to narrate.
办峁泃腻谤迟丑补迟腻 yasya 辫补诲腻尘产耻箩补峁� 蝉补诲腻 ni峁vam膩峁嘺峁� v峁涐箛ute'cir膩tsvayam |
h峁沝膩 dadhatta峁� vasudevanandana峁� pune girastaccarit膩m峁泃ormibhi岣� ||[1]
After the invocation the poet starts the story with the Goddess Earth鈥檚 approach to 叠谤补丑尘腻 as she is oppressed by the harassment of the Demons. After hearing the grievances, 叠谤补丑尘腻 along with Lord 艢颈惫补 and other celestials and Earth reached Palahi and discussed matters with Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and returned. In the following verses the description of the village 惭补诲丑耻谤腻 and 碍补峁僺补 are depicted. The marriage ceremony of 顿别惫补办墨 and Vasudeva and the divine oracle that eighth son of 顿别惫补办墨 is to extinguish the life of 碍补峁僺补 is given. Enraged by the strange oracle from space 碍补峁僺补 attempts to kill 顿别惫补办墨, but Vasudeva pacifies 碍补峁僺补 with an assurance that every child of 顿别惫补办墨 would be handed over to 碍补峁僺补 instantly at birth and goes to Vasudeva鈥檚 abode.
The second canto opens with a mentally perturbed thinking of Vasudeva in the aftermath of the assurance he has given to 碍补峁僺补. Sage Garga鈥檚 return from Vasudeva鈥檚 home after consoling him is narrated. Next Vasudeva reaches in 碍补峁僺补鈥檚 presence with his first born child and 碍补峁僺补 showers blessings on the child. Sage 狈腻谤补诲补 appearing on the scene and he reminds 碍补峁僺补 about the divine oracle. 碍补峁僺补 kills the child and throws 顿别惫补办墨 and Vasudeva to prison. Next the imprisonment of Ugrasena and contempt of 驰腻诲补惫补蝉 are depicted. 碍补峁僺补 employs personnel to kill children of 顿别惫补办墨 as and when they are born. Arrival of 搁辞丑颈峁嚹� at 狈补苍诲补驳峁沨补, 驰补艣辞诲腻鈥檚 pregnancy of 惭腻测腻诲别惫墨 are described here. The joy of birth of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and fear of 碍补峁僺补 then follows.
In the third canto, birth of Lord 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is described finely.痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 carries 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 to 狈补苍诲补驳峁沨补 and the river 驰补尘耻苍腻 splitting apart to facilitate easy passage for Vasudeva. The exchange of 惭腻测腻诲别惫墨 and 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is narrated then. 碍补峁僺补 rushes to the prison and takes hold the baby. But baby slips of his hand and rise high in the sky. She utters the truth that the terminator of 碍补峁僺补 is already born and disappears. The terribly frightened status of 碍补峁僺补 is also portrayed here.
Fourth canto describes the celebration of people of Dvaraka at the birth of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, 笔奴迟补苍腻尘辞办峁 etc. Ladies of Royal household are frightened at 笔奴迟补苍腻鈥檚 death but the smile emanating from 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 dispels their fear. The purifying rights for the welfare of child 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 and the prosperity of the people of Dvaraka are narrated well in this canto. 艢补办补峁乻耻谤补 is annihilated and the canto concludes with the killing of 罢峁涐箛腻惫补谤迟补.
The naming ceremony by Sage Garga and the exploits of the child 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 are narrated in detail in the fifth canto. Pilferage of butter, 鲍濒奴办丑补濒补产补苍诲丑补苍补, blessings to Na岣穉k奴bara and 惭补峁噄驳谤墨惫补, killing of the demons Baka and Agha are other important descriptions in the canto.
The sixth canto opens with the killing of the demon Dhainuka. 搁腻尘补办峁涐梗峁嘺蝉迟耻迟颈 and 碍腻岣穒测补尘补谤诲诲补苍补 episode follows. Then comes the killing of Pralamba and thereafter 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 enters forest. D膩v膩gnip膩na comes next followed by the depiction of season 艢补谤补迟.
Gopikas areenamored of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. 痴补蝉迟谤腻辫补丑补谤补峁嘺 is also narrated. Nandagopa conducts a rite to win favors from Indra but at 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 instance Govarddhana hill is worshipped and ends the sixth canto.
In the seventh canto Indra infuriated by the hindrance caused a heavy down pour and frightened Dvaraka. Inhabitants take refuge in 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 lifts the Govarddhana hill and protects Dvaraka from torrential rains. Failure of Indra in the battle, eulogy to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 by Indra, releasing of Nandagopa from 痴补谤耻峁嘺鈥檚 personnel, 搁腻蝉补办谤墨岣嵞�, killing of the demons 础谤颈峁ａ弓补 and 碍别艣颈苍 are the other major episodes described in this canto and it ends with the 狈腻谤补诲补蝉迟耻迟颈.
Thus in seven cantos 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 narrates the story of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 up to 碍别艣颈惫补诲丑补. Though the story of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is incomplete, the work 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补vijaya is complete in the light of describing Paniniyan rules.