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Vīra-rasa

Unit 17 of 234.3.14.3.6156 source entries

4.3.1

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सैवोत्साह-रतिः स्थायी विभावाद्यैर् निजोचितः । आनीयमाना स्वाद्यत्वं वीर-भक्ति-रसो भवेत्

saivotsāha-ratiḥ sthāyī vibhāvādyair nijocitaḥ | ānīyamānā svādyatvaṃ vīra-bhakti-raso bhavet

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“When utsāha - rati attains an enjoyable nature by suitable vibhāvas and other elements [of rasa ], it is called vīra - bhakti -rasa .”

4.3.2

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युद्ध-दान-दया-धर्मैश् चतुर्धा-वीर उच्यते । आलम्बन इह प्रोक्त एष एव चतुर्विधः

yuddha-dāna-dayā-dharmaiś caturdhā-vīra ucyate | ālambana iha prokta eṣa eva caturvidhaḥ

English translation

“There are four type of vīra or valiant persons: yuddha -vīra, dāna -vīra, dayā -vīra and dharma -vīra . These devotees are the ālambana for vīra- bhakti - rasa .”

4.3.3

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उत्साहस् त्व् एष भक्तानां सर्वेषाम् एव सम्भवेत्

utsāhas tv eṣa bhaktānāṃ sarveṣām eva sambhavet

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“It is possible for utsāha - rati to appear in all types of devotees.”

4.3.4

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तत्र युद्ध-वीरः-- परितोषाय कृष्णस्य दधद् उत्साहम् आहवे । सखा बन्धु-विशेषो वा युद्ध-वीर इहोच्यते

tatra yuddha-vīraḥ-- paritoṣāya kṛṣṇasya dadhad utsāham āhave | sakhā bandhu-viśeṣo vā yuddha-vīra ihocyate

English translation

Yuddha-vīra: “Special friends endowed with fortitude in fighting for satisfying Kṛṣṇa are called yuddha-vīra. ”

4.3.5

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प्रतियोद्धा मुकुन्दो वा तस्मिन् वा प्रेक्षके स्थिते । तदीयेच्छावेशेनात्र भवेद् अन्यः सुहृद्-वरः

pratiyoddhā mukundo vā tasmin vā prekṣake sthite | tadīyecchāveśenātra bhaved anyaḥ suhṛd-varaḥ

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“In this rasa , the friends fight against Kṛṣṇa , or fight against His best friends in Kṛṣṇa’s presence, according to Kṛṣṇa’s desire.”

4.3.6

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अपराजित-मानिनं हठाच् चटुलं त्वाम् अभिभूय माधव । धिनुयाम् अधुना सुहृद्-गणं यदि न त्वं समरात् पराञ्चसि

aparājita-māninaṃ haṭhāc caṭulaṃ tvām abhibhūya mādhava | dhinuyām adhunā suhṛd-gaṇaṃ yadi na tvaṃ samarāt parāñcasi

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Fighting with Kṛṣṇa : “O Mādhava ! You are very unsteady, but You think that no one can beat You. If You do not flee from the fight, I will now defeat You and please Your friends!”

4.3.7

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संरम्भ-प्रकटीकृत-प्रतिभटारम्भ-श्रियोः साद्भुतं कालिन्दी-पुलिने वयस्य-निकरैर् आलोक्यमानस् तदा । अव्युत्थापित-सख्ययोर् अपि वराहङ्कार-विस्फूर्जितः श्रीदाम्नश् च बकी-द्विषश् च समराटोपः पटीयान् अभूत्

saṃrambha-prakaṭīkṛta-pratibhaṭārambha-śriyoḥ sādbhutaṃ kālindī-puline vayasya-nikarair ālokyamānas tadā | avyutthāpita-sakhyayor api varāhaṅkāra-visphūrjitaḥ śrīdāmnaś ca bakī-dviṣaś ca samarāṭopaḥ paṭīyān abhūt

English translation

Another example: “Śrīdāma and Kṛṣṇa who were the very best of friends, displayed the splendor of fighting with anger on the bank of the Yamunā . Their intense pride in fighting with increased desire to win astonished all their friends.”

4.3.8

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सखि-प्रकर-मार्गणान् अगणितान् क्षिपन् सर्वतस् तथाद्य लगुडं क्रमाद् भ्रमयति स्म दामा कृती । अमंस्त रचित-स्तुतिर् व्रजपतेस् तनुजो ऽप्य् अमुं समृद्ध-पुलको यथा लगुड-पञ्जरान्तः-स्थितम्

sakhi-prakara-mārgaṇān agaṇitān kṣipan sarvatas tathādya laguḍaṃ kramād bhramayati sma dāmā kṛtī | amaṃsta racita-stutir vrajapates tanujo 'py amuṃ samṛddha-pulako yathā laguḍa-pañjarāntaḥ-sthitam

English translation

Fighting with His best friends: “Skillful Śrīdāma stopped the countless arrows with leather tips fired by all his friends by whirling his stick around. The son of Nanda praised him, with hairs standing on end, because it appeared that Śrīdāma was enclosed in a large cage made by the whirling stick.”

4.3.9

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प्रायः प्रकृत-शूराणां स्व-पक्षैर् अपि कर्हिचित् । युद्ध-केलि-समुत्साहो जायते परमाद्भुतः

prāyaḥ prakṛta-śūrāṇāṃ sva-pakṣair api karhicit | yuddha-keli-samutsāho jāyate paramādbhutaḥ

English translation

“Sometimes there are astonishing mock battles between two fighters who are naturally on the same side.”

4.3.10

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तथा च हरि-वंशे-- तथा गाण्डीव-धन्वानं विक्रीडन् मधुसूदनः । जिगाय भरत-श्रेष्ठं कुन्त्याः प्रमुखतो विभुः इति ।

tathā ca hari-vaṃśe-- tathā gāṇḍīva-dhanvānaṃ vikrīḍan madhusūdanaḥ | jigāya bharata-śreṣṭhaṃ kuntyāḥ pramukhato vibhuḥ iti |

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From Hari- vaṃśa : “The Lord Madhusūdana defeated Arjuna , wielder of Gāṇḍīva, the best of the Bharata dynasty, in front of Kuntī in mock battle.”

4.3.11

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कत्थितास्फोट-विस्पर्धा-विक्रमास्त्र-ग्रहादयः । प्रतियोध-स्थिताः सन्तो भवन्त्य् उद्दीपना इह

katthitāsphoṭa-vispardhā-vikramāstra-grahādayaḥ | pratiyodha-sthitāḥ santo bhavanty uddīpanā iha

English translation

“The uddīpanas of yuddha - vīra-rasa are boasting, striking the arms in challenge, rivalry, showing strength, taking up weapons and being aroused by the words of the opponent.”

4.3.12

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पिण्डीशूरस् त्वम् इह सुबलं कैतवेनाबलाङ्गं जित्वा दामोदर युधि वृथा मा कृथाः कत्थितानि । माद्यन्न् एष त्वद्-अलघु-भुजासर्प-दर्पापहारी मन्द्रध्वानो नटति निकटे स्तोककृष्णः कलापी

piṇḍīśūras tvam iha subalaṃ kaitavenābalāṅgaṃ jitvā dāmodara yudhi vṛthā mā kṛthāḥ katthitāni | mādyann eṣa tvad-alaghu-bhujāsarpa-darpāpahārī mandradhvāno naṭati nikaṭe stokakṛṣṇaḥ kalāpī

English translation

Boasting as uddīpana: “O Dāmodara ! You are expert only at eating. Do not boast after winning over the weak Subāla by cheating. This peacock in the form of Stoka-kṛṣṇa , destroyer of the snake of Your long arms, is dancing madly nearby while making loud sounds.”

4.3.14

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असहाये ऽपि युद्धेच्छा समराद् अपलायनम् । भीताभय-प्रदानाद्या विज्ञेयाश् चापरे बुधैः

asahāye 'pi yuddhecchā samarād apalāyanam | bhītābhaya-pradānādyā vijñeyāś cāpare budhaiḥ

English translation

“If the above actions such as boasting are only for one’s own awareness they are anubhāvas . The wise say that the other anubhāvas are self-pride, roaring like a lion, proud words, bounding about, enthusiasm to fight even without assistance, not fleeing from battle, and making the fearful fearless.”

4.3.15

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प्रोत्साहयस्यतितरां किम् इवाग्रहेण मां केशिसूदन विदन्न् अपि भद्रसेनम् । योद्धुं बलेन समम् अत्र सुदुर्बलेन दिव्यार्गला प्रतिभटस् त्रपते भुजो मे

protsāhayasyatitarāṃ kim ivāgraheṇa māṃ keśisūdana vidann api bhadrasenam | yoddhuṃ balena samam atra sudurbalena divyārgalā pratibhaṭas trapate bhujo me

English translation

Boasting as anubhāva : “O killer of Keśi ! You know that I am Bhadrasena . Why are You eager to fight with weak Baladeva ? My arm resembling a shining door bolt is ashamed of this.”

4.3.16

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धृताटोपे गोपेश्वर-जलधि-चन्द्रे परिकरं निबध्नत्य् उल्लासाद् भुज-समर-चर्या-समुचितम् । स-रोमाञ्चं क्ष्वेडा-निविड-मुख-बिम्बस्य नटतः सुदाम्नः सोत्कण्ठं जयति मुहुर् आहोपुरुषिका

dhṛtāṭope gopeśvara-jaladhi-candre parikaraṃ nibadhnaty ullāsād bhuja-samara-caryā-samucitam | sa-romāñcaṃ kṣveḍā-niviḍa-mukha-bimbasya naṭataḥ sudāmnaḥ sotkaṇṭhaṃ jayati muhur āhopuruṣikā

English translation

Show of self-pride: “O lord of the cowherds! All glories to Sudāma who, displaying great self-confidence and roaring like a lion, danced around until his hairs stood on end and his eagerness of fighting increased, when the proud Kṛṣṇa tightened His belt with great show.”

4.3.17

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चतुष्टये ऽपि वीराणां निखिला एव सात्त्विकाः । गर्वावेग-धृति-व्रीडा-मति-हर्षावहित्थिकाः । अमर्षोत्सुकतासूया-स्मृत्य्-आद्या व्यभिचारिणः

catuṣṭaye 'pi vīrāṇāṃ nikhilā eva sāttvikāḥ | garvāvega-dhṛti-vrīḍā-mati-harṣāvahitthikāḥ | amarṣotsukatāsūyā-smṛty-ādyā vyabhicāriṇaḥ

English translation

“All the four types of heros show all the sāttvika-bhāvas and all the vyabhicārī-bhāvas such as garva , āvega , dhṛti , vrīḍā , mati , harṣa , avahitta, amarṣa , utsukatā, asūyā and smṛti .”

4.3.18

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युद्धोत्साह-रतिस् तस्मिन् स्थायि-भावतयोदिता । या स्वशक्ति-सहायाद्यैर् आहार्या सहजापि वा । जिगीषा स्थेयसी युद्धे सा युद्धोत्साह ईर्यते

yuddhotsāha-ratis tasmin sthāyi-bhāvatayoditā | yā svaśakti-sahāyādyair āhāryā sahajāpi vā | jigīṣā stheyasī yuddhe sā yuddhotsāha īryate

English translation

“The steady desire to win at fighting either acquired or natural, induced either by one’s own strength or with encouragement of others’ help, which arises when yuddhotsāha- rati becomes the sthāyī- bhāva , is called yuddhotsāha .”

4.3.19

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स्व-तात-शिष्ट्या स्फुटम् अप्य् अनिच्छन्न् आहूयमानः पुरुषोत्तमेन । स स्तोक-कृष्णो धृत-युद्ध-तृष्णः प्रोद्यम्य दण्डं भ्रमयाञ्चकार

sva-tāta-śiṣṭyā sphuṭam apy anicchann āhūyamānaḥ puruṣottamena | sa stoka-kṛṣṇo dhṛta-yuddha-tṛṣṇaḥ prodyamya daṇḍaṃ bhramayāñcakāra

English translation

Beginning desire to fight on one’s own: “When his father discouraged him, Stoka-kṛṣṇa was unwilling to fight with Kṛṣṇa . However, when challenged by Kṛṣṇa, he became eager to fight. He took up his stick and began to whirl it around.”

4.3.20

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शुण्डाकारं प्रेक्ष्य मे बाहु-दण्डं मा त्वं भैषीः क्षुद्र रे भद्रसेन । हेलारम्भेणाद्य निर्जित्य रामं श्रीदामाहं कृष्णम् एवाह्वयेय

śuṇḍākāraṃ prekṣya me bāhu-daṇḍaṃ mā tvaṃ bhaiṣīḥ kṣudra re bhadrasena | helārambheṇādya nirjitya rāmaṃ śrīdāmāhaṃ kṛṣṇam evāhvayeya

English translation

Natural desire to fight encouraged only by oneself: “O wimpy Bhadrasena ! I am Śrīdāma. Do not be afraid on seeing my arm, think like an elephant’s trunk. Today I will defeat Balarām in mock battle, and then challenge Kṛṣṇa to fight.”

4.3.21

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बलस्य बलिनो बलात् सुहृद्-अनीकम् आलोडयन् पयोधिम् इव मन्दरः कृत-मुकुन्द-पक्ष-ग्रहः । जनं विकट-गर्जितैर् वधिरयन् स धीर-स्वरो हरेः प्रमदम् एककः समिति भद्रसेनो व्यधात्

balasya balino balāt suhṛd-anīkam āloḍayan payodhim iva mandaraḥ kṛta-mukunda-pakṣa-grahaḥ | janaṃ vikaṭa-garjitair vadhirayan sa dhīra-svaro hareḥ pramadam ekakaḥ samiti bhadraseno vyadhāt

English translation

Another example: “Deep-voiced Bhadrasena , on Kṛṣṇa ’s side, deafening the friends on strong Balarāma ’s side by his harsh roaring, churned them all by himself like the Mandara Mountain churning the ocean of milk. This gave great pleasure to Kṛṣṇa.”

4.3.22

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मयि वल्गति भीम-विक्रमे भज भङ्गं न हि सङ्गरादितः । इति मित्र-गिरा वरूथपः स-विरूपं विब्रुवन् हरिं ययौ

mayi valgati bhīma-vikrame bhaja bhaṅgaṃ na hi saṅgarāditaḥ | iti mitra-girā varūthapaḥ sa-virūpaṃ vibruvan hariṃ yayau

English translation

Regaining enthusiasm for battle by another person’s assistance: “ ‘Do not accept defeat in this battle, since I am bursting with fierce prowess!’ After hearing these words from a friend, Varūthapa charged toward the Lord, uttering unnatural sounds.”

4.3.23

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सङ्ग्राम-कामुक-भुजः स्वयम् एव कामं दामोदरस्य विजयाय कृती सुदामा । साहाय्यम् अत्र सुबलः कुरुते बली चेज् जातो मणिः सुजटितो वर-हाटकेन

saṅgrāma-kāmuka-bhujaḥ svayam eva kāmaṃ dāmodarasya vijayāya kṛtī sudāmā | sāhāyyam atra subalaḥ kurute balī cej jāto maṇiḥ sujaṭito vara-hāṭakena

English translation

Natural enthusiasm for battle, with additional encouragement: “Expert Sudāma with arms eager for battle had sufficient strength to conquer Kṛṣṇa in battle. If he were to take the help of strong Subala , he would be like a jewel set in gold.”

4.3.24

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सुहृद् एव प्रतिभटो वीरे कृष्णस्य न त्वरिः । स भक्त-क्षोभ-कारित्वाद् रौद्रे त्व् आलम्बनो रसे । रागाभावो दृग्-आदीनां रौद्राद् अस्य विभेदकः

suhṛd eva pratibhaṭo vīre kṛṣṇasya na tvariḥ | sa bhakta-kṣobha-kāritvād raudre tv ālambano rase | rāgābhāvo dṛg-ādīnāṃ raudrād asya vibhedakaḥ

English translation

“In vīra - bhakti - rasa the friends are the opponents of Kṛṣṇa . They are not the opponents of enemies. When there is an enemy giving agitation to the devotee, the devotee becomes the ālambana of raudra-rasa . In raudra -rasa the eyes become red, etc. This is absent in vīra-rasa . This is the difference between vīra-rasa and raudra-rasa .”

4.3.25

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अथ दान-वीरः-- द्वि-विधो दान-वीरः स्याद् एकस् तत्र बहु-प्रदः । उपस्थित-दुरापार्थ-त्यागी चापर उच्यते

atha dāna-vīraḥ-- dvi-vidho dāna-vīraḥ syād ekas tatra bahu-pradaḥ | upasthita-durāpārtha-tyāgī cāpara ucyate

English translation

“There are two types of dāna- vīras : the person who gives in plenty ( bahu-prada ) and the renounced person who does not want to accept what is given by the Lord ( upasthita-durāpārtha-tyāgi ).”

4.3.26

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तत्र बहु-प्रदः-- सहसा दीयते येन स्वयं सर्वस्वम् अप्य् उत । दामोदरस्य सौख्याय प्रोच्यते स बहु-प्रदः

tatra bahu-pradaḥ-- sahasā dīyate yena svayaṃ sarvasvam apy uta | dāmodarasya saukhyāya procyate sa bahu-pradaḥ

English translation

“The person who will give everything immediately for Kṛṣṇa ’s pleasure is called bahu-prada (generous giver).”

4.3.28

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स्थैर्य-दाक्षिण्य-धैर्याद्या अनुभावा इहोदिताः । वितर्कौत्सुक्य-हर्षाद्या विज्ञेया व्यभिचारिणः

sthairya-dākṣiṇya-dhairyādyā anubhāvā ihoditāḥ | vitarkautsukya-harṣādyā vijñeyā vyabhicāriṇaḥ

English translation

“The uddīpana for the dana - vīra is seeing a person worthy of charity. The anubhāvas are giving more than asked, talking with a slight smile, steadiness, kindness and patience etc. The vyabhicārī- bhāvas are vitarka , autsukya , harṣa and others.”

4.3.29

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दानोत्साह-रतिस् त्व् अत्र स्थायि-भावतयोदिता । प्रगाढा स्थेयसी दित्सा दानोत्साह इतीर्यते

dānotsāha-ratis tv atra sthāyi-bhāvatayoditā | pragāḍhā stheyasī ditsā dānotsāha itīryate

English translation

“In the dana - vīra , dānotsāha- rati is the sthāyī- bhāva . A very steady desire to give is called dānotsāha .”

4.3.30

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द्विधा बहु-प्रदो ऽप्य् एष विद्वद्भिर् इह कथ्यते । स्याद् आभ्युदयिकस् त्व् एकः परस् तत्-सम्प्रदानकः

dvidhā bahu-prado 'py eṣa vidvadbhir iha kathyate | syād ābhyudayikas tv ekaḥ paras tat-sampradānakaḥ

English translation

“There are two types of plentiful givers: ābhyudayika (giving on auspicious occasions) and kṛṣṇa -sampradānaka (giving in surrender to Kṛṣṇa).”

4.3.31

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तत्र आभ्युदायिकः-- कृष्णस्याभ्युदयार्थं तु येन सर्वस्वम् अर्प्यते । अर्थिभ्यो ब्राह्मणादिभ्यः स आभ्युदायिको भवेत्

tatra ābhyudāyikaḥ-- kṛṣṇasyābhyudayārthaṃ tu yena sarvasvam arpyate | arthibhyo brāhmaṇādibhyaḥ sa ābhyudāyiko bhavet

English translation

“The person who gives everything to the requesters such as brāhmaṇas for the sake of Kṛṣṇa is called the ābhyudaika- dāna - vīra . ”

4.3.32

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व्रजपतिर् इह सूनोर् जातकार्थं तथासौ व्यतरद् अमल-चेताः सञ्चयं नैचिकीनाम् । पृथुर् अपि नृग-कीर्तिः साम्प्रतं संवृतासीद् इति निजगदुर् उच्चैर् भूसुरा येन तृप्ताः

vrajapatir iha sūnor jātakārthaṃ tathāsau vyatarad amala-cetāḥ sañcayaṃ naicikīnām | pṛthur api nṛga-kīrtiḥ sāmprataṃ saṃvṛtāsīd iti nijagadur uccair bhūsurā yena tṛptāḥ

English translation

An example: “When the pure-hearted Nanda gave all the best cows to the brāhmaṇas on the occasion of Kṛṣṇa ’s birth celebration, the surrounding brāhmaṇas were so satisfied that they exclaimed loudly that it eclipsed the charity of King Nṛga.”

4.3.34

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तद्-दानं प्रीति-पूजाभ्यां भवेद् इत्य् उदितं द्विधा

tad-dānaṃ prīti-pūjābhyāṃ bhaved ity uditaṃ dvidhā

English translation

“When a person realizes the real nature of the Lord, and gives the Lord all his possessions that are sources of material identity and possessiveness, he is called tat-sampradānaka . There are two types: giving out of affection and giving as worship.”

4.3.35

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तत्र प्रीति-दानम्-- प्रीति-दानं तु तस्मै यद् दद्याद् बन्ध्व्-आदि-रूपिणे

tatra prīti-dānam-- prīti-dānaṃ tu tasmai yad dadyād bandhv-ādi-rūpiṇe

English translation

Giving in affection: “What is given to the Lord as an affectionate friend is called prīti- dāna .”

4.3.36

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चार्चिक्यं वैजयन्तीं पटम् उरु-पुरटोद्भासुरं भूषणानां श्रेणिं माणिक्य-भाजं गज-रथ-तुरगान् कर्बुरान् कर्बुरेण । दत्त्वा राज्यं कुटुम्बं स्वम् अपि भगवते दित्सुर् अप्य् अन्यद् उच्चैर् देयं कुत्राप्य् अदृष्ट्वा मख-सदसि तदा व्याकुलः पाण्डवो ऽभूत्

cārcikyaṃ vaijayantīṃ paṭam uru-puraṭodbhāsuraṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ śreṇiṃ māṇikya-bhājaṃ gaja-ratha-turagān karburān karbureṇa | dattvā rājyaṃ kuṭumbaṃ svam api bhagavate ditsur apy anyad uccair deyaṃ kutrāpy adṛṣṭvā makha-sadasi tadā vyākulaḥ pāṇḍavo 'bhūt

English translation

“After completing all the ceremonial functions at the rājasūya sacrifice, King Yudhiṣṭhira desired to give Kṛṣṇa sandalwood, a vaijayantī garland, ornaments with the best rubies and gold, elephants, chariots and horses bedecked in gold. Not seeing anything else worth giving, he became afflicted.”

4.3.37

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पुजा-दानं-- पुजा-दानं तु तस्मै यद् विप्र-रूपाय दीयते

pujā-dānaṃ-- pujā-dānaṃ tu tasmai yad vipra-rūpāya dīyate

English translation

“What is given to the Lord Himself, or to his form representing the devatās or the brāhmaṇas is called pujā- dāna .”

4.3.38

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यजन्ति यज्ञं क्रतुभिर् यम् आदृता भवन्त आम्नाय-विधान-कोविदाः । स एव विष्णुर् वरदो ऽस्तु वा परो दास्याम्य् अमुष्मै क्षितिम् ईप्सितां मुने

yajanti yajñaṃ kratubhir yam ādṛtā bhavanta āmnāya-vidhāna-kovidāḥ | sa eva viṣṇur varado 'stu vā paro dāsyāmy amuṣmai kṣitim īpsitāṃ mune

English translation

From the Eighth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [8.20.11]: “O great sage, great saintly persons like you, being completely aware of the Vedic principles for performing ritualistic ceremonies and yajñas , worship Lord Viṣṇu in all circumstances. Therefore, whether that same Lord Viṣṇu has come here to give me all benedictions or to punish me as an enemy, I must carry out His order and give Him the requested tract of land without hesitation.”

4.3.39

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यथा वा दश-रूपके {*धनिक तो ४.७२}-- लक्ष्मी-पयोधरोत्सङ्ग-कुङ्कुमारुणितो हरेः । बलिनैव स येनास्य भिक्षा-पात्रीकृतः करः

yathā vā daśa-rūpake {*Dhanika to 4.72}-- lakṣmī-payodharotsaṅga-kuṅkumāruṇito hareḥ | balinaiva sa yenāsya bhikṣā-pātrīkṛtaḥ karaḥ

English translation

From Daśa- rūpaka : “ Bali offered the ball of grains to the hand of the Lord, which was colored with the kuṅkuma from the breast of Lakṣmī.”

4.3.40

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अथ उपस्थित-दुरापार्थ-त्यागी-- उपस्थित-दुरापार्थ-त्यग्य् असौ येन नेष्यते । हरिणा दीयमानो ऽपि सार्ष्ट्य्-आदिस् तुष्यता वरः

atha upasthita-durāpārtha-tyāgī-- upasthita-durāpārtha-tyagy asau yena neṣyate | hariṇā dīyamāno 'pi sārṣṭy-ādis tuṣyatā varaḥ

English translation

“The person who does not want to accept even the five types of liberation, offered by the Lord who is pleased with him, is called upasthita-durāpārtha-tyāgī (one who is resolute to reject things rarely attained by others).”

4.3.42

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अनुभावास् तद्-उत्कर्ष-वर्णन-द्रढिमादयः । अत्र सञ्चारिता भूम्ना धृतेर् एव समीक्ष्यते

anubhāvās tad-utkarṣa-varṇana-draḍhimādayaḥ | atra sañcāritā bhūmnā dhṛter eva samīkṣyate

English translation

“This person is the opposite of the sampradānaka-dānavīra (who gives to the Lord), for here the donor is the Lord and the beneficiary is the devotee. In this type of bhakti - rasa , the uddīpanas are the mercy of Kṛṣṇa , conversations of the Lord, and His smiles. The anubhāvas are conviction in the descriptions of the Lord’s qualities, and the vyabhicārī-bhāvas are such things as dhṛti (resoluteness).”

4.3.43

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त्यागोत्साह-रतिर् धीरैः स्थायी भाव इहोदितः । त्यागेच्छा तादृशी प्रौढा त्यागोत्साह इतीर्यते

tyāgotsāha-ratir dhīraiḥ sthāyī bhāva ihoditaḥ | tyāgecchā tādṛśī prauḍhā tyāgotsāha itīryate

English translation

“The wise say that the sthāyī- bhāva of this rasa is tyāgotsāha- rati . Tyāgotsāha means the deep desire to reject things like the five type of liberation.”

4.3.44

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स्थानाभिलाषी तपसि स्थितो ऽहं त्वां प्राप्तवान् देव-मुनीन्द्र-गुह्यम् । काचं विचिन्वन्न् अपि दिव्य-रत्नं स्वामिन् कृतार्थो ऽस्मि वरं न याचे

sthānābhilāṣī tapasi sthito 'haṃ tvāṃ prāptavān deva-munīndra-guhyam | kācaṃ vicinvann api divya-ratnaṃ svāmin kṛtārtho 'smi varaṃ na yāce

English translation

From the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya: “O Lord! I desired a king’s throne, but I attained You, who are hidden even from the chief devatās and sages. As a person, on searching for glass and attaining jewels, no longer desires the glass, having attained You I have become successful and do not desire anything else.”

4.3.45

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नात्यन्तिकं विगणयन्त्य् अपि ते प्रसादं किं वान्यद् अर्पित-भयं भ्रुव उन्नयैस् ते । ये ऽङ्ग त्वद्-अङ्घ्रि-शरणा भवतः कथायाः कीर्तन्य-तीर्थ-यशसः कुशला रस-ज्ञाः

nātyantikaṃ vigaṇayanty api te prasādaṃ kiṃ vānyad arpita-bhayaṃ bhruva unnayais te | ye 'ṅga tvad-aṅghri-śaraṇā bhavataḥ kathāyāḥ kīrtanya-tīrtha-yaśasaḥ kuśalā rasa-jñāḥ

English translation

From the Third Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [3.15.48]: “Persons who are very expert and most intelligent in understanding things as they are engage in hearing narrations of the auspicious activities and pastimes of the Lord, which are worth chanting and worth hearing. Such persons do not care even for the highest material benediction, namely liberation, to say nothing of other less important benedictions like the material happiness of the heavenly kingdom.”

4.3.46

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अयम् एव भवन्न् उच्चैः प्रौढ-भाव-विशेष-भाक् । धुर्यादीनां तृतीयस्य वीरस्य पदवीं व्रजेत्

ayam eva bhavann uccaiḥ prauḍha-bhāva-viśeṣa-bhāk | dhuryādīnāṃ tṛtīyasya vīrasya padavīṃ vrajet

English translation

“Some of these tyāgīs , by partaking of intense dāsya- bhāva , attain the level of vīra among the three types of pāriṣadas ( dhurya , dhīra and vīra ).”

4.3.47

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अथ दया-वीरः-- कृपार्द्र-हृदयत्वेन खण्डशो देहम् अर्पयन् । कृष्णायाच्छन्न-कृपाय दया-वीर इहोच्यते

atha dayā-vīraḥ-- kṛpārdra-hṛdayatvena khaṇḍaśo deham arpayan | kṛṣṇāyācchanna-kṛpāya dayā-vīra ihocyate

English translation

“The person who, heart flowing with mercy, offers his body piece by piece to Kṛṣṇa in a disguised form, is called dayā- vīra (resolute in showing mercy).”

4.3.49

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आश्वासनोक्तयः स्थैर्यम् इत्य् आद्यास् तत्र विक्रियाः । औत्सुक्यम् अतिहर्षाद्या ज्ञेयाः सञ्चारिणो बुधैः

āśvāsanoktayaḥ sthairyam ity ādyās tatra vikriyāḥ | autsukyam atiharṣādyā jñeyāḥ sañcāriṇo budhaiḥ

English translation

“The uddīpanas for the dāya - vīra are such things as the appearance of suffering in a person who will be the object of mercy ( Kṛṣṇa in disguise). The anubhāvas are steadiness, words of comfort and protecting those in distress, even at the cost of one’s life. The vyabhicārī-bhāvas are such things as autsukya , mati and harṣa .”

4.3.50

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दयोत्साह-रतिस् त्व् अत्र स्थायि-भाव उदीर्यते । दयोद्रेक-भृद् उत्साहो दयोत्साह इहोदितः

dayotsāha-ratis tv atra sthāyi-bhāva udīryate | dayodreka-bhṛd utsāho dayotsāha ihoditaḥ

English translation

“The sthāyī- bhāva is dayotsāha- rati . Resoluteness endowed with strong compassion is called dayotsāha .”

4.3.51

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वन्दे कुट्मलिताञ्जलिर् मुहुर् अहं वीरं मयूर-ध्वजं येनार्धं कपट-द्विजाय वपुषः कंस-द्विषे दित्सता । कष्टं गद्गदिकाकुलो ऽस्मि कथनारम्भाद् अहो धीमता सोल्लासं क्रकचेन दारितम् अभूत् पत्नी-सुताभ्यां शिवः

vande kuṭmalitāñjalir muhur ahaṃ vīraṃ mayūra-dhvajaṃ yenārdhaṃ kapaṭa-dvijāya vapuṣaḥ kaṃsa-dviṣe ditsatā | kaṣṭaṃ gadgadikākulo 'smi kathanārambhād aho dhīmatā sollāsaṃ krakacena dāritam abhūt patnī-sutābhyāṃ śivaḥ

English translation

An example: “I offer my respects with folded hands to Mayūradhvaja . Alas! Desiring to offer half of his body to Kṛṣṇa disguised as a brāhmaṇa , he ordered his wife and son to cleave his head with a saw. Oh! In telling this tale, my voice chokes up.”

4.3.52

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हरेश् चेत् तत्त्व-विज्ञानं नैवास्य घटते दया । तद्-अभावे त्व् असौ दान-वीरे ऽन्तर्-भवति स्फुटम्

hareś cet tattva-vijñānaṃ naivāsya ghaṭate dayā | tad-abhāve tv asau dāna-vīre 'ntar-bhavati sphuṭam

English translation

“If Mayūadhvaja had been aware that the brāhmaṇa were actually Kṛṣṇa , he would not have displayed such compassion. Without the display of compassion, he would instead be a clear example of dāna - vīra , one who gives to the Lord in surrender.”

4.3.53

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वैष्णवत्वाद् रतिः कृष्णे क्रियते ऽनेन सर्वदा । कृतात्र द्विज-रूपे च भक्तिस् तेनास्य भक्तता

vaiṣṇavatvād ratiḥ kṛṣṇe kriyate 'nena sarvadā | kṛtātra dvija-rūpe ca bhaktis tenāsya bhaktatā

English translation

“Since the King was a devotee of the Lord, he always had rati for Kṛṣṇa . Thus in showing bhakti for Kṛṣṇa in the disguised form of a brāhmaṇa , it was still an expression of his bhakti .”

4.3.54

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अन्तर्-भावं वदन्तो ऽस्य दान-वीरे दयात्मनः । वोपदेवादयो धीरा वीरम् आचक्षते त्रिधा

antar-bhāvaṃ vadanto 'sya dāna-vīre dayātmanaḥ | vopadevādayo dhīrā vīram ācakṣate tridhā

English translation

“Vopadeva and other learned persons class the dāya - vīra within the dāna -vīra . Thus they say there are only three classes of vīras .”

4.3.55

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अथ धर्म-वीरः-- कृष्णैक-तोषणे धर्मे यः सदा परिनिष्ठितः । प्रायेण धीर-शान्तस् तु धर्म-वीरः स उच्यते

atha dharma-vīraḥ-- kṛṣṇaika-toṣaṇe dharme yaḥ sadā pariniṣṭhitaḥ | prāyeṇa dhīra-śāntas tu dharma-vīraḥ sa ucyate

English translation

“The dhīra- śānta (peaceful devotee) who is fixed at all times in dharma pleasing to Kṛṣṇa alone is called dharma- vīra .”

4.3.56

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उद्दीपना इह प्रोक्ताः सच्-छास्त्र-श्रवणादयः । अनुभावा नयास्तिक्य-सहिष्णुत्व-यमादयः

uddīpanā iha proktāḥ sac-chāstra-śravaṇādayaḥ | anubhāvā nayāstikya-sahiṣṇutva-yamādayaḥ

English translation

“The uddīpanas for the dharma - vīra are activities such as hearing the revealed scriptures. The anubhāvas are proper conduct, adherence to scriptural rules, tolerance and following rules of sense control. The vyabhicārī-bhāvas are mati , smṛti and others.”

4.3.57

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धर्मोत्साह-रतिर् धीरैः स्थायी भाव इहोच्यते । धर्मैकाभिनिवेशस् तु धर्मोत्साहो मतः सताम्

dharmotsāha-ratir dhīraiḥ sthāyī bhāva ihocyate | dharmaikābhiniveśas tu dharmotsāho mataḥ satām

English translation

“The wise say that dharmotsāha- rati is the sthāyī- bhāva of the dharma - vīra . Dharmotsāha means to be absorbed only in the subject of dharma .”

4.3.58

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भवद् अभि रति-हेतून् कुर्वता सप्त-तन्तून् पुरम् अभि पुरु-हूते नित्यम् एवोपहूते । दनुज-दमन तस्याः पाण्डु-पुत्रेण गण्डः सुचिरम् अरचि शच्याः सव्य-हस्ताङ्क-शायी

bhavad abhi rati-hetūn kurvatā sapta-tantūn puram abhi puru-hūte nityam evopahūte | danuja-damana tasyāḥ pāṇḍu-putreṇa gaṇḍaḥ suciram araci śacyāḥ savya-hastāṅka-śāyī

English translation

An example: “O Kṛṣṇa , defeater of demons! When Indra was called by Yudhiṣṭhīra, who performed elaborate sacrifices for Your pleasure, his wife Śacī ’s left cheek became marked with her hand print.”

4.3.59

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यज्ञः पूजा-विशेषो ऽस्य भुजाद्य्-अङ्गानि वैष्णवः । ध्यात्वेन्द्राद्य्-आश्रयत्वेन यद् एष्व् आहुतिर् अर्प्यते

yajñaḥ pūjā-viśeṣo 'sya bhujādy-aṅgāni vaiṣṇavaḥ | dhyātvendrādy-āśrayatvena yad eṣv āhutir arpyate

English translation

“When the Vaiṣṇavas offer a sacrifice to Indra , the Vaiṣṇavas consider the sacrifice as worship of the Lord, and meditate on worshiping the limbs of the Lord, which give shelter to Indra and others.”

4.3.60

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अयं तु साक्षात् तस्यैव निदेशात् कुरुते मखान् । युधिष्ठिरो ऽम्बुधिः प्रेम्णां महा-भागवतोत्तमः

ayaṃ tu sākṣāt tasyaiva nideśāt kurute makhān | yudhiṣṭhiro 'mbudhiḥ premṇāṃ mahā-bhāgavatottamaḥ

English translation

“And Yudhiṣṭhīra, who is an ocean of prema and a first-class devotee, undertook the sacrifices on the order of Kṛṣṇa alone.”

4.3.61

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दानादि-त्रिविधं वीरं वर्णयन्तः परिस्फुटम् । धर्म-वीरं न मन्यन्ते कतिचिद् धनिकादयः*

dānādi-trividhaṃ vīraṃ varṇayantaḥ parisphuṭam | dharma-vīraṃ na manyante katicid dhanikādayaḥ*

English translation

“Some experts like Dhanika have accepted three types of vīra — dana -vīra, dayā -vīra and yuddha -vīra —and do not accept the dharma -vīra .”

iti śrī-śrī- bhakti -rasāmṛta-sindhāv uttara -vibhāge vīra-bhakti-rasa-nirūpaṇe adbhuta-bhakti-rasa-laharī tṛtīyā | |

“ Thus ends the Third Wave of the Northern Ocean of Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta- sindhu , concerning vīra-bhakti- rasa . ”