विश्वास-प्रस्तुतिः
जगज्-जन्म-स्थिति-ध्वंस-
महानन्दैक-हेतवे ।
करामलकवद् विश्वं
पश्यते विष्ण्वे नमः ॥
Buitenen
- Homage to Visņu, the sole cause of the origin, subsistence and annihilation of the world, the sole cause of perfect bliss, for whom everything is as instantly evident as a myrobala in the hand.
Buitenen - Notes
To Yamuna, God’s omniscience consists in this unlimited percipience,
so that, as he will argue below (§ 109), the validity of Pancarātra does not rest only on Scripture, but also on Perception.
मूलम्
जगज्जन्मस्थितिध्वंसमहानन्दैकहेतवे ।
करामलकवद्विश्वं पश्यते विष्ण्वे नमः ॥
विश्वास-प्रस्तुतिः
येऽमी केचन मत्सरात् स-वयसो दुर्-मान-सारा नरा
गम्भीरां गुणशालिनीम् अपि गिरं निन्दन्ति, निन्दन्तु ते ।
सारासार-विचार-कौशल-दशा-पारे परे ऽवस्थिताः
सन्तस् सन्त्य् अनसूयवो ऽपि बहवः शंसन्ति ये मद्-गिरम् ॥
Buitenen
- Those of my contemporaries who are ‘profoundly dishonest and will condemn a penetrating treatise, however great its merits, because they are envious, (may condemn it.) There are many others, who have an excellent judgment of what is essential and what is not- honest students who do not cavil; and they will praise my work
नरसिंहः
This verse brings out the disdain of our author towards some of his contemporaries, who, out of jealousy, were too critical in their attitude towards his works. Also compare in this connection, the two concluding verses of this text.
मूलम्
येऽमी केचन मत्सरात् स-वयसो दुर्मानसारा नरा
गम्भीरां गुणशालिनीम् अपि गिरं निन्दन्ति, निन्दन्तु ते ।
सारासारविचारकौशलदशापारे परेऽवस्थिताः
सन्तस्सन्त्यनसूयवोऽपि बहवः शंसन्ति ये मद्गिरम् ॥
विश्वास-प्रस्तुतिः
अभिनिवेश-वशी-कृत-चेतसां
बहु-विदाम् अपि सम्भवति भ्रमः ।
तद् इह भागवतं गत-मत्सरा
मतम् इदं विमृशन्तु विपश्चितः ॥+++(5)+++
Buitenen
- Even erudite scholars may err when their critical acumen is dominated by partisan views; yet, let the sagacious without envy study the Bhāgavata doctrine as I shall present it here.
नरसिंहः
भगवतं … The term ‘bhāgavata’ refers to the Pañcarātra system of thought. Another term used generally is ‘sāttvata’. For names applied to adherents of this religious school, see the Pādma Saṃhitā (Tantra) IV. ii. 88:
sūrissuhṛt bhāgavataḥ sāttvataḥ pañcakālavit
aikāntikaḥ tanmayaśca pāñcarātrika ityapi.
See article on the ‘Pāñcarātra’ in JRAS for 1911, p. 936.
विपश्चितः … Yāmuna in this verse appeals to scholars for an impartial scrutiny of the Pañcarātra religion.
मूलम्
अभिनिवेशवशीकृतचेतसां बहुविदामपि सम्भवति भ्रमः ।
तदिह भागवतं गतमत्सरा मतमिदं विमृशन्तु विपश्चितः ॥