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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Scene One
Song 1
Verse 9
Commentary
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Now Bhagavän’s Buddha avatära is being eulogized. The Vedas are the embodiment of the breath of Bhagavän, tasya niùçvasitaù vedäù. They are also considered to be his personal orders. When conceptions opposed to the Vedas began to flourish in the name of Vedic sacrifice, Bhagavän descended in the form of Buddha. One might ask, “If you have personally made the regulations of sacrifice, then why did you speak out against them? It is surprising that you are the original propagator of the Vedas and now you are rebuking them.” In response it is stated here sadaya-hådaya darçita-paçu-ghätam – “Because you are kind to animals, you have bewildered the demons by instructing them that non-violence is the highest religion (ahéàsä paramo dharmaù). In the form of Mohiné-mürti you bewildered the demons and saved the ambrosia. Similarly, to bewilder the demons and save the animals, in the form of Buddha you later taught that sacrifices were improper.” Bhagavän’s heart was moved with compassion on seeing the violence committed against sacrificial animals. In this avatära, he was impelled by pity to decry the Vedic scriptures advocating sacrifice. In this verse the hero is dhéra-çänta näyaka. Bhagavän Buddha is considered to be the presiding deity of çänta-rasa (tranquillity). |
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