Bhagavad Gita -Madhvacharya 40

Bhagavad Gita -Sri Madhvacharya

(Bhashya and Tatparya Nirnaya)

Chapter 2 Sankhya Yoga That (grace resulting in deliverance) is possible only with increase in knowledge. This is well-esatablished in the worlds. This well-established fact in the world should be accepted here itself as uncontroverted fact. (Even the statement) 'the illicit-lover of Ahalya' becomes also a praise, because, 'even though illicit-love is reprehensible in normal cases, it does not bring demerit to you' this mantra is taken as eulogy of Indra. Normally, such demerit will take one to the worst of the hells. 'But his even one hair was not affected' says the scripture. "(Because) be who knows Me without any delusion as the Supreme Person, is, verily, the man of wisdom" , thus has been said (by the Lord in Gita). Thus, in Narada Puraana. Truth, Truth and again (it is) Truth, indeed, hundredth part of One hundred thousand, and even if innumerable parts are made of that hundredth part, and further innumerable parts made up again of that part, is the greatness of Sri, Shesha, Brahma or Shankara. This is the reason why the greatness of the heavenly gods is spoken only due to their relationship with the Supreme Lord Even if the greatness of or the similarity of other gods bas been spoken - "Even then, among all the scriptures, the best is Mahabharata. Who other than Sriman Narayan could compose such document similar to Mahabharata?" By such statements, the greatness of Mahabharata is established. Even there, it is mentioned that 'Equal to Sriman Narayana there was none in the past nor ever will be in future. AlI my desires, I will fulfill with this knowledge'. 'With whose pleasant face Brahma was born and Rudra through anger'. 'No one a-similar nor any superior (to Him)'. This statement was not in normal context but in. reply to specific query. In other cases, the statement was made in exceptional circumstances in respect of those gods alone.