The devas started to tell the Lord that rakshasas who were
extinguished previously by Him like moths by the fire, have come back
to earth in the form of kshathriyas and the earth is suffering by
their misdeeds and if the Lord does not intervene the earth will be
submerged into the sea, not being able to bear their weight. The
idea here is that the wicked are burden to the earth. They entreated
Him thus: â??This earth which has You, who is full of with mercy, as
its helmsman, should not be allowed to go under.â??
Desika provides a beautiful metaphor by referring to the
Lord as the central jewel of the girdle of the earth. The devas
claimed that the earth deserves the protection of the Lord from the
oppression of the wicked kshathriyas . The earth is surrounded by the
ocean like a girdle of the Bhoodevi and the Lord shining in the
middle of the ocean like a sapphire is like its central gem. Further
the devas said that He should free the earth from the burden of
these wicked kings and make her shine as the crest jewel of
Aadhisesha., meaning that the earth should be made light as a crest
jewel for Sesha who supports it on his head.
Desika , the bhaktha, here comes out with beautiful
expression. He makes the devas say â??Prabhodhasubhagaih smeraih
prasannaih sheethalaischa nah kataakshaih plaavaya kshipram
krpakodhanvadhoormibhih,â?? They pray to him to direct His merciful
glances towards them. The glances of the Lord are, Prabhodha subhaga,
attractive, He just being awakened from His yoganidra, smera,
accompanied with His charming smile, prasaana, pleasing, sheethala ,
cooling with love and they are like the waves of the sea of His
mercy, krpakodhanavadhoormibhih. Imagining the Lord thus is enough
to send a devotee to ecstacy. With these words devas concluded their
entreaty asking the Lord to forgive them for their impudence in
informing Him the reason of their approaching Him as though He did
not know everything being the antharyami, indweller of all.
Then Bhoodevi bowed down to Him, who has vowed to protect
His dependents, along with the devas and informed Him of her plight.
Desika describes her as being beautiful like the Maya of the Lord.
The earth assuming the form of an exemplary damsel,
vanithaarathnarupini, of slender waist and large eyes , thanumadhyaa
visaalaakshi , is compared by Desika to the enchanting Maya of the
Lord. The whole Universe constituted of the five elements is the
product of Prakrthi, otherwise known as the Maya of the Lord. â??
Desikaâ??s poetic skill is seen in his further description of
Bhoodevi. She was sporting beautiful hair , the natural scent of
which attracted the bees that hover on her head presenting a
spectacle of her being covered with an umbrella made of peacock
feathers. The tears of joy on seeing her Lord formed the beads of
pearls that adorn her chest. Her left shoulder throbbed as though
desiring the embrace of her Lord which was welcomed by her as a good
sign. Desika uses the word Dhakshinaa for the Bhoodevi to imply that
she is knowledgeable about the meaning of signs and employs the word
dhakshinaadhitharam , the one other than the right to denote left
arm thus enhancing the poetic beauty.
The Lord replied to them in a voice that echoed the sound of
His Paanchajanya. He reassured them by saying that those who follow
His command will never come to harm. [ Vide: Bhagavatgita-6-40- â?? na
hi kalyanakrth kaschith dhurgathim thaatha gachchathi.] The Lord then
promised that He will descend to earth as an incarnation to lessen
the burden of the earth by destroying the evil kshathriyas and will
establish dharma and He asked them to take birth as kings to
partake the result of His deeds. So saying the Lord awaited the
right time to enter the garba of Devaki to be born as Krishna. Thus
the one in whom all the world resided came to reside in Devaki.
End of the 1st chapter of Yadhavabhyudhaya by Vedantadesika
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