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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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