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Divine Incarnation : Third Chapter of The Bhavartha Dipika

Glory of Sridhara Bhagavatpad:          

' Aham bedmi Suko vetti vyaso vetti na vtti ba Sridharam sakala vttye Srinirsimha prasadata' 

This sloka concluded the authenticity of Sridhara's Bhashya or commentary in the Yoga of Bhakti or Devotion .Sri Caitanaya Mahaprabhu too once said : jagad-guru śrīdhara-svāmī ‘guru’ kari’ māni , Only Through the blessings of  Sridhara Swami,I have learnt the Bhagvata , hence i consider him as my Guru! 

 Invocation : 

Vagisha yashya vadane Laxmiyashya cha bakshasi yashyaste Hridaye Sambitam Nisimham maham bhaje. (Bhavartha Dipika -1.1)

Summary of  Chapter III : The Divine Incarnations  

 Avatara Katha prasneTritiye : The third canto of Srimad Bhagavata describes the Incarnation theory and Lord Krishna's supremacy ,Swami Sridhara wrote - Prathamam Purushaavtaramaha : First description is that of the Purusha form. Ekanrave sayanacha : the Lord at the begining was sleeping alone in the cosmic ocean , It's the begining of Padma kalpa ,Padme kalpe cha Purosha rupam : In the Padma Kalpa it was the Purusha Rupa of the Lord . He also created Ahamkara,Pancha bhuta ,Indriya etc  !  

Adi Narayanarupam : Sridhara described Adi Narayana as the source of all incarnation . He then wrote about all other Incarnations of the Lord : some are Rupamiti : a particular form oriented like the Matsya, some are Rishi : like Parasurama. These sage incarnations are also classified as Bibhutiraha -potency .He described Lord Rama as  Nara devatam Raghava rupna : Lord Rama is Nareti means a Human Incarnation, While Balarama and Shri Krishna are one : ekuneti !

But then ,he wrote Krishnastu saksada bhagavana Narayana eva  : Lord Krishna is the same Adi Purush Narayana , creator of all potencies.

In this third chapter of Bhavartha Dipika , The connection between Jiva and Ishwara is briefly spoken :sa Jivo Jivopadhi .

Srvana Kirtana is also encouraged :Etat Kirtana Fal maha  To Cross the ocean of material existence : dukagramat Samsaratah   , Also - Janma maranadvavartu na bhavati ! end to the cycle of birth and death .

    Uttam sloka Charitrayasmina tat : The bhagavata of Vyasadeva is the Brahma sanmata sarva veda tulya Scripture : Which is same as the Vedas in essence and authentic in the matter of Para-Brahman. The sampradaya for this shastra is that of Suka -suta . This Bhagavata can grant Param Vairagya to the listener (Parikshita).  Tatra Kirtanata ,tara nivistha iti. 

              ..............Hari Om Tat Sat ................

The Divine Incarnations : Purusha,Sanat Kumar,Varah,Narad,Nara ,Narayana,Kapil,Dattatreya,Yagya,Rishava,prithu,Matsya,Kurma,Dhanatari,Nrisimha,Vamana,Parsurama,Vyasa,Sri Rama ,Balarama,Shri Krishna,Baudh,Kalki and then uncountable divine forms such as sages etc .

                                       


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