Acharya Madhva’s metrical masterpiece is ANUVYAKHYAANA , a critical commentary on Brahma Sutras of Badarayana.
He begins the work with the following invocatory work or Mangalacharana sloka.
nArAyaNaM nikhila pUrNa guNaika deham
nirdoSamApya tama mapyakhilaiH suvAkhyaiH |
asyodbhavAdidama zeSa vizeSato pi
vandyaM sadA priyatamaM mama sannamAmi ||
नारायणं निखिल पूर्ण गुणैक देहम्
निर्दोषमाप्य तम मप्यखिलैः सुवाख्यैः ।
अस्योद्भवादिदम शेष विशेषतो Sपि
वन्द्यं सदा प्रियतमं मम सन्नमामि ॥
“ Sriman Narayana ( Supreme God ) “ is the cause of creation, sustenance etc., of the world and is free from all defects. He is the embodiment of all infinite auspicious qualities. Unlike us He does not have physical inanimate body. He is described in Vedas and Sastras directly and is praised by all. He can be attained by the knowledge obtained from the sacred literature. I prostrate with special devotion to Him who is always my most beloved”
God’s glory is praised very well here. By telling that He has infinite virtues with no defects and He is the creator of
multi variegated world, He is the purport of all the Sastras and that God is pleased by the immense devotion of the devotee. Sri Madhva is the best devotee of that God .
The God is full of auspicious qualities and devoid of any defects.They are indicated by the words निखिल पूर्ण गुणैकदेहं and निर्दोषं (nikhila pUrNa guNaikadehaM and nirdoSaM ) . The sutrakara also stated the same thing by using the word ब्रह्म in the first aphorism. Incidentally this God is absolutely different from the others (animate and inanimate entities. )
Creation is wonderful and the person who creates should have wonderful knowledge and power. They are indicated by the words अस्योद्भवादिदं अखिलैः सुवाख्यैः (asyodbhavAdidaM akhilaiH suvAkhyaiH ). अखिलैः सुवाख्यैः (akhilaiH suvAkhyaiH) denotes primarily to the Vedas and subsequently ,to other derivative knowledge from the Vedas.
The God has a body of full of knowledge and bliss and other attributes निखिलपूर्ण गुणैकदेहं (nikhilapUrNa guNaikadehaM ). The God does not have inert physical body like us. That God is known as “ NARAYANA “ because he does not have any defects. [ नारा ( nArA) means defectfree ]. Many more interpretations can be given to word “ Narayana “.
This Sloka is essence of entire Brahmasutra Sastra.” The scripture declare that Supreme Brahman is the creator of this world. Discussion of the Brahman has to be conducted. When it is critically examined it will be proved that all the Vedas describe Brahman as possessing infinite qualities “ ( Essence of first four Sutras or aphorisms ). वन्द्या (vandyA or contemplation in the mind or discussion indicates that enquiry into Brahman should be conducted. निखिलपूर्णगुण (nikhilapUrNaguNa ) indicates the quintessence of the first chapter of the Sutras . The word प्रियतमम् and आप्यतमम् (priyatamam, Apyatamam ) tell the essence of III chapter & IV chapter of the Sutras. So this invocatory Sloka itself delineates the essence of the entire Brahma meemaamsa Sastra.
Sriman Nyaya Sudha’s Mangala sloka is like this;-
श्रिय: पत्ये नित्यागणित गुण मणिक्य विशद
प्रभाजालोल्लासोपहत सकला वद्य तमसे ।
जगज्जन्म स्थेम प्रलय रचना शील वपुषे
नमो S शेषाम्नाय स्मृति हृदय दीप्ताय हरये ॥
zriyaH patye nityAgaNita guNa maNikya vizada
prabhAjAlollAsopahata sakalA vadya tamase |
jagajjanma sthema pralaya racanA zIla vapuSe
namo zeSAmnAya smRti hRdaya dIptAya haraye ||
In this verse, Sri Teekacharya echoes the sentiments of Sri Bhashyakara and Sutrakara very succintly and tells the majesty of God, Lord Hari.
I.He is the eternal consort of Sri Lakshmi Devi.
II. He is the abode of infinite attributes eternally
III. He does not have any iota of defects eternally.
IV. He is the creator, sustainer and destroyer of entire cosmos.
V. This God is known only through the Vedic Scriptures.
The first four aphorisms of Sutrakara and Mangala sloka of Anuvyakhyaanakara states the same. So, Teekaraya only echoes the views of his Guru and Parama Guru.
As stated already the adjective निखिलपूर्ण गुणैकदेह (nikhilapUrNa guNaikadeha ) states the समन्वय (samanvaya ) of all the qualities explained in the first chapter wherein it is pointed out all the names in this world proclaim primarily to Lord Narayana only. The adjective निर्दोष states the virodha parihara explained in the second chapter. The adjective अखिलैः सुवाख्यैः आप्यतम (akhilaiH suvAkhyaiH Apyatama ) states the fact that the supreme God could be obtained by वैराग्य ज्ञान भक्ति & उपासना ( vairAgya jJAna bhakti &upAsanA ) as explained in the III chapter.The adjective आप्यत ( Apyatama ) states the fact that the liberated soul can reach Supreme God as explained in the IV chapter. So, this invocation is a conspectus of Brahma Sutra Bhashya.
|| zrI kRSNArpaNamastu ||
॥ श्री कृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
—— Sri Krishnarpanamastu.—-