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Re: Dvividha in Srimad Bhagavatam

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Malolan Cadambi • September 19, 2002 


Sri
SrimathE nigamAntha mahadesikAya namaha

> Why did Ajaya and Vijaya who were with Chaturbhujams and divya-
> sariram, and right in Sri Vaikuntam be killed by Varaha Perumal and
> Narasimha perumal when they at one point in Sriman Narayana's abode
> itself ?

The dwara-pAlakas Jaya and Vijaya (not Ajaya) were at Karya Vaikuntam not
Sri Vaikuntam. There *is* a difference between Karya Vaikuntam and Sri
Vaikuntam. We have discussed this topic many times. Yet surprisingly, many
people seem to have misinformed facts even after disucussing the same topic
few months back!

Ref: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/jun2000/0035.html

> Maybe one reason could be that, they sided with the wrong persons
> over time: Bhishma with Duryodhana, Dvivida with Narakaasura, Ajaya
> and Vijaya prevented Sanaka kumaras from entering Vaikunta by
> speaking harshly. Probably all this was destined as a leelai by God
> himself.

Bhishma was bound by a vow to protect the KauravAs. There is nothing
surprising that he had to side the Kauravas. Infact, Yudhistira approaches
Bhishma to ask Bhishma himself how to defeat him (Bhishma) in the war. It is
Bhishma who instructs the Pandavas to use Sikhandi!

> But the good point is that they all got killed at the hands of the
> lord and watching the lord while they breathed their last. Even Vaali
> finally says that he is happy because he was killed by Rama himself,
> with an arrow that had the Rama-naama on it and with the Rama-
> Swarupam right in front of his eyes. His anthima-smarana was the
> highest that one could ask for. So he died happily.

You might want to read the tAra gitA found in the adhyAtma rAmAyana on this
:
http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/series/tAra_gita/tara_gita_toc.htm

Please note that Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam is regarded as the highest
authority on Ramayanam. The AdhyAtma ramayanam was inspired by the Valmiki
Ramayanam

The best commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam in Sri Vaishnava Sampradayam is the
Viiraraghaviyam.

Regards,

Malolan Cadambi





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