Sri Sumadhva Vijaya is one of the finest 'MAHA KAVYAS'
expalining the Life history of Sri Madvacharya. It was composed by
Sri Narayana Pandithacharya, son of Sri Trivkrama Pandithacharya,
the holy convert and staunch disciple of Sri Acharya. Madhva Vijaya
has many extrodinary and unique features. It is an athentic biography
of Srimad Acharya written by a contemperory pandit, who was
serving as Liberation to Sri Madhwa.

Sri Sumadhva Vijaya's glory does not stop by merely stating as Maha
Kavya and as explaining the biography of Srimad Acharya. As a
matter of fact, glory and sacredness lie in the truth, that this unique
work gives the meaning of many Sutrs (ashorism), Upanishad Texts,
Gita verses while explaining the incidents of the life of Srimad
Acharya. I humbly appeals to the readers to note that the life of
Srimad Acharya is not in par with any other great person, as seen
ordinarily in biographical works. As a matter of fact it is unique,
extrodinary and divine in many ways. Each and every action of
Srimad Acharys or any incident connected with him is only an
elucidation of vedic truths. Not a single incident or narration goes
with out deep philosophical truth embodded in it.

This humble author in present series of article tries to place before
the readers such important aspects, to understand the glories of Sri
Madhva Vijaya which has no parrallel at all.

Significance of the verse 42 in the 9 th canto (sarga) and the fourth
sutra of the Adhyaya in the first pada:-

Sumadhva Vijaya 9 - 42

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Meaning :

Srimad Acharya by his holy umblemish touch of the Idol of Lord Sri
Krishna, the prsence of the Lord in the said Idol grew so vast that
even 30 wrestlers with lot of physical strength were unable to move it.
Such an Idol of Krishna was carried away effortlessly by Srimad
Acharya with smiling face and was installed later (at Udipi).

Story behind the Incident :

A small ship which started from Gujrat - Dwaraka was caught in high
tides near Malpi. The sailors were unable to manage the course of the
ship which was about to sink while reaching the shore. They loudly
cried for help. Srimad Acharya was performing pooja to Sri
Moolarama at that time near the shore. He waved the saffron cloth
and saved the ship and the sailors from the high seas. Naturally on
rewaching the shore safely, they prostrated before Sri Acharya and
begged something to be accepted in token of their lives, ship and
proprty being saved. But Srimad Acharya pointed out a gopi stone to
be given. The sailors were all surpraised since such stones were
carried by them in the ship to adjust the weightage of balance and
they have no value at all to be given as a present. But Srimad Acharya
wanted only that which was brought from the effortlessly by a young
boy.

Srimad Acharya cleaned the gopi stone and to the utterjoy of all
assembled, a beautiful idol of Lord Krishna was found inside. Srimad
Acharya did abisheka and pooja to the said idol and by his touch
invoked the presence of Paramatma therein to a greater extent. Then
after the pooja was over, the Idol was to be carried to Udipi for
installation and for building temple. Even 30 very strong persons with
great physical strength could not make it move. The same Idol with
coverage of Gopi stone was effotlessly carried from the ship to the
shore by a young boy earlier.

Why such a change ? What is the philosophical truth and implications
of this incident?

This establishes that the Idol or the prathika is different from God.
God and Vigraha are not identical. If it were so, this incident cannot
be explained satisfactorily. Under the vishitadwaita school, there is a
rule called "Archa-vathara" which means identity of God and
Vigraha is admitted. Five such places are pointed out and important
among the mare. Tirupathi Moola Vigraha and Utsava Moorthy of
Srirangam Temple, Sri Ranganatha. But such concept of
"Archa-vathara" has too many defects and is opposed to many
authorities, reason and logic. To establish, the proper aspect of
PRESENCE (Sannidyam) in the Idol the particular incident has taken
which is an explanation of the Sutra.

In the case of the Symbol, it should not be contemplated as
Atman(The Lord). For He is not the Symbol but He is Present in the
symbol. From a wrong notion that may be caused by the words of
such texts as "Meditate on Nama as Brahman but is to be
contemplated as present in the symbol.This is also said in Brahman
Tarka."From Nama to Prana both being spokenof in the nominative
case ( as identical), the dull witted may mistake and identify Naman
etc.,with Brahman. Only the presence of Brahman in naman and
other symbols is meant to be declared by the passage. Accordingly the
words in the nominative case are taken to be in the locative case (7 th
case) for the nominative case stand for all the cases.

So this incident in Srimadhva Vijaya clarifies and establishes that :-

1. The Idol is defferent from God.

2. God is only present in the Idol.

3. The odctrine of Archavathara is not correct.

4. The Krishna idol which was carried on by a small boy

earlier could not be taken even 30 strong, physical,

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muscular wrestlers, since the presence of God was

abundant that when Srimad Acharya did pooja and

established this aspect.

5. For Srimad Acharya , who is a Ekantha Bhaktha,

it was not difficult and he easily carried the idol to Udipi.