आमुक्तमाल्यदा (विजयनगर सम्राट् श्रीकृष्णदेवराय - गोदा देवी आण्डाल भक्ति एवं साम्राज्य-नीति)

आमुक्तमाल्यदा (विजयनगर सम्राट् श्रीकृष्णदेवराय - गोदा देवी आण्डाल भक्ति एवं साम्राज्य-नीति)
Amuktamalyada of Sri Krishnadevaraya
सम्राट् श्रीकृष्णदेवराय (अनुवाद: प्रेमा नन्दकुमार) द्वारा
DevanagariHindipublished73 पृष्ठ
पृष्ठ 35, कुल 73 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंपृष्ठ 35
- YAMUNACHARYA
The Villipputtur citizens welcomed Vishnuchitta amid scenes of
great joy. Krishnadeva Raya has a long prose passage that re-
creates a beautiful dramatic scene. The yogi was given temple
honours and taken in a Brahmaratha (a palanquin borne only by
brahmins) around the place. A variety of musical instruments
was played. The anklet bells of dancing girls kept time to the bells
of the elephants and horses in the procession. Princes from sur-
rounding areas had come and now walked with joined palms
saluting the scholar. Young men threw fruits at the lovely ladies
who looked at them from the corner of their eyes while fiddling
with their decorated tresses. Among others in this happy crowd
were wandering minstrels, weavers, goldsmiths and traders Shouts,
screams, witty exchanges and wise words marked a general sense
of supreme elation. After Vishnuchitta worshipped in the temple,
he returned home and continued to live as before, making garlands
for the Lord, recounting Narayana's glorious deeds and looking
after other devotees.
Apart from his adoration of Vishnuchitta and Goda Devi,
Krishnadeva Raya appears to have had a special regard for Yamu-
nacharya, also known as Ālavandār, the Acharya who gave a
mighty fillip to Vaishnavism. It was at his command that Ramanuja
composed his Sri Bashya. And the poet brings this digression on
Yamunacharya into the Vishnuchitta-Āmukta Mālyada theme in
a charming way.
One day Narayana was watching Vishnuchitta walk back
home after offering garlands to Vatapatrasayi. He told Lakshmi
that Vishnuchitta and Yamunacharya had together nurtured
Vaishnavism (manmathambu) wonderfully well. On Lakshmi's
wishing to know all about Yamunacharya, the Lord began the
tale. Incidentally, the poet makes it appear as if Yamuna lived
long before Vishnuchitta, though the Acharya was actually the
immediate predecessor of Ramanuja. Besides, Krishnadeva Raya
has introduced many changes that are not found in the traditional
hagiography or historical records.