shiksha-shrloki

Shri Vallabhacharayaji Rachit Granth shiksha-shrloki and Asura vyamoh lila Story.

Shri Vallabhacharya ji Mahaprabhu ji’s Asura vyamoh Lila

In the year 1587 of Vikram Samvat, Shri Thakorji commanded Shri Mahaprabhuji in Adel for the third time to renounce the earthly realm. Shri Mahaprabhuji, heeding Thakorji’s decree, relinquished his household duties.

And embraced Tridand Sannyas, a vow of silence- Mounvrata. After 39 days of Sannyas, on the 40th day, Shri Gusaiji and Shri Gopinathji, as children, approached Mahaprabhuji at Hanuman Ghat on the banks of the Ganges.

Mahaprabhuji was in Mounvrata. As his final teaching, he inscribed ‘Sardhatrya’—three and a half verses—on the sand, known as ‘Shiksha Shloki’.

यदा बहिर्मुखा यूयं भविष्यथ कथंचन।
तदा कालप्रवाहस्था देहचित्तादयोऽप्युत।।1।।

सर्वथा भक्षयिष्यन्ति युष्मानिति मतिर्मम।
न लौकिकः प्रभुः कृष्णो मनुते नैव लौकिकम् ।।2।।

During that Shreenathji Appeared in front of Aapshri. Facing Shrinathji, he composed the third verse.

भावस्तत्राप्य स्मदीयः सर्वस्वश्चैहिकश्च सः।
परलोकश्च तेनायं सर्वभावेन सर्वथा ।।3।।
सेव्यः स एव गोपीशो विधास्यत्यखिलं हि नः।।31/2।।

At the moment Mahaprabhuji wrote these three and a half verses, Prabhu himself completed the composition with one and a half verses, as if stamping his approval on Mahaprabhuji’s teachings. These are as follows.

मयि चेदस्ति विश्वासः श्रीगोपीजनवल्लभे ।।4।।
तदा कृतार्था यूयं हि शोचनीयं न कर्हिचित् ।
मुक्तिर्हित्वाऽन्यथा रूपं स्वरूपेण व्यवस्थिति।। 5।।

After prostrating before Shrinathji, Mahaprabhuji stood up and slowly immersed each step into the Ganges. The waters began to ripple. Mahaprabhuji entered the midstream of the Ganges up to his waist.

And then a divine aura appeared, reaching up to the solar realm and becoming stationary. Thousands of servants and others witnessed this divine play. At that time, an English writer who had come from abroad to the university in India for Studies was also present.

Fortuitously, he too witnessed this divine play and described the scene he beheld in his book as “a great wonder of the world, an event I had never seen before.” This miraculous play continued uninterrupted for about three hours.

Mahaprabhuji returned to his divine abode. Shri Vallabhacharayaji performed this Asura Vyamoh Lila. Shri Vallabh Established Aapshri’s swaroopa in the cave of Shri Girirajji near the Dandavati Shila.

Bhavartha of Shiksha Shrloki :

“Embrace the profound truth that if you turn away from the Divine, the relentless flow of time will consume your being and consciousness entirely. This is my unwavering belief.

Prabhu Krishna is not to be perceived through a worldly lens; He has no need for material things. Everything emanates from the Divine; our existence in this world and the hereafter is rooted in Him.

This realization should be firmly planted in our minds. With this steadfast belief, one must serve the Gopishwar, Prabhu Shri Krishna Chandra, with all their heart. He alone will fulfill all your needs.”