The Krishna Yajur Veda praises the Supreme One as Jishnu — the One who is always triumphant and cannot be vanquished. He demonstrated His invincibility in every avatara. He is yutkaara, says the Veda, meaning He is a great warrior.
In the Rama avatara, He helped the sages in the forest by
getting rid of the demons who disturbed them. He kicked
aside Dundubhi’s skeleton with His toe. With a single arrow,
He pierced seven trees. Ravana and his army of demons
were no match for Him. No wonder Vedanta Desika, in his
Raghuveera Gadyam, eulogises Rama as Mahaveera — the
unmatched warrior.
The Supreme One is duschyavana. That means there is no
escape from Him. And what a positive trait this is where
those who surrender to Him are concerned! Even if they
were to err after they surrender at His feet, He still holds on
to them tightly and does not let go, said V.S. Karunakarachariar in a discourse. In other words, moksha for
them is assured. So it is clear that Lord Narayana is
duschyavana.
He is Trishnu — the fearless One. Why should He fear anyone when He controls everything? Even if all the worlds
were to oppose Him, He will not forsake one who has surrendered to Him. He pours down His blessings on His devotees like a moisture laden cloud.
But what of a person who resorts to Saranagati (complete
surrender to Him), but still continues to wage war against
his senses, not being able to control temptations? Such a
person does not have to worry. His senses may lead him
astray, but he will have the last laugh, because no matter
what the senses do, they cannot stop him from attaining
moksha, which the Lord has guaranteed to the person who
surrenders. He can, therefore, boldly mock the senses, because the senses will be the losers in this battle.
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