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produced the Vaiçeñika philosophy here, and Pataïjali, the Yoga‑sütra . Jaimini wrote the Karma‑mémäësä çästra here, and Vedavyäsa wrote the Puräëas . The five åñis 1 headed by Närada wrote the Païcarätra here to teach the people about practical devotional service. “In this forest, the Upaniñads all worshiped Gauräìga for a long time. Unseen by them, Gauräìga said, ‘ Your understanding of God as formless ( niräkära ) has spoiled you all. In the form of çruti you do not recognize Me, but when you appear as My associates on earth, you will see My pastimes with your own eyes. At that time you will sing My glories at the top of your voices.’ The çrutis became dumbfounded on hearing this. Secretly, they stayed here waiting for that time. Blessed is this Kali‑yuga, the topmost of yugas , for in this yuga Lord Gauräìga appeared. “Hearing that Gauräìga would perform His educational pastimes here, Båhaspati took birth as Väsudeva Särvabhauma and took great care to please the Lord. He knew that the Lord would perform pastimes as a student in Navadvépa, so he became indifferent and abandoned the abode of Lord Indra. He brought his associates and happily took birth on earth. “Särvabhauma made his school and taught here in Vidyänagara. But thinking that he would drown in the network of dry knowledge and lose Gauräìga, he performed one pastime. Before Gauräìga was born, Särvabhauma left his students behind in Nadia. He thought, ‘ If I am the servant of Gauräìga, He will certainly be merciful and come to me.’ Thus, Särvabhauma went to Néläcala and became powerful in the knowledge of Mäyäväda philosophy. “The Lord enjoyed his pastimes as a young student here by defeating and deriding Särvabhauma’s pupils. In the guise of a logician, the Lord vanquished everyone. Teachers and students were all defeated in argument by Gauräìga, and they would flee away from Him. Whoever hears the unprecedented educational pastimes of the Lord in Vidyänagara will become freed from ignorance.”
1. The five åñis : Çaëòilya, Üpagäyana, Mauïjäyana, Kauçika, and Bharadväja were previously each instructed for one day and night by Lord Näräyaëa.
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