Sri Madhvacharya is said to have met Balban, a fanatic Muslim of Delhi, on the way to cross river Ganga. Acharya was going up Himalaya region with his disciples, he was stopped by his soldiers. The King spoke to Acharya in Persian which put in Sanskrit reads like this:
रिपुन्रुपप्रणिधप्रतिशंकया
पथिक पाटन दीक्षितै: |
सुमुख ! पुरुषै: परुषै: कथं यमभटैरिव
नासि विहिंसित: ? ॥
नासि विहिंसित: ? ॥
and also,
Aplavadeva Naditaranam te
Hanta! katham chikershasi kim tvam?
tam nigadantamiti prabhruteeha
smaaha Maha Purushottama Daasah }}
(मध्वविजय - 10.15, 16.)
Oh handsome saint ! how is it you were not attacked by my cruel soldiers of the King, ( suspecting you as a spy of some one) who are experts, well trained in obstructing who walk this way without my permission and rob them, looking like messengers of Yama?
Look at Sri Madhva's reply:
योसौ देवो विश्वदीप: प्रदीप्त:
कुर्मस्सर्वम् तत्परानुग्रहेण ।
कुर्मस्सर्वम् तत्परानुग्रहेण ।
याम्स्तावत् तूर्णमाशामुदीचीं
इत्याद्यं तद्भाषया चित्रवाक्यम् ॥
इत्याद्यं तद्भाषया चित्रवाक्यम् ॥
Sri Madhva replied in his own Persian language:
- Our Almighty shines in the whole Universe always, like Sun. He takes care of all the happenings in this world like a sport. By His grace, I can do anything with ease. Acharya was moving towards North.
The King decided to offer half his Kingdom to this young and bright Saint. But Acharya smiled and. rejected his offer.
Madhva Vijaya records this event, as told by his close disciples, heard by Narayana Pandita, in his boyhood. Some say, the King was Allauddin or Balban at that time.
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