Sri Harikathaamrutasaara

shree harikathAmRutasAra


Sri HarikathAmrutasaara is the magnum opus of Sri Jagannatha dasaru. It is a text which is highly revered in dvaita circles and is the foremost text among Daasa Saahitya texts.

Author: Sri Jagannatha dasaru
Translator: Sri Moudgalya
Source: www.dvaita.org

Hare Srinivasa

Introduction

HarikathAmr^itasAra gurugaLa karuNadiMdApanitu pELuve
parama bhagavadbhaktaridanAdaradi kELuvudu

Hari = ParamAtmA, Lord nArAyaNA

kathA = the story of the Supreme Lord as told in the Vedas

amr^ita = nectar or that essence which leads to mOxa

sAra = a portion of this great story which is AdhyAtmika in nature

gurugaLa = the guru (teacher) who provides or teaches sachhAstra

karuNadiMdA = with sympathy (or blessings)

Apanitu = limited to my understanding

pELuve = will say or explain

parama = supreme persons

bhagavadbhaktaru = devotees of the Lord

idana = this holy book

Adaradi = with reverence

kELuvudu = please listen

At the commencement of the Magnum Opus HarikathAmr^itasAra”(HKAS), Shri JagannAtha dAsa with his manifested knowledge chooses to invocate the Lord on the occasion. He says that he will now explain this ‘HarikathAmr^itasAra” with the blessings of his gurus within his limited understanding. He urges the devotees of the Lord to listen to this holy
recital with reverence.

This is the starting stanza of the 32 saMdhis consisting of 988 stanzas of HarikathAmr^itasAra. This must be chanted at the beginning of every saMdhi. HarikathA is the subject here. gurugaLa karuNa – means the kindness of the Lord (and gurus too) leading us to mOxa.

The bhagavadbhaktAs are entitled to this and listening to this HKAS with respect is the relation with this feature. Listening to this HarikathA with bhakti and chanting the same leads to mukti.- the result of our expectations being mOxa.

Good jIvas aim at mukti. Hari is the antarayAmi roopa. The author JagannAtha dAsa seeks the blessings of Lord narasiMha. HarikathA is like a limitless ocean of nectar.

HarikathAmr^itasAra means, only a portion of this nectar, is explained herein. It is impossible to explain the entire ocean.

HarikathA means the story of Hari – as told in the VedAs, Upanishads, and other scriptures. Ramadevi is the abhimAni (One having affectionate pride) for these scriptures. Thus HarikathA could also be understood as RamAdevi.

Chapter 1 - MangaLaacharaNa sandhi

shrIramaNikarakamala pUjita
chArucharaNa sarOja brahma sa
mIra vANi phaNIMdra vIMdra bhavEMdra mukha vinuta
nIrajabhavAMDOdaya sthiti
kAraNane kaivalya dAyaka
nArasiMhane namipe karuNipudhemage maMgaLava ||01-01 ||

shrI = radiant, affluent RamAdevi with the affectionate pride of possessing the confidence of the Lord

ramaNi = wife of Lord nArAyaNa

karakamala = lotus like soft hands

pUjita = one who is worshippable

chAru = charming or delightful

charaNa sarOja = worshipped by the lotus like soft hands of RamAdevi

brahma = chaturmukha Brahma

samIra = vAyu devaru

vANi = saraswati devi (and bhArati devi too)

phaNIMdra = seSha devaru, chief of snakes

vIMdra = garuDa devaru, chief of birds

bhav = R^idra devaru

iMdra = iMdra devaru

mukha = by the assemblage of all above devarus

vinuta = sung in praise

nIraja = Lotus flower bloomed in water

bhavAMD = creation of this world – Lord Brahma

udaya = for the creation of this world too

sthiti = and to protect the same

kAraNane = responsible for the creation and protection of this world

kaivalya dAyaka = one who gives mukti-salvation or liberation

nArasiMhane = oh Lord narasiMha

namipe = I bow to you

karuNipudu = please bless me (in this context)

emage = to us who have trusted your lotus feet

maMgaLava = bliss or happiness

Lord Shri LaxmI Narasimha is the family deity of JagannAtha dasa. RamAdevi, the satvaguNAbhimAni devi is always in the service of the Lord with her lotus like soft hands. The Lord’s charming feet are reverentially adorned by Brahma, Saraswati, VAyu, BhArati, GaruDa, sheSha, iMdra; who’s the cause of world’s creation, stability, & destruction.

JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to Lord NarasiMha with a sAShTAMga namaskAra. We all know:-

urasA shirasA dR^ishhTyA manasA vachasa tathA |
padbhyaM karAbhyaM jAnubhyAM praNAmo.ashhhTAN^ga IritaH || 89 ||
(kR^ishhNAmR^ita-mahArNava)

With (i) the chest, (ii) the head, (iii) the eyes/vision, (iv) the mind, and (v) the speech; and also (vi) the feet, (vii) the hands, and (viii) the knees -- such a praNAma is known as `sAshhTAN^ga'.

With chest (heart), head, eyes (sight), mind, oral stotra recitation, and knees on the floor, hands folded, and with knowledge, I bow to you Lord NarasiMha. This is what JagannAtha dasa means. He appeals to the kind Lord to grant bliss to those who have trusted His Lotus Feet.


Jagadudaranativimala guNarU
pagaLanAlochanadi bhArata
nigamatatigaLatikramisi kriyAvishEShagaLa
bagebageya nUtanava kANuta
mige haruShadhim pogaLi higguva
triguNamAni mahAlakumi saMtaisalanudinavu.|| 1.02 ||

Jagadudarana = He who has kept the unending world in His stomach

ativimala = extremely immaculate and pure

guNarUpagaLana = figure or form constituting jnAnAnaMda, anaMtakalyANaguNa and other natural or unnatural guNAs

Alochanadhi = thinking about it within her capability or understanding (meaning that His devotees think about Him within their limited knowledge)

bhArata = MahAbhArata, which is understood to be the paMchama Veda (fifth Veda)

nigamatatigaLa = knowledge contained in apouruShya VedAs

atikramisi = MahAbhArata and the group of vedAs describes Shri Hari’s guNas (qualities) with understanding, however the meaning contained beyond therein

kriyAvishEShagaLa = while meditating on the various activities of the
Lord

bagebageya = variety of

nUtanava kANuta = seeing new things (guNAs)

mige haruShadhim = exasperation and delight

pogaLi = while praising the Lord

higguva = elated with extreme happiness

triguNamAni = the abhimAnidevi of three guNAs i.e. satva, rajas and
tamas

mahAlakumi = MahAlaxmI devi ….mahA (above the level of Brahma Rudra
etc..)

saMtaisali = please protect us and keep us happy

anudinavu = everyday, every moment (in today’s context 24/7)

MahAlaxmI devi is dependent on ShrI Hari although she has several qualities similar to Lord NArAyaNA. However during praLaya i.e. during annihilation of the world He keeps the entire world in his stomach and protects the same. ShrI Hari has limitless qualities. He has immense qualities which cannot be understood completely by anyone.

MahAbhArata, written by VedavyAsa is the jewel of shAstras understood to be the 5th Veda and has the hidden meaning of several prameyAs. Many of the guNAs of ShrI Hari have been explained therein. Although this is a pouruShya graMtha the VEdAs are apouruShya, shR^iti and smR^iti praise the Lord in all sense.

MahAlaxmI dEvi has the capability to reflect upon the guNAs of ShrI Hari stated in these works, within her capability of perception. However when she perceives the guNAs of ShrI Hari beyond her insights of Hari then she recognizes that ShrI HarI has a variety of new guNAs. Thus, She discovers his new guNAs very often.

Saint PuraMdara dAsa says, “nigamakE silukada agaNita mahimana….”

Thus while meditating on various activities of the Lord, She discovers new guNAs and praises the Lord and becomes happy. LaxmI dEvi is the abhmAni dEvatA of the three worldly guNas like sata, raja, tamas. JagannAtha dAsa appeals to this triguNamAni to protect us and keep us happy (chittadali AnaMda sukhavanIvaLu RamA---PuraMdara dAsa).


RjarasabhAsaMsEvya R^ijugaNa
darasE satva prachura vANI mukhasarOjEna
garuDa shESha shashAMkadaLa shE
kharara janaka jagadguruvE twa
chcharaNagaLigabhivaMdisuve pAlipudu sanmatiya ||01-03||


nirupama = No example such as this among the crores of jIvAs

AnaMda = has happiness devoid of ignorance, or asurAvesha

Atmabhava = son of Lord nArAyaNA (born from the navel of the Lord) and
filled with innumerable good qualities and most liked by Lord. He is
Brahma dEva

niRjarasabhA = by GaruDa, shESha R^idra and other demigods

saMsEvya = revered and worshipped by them

R^ijugaNadarasE = R^ijus are those who are devoid of ignorance, not on
the wrong path of life and adore the Lord. There are 200 R^ijus as such.
All these R^ijus are entitled to move towards the title ‘Brahma’. Brahma
is the ‘arasa’ or king of all R^ijus.

satvaprachura = the proportion of satva guNAs in Brahma being highest

vANI = Saraswati dEvi

mukhasarOja = lotus face

ina = just like the Sun, the lotus flower blossoms in sunshine so also
Saraswati dEvi’s face blossoms by the radiant rays of Brahma

garuDa = GaruDa dEva

shESha = shESha dEva

shashAMkadaLashEkharara = R^idra dEva or ChaMdrashEkara

janaka = father of GaruDa, shESha & R^idra

jagadguruvE = Brahma is the guru for all the 3 lOkAs. He is thus the
guru for mukti entitled jIvAs

twachcharaNagaLige = at your feet

abhi = sAShTAMga namaskAra

vaMdisuve = pay obeisance

pAlipudu = please grant

sanmatiya = good knowledge i.e. divya jnAna

After paying obeisance to ShrI Hari and LaxmI dEvi, JagannAtha dAsa now
pays obeisance to Brahma dEva who is jIvOttama.
ShrI Hari directs the worldly phenomenon through Brahma. Brahma means ‘complete’. Brahma possesses maximum knowledge and bliss among the jIvAs thus termed as Brahma. Shri Hari is Parabrahma. Brahma is free from ignorance (about Hari) even during praLaya.

JIvAs with such quality are called R^ijus. There are 200 such R^ijus waiting to become Brahma. Shatanada R^iju obtained the title of Brahma after doing sAdhanA for 100 kalpAs, reaching the level of vAyu and then getting the title of Brahma. He has maximum satva guNAs (goodness qualities).

Brahma is next only to Sri Hari and LaxmI in tAratamya, and is the head of R^iju. Vayu is next in-line or Brahma-elect. That is, in the next kalpa, VAyu will become Brahma and so on. Brahma and VAyu are put in the same class of jIvas.The sons of Brahma - Garuda, Sesha, and Rudra are in the next class of jIvas in the hierarchy.

JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to Brahma dEva and urges Him to grant
divya jnAna


ArumUreraDoMdu sAvira
mUreraDu shatashwAsa japagaLa
mUruvidha jIvaroLagabjaja kalpa pariyaMta
tA rachisi sAtvarige sukha saM
sAra mishrarigadhamajanariga
pAraduHkhagaLIva gurupavamAna salahemma || 01-04 ||

ArumUreradoMdu sAvira = ArumUru means 6x3=18 eraDoMdu means plus (2+1)
totaling to 21. Thus 21000.

mUreraDu shata = mUreraDu means 3x2=6 . Thus 600. Grand total is 21600
per day.

shwAsa japagaLa = VAyu dEvaru performs 21600 breathing japAs per day
meaning – the action of inhalation and exhalation of air

mUruvidha jIvaroLage = in three types of jIvAs namely, satvic jIvAs,
miShra jIvAs (or rajO jIvAs) and tamO jIvAs

abjaja kalpa pariyaMta = abjaj means lotus (ap - in water, ja - born,together this means it is a lotus flower). Brahma is born from the navel of the PadmanAbharUpI paramAtmA. Thus abjaja means Brahma devaru. Kalpa is the life span of Brahma (100 years). Thus 'abjaja kalpa pariyaMta' can be understood thus - till the end of the Brahma kalpa vAyu dEvaru performs 21600 shwAsa japAs per day in three types of jIvAs as stated.

tA rachisi = The inhalation of air is linked to the resonance 'haM' and the exhalation is linked to 'sa'. The complete process of inhalation and exhalation is 'haMsa maMtra' devised by VAyu dEvaru and he alone is sanctioned to execute this maMtra

sAtvarige sukha = to those who are entitled for mukti or liberation or freedom from material consciousness, such jIvAs are granted bliss in VaikuMThalOka

saMsAra mishrarige = to the rAjasic jIvAs (family persons) he grants
mixed experience of bliss and sorrow.

adhamajanarige = for tAmasic jIvAs (extremely cruel jIvAs)

apAraduHkhagaLIva = gives them permanent sorrow

gurupavamAna = jIvOttama vAyudEvaru

salahu = please bestow divyajnAna

emma = to us

After praising Lord shrI LaxmInarasiMha, MahalaxmI dEvi, Brahma dEva in the order of tAratamya, JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to VAyu dEvaru. Vayu dEva performs 21600 haMsa maMtra in all the three types of jIvAs till the end of kalpa and then VAyu (MukyaprAna) breaks the liMga dEha of jIvas with his mace and sends them to their respective state; that is, nitya sukha for sAtvik souls, mix of happiness and sorrow to rAjasic souls, and eternal sorrow or hell for tAmasic souls.

JagannAtha dAsa implores upon vAyu dEva to bestow divya jnAna on us.


chaturavadanana rANi atirO
hita vimala vijnAni nigama
pratatigaLigabhimAni vINApANi brahmANi
natisi bEDuve janani lakumI
patiya guNagaLa tutipudake
sanmatiya pAlisi nelasu nI madvadana sadanadali ||01-05||

chaturavadanana = He who has four faces i.e. Brahma

rANi = nIta patni of Brahma

atirOhita = that which does not get destroyed even during praLaya.

vimala vijnAni = possessing pure knowledge

nigama pratatigaLige = to the group of vEdAs

abhimAni = one having affectionate pride

vINApANi = holding the vINA in her hand

brahmANi = queen of Brahma oh Saraswati dEvi!

natisi = I bow to you

bEDuve = I pray

janani = oh Mother of the world!

lakumIpatiya = shrIman narAyaNa

guNagaLa = (good) qualities

tutipudake = in order to praise

sanmatiya = good knowledge i.e. divya jnAna

pAlisi = please reward me

nelasu = please stay

nI = you

madvadana sadanadali = in my head

Saraswati is the consort of Brahma. Her knowledge remains undestroyed even during praLaya. Her knowledge is flawless, immaculate and especially complete in all respects. She is thus recognized as vEdAbhimAni. Therefore, it is impossible to gain real knowledge of VEdAs without her blessings. She holds the vINA in her hand.

JagannAtha dAsa urges Saraswati dEvi to reside in the configuration of our face. He begs for her juxtaposition on his tongue to enable him to praise the limitless good qualities of shrI Hari with devotion.


kR^itiramaNa pradyumna naMdane
chaturaviMshati tatvapati dE
vategaLige guruvenisutiha mArutana nijapatni
satata hariyali gurugaLali sa
dratiya pAlisi bhAgavata bhA
rata purANa rahasya tatvagaLarapu karuNadal ||01-06||

kR^itiramaNa = kR^iti is another name for laxmI. ramaNa means her
husband.

pradyumna naMdane = daughter of pradyumna (another name for nArAyaNa)

chaturaviMshati = twenty four

tatvapati = tatvabhimanis (more later)

dEvategaLige = R^idra and other dEvatAs

guruvenisutiha = known as chief

mArutana = vAyu dEva’s

nijapatni = nIta patni - wife

satata = always (again 24 by 7)

hariyali = in nArAyaNa

gurugaLali = in VAyu devaru

sadratiya = extremely sAtvic devotion

pAlisi = please reward me with blessings

bhAgavata = bhAgavata purANa

bhArata = mahAbhArata

purANa = other purANas

rahasya tatvagaLa = secrets of vEdArthA

aruhu = enable me to understand

karuNadali = please kindly

In order to administer the program of world’s creation, stability, destruction and provide salvation to the entitled spirits, Lord nArAyaNa takes forms of aniruddha, pradyumna, saMkarShNa, vAsudEva. To facilitate this function RamAdEvi takes the form of shAMti, kr^iti, jayA and mAyA respectively. BhArati dEvi is the daughter of pradyumna-kR^iti. She is thus called “pradyumna naMdane”.

The creation of this Universe consists of 24 tatvAs as below:-
sthUla tatvAs
jnAnEMdriyas =5
karmEMdriyas =5
paMchabhUtAs =5
paMchatanmAtra =5

sUkshma tatvAs
avyakta tatva =1
ahaMkAra tatva =1
buddhi tatva =1
manas tatva =1

There is one abhimAni dEvatA for each tatva. vAyu dEvaru is the Chief of
all these abhimAni dEvatAs. BhAratI dEvi is the consort of vAyu dEvaru.
BharatI is the abhimAni dEvi for bhakti.

JagannAtha dAsa begs her to bestow steady & unbroken bhakti in ShrI Hari
and vAyu (guru). He implores her to grant devotional understanding of
the supremacy of the Lord through the secrets of the hidden meaning
stated in bhAgavata, mahAbhArata and other purANAs.

Shri GopAla dAsaru has said in his song, “BhArati bhakutiyanU, koDuvudu,
mArutasati nInu”


VEdapITha viriMchi bhava sha
krAdi suravijnAna dAyaka
mOda chinmaya gAtra lOkapavitra sucharitra
chEdha bhEda viShAda kuTilAM
tAdimadhya vidUra AdA
nAdi kAraNa bAdarAyaNa pAhi satrANa ||01-07||

VEdapITha = one who is seated on the VedAs

viriMchi = Brahma dEvaru

bhava = R^idra

shakrAdi = iMdra and other

sura = dEvatAs

vijnAnadAyaka = giver of special knowledge

mOda = happiness

chit = knowledge

maya = mixture of (happiness & knowledge)

gAtra = body mass containing mixture of happiness & knowledge

lOkapavitra = the form which is a Purifier of the Universe (the entitled
souls among the tri-jIvAs are purified after liMga dEha bhaMga)

sucharitra = possessing auspicious history

chhEdha bhEda = dissecting the body with special weapons

viShAda =repentance

kuTila = hatred, deception etc..

aMta = end

Adi = beginning

madhya = center

vidUra = He who is far away from the above faults or demerits (and has
no beginning or end)

AdAnAdi = one who accepts pUjA from Brahma and other demigods

kAraNa = reason to be

bAdarAyaNa = VEdavyAsa dEvaru of Badri

pAhi = please protect

satrANa = by giving me strength to sing your praises

Lord nArAyaNa incarnated himself in the form of VEdavyAsa dEvaru and explained the VEdAs and wrote mahAbhArata too and counseled knowledge to the world. VEdavyAsa dEvaru was the knowledge provider to Brahma, R^idra, iMdra and other dEvatAs. He was not naturally born as other humans but He was a body mass containing mixture of boundless happiness & knowledge.

Naturally His body was not destructible like other human bodies, nor was He affected by earthly happiness or sorrows, diseases or disabilities like us mortals He thus had extraordinary happiness and bravery. He thus had no beginning, or end to His life.

Lord nArAyaNa (VEdavyAsa) cannot be dissected in any way. He has neither hatred nor does he display he deceive anyone, nor does he have any beginning or end. Chanting His holy name purifies us.

JagannAtha dAsa prays with focused attention to bAdarAyANa (or VEdavyAsa dEvaru) with devotion and prays to grant superior strength to praise the Lord.


kshitiyoLage maNimaMta modalA
dati durAtmaru oMdadhika viM
shati kubhAShyava rachise naDumaneyeMba brAhmaNana
satiya jaTharadoLavatarisi bhA
ratiramaNa madhvAbhidhAnadi
chaturadasha lOkadali merada pratimagOMdisuve ||01-08||

kshitiyoLage = on this Earth (in Bharata khaMda)

maNimaMta modalAda = demon (of the evil race) by the name maNimaMta

atidurAtmaru = satanic persons (enemies of God)

oMdadhika viMshati = 20+1 = 21 (Twenty one)

kubhAShyava = meanings contrary to what is told in the VEdAs

rachise = took the responsibility of destroying those contradictory
meanings to VEdAs

naDumaneyeMba = person by name ‘madhyagEha’ meaning ‘center house’

brAhmaNana = a brahmin

satiya = his wife

jaTharadoLu = took form in her womb and portrayed that he was born there

avatarisi = descended as an incarnation of

bhAratiramaNa = VAyu dEvaru (husband of BhArati dEvi)

madhvAbhidhAnadi = called as ShrIman MadhvAchArya

chaturadasha lOkadali = in 14 lOkAs

merada = became world famous

apratimage = he who destroyed the 21 contradictory meanings given to
VEdAs and established that ViShNu is Supreme

vaMdisuve = I bow to you

maNimaMta and other and other demons (tAmasic souls) were born on this
Earth. In the previous yugas i.e. in tretA yuga and dvAparayuga they
were killed by vAyu and bhIma respectively and these demons vowed to be
reborn in kaliyuga and propagate teachings contradictory to the meaning
stated in VEdAs.

They publicized that, “I am God, this World is an illusion, jIvAs and
Brahma are equal etc.”
Then as per the orders from shrI Hari, vAyu dEvaru descended on this
Earth as MadhvAcharya – born to the family of MadhyagEhabhaTTa –
vEdavati.

“tR^itIyamasya vR^iShabhasya dOhasEdashapramatiM janayaMta yOShaNaH”

–BaLitthA sUkta
meaning – this dEva srEShTa vAyu took his third incarnation as
Madhvamuni to establish complete knowledge as stated in the VEdAs.

MadhvAcharya then established our well known Madhva siddhaMta that,
“Hari is Supreme, VAyu is supreme among jIvAs, this World is real,
paMchabhEda (will explain in next stanza) exists.” and he became
illustrious in 14 lOkAs and earned the name as “bhagavad kArya sAdhaka”

Jagannatha dAsa pays obeisance to MadhvAchArya.


paMchabhEdAtmaka prapaMchake
paMcharUpAtmakane daivaka
paMchamukha shakrAdigaLu kiMkararu shrIharige
paMchaviMshatitatvataratama
paMchikegaLanu pELda bhAvivi
riMchi yenipAnaMda tIRthara nenevenanudinavu ||01-09||

paMchabhEda = Five differences as follows
JIva – Isha
JIva – Jiva
JIva – JaDa
JaDa – JaDa
JaDa –Isha

Atmaka = aforesaid appendage

prapaMchake = This world associated with the above differences

paMcharUpAtmakane = He who has 5 rUPa-s as aniruddha, pradyumna,
saMkarShNa, vAsudEva and nArAyaNa

daivaka = He who is full of guNa-s is mahAprabhu

paMchamukha = R^idra, who has 5 heads

shakrAdigaLu = iMdra and others

kiMkararu shrIharige = servants of ShrI Hari

paMchaviMshati = viMshati=20, paMcha=5, total=25

tatvataratama = tArataMya

paMchike gaLanu = consisting of paMchabhEda-s

pELda =as established by Veda shAstra-s

bhAviviriMchi yenipa = in the next kalpa, would become Brahma

AnaMdatIRthara = AnaMdatIRtha

neneve = I remember

anudinavu = everyday

There are only three entities in this World. They are Isha, JIvA, JaDa.

Isha is only one. Hari is supreme although he may take different forms.
He is thus One and the only One. However, five differences exist as
stated above.

Besides, there are 24 tatvAs as below:-

sthUla tatva-s
jnAnEMdriya-s =5
karmEMdriya-s =5
paMchabhUta-s =5
paMchatanmAtra =5

sUkshma tatva-s
avyakta tatva =1
ahaMkAra tatva =1
buddhi tatva =1
manas tatva =1

And ShrI Hari Himself is the 25th tatva.

paMchamukhi-s like paMchamukhI Brahma, paMchamukhI prAnadEvaru, R^idra
are the servants of shrI Hari.

JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to shrImadAMdatIrtha, who expound the
above knowledge to the world.


vAmadEva viriMchitanaya u
mAmanOhara ugra dhUrjaTi-
sAmajAjinavasanabhUShaNa sumanasOttaMsa
kAmahara kailAsamaMdira
sOma sUryanala vilOchana
kAmitaprada karuNisamage sadA sumaMgaLava ||1.10||

vAmadEva = mahaR^idra always thinks about ShrI Hari residing on the left
side of his body (vAma side), thus called vAmadEva

viriMchitanaya = born to Brahma from his eyebrows

umAmanOhara = one who keeps PArvati dEvi happy

ugra = one who is in charge of destruction activity

dhUrjaTi = smoky, mauve color (pale purple color) hair.

sAmaja = elephant’s

ajina = skin

vasanabhUShaNa = decorated as cloth (refer the words
“gajacharmAMbarana…..” in the song ‘kaMDe karuNa nidhiya’ written by
puraMdara dAsa.

sumanasa + uttaMsa = higher than iMdra and other dEvatAs

kAmahara = he who reduced Manmatha to ashes by his eyes

kailAsamaMdira = KailAsa mountain is his abode

sOma = has Moon in his left eyes

sUrya = has Sun in his right eyes

anala = has Fire in his forehead

vilOchana = has a special third eye

kAmitaprada = he who grants whatever his devotees ask for

karuNisu = please grant me with Kindliness (Sympathy)

emage = to us

sadA = always

sumaMgaLava = knowledge which is conductive to prosperity

In this verse Jagannatha dAsa pays obeisance to R^idra dEvaru, who is the manObhimani dEvatA. During the creation of this world he was born from the eyebrows of Brahma.

R^idra keeps PArvati dEvi always happy. He obtained the blessing of shrI Hari after performing Prayer and meditation for 10 dina kalpAs under sea water (salt water). He is therefore called ‘ugratapasvi’. R^idra spread his hair across the sky in order to receive Ganga river (which originated from the toe of paramatmA).

He is therefore also called ‘vyOmakEsha’ or ‘dhUrjaTi’. He is covered with an elephant skin. He is the adviser to iMdra and other lesser dEvatAs. He reduced Manmatha to ashes by blowing fire from the third eye on his forehead because he tried to disturb his penance.

KailAsa Mountain is his abode. He has the Moon in his left eye, the Sun in his right eye and Fire in the third eye on his forehead. Since he is the manObhimAni he can fulfill all our desires.

JagannAtha dAsa prays to R^idra to bless us with the knowledge that shrI
Hari is supreme and lead us to prosperity.


kR^ittivAsane hiMde nI nAl
vattu kalpa samIranali shi
Shyatva vahisi akhiLAgamArthagaLOdi jaladhiyoLu
hattu kalpadi tapavagaidA
dityaroLaguttamanenisi
purushOttamana pariyaMka padavaidideyO mahadEva ||01-11||

kR^ittivAsane = one who wears the tigers skin as his clothing

hiMde = before coming to the position of R^idra

nI nAlvattu kalpa = you did penance for 40 kalpa

samIranali = under vAyu dEvaru

shiShyatva vahisi = became his disciple

akhiLAgamArthagaLOdi = studied all the true inner meanings of VEda-s
according to his capability

jaladhiyoLu = then did penance under the sea

hattu kalpadi = for 10 kalpa-s

tapavagaidu = did ugra tapas

AdityaroLu = among the dEvatAs

Uttamanenisi = One held in high reverence, and thus became capable of
coming to the current position of R^idra

purushOttamana = of Lord nArAyaNa

pariyaMkapadava = became the bed (of nArAyaNA) – meaning became shESha
dEvaru

aidideyO = you acquired

mahadEva = Oh R^idra !

In this stanza, JagannAtha dAsa extends the eminence of R^idra. R^idra
is dressed with the tiger skin, has elephant skin on his body. Before
coming to the position of R^idra he did penance for 40 kalpa under VAyu
dEvaru and studied the VEda-s. Then he performed penance under the sea
for 10 kalpa and pleased saMkarShNa rUpi paramAtma and became famous as
devOttama and obtained the position of shESha.

JagannAtha dAsa thus pays obeisance to shESha dEvaru by praising his
achievements of his previous avatAra as R^idra


pAkashAsana mukhya sakala di
voukasarigabhinamipe R^iShigaLi
gEkachittadi pitR^igaLige gaMdharva kshitiparige
A kamalanAbhAdi yatigaLa
nIkakAnamisuvenu biDade ra
mAkaLatrana dAsavargake namipenanavarata ||01-12||

pAkashAsana = iMdra

mukhya = predominant

sakala divoukasarige = all tatvAbhimAni dEvatAs and other dEvatAs

abhinamipe = I bow to them

R^iShigaLige = to all R^iShis

Ekachittadi = I bow with single mindedness

pitR^igaLige = pitR^i dEvatAs

gaMdharva = all gaMdharva

kshitiparige = all emperors on this Earth

A kamalanAbhAdi = all seers starting from PadmanAbha tIrtha under the
shrImadacharya

yatigaLa = all seers

AnIkake = group of

Anamisuvenu = my sAShTAMga namakAras to

biDade = without forgetting

ramAkaLatrana = husband of ramAdEvi i.e. shrI Hari

dAsavargake = to all dAsAs (of shrI Hari) starting from puraMdara dAsa

namipenu = I bow to them

anavarata = always

iMdra had killed a demon called ‘PAka’ thus he is called ‘PAkashAsana’.
IMdra is next level below R^idra in tAratamya.

In this stanza, JagannAtha pays obeisance to iMdra and all other dEvatAs, pitR^i dEvatAs, gaMdharvAs, all earthly emperors, and the long list of seers starting for madhvAcharya, followed by padmanAbha tIrtha, narahari tIrtha. He then pays obeisance to all dAsa-s, starting from puraMdara dAsa, vijaya dAsa, until his own master gOpAla dAsa who uplifted him in life.


parimaLavu sumanadoLaganalanu
araNiyoLagippaMte dAmO
daranu brahmAdigaLa manadali tOritOradale
irutiha jagannAtha viTThalana
karuNa paDeva mumukshu jIvaru
parama bhAgavataranu koMDADuvudu pratidinavu ||01-13||

parimaLavu = fragrance

sumanadoLu = in flower

analanu = fire

araNiyoLu = in fire wood

ippaMte = exists

dAmOdaranu = shrI Hari

brahmAdigaLa = to Brahma and other dEvatAs

manadali = in their mind

tOri = explicitly manifested

tOradale = inconspicuous of His Supremacy

irutiha = is present

jagannAtha viTThalana = ViTThala - Master of the World i.e. shrI Hari

karuNa paDeva = expecting special sympathy

mumukshu jIvaru = salvation expecting jIvAs (those who deserve mukti)

paramabhAgavataranu = immaculate devotees

koMDADuvudu = praise their guNA

pratidinavu = everyday (every moment i.e. 24 x 7)

The fragrance of a blooming flower is carried by air (VAyu) and reaches our nose (j~nAEMdriya), we thus experience the aroma. Also, ‘Fire’ hidden in firewood comes alive as soon as it comes in contact with frictional spark / flames of a yaj~nakuMDa. However that fire cannot be seen until such time at all.

Similarly, shrI Hari resides in the minds of Brahma and other dEvatAs, seeing their knowledge about Him, manifests Himself in them as per their yOgyata but they cannot view His limitless rUpAs and guNAs.

tatvAbhimAni dEvatAs are generally able to perceive the Lord’s as per their j~nAna.

YashOdA dEvi believed that KR^iShNa was just like any other child and when she caught Him stealing butter she chased him and tied Him to a wooden grinding mortar as punishment. He then displayed His greatness and was thus known as dAmOdara. In order to obtain the His special sympathy, the salvation hopeful jIvas must praise the gunAs of immaculate devotees of shrI Hari every moment.


Thus ends the 1st chapter of Sri HarikathAmruta Saara titled "Mangalacharana Sandhi"


To be continued ...