SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ – LEAF 3

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ  – LEAF 3 

An introduction to Sri Harikathamrutasara.  

It needs a separate and extensive platform to even introduce all the devotional compositions of Sri Jagannatha Dasaru because almost all his compositions are brilliant, highly philosophical, spiritual and pregnant with meaning. The main purpose of this small attempt is to introduce Sri Harikathamrutasara, which is considered to be his magnum opus, especially because this exemplary work has remained unknown to non-Kannadigas. It is unfortunate that even a majority of Kannadigas seem to have ignored this work.

ABOUT HARIKATHAMRUTASARA

Set to Bhamini Shatpadi rhythmic pattern, Sri Harikathamrutasara consists of thirty-two Sandhis comprising 988 stanzas. The primary and most prominent subject matter of Sri Harikathamrutasara is to reaffirm and reiterate the fact that Sri Hari is the only God who is complete in all respects and  attributes; he is attributer, attributable, attribute and attributed; he is beyond anything and everything and he is the be-all and end-all. Sri Jagannatha Dasaru has conceptualised all the aspects of the Lord. The truthfulness of universe, Panchabheda,, discrepancy between the divine and demons, ways to attain salvation (Moksha Sadhana), methods of worship, the glory of salvation, significance of devotion and several other important subjects have been described and explained in this extraordinary work. The Anukramanika Taratamya Sandhi with five poems is the shortest Sandhi or Canto while Kalpasadhana Sandhi with sixty-three poems is the longest. The way Sri Jagannatha Dasaru has vividly and exhaustively described the highly obliging and kindest nature of the Lord is perhaps beyond words and beyond common perception, to say the least.

Sri Harikathamrutasara is replete with beautiful conjunctions; the dictum is simple but most sensible; narrative style is upright, honest and inimitable; thoughts are of high standard; figures of speech are apt and electrifying; the subject matter is most common at the outset but highly dignified, pragmatic and sensitive as one goes deeper into it and every syllable in this great work is brimming with devotion, conviction and dedication to Lord Hari. If read with an open mind, ev

en a pagan will transform in to a devout theist. Sri Jagannatha Dasaru excels in the way he amplifies the greatness of Lord Hari. It is not an exaggeration to rate Sri Harikathamrutasara as the one and only work in Kannada to delicately deliver the most difficult philosophy of Dwaita. He candidly shows to the world the Vishwarupa of Lord Hari in pure Kannada. Many scholars are of the unanimous view that such a wonderful, spirituous and scholarly work as Sri Harikathamrutasara cannot be found in any other language.

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