(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

Prayers to all Gurus and Deities/

ಸಮಸ್ತ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಗುರುಗಳ ನಮನ

ಪಾಕಶಾಸನಮುಖ್ಯಸಕಲದಿ-

ವೌಕಸರಿಗಭಿನಮಿಪೆ ಋಷಿಗಳಿ-

ಗೇಕಚಿತ್ತದಿ ಪಿತೃಗಳಿಗೆ ಗಂಧರ್ವ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಪರಿಗೆ|

ಆ ಕಮಲನಾಭಾದಿಯತಿಗಳ-

ನೀಕಕಾನಮಿಸುವೆನು ಬಿಡದೆ ರ-

ಮಾಕಳತ್ರನ ದಾಸವರ್ಗಗೆ ನಮಿಪೆನನವರತ||12||

PAkashAsanamukhyasakaladi-

VaukasarigaBhinamipe RuShigaLi-

GEkachittadi pitrugaLige ganDharva kShitiparige|

Aa kamalanABhAdiyatigaLa-

NeekakAnamisuvenu biDade Ra-

MAkaLatrana dAsavargake namipenanavarata||12||

SUMMARY: I salute with a single mind to all deities to all deities, including Indra, Rishis, Pitrus (forefathers), Gandharvas and Emperors; I also salute the cluster of Yatis like PadmanABha Tirtharu and I salute, without fail, the community of Dasas of Lord Sri Hari.

What Sri Jagannathadasaru has done in this stanza is to salute everyone in the descending order of their rank and file, beginning from Lord Sri Hari. Salutations to Guru is equally important.

About Pakashasana: Paka is the name of a demon. In the battle between deities and demons that ensued after the churning of the cosmic ocean of milk, a demon known as Paka, along with another demon named Bala, attacked Indra and covered him up with arrows. Indra removed the cover of arrows and cut the neck of both demons in one strike. This story is mentioned in Bhagavata.

Sa tEnaivAShTaDhArENa shirasee BalapAkayOho|

JnAteenAm pashyatO rAjan jahAra janayan Bhayam||Bhagavata||

ಸ ತೇನೈವಾಷ್ಟಧಾರೇಣ ಶಿರಸೀ ಬಲಪಾಕಯೋಃ|

ಜ್ಞಾತೀನಾಂ ಪಶ್ಯತೋ ರಾಜನ್ ಜಹಾರ ಜನಯನ್ ಭಯಂ||ಭಾಗವತ||

In the Shanti Parva, Mahabharata, it is mentioned:

JamBham Vrutram Balam PAkam shatamAyam VirOchanam||

DurvAryam chaivam namuchim naikamAyam cha Shambaram|

Viprachittim cha daitEyam danOho putrAmshcha sarvashaha||

PrahlAdam cha nihatyAjau tatO dEvADhipO(s)Bhavam||Mahabharat, Shanti Parva 98/49,50||

ಜಂಭಂ ವೃತ್ರಂ ಬಲಂ ಪಾಕಂ ಶತಮಾಯಂ ವಿಲೋಚನಂ||

ದುರ್ವಾರ್ಯಂ ಚೈವ ನಮುಚಿಂ ನೈಕಮಾಯಂ ಚ ಶಂಬರಂ|

ವಿಪ್ರಚಿತ್ತಿಂ ಚ ದೈತೇಯಂ ದನೋಃ ಪುತ್ರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ||

ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದಂ ಚ ನಿಹತ್ಯಾಚೌ ತತೋ ದೇವಾಧಿಪೋ(s)ಭವಮ್||

Indra came to be called as Pakashasana for killing the demon. This has been stated in Vamana Purana.

TatO bANairavachChAdya mayAdeen dAnavAn Harihi|

PAkam jaGhAna teekShNagrairmArgaNaihi kankavAsasaihi||

Tatra nAmaviBhurlEBhE shAsanatwAt sharairdruDhaihi|

PAkashAsanatAm shakraha sarvAmarapatirviBhuhu||

ತತೋ ಬಾಣೈರವಚ್ಛಾದ್ಯ ಮಯಾದೀನ್ ದಾನವಾನ್ ಹರಿಃ|

ಪಾಕಂ ಜಘಾನ ತಿಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಗ್ರೈರ್ಮಾಣೈಃ ಕಂಕವಾಸಸೈಃ||

ತತ್ರ ನಾಮವಿಭುರ್ಲೇಭೇ ಶಾಸನತ್ವಾತ್ ಶರೈದೃಢೈಃ|

ಪಾಕಾಶಾಸನತಾಂ ಶಕ್ರಂ ಸರ್ವಾಮರಪತಿರ್ವಿಭುಃ||

Sri Kamalanabha Tirtharu was the direct disciple of Sri Madhwacharyaru by name Sri Padmanabha Tirtharu. It must be noted here that in a stone inscription at Belur Sri Chennakeshava Temple, Sri Padmanabha Tirtharu has been referred to as Sri Kamalanabha Tirtharu.

By employing the word “RamAkaLatrana dAsavargake”, Sri Jagannatha Dasaru has paid tributes to Sri Purandara Dasaru and all the Dasas.

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