Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರಿ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

Unlimited kindness of Lord Hari/ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ಅನಂತ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯ

ಮಲಗಿ ಪರಮಾದರದಿ ಪಾಡಲು

ಕುಳಿತು ಕೇಳುವ ಕುಳಿತು ಪಾಡಲು

ನಿಲುವ ನಿಂತರೆ ನಲಿವ ನಲಿದರೆ ಒಲಿವೆ ನಿಮಗೆಂಬ|

ಸುಲಭನೋ ಹರಿ ತನ್ನವರನರ-

ಘಳಿಗೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟಗಲನು ರಮಾಧವ-

ನೊಲಿಸಲರಿಯದೆ ಪಾಮರರು ಬಳಲುವರು ಭವದೊಳಗೆ||5||

Malagi paramAdaradi pADalu

KuLitu kELuva kuLitu pADalu

Niluva nintare naliv nalidare volive nimagemba|

SulaBhanO Hari tannavaranara-

GhaLige biTTagalanu RamADhava-

Nolisalariyade pAmararu baLaluvaru BhavadoLage||5||

SUMMARY: Lord Sri Hari, who tells you that if you sing with love and devotion in a sleeping posture, I will sit and listen; if you sit and sing, I will stand; if I stand, I will dance and if I dance, I will become yours; Lord Sri Hari is easily accessible; He does not leave his devotees for half a moment; commoners, unaware of how to impress upon the consort of Goddess Rama Devi, keep struggling in the world.

What the poet means by “Malagi paramAdaradi pADalu” is that even if a devotee is bed ridden and is unable to offer worship in the prescribed manner, unable to take bath or wash his face and mouth, but simply sings in praise of the Lord, he will immediately respond. Irrespective of the state of the body, the Lord surrenders to the devotee who offers prayers with a pure heart, pure mind and pure intent. Bheeshma in Mahabharata offered prayers when he was lying on the arrows. In such a condition, he could not get up, take bath and do anything to purify his corporal body. His mind was pure and devotion was unbiased. Lord Krishna arrived, sat by his side and spoke kind words to him. The meaning of “singing by sitting or standing” is similar. These are postures human beings are likely to assume under certain strange circumstances.

It is mentioned in BrahmasUtraBhAShya:

ADhivyADhinimittEna vikShipramanasO(s)pi tu|

GuNAnAm smaraNashaktau ViShnOrbrahmatwamEva tu||

Smartavyam satatam tat tu na kadAchit parityajEt||

                                                          —BrahmasUtraBhAShya-4/1/6

ಆಧಿವ್ಯಾಧಿನಿಮಿತ್ತೇನ ವಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಮನಸೋ(s)ಪಿ ತು|

ಗುಣಾನಾಂ ಸ್ಮರಣಾಶಕ್ತೌ ವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮತ್ವಮೇವ ತು||

ಸ್ಮರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಸತತಂ ತತ್ ತು ನ ಕದಾಚಿತ್ ಪರಿತ್ಯಜೇತ್||

                                    —ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸೂತ್ರಭಾಷ್ಯ-4/1/6

What is most important in the above stanza is “Na kadAchit parityajEt”, which means, one should not refrain from offering prayers to the Lord in any condition. Some ailments are inherited or caused due to past sins; the mind might be disturbed, perverted or insane; it might be unable to recall all the attributes of the Lord, which are unlimited. The name of the Lord is “Satatam smartavyam” or should be always remembered. Just by remembering the Lord, one can attain salvation.

Lord Krishna tells Arjuna in Gita:

“TasmAt sarvEShu kAlEShu mAmanusmara yudDhya cha|”

“Therefore, you should battle and keep remembering me at all times and in all conditions”.

The next stanza dwells on how the Lord repays a devotee. It will be described in the next episode. Please read, comment and share. SDN