(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)

SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA /

ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

CANTO III – VYAPTI SANDHI – (set to Sarang Raga, Yeka Tala) – ಮೂರನೇ ಸಂಧಿ – ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಸಂಧಿ (ರಾಗ ಸಾರಂಗ, ಏಕತಾಳ)

Glory of Sri Hari’s male forms (ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ಪುರುಷರೂಪಗಳ ವೈಭವ)

45.       ಪುರುಷರೂಪತ್ರಯ ಪುರಾತನ-

            ಪುರುಷ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ ಕ್ಷರಾಕ್ಷರ-

            ಪುರುಷಪೂಜಿತಪಾದ ಪೂರ್ಣಾನಂದ ಜ್ಞಾನಮಯ|

            ಪುರುಷಸೂಕ್ತಸುಮೇಯ ತತ್ತ-

            ತ್ಪುರುಷಹೃತ್ಪುಷ್ಕರನಿಲಯ ಮಹ-

            ಪುರುಷಜಾಂಡಾಂತರದಿ ಬಹಿರದಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತ ನಿರ್ಲಿಪ್ತ||1||

            PuruSharUpatraya purAtana-

            puruSha puruShOttama kSharAkShara-

            puruShapUjitapAda pUrNAnanda jnAnamaya|

            PuruShasUktasumEya tatta-

            tpuruShahrutpuShkaranilaya maha-

            puruShajAnDAntaradi bahiradi vyApta nirlipta||1`||

SUMMARY: Lord Hari has three Purusha roopas or Male forms namely Ancient Male (PurAtana purusha), Super-most Male (PurushOttama) and the form the feet of which is worshiped by Ksharakshara Purushas or mortal and immortal forms, which signify human beings and eternal deities. He is full of total joy and supreme and incomparable, unintelligible, unparalleled knowledge or Jnana; he is primarily invoked through Purusha Sukta; he remains in every being and he envelops the interior and exterior of the entire Brahmanda and he is the Supreme Lord.

The three premier forms of Lord Hari or “PurusharUpatraya” have been described in this stanza. The first form known as Ancient Form or PurAtanapuruSha is of Primary and Principal Principle of Origin called Mahattatwa, which created the Brahmanda; the second one is entering the Brahmanda created by the Principal Principle and the third one is occupying every animate and inanimate being. There can be least doubt about the fact that Lord Hari is in the heart of everyone. Salvation can be secured by realizing this ultimate truth. It is mentioned in the Bhagavata Tatparya (Gist of Bhagavata) as follows:

“ViShNOstu PuruShAKhyAni treeNi rUpANyatO viduhu|

PraThamam mataha sraShTru dviteeyam twanDasamsThitam|

Truteeyam dEhinAm dEhE tAni jnAtvA vimuchyatE iti mAhAtmyE||

ವಿಷ್ಣೋಸ್ತು ಪುರುಷಾಖ್ಯಾನಿ ತ್ರೀಣಿ ರೂಪಾಣ್ಯತೋ ವಿದುಃ|

ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಮಹತಃ ಸ್ರಷ್ಟೃ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ತ್ವಂಡಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಮ್|

ತೃತೀಯಂ ದೇಹಿನಾಂ ದೇಹೇ ತಾನಿ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ವಿಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ಇತಿ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯೇ||

According to one school of thought, Purusha refers to Brahma and Rudra and therefore Lord Hari is PuruShOttama or the Super Most Person.

Goddess Lakshmi is Akshara Purusha and Brahma, Rudra and other animate beings are Kshara Purushas. Kshara means kSharati, syandatE, munchati or sanchalane in Sanskrit. It refers to attributes or characters like mobility, destroyable, destructible, deteriorating and so on. Akshara is the antonym of Kshara. Since Mahalakshmi has no corporal body or natural form, she is Akshara. Brahma and others have corporal body and hence they are Ksharas. Lord Hari too has AprAkruta body or unnatural form; he is NirvikAra; he has no particular shape or form. He is different from Ksharas and creator and Lord of Mahalakshmi and therefore he is Purushottama. There is a statement in Gita: “YEtadbudDhyA budDhimAn syAt krutakrutyAshcha BhArata”, which means anyone realizing this primary and most confusing truth attains salvation.

The word “PuruShasUktasumEya” denotes an extraordinary meaning. Although all Scriptures, Vedas and Shruti, Smrutis primarily describe Lord Hari, Purusha Sukta is an exclusive invocation of Lord Hari. Skanda Purana says: “

YaThA hi pauruShE sUktE ViShNurEvABhiDheeyatE|

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