HK-Chapter-26

-Translated by SGP Char

Chapter26: avarOhaNa tAratamya saMdhi (7 padyas)

harikathAmR^itasAra gurugaLa

karuNadiMdApanitu pELuve

parama bhagavadbhaktaridanAdaradi kELuvudu

SANDHI SUCHANE:

shrIramaNa nijabhaktarenisuva

vArijAsana mukhya niRjara

tAratamyava pELve saMxEpadali gurubaladi

JagannAtha dAsa says that by the anugraha of his gurus, he would tell us in short about the tAratamya of the true bhakta-s of paramAtma from brahma dEvaru till mAnuShOttama-s.

kEshavage nArAyaNige kama

lAsana samIrarige vANI

vIsha phaNipa mahEsharige ShaNmahiShiyara padake

shESha R^idrara patniyarige

vAsava pradyumnarige saM

tOShadali vaMdisuve bhaktij~nAna koDaleMdu …HKAS_26-01

kEshavage = to shrIman nArAyaNa

nArAyaNige = to laxmI dEvi

kamalAsana = brahma dEvaru

samIrarige = vAyu dEvaru

vANI = saraswatI dEvi (including bhAratI dEvi)

vIsha = garuDa dEvaru

phaNipa = shESha dEvaru

mahEsharige = R^idra dEvaru

ShaNmahiShiyara padake = shaNmahiShi-s

shESha R^idrara patniyarige = vAruNI dEvi, soupaRNI dEvi, pARvatI dEvi

vAsava pradyumnarige = iMdra dEvaru & kAma dEvaru

saMtOShadali vaMdisuve = I pay obeisance to them happily

bhakti j~nAna koDaleMdu = to bestow j~nAna & bhakti

In this saMdhi, JagannAtha dAsa describes the dEvata tAratamya from shrIman nArAyaNa ParamAtma.

'kaM' – indicates water. Lotus flower is related to water – thus it refers to brahma dEvaru born from the Lotus Flower emanating from the Navel of ParamAtma.

'sha' – indicates R^idra dEvaru, who is the adhipati for IshAnya direction.

'va' – indicates superior

Thus ParamAtma, who is superior to brahma dEvaru, R^idra dEvaru and other dEvata-s is called kEshava. shrIman nArAyaNa is Himself kEshava nAmaka ParamAtma.

His wife laxmI dEvi is referred as nArAyaNi.

brahma dEvaru is referred as kamalAsana.

vAyu dEvaru, who is ever alert even during praLaya and who is also atirOhita vimala vij~nAni – is called samIra.

vAgAbhimAni, vEdAbhimAni and wife of chatuRmukha brahma is called vANi.

'vi' – means birds, 'Isha' – means adhipati. Thus 'vIsha' indicates king of birds i.e. garuDa.

'phaNA' – means hood. He who has a hood is called 'phaNI' – meaning snakes that have a hood. The king of snakes is phaNipa i.e. shESha dEvaru.

praLaya kAraka R^idra dEvaru is referred as 'mahEsha'

shaNmahiShi-s are – nIla, bhadra, kALiMdi, mitraviMda, laxaNa & jAMbavati

varuNI dEvi is consort of shESha dEvaru.

pARvatI dEvi is consort of R^idra dEvaru.

soupaRNI dEvi is consort of garuDa dEvaru.

shrIvAsava is iMdra dEvaru.

pradyumna (son of kR^iShNa) is avatAra of kAma dEvaru.

prANadEvage namipe kAmana

sUnu manu guru daxa shachi rati

mAniniyarige pravahadEvage sURya sOma yama

mAnavige varuNanige vINA

pANi nAradamunige namisuve

j~nAna bhakti virakti mARgava tiLisalenageMdu …………….HKAS_26-02

prANadEvage = to ahaMkArika prANa dEvaru

namipe = I pay obeisance

kAmana sUnu = son of kAma i.e. aniruddha

manu = svayaMbhu manu

guru = brahaspatyAchARya

daxa = daxa prajApati

shachi rati mAniniyarige = shachi dEvi (wife of iMdra), rati dEvi (wife of manmatha)

pravahadEvage = pravaha mAruta

sURya = vivasvAn nAmaka sURya

sOma = chaMdra dEvaru

yama = yama dhaRma rAya

mAnavige = shatarUpa dEvi (wife of svAyaMbhu manu)

varuNanige = varuNa dEvaru

vINApANi nAradamunige = nArada muni who holds the vINa in his hands

j~nAna bhakti virakti mARgava = road to j~nAna, bhakti & vairAgya

tiLisali emage = please advise us

eMdu namisuve = I pray and pay obeisance

JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to the following dEvata-s in the descending order:-

1) ahaMkAra prANa

2) aniruddha, brahaspatyAchARya, svayaMbh manu, daxa prajApati, shacchi, & rati

3) pravaha vAyu

4) sURya, chaMdra, shatarUpa dEvi & yama

5) varuNa

6) nArada

anala bhR^igu dAxAyaNiyarige

kanakagaRbhaja saptaR^iShigaLi

geNeyenipa vaivasvatamanuvu gAdhi saMbhavage

danuja niraR^iti tAra prAvahi

vanajamitrage ashvini gaNapage

dhanapa viShvaksEnarige vaMdisuvenanavarata…HKAS_26-03

anala = agni dEvaru, who is the adhipati of Agneya direction, vAgIMdriyAbhimAni, tEjO tatvAbhimAni

bhR^igu = bhR^igu muni

dAxAyaNiyarige = prasUti dEvi (wife of daxa prajApati)

kanakagaRbhaja saptaR^iShigaLige = saptaR^iShi-s (son of brahma dEvaru). brahma dEvaru is referred as kanaka gaRbha (hiraNya gaRbha)

eNeyenipa = equal to them

vaivasvatamanuvu = vaivasvata manu (current mnavaMtara)

gAdhi saMbhavage = vishvAmitra R^iShi (son of gAdhi rAja)

danuja niraR^iti = niraR^iti (son of danu dEvi). He is abhimAni for nairutya direction. Although he belongs to rAxaxa kula, he is counted among the dEvata-s like prahalAda, vibhiShaNa...

tAra = tArA dEvi (wife of brahasptayAchARya)

prAvahi = prAvahI dEvi (wife of pravaha maruta)

vanaja mitrage = mitra nAmaka sURya (kaRmEMdiyAbhimAni)

ashvini = ashvini dEvata-s i.e nAsatya & dasra – the twins who are nAsikEMdriya abhimAni

gaNapage = vighnEshvara who is son of pARvatI dEvi, younger brother of kumAra, bhUtAkAshapati and Adi pujya

dhanapa = kubEra – adhipati of yaxa-s and North direction

viShvaksEnarige = vishvaksEna (vAyu putra)

anavarata vaMdisuve = I constantly pay my obeisance to them

JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to the following dEvata-s in the descending order:-

1) agni dEvaru

2) The group of 9 dEvata-s i.e. saptaR^iShi-s (marIchi, atri,aMgirasa, pulastya, pulaha, kR^itu & vasiShTha) vaivasvata manu & visvAmitra

3) niraR^iti, tArA, prAvahI & mitra nAmaka sURya

4) ashvini dEvata-s, gaNapati, kubEra & vishvaksEna

The above lists the avarOhaNa (decreasing order) tAratamya.

uktadEvaRkaLanuLidu eM

bhattaidu janarugaLu manugaLu

chathya chAvana yamaLarige kaRmajarenisutippa

kARtivIRyARjunare pramukha sha

tastharige paRjanya gaMgA

ditya yama sOmAniruddhara patniyara padake……HKAS_26-04

uktadEvaRkaLanuLidu = the remaining dEvata-s out of the shatastha dEvata-s (100 dEvata-s)

eMbhattaidu janarugaLu = 85 dEvata-s

manugaLu = 14 manu-s – see list below*

uchathya = uchatya muni

chAvana = chyavana R^iShi

yamaLarige = R^iShi-s and manu-s

kaRmajarenisutippa = called as kaRmaja dEvata-s

kARtivIRyARjuna pramukha = primarily kARtivIRyARjuna

shatastharige = 100 kings

paRjanya = paRjanya nAmaka sURya

gaMgA = gaMgA dEvi (wife of varuNa)

Aditya = saMj~nA dEvi (wife of sURya)

yama = shyAmalA dEvi (wife of yama)

sOma = rOhiNI dEvi (wife of chaMdra)

aniruddhara = uShA dEvi - also called virAT dEvi [wife of aniruddha (son of kAma)]

patniyara padake = the wives of above dEvata-s as explained above

JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to the above dEvata-s in the descending order.

*List of 14 manu-s

i svAyaMbhu

ii svArOchaSha (HKAS_21-35)

iii uttama (HKAS_21-35)

iv tApasa

v raivata

vi chAxuSha

vii vaivasvata (current manvaNtara)

viii sAvaRNi

ix daxasAvaRNi (HKAS_21-35)

x brahmasAvaRNi (HKAS_21-35)

xi dhaRmasAvaRNi (HKAS_21-35)

xii R^idrasAvaRNi (HKAS_21-35)

xiii dEvasAvaRNi (HKAS_21-35)

xiv iMdrasAvaRNi

hutavahARdhAMginige chaMdrana

suta budhage nAmAtmikOshA

satige ChAyAtmaja shanaishcharagAnamipe satata

pratidivasadali biDade jIva

pratati mADuva kaRmagaLigadhi

patiyenipa puShkarana pAdAMbujagaLige namipe………….HKAS_26-05

hutavahARdhAMginige = svAhA dEvi (wife of agni)

chaMdrana suta budhage = budha (son of chaMdra)

nAmAtmika ushA satige = bhagavan nAma abhimAni – uShA dEvi (wife of ashvini dEvata-s)

ChAyAtmaja shanaishcharage = shanaishchara (son of sURya & chAyA dEvi)

satata Anamipe = I constantly pray

jIvapratati = trividha jIva-s

mADuva kaRmagaLige = kaRma-s that they perform

adhipatiyenipa = abhimAni

puShkarana = puShkara dEvata

pAdAMbujagaLige = lotus feet

pratidivasadali biDade = everyday, nay every moment

namipe = I pay my obeisance

JagannAtha dAsa now pays to the following dEvata-s in the descending order:-

1) svAhA dEvi

2) budha

3) uShA dEvi

4) shanaishchara

5) puShkara

Anamipe AjAnajarige kR^i

shAnusutarige gOvrajadoLiha

mAniniyarige chirapitaru shatanyUna shatakOTi

mounijanarige dEva mAnava

gAna prouDharigavaniparige ra

mAnivAsana dAsavaRgake namipenanavarata…………….HKAS_26-06

AjAnajarige = AjAnaja dEvata-s

Anamipe = I pray well to them

kR^ishAnusutarige = sons of agni

gOvrajadoLiha mAniniyarige = 16100 gOpika-s

chirapitaru = chirapitR^i dEvata-s

shatanyUna shatakOTi = 99,99,99,900

mounijanarige = R^iShi-s

dEva mAnava gAna prouDharige = dEva gaMdhaRva-s & manuShya gaMdhaRva-s

ramAnivAsana dAsavaRgake = mAnushOttama haridAsa-s

namipenu anavarata = I always pay my obeisance

All the above dEvata-s have been enumerated in HKAS_21-43 to 46

In this stanza, JagannAtha dAsa pays obeisance to:

1) ajAnaja dEvata-s

2) 16100 wives of kR^iShNa

3) gOpika strI-s of naMdagOkula

4) chirapitR^i-s

5) 99,99,99,900 R^iShi-s

6) dEva gaMdhaRva-s

7) mAnuSha gaMdhaRva-s

8) chakravaRti-s

9) dAsavaRga

anukramaNika tAratamyava

nanudinadi sadbhakti pURvaka

nenevarige dhaRmARthakAmAdigaLu phalisuvuvu

vanajasaMbhava mukhyaravayava

renisuvaru jagannAtha viThalage

vinayadiMdali namisi koMDADutiru mareyadale ………..HKAS_26-07

anukramaNika tAratamyava = the indexed tAratamya mentioned in this saMdhi

anudinadi = everyday

sadbhakti pURvaka = with niShkAma bhakti

nenevarige = those who remember

dhaRma aRtha kAmAdigaLu = chatuRvidha puruShARtha i.e. dhaRma, aRtha, kAma (& mOxa)

phalisuvuvu = would obtain the ultimate mOxa

vanajasaMbhava mukhyaru = brahma dEvaru and other dEvata-s

avayavarenisuvaru = are His various Limbs

jagannAtha viThalage = JagannAtha viThala svAmi

vinayadiMdali = with humility of servant-Lord relationship

namisi = performing sAShTAMga nakaskAra

mareyadale = without forgetting

koMDADutiru = understand that ParamAtma is saRvOttama chant this tAratamya

This saMdhi indexes avarOhaNa tAratamya from ParamAtma till the mukti yOgya chEtana-s.

While we chant this tAratamya with bhakti when combined with understanding from our guru about the mahAtmya j~nAna of ParamAtma, without having any expectation in our manas, this must be done just to please hari-vAyu alone.

The 4 puruShARtha-s are, dhaRma, aRtha, kAma & mOxa. dhaRma according to the vaRNa one belongs, kaRma according to that vaRNa, and the wealth one uses to aid that dhARma. The desire for the anugraha of ParamAtma is the right kAma (expectation) one should have – which leads to mOxAnaMda. Those who recite the tAratamya mentioned in this saMdhi would obtain chatuRvidha puruShARtha. - Happiness in life now and mOxAnaMda after death (later).

brahma dEvaru and other dEvata-s are like the various parts of ParamAtma. They were born from the various parts of the ParamAtma.

When we understand tAratamya, we start appreciating the difference in levels that one is lower than the other etc… leading to the biMba-pratibiMba understanding. By this method, one can realize that ParamAtma is saRvOttamOttama. One would then display humility to his svOttama-s and hari-guru.

One must be aware of tAratamya j~nAna at all times -that is the advice of JagannAtha dAsa.

This ends 'avarOhaNa tAratamya saMdhi'