shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_01-06

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kR^itiramaNa pradyumna naMdane

chaturaviMshati tatvapati dE

vategaLige guruvenisutiha mArutana nijapatni

satata hariyali gurugaLali sa

dratiya pAlisi bhAgavata bhA

rata purANa rahasya tatvagaLarapu karuNadali… HKAS_01-06

 

kR^itiramaNa = kR^iti is another name for laxmI. ramaNa means her husband.

pradyumna naMdane = daughter of pradyumna (another name for nArAyaNa)

chaturaviMshati = twenty four

tatvapati = tatvabhimanis (more later)

dEvategaLige = R^idra and other dEvatAs

guruvenisutiha = known as chief

mArutana = vAyu dEva’s

nijapatni = nIta patni - wife

satata = always (again 24 by 7)

hariyali = in nArAyaNa

gurugaLali = in VAyu devaru

sadratiya = extremely sAtvic devotion

pAlisi = please reward me with blessings

bhAgavata = bhAgavata purANa

bhArata = mahAbhArata

purANa = other purANas

rahasya tatvagaLa = secrets of vEdArthA

aruhu = enable me to understand

karuNadali = please kindly

 

In order to administer the program of world’s creation, stability, destruction and provide salvation to the entitled spirits, Lord nArAyaNa takes forms of aniruddha, pradyumna, saMkarShNa, vAsudEva. To facilitate this function RamAdEvi takes the form of shAMti,  kr^iti, jayA and mAyA respectively. BhArati dEvi is the daughter of pradyumna-kR^iti. She is thus called “pradyumna naMdane”.

 

The creation of this Universe consists of 24 tatvAs as below:-

sthUla tatvAs

jnAnEMdriyas=5

karmEMdriyas=5

paMchabhUtAs=5

paMchatanmAtra=5

sUkshma tatvAs

avyakta tatva=1

ahaMkAra tatva=1

buddhi tatva=1

manas tatva=1

 

There is one abhimAni dEvatA for each tatva. vAyu dEvaru is the Chief of all these abhimAni dEvatAs. BhAratI dEvi is the consort of vAyu dEvaru. BharatI is the abhimAni dEvi for bhakti.

 

JagannAtha dAsa begs her to bestow steady & unbroken bhakti in ShrI Hari and vAyu (guru). He implores her to grant devotional understanding of the supremacy of the Lord through the secrets of the hidden meaning stated in bhAgavata, mahAbhArata and other purANAs.

 

Shri GopAla dAsaru has said in his song, “BhArati bhakutiyanU, koDuvudu,

mArutasati nInu”