shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_02-30

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mIna kURma varAha narapaM

chAnanAtuLa shouRya vAmana

rENukAtmaja rAvaNAdi nishAchara dhwaMsi

dhEnukAsuramathana tripurava

hAnigaisida nipuNa kalimukha

dAnavara saMharisi dhaRmadi kAyda sujanaranu………………….HKAS_02-30

 

mIna = ParamAtma’s matsyAvatAra  (incarnation as a fish)

kURma = ParamAtma’s kURmAvatAra (incarnation as tortoise and carrying the maMdara mountain on His back)

varAha = ParamAtma’s avatAra as varAha who lifted and redeemed the Earth

atuLa = unlimited / enormous

shouRya = bravery

narapaMchAnana = (nara = man, paMchAnana = lion), narasiMha avatAra

vAmana = ParamAtma as vAmana avatAra and destroyed the arrogance of bali

rENukAtmaja = parashurAma rUpa - son of rENukAdEvi (wife of jamadagni R^iShi)

rAvaNAdi = rAvaNa, kuMbhakaRNa, khara, dUShaNa and others

nishAchara = group of rAxasa-s (demons)

dhwaMsi = He (shrI RAma) who destroyed them

dhEnukAsuramathana = a daitya named dhEnuka killed by balarAma (brother of kr^iShNa)

tripurava = destroyed the vR^ita of the wives of tripurAsura

hAnigaisida nipuNa = as R^idra dEva - killed tripurAsura

kalimukha = kali and others

dAnavara = daitya-s family

saMharisi = destroyed (daitya-s) during His kalki avatAra

sujanaranu = His true devotees

dhaRmadi = Promoter of dhaRma

kAyda = taking dashAvatAra (ten incarnations), punished the wicked, guarded the pious, and Protector of dhaRma

 

Before ending this saMdhi, JagannAtha dAsa praises the avatAra-s

(incarnations) of ParamAtma. ParamAtma has punished the evil doers and

protected the worthy persons (His devotees) at the request of Brahma and

other dEvata-s.

 

• With His matsyAvatAra (fish incarnation) He killed daitya hayagrIva

and captured the VEda-s seized by him and restored them to Brahma.

• He took the kURmAvtAra (tortoise incarnation) during samudramaMthana

and took the load of maMdara mountain on His back and obtained amR^ita

for the dEvata-s.

• In varahAvatAra (wild boar incarnation) He rescued the Earth and

killed the demon hiraNyaxa

• He took narasiMhAvatAra (man-lion incarnation) to kill hiraNyakashipu

and protected his devotee prahlAda by heeding to his prayer and gushing

out of a pillar to demonstrate that He is present everywhere.

• He took vAmanavatAra (dwarf-man incarnation) and obtained the gift of

three foot-size of land and then buried balichakravaRti deep down into

the Earth thus ruined his pride.

• He took parashurAmavatAra (axe-weilding Lord Incarnation) in the

family of jamadagni R^iShi & rENuka dEvi, He went round the Earth 27

times and destroyed the xatriya-s.

• He took rAmAvatAra (bow & arrow wielding Lord rAma) in the family of

king dasharatha (of ayOdhya) and killed rAvaNa, kuMbhakaRNa, khara,

dUShaNa and demonstrated His enormous strength.

• He took bouddhAvatara and propogated shUnyamata after destroying the

vR^ita of the wives of tripurAsura...

• During kR^iShNAvatAra (cow loving incarnation) via balarAmAvtAra

(plough carrying Lord BalarAma incarnation) He killed the demon

dhEnukAsura• During kalkyAvatAra destroyed demons.