shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_02-14

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bAlakana kalabhAShe jananiyu

kELi sukhapaDuvaMte lakumI

lOla bhakutaru mADutiha saMstutige higguvanu

tALa tannavaralli mADuva

hELanava heddaiva vidurana

Alayadi pAluMDu kurupana mAnavane koMDa…………………….HKAS_02-14

 

bAlakana = small child

kalabhAShe = with an imperfect (inadequate) speech capability

jananiyu = mother

kELi = after hearing

sukhapaDuvaMte = becomes happy

lakumIlOla = ParamAtma

bhakutaru = His children like devotees

mADutiha = performing

saMstutige = superior praise or appreciation

higguvanu = becomes very happy

tannavaralli = to His devotees

mADuva = he who does

hELanava = insults

tALa = will not tolerate

heddaiva = (hiridu + daiva = heddaiva) shrI Hari who is super-eminent to RamAdEvi, Brahma and others

vidurana = His devotee Vidura

Alayadi = in his house

pAluMDu = drank milk

kurupana = duRyOdhana (of Kuru family)

mAnavane - prestige

koMDa = took away (his prestige) – meaning - insulted duRyOdhana

 

In this stanza JagannAtha dAsa explains the affection showered by

ParamAtma on His devotees by describing an example.

 

Just as a mother is happy to listen to the imperfect words or sentences

said by her child, ParamAtma is happy to listen to the praises presented

by His devotees. The praises of His devotees may be as imperfect as that

of a child’s lingo, but He is still pleased with them. He is only

delighted with their inner bhakti.

 

It is impossible for anyone to recognize the boundless qualities of shrI

Hari. In spite of the scanty devotion and bhakti of His devotees, He

would still bless them.

 

Vidura was a great devotee. When kR^iShNa came as a messenger of peace

to Hastinapur, He did not accept the hospitality from duRyOdhana but

went to the house of Vidura and accepted food to justify His dissent at

the animosity of duRyOdhana against the PAMDava-s.

 

kR^iShna refused the lavish lunch offered by duRyOdhana and accepted the

hospitality of Vidura. Vidura welcomed kR^iShna with a grand heart and

honored Him. kR^iShNa was pleased with his bhakti. kR^iShNa thus

insulted duRyOdhana by rejecting his hospitality and humiliated him.

 

This shows the affection of the Lord towards His devotees, who confine

Him with their bhakti.