shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_02-27

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kaNNigeveyaMdadali kai mai

tiNNigodaguva  teradi palgaLu

paNNu phalagaLanagidu jihvege rasavanIvaMte

puNya phalagaLanIvaMdali nuDi

veNNinANmAMDadoLu laxmaNa

naNNanodaguva bhaktaravasarakamaragaNasahita……… HKAS_02-27

 

kaNNige = to our eyes

eveyaMdadali = just as eye lids

kai = our hands

mai tiNNige = to itching sensation

odaguva  teradi = just as they help to overcome difficulties

palgaLu =our teeth

paNNu phalagaLanu = ripe fruits and other foods

agidu = by chewing them (fruits & foods)

jihvege = to our tongue

rasavanIvaMte = give the juicy taste

puNya phalagaLa = He shows His rUpa to the puNya jIva-s at the right time

IvaMdali = giving

nuDiveNNina = Saraswati dEvi – abhimani dEvata for speech

ANma = he who rules her i.e. Saraswati’s husband - Brahma

aMDadoLu = the Universe

laxmaNaNNa = laxmaNa’s brother i.e. shrI rAma

bhaktaravasarake = at the time of the devotees need

amaragaNasahita =along with all dEvata-s

odaguva = would arrive

 

In this stanza, JagannAtha dAsa explains the unlimited reasons for

relationship of ParamAtma with His devotees without any benefit to

Himself - by decribing three wonderful examples like the relationship

between the eye-eyelid, itching sensation-hands and teeth-tongue.

 

The eyelids protect the eyes by shutting off as soon as some dust is

about to enter the eyes. The eyes cannot see the eyelids and the eyelid

is no way benefited by the eye. It is natural for the eyelids to protect

the eyes without expecting any benefit. Similarly, ParamAtma protects us

without any motive and remains unseen by us, but comes to our rescue

when we are in trouble and protects us. The all powerful ParamAtma has

no benefit from His devotee, but it is natural for Him to protect them.

 

For the itching sensation arising in any part of our body, our hands

would automatically go there and scrape that part of the body, even if

it far away from the hands. Here we see that there is no mutual nearness

to either part of the body as much as it is in the case of the

eye-eyelid example. Similarly, the all pervading ParamAtma relieves the

anguish which is natural in this saMsAra by being available at the time

of their need. This shows the sympathetic and selflessness nature of

ParamAtma.

 

The teeth chew ripe fruits and tasty food and provide the taste of the

food to the tongue. Thus the assistance of the teeth is required for the

tongue to perceive taste of food. The teeth have no benefit from tongue

but the tongue cannot identify any taste without the help of the teeth.

Similarly, ParamAtma does and makes His devotees do kaRma as per their

yOgyata and gets them experience of the respective benefits as per their

kaRma.

 

These examples demonstrate the way in which ParamAtma establishes

inexhaustible and unselfish relationship with His devotees.

 

laxmaNa did extraordinary service to his elder brother shrI rAma. shrI

rAma was pleased with his services and profoundly blessed him. Likewise,

ParamAtma gets fettered by the unselfish devotion of His devotees and

establishes inexhaustible relationship and protects them always. laxmaNa

being shEShAMsha and shESha being jIvAbhimAni dEvata and ParamAtma

protects His devotees thru shESha.