Sri JagannathaDasaru - Glory of HarikathaAmruthaSaara

Sri JagannathaDasaru

(Glory of HarikathaAmruthaSaara) 

(1728-1809)

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Daasavaryam dayasindhum dooreekruta duraashiram Harikathamritavaktaaram Jagannaatha gurum bhajE!!

Sri Jagannatha Dasaru (1728-1809) is considered as an incarnation of none other than SaHlaAda (brother of Prahlada RaAyaru) during Krutha Yuga; who was born as Salya Maharaja (MahaBharata) during Dwapara Yuga and as Jagannatha Dasaru in Kaliyuga. His poorvasrama name was Srinivasacharya.

An eminent scholar and learned in Dvaita philosophy, Sri GuruRayaru (Mantralaya Guru Saarvabhouma Sri Raghavendra Swamy) was his Swaroopoddharaka Guru. Sri JagannathaDasaru in his poorvaashrama (Sreenivasacharya) had his Shastra Vidya from Sri Varadendra Theertharu (an eminent Saint in Sri Raghavendra Matha parampara) when he was Sri Balaramacharya in his poorvaashrama at Mantralaya Kshethra.

Sri Puranadara Dasaru - Sri Vijaya Dasaru - Sri Jagannatha Dasaru and Sri Gopala Dasaru together are called DaAsa Chatushtaya - the four stalwarts of Haridasa tradition, who have played a significant role in spreading the philosophy of Hari Sarvottama - VaAyu Jeevottama.

HarikathaMruthasAra composed by Sri Jagannatha Dasaru is a jewel in the crown of his literary works which is considered as an essence of Dvaita - TattvavaAda. It is called an encyclopaedia of Madhva philosophy definitely considered as a reference book respected by many eminent scholars and Saints.

It contains 32 cantos having 988 poems in a highly poetic/literary style meant for novice understanding of common man. It contains the essence of Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagawadgita in a poetic style.

Sri Jagannatha Dasaru bridged the vacuum between Sanskrit learning & Kannada writing for the benefit of the common man through his magnum opus, HariKathAmruthasAra.

It is pertinent to note that this Kannada work has special honour of having a commentary in Sanskrit by Sankarshana Wodeyar a noted Madhva Saint.  

HariKathAmruthaSAra is a celestial poem, encompasses the great Indian philosophic writings of Vedas, Upanishads & Bhagawadgita. The principles of man-god relationship enunciated in Brahma Sutra are also lucidly explained.

If Sri JagannathaDasaru is author of Sri HarikathaAmruthasaara, it was Sri VijayaDasaru who was the man behind its origin. 

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Sri JagannathaDasara aaraadhana
(Bhadrapada Sukla Navami)

Maanvi Kshethra (Raichur dt.) - Karnataka

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ಜಗತೀತಲವಿಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಗುರುಂಭಜೇ ||

| जलजेष्ठ निभाकारं जगदीश पदाश्रयं

जगतीतलविख्यातं जगन्नाथ गुरुंभजे ||

Sri JagannathaDasaru was honoured by Mysore court, and he was presented with Palanquin gifted by Diwan Poornaidha (Mysore dynasty)

[Divine Thamboori used by Sri JagannathaDasaru being carried out as a utsava in a palanquin gifted to Sri Dasaru by Diwan Poornaiah (Mysore dynasty)]

Apart from HarikathaAmruthasaara, Sri Jagannatha Dasaru has composed TattvaSuvvali and several hundreds of Sulaadis, Ugabhogas, Devaranaamaas.

Harikathamrutasara the quintessence of the saga of HariSarvottama SriHari is verily a gift to the humankind. It is the nectar of Dvaita-Tattvavada philosophy in a poetic language. Those who want to understand the nuances of Bhagavanta and learn Devatopaasana with proper anusandhana, HarikathaAmruthasaara is a must read. To understand itself is an achievement bestowed upon the reader by Paramatma SriHari.

श्रीरमणि करकमल पूजित चारुचरण सरोज
ब्रह्म समीरवाणि फणींद्रवींद्र भव इंद्र मुख विनुत
नीरजभवांड उदय स्थिति कारणनॆ कैवल्यदायक
नारसिंहनॆ नमिपॆ करुणिपुदु ऎमगॆ मंगळव