Mystery of the Blue Mountain – Part I
The Supreme Lord here reveals the mystery behind the reason as why He as Lord Jagannātha is also called Nīḻādri Nātha (Lord of the Blue Mountain).
(Below is the revelation as extracted from Māḻikā, given by Śrī Guru Lord Jagannātha in Oḍiā; translated and summarised into English for the benefit of Mankind)
Original Transliteration:
āmbhara śabda artha māna ।
eka śata ye aṣṭha jāṇa ॥1॥
epari rahichi boli sutā ।
jāṇibu tuhi ye ehā goṭā ॥2॥
yemanta cihnuca cihna rahi ।
helehem̐ cihni thāa kahi ॥3॥
bahu ye sāṅketika māna ।
kathā ṭi kahu ye kari jñāna ॥4॥
ehi ye jñāna sampādana ।
hoiba yebe tumbha jāṇa ॥5॥
tebe ṭi pāiba brahma jñāna ।
kahi delu ṭi puruṣottama ॥6॥
re sutā adya vāṇi kahi ।
yemanta kahilu ehi ṭhāim̐ ॥7॥
keum̐ ṭhāba re tora sutā ।
rahichu dekha ye āmbhe goṭā ॥8॥
adya re nirddhāraṇa sāra ।
kara ye tuhi ethe gīra ॥9॥
adya divasa ethe jāṇa ।
yemanta cālithilā jñāna ॥10॥
ye nīḻādri kathā sāra ।
paḍithilā ṭi ethe gīra ॥11॥
sehi ye uttama sthāna kahi ।
to hṛda madhye achi rahi ॥12॥
kemanta bujhucha bujhi jāṇa ।
kara ye asaṅkhya japa jñāna ॥13॥
nīḻa paravata kahi ।
kāyā ra hṛtapiṇḍa sehi ॥14॥
bahu ye bahu vārttā māna ।
bahu ye dianti bahu jana ॥15॥
helehem̐ tattva kathā sāra ।
na ghenanti dekha ethe gīra ॥16॥
tumbha pāim̐ ṭi kichi jñāna ।
kahibā dekha ṭi udhāraṇa ॥17॥
ye nīḻādri jñāna kahi ।
sthāne sthāne ye ehā thāi ॥18॥
dekha re aṅga madhye sutā ।
nīḻādri nātha ṭi yahim̐ gumphā ॥19॥
punaśca dekhiba bāhye sāra ।
ye kṣetra madhye ṭi hṛda gīra ॥20॥
sehi ṭi nīḻādri boli kahi ।
nīḻādri nātha ṭi bije tahim̐ ॥21॥
temanta hoichi boli jāṇa ।
ye śrīkṣetra śaṅkha kṣetra māna ॥22॥
śaṅkha kṣetrara hṛda tahim̐ ।
āmbhe ṭi basichu gosāim̐ ॥23॥
dekha ye nīḻa deśa kahi ।
misara deśa ṭi aṭe sehi ॥24॥
seṭhābe vāsa āmbha jāṇa ।
tahim̐ re dekha parimāṇa ॥25॥
abā ṭi gupta nīḻāñcaḻa ।
boli ye gupte achu puṇa ॥26॥
tā madhye āmbha vāsa kahi ।
emanta koṭi koṭi thāi ॥27॥
nīḻa boli ṭi yāhā kahi ।
kṛṣṇa varṇṇa ṭi aṭe sehi ॥28॥
teṇu ṭi nāma kṛṣṇa mora ।
re sutā jāṇibu ehā gīra ॥29॥
Śaraṇaṃ
▾English Translation:
▾ The meaning of every word here
▾ Are hundred and eight in number
▾ Thus is there, o’ daughter
▾ This, you shall know for sure.
▾ Recognize them in any way
▾ But still, do recognize my way.
▾ Filled with symbolism edge
▾ I speak here the knowledge
▾ Of this knowledge attainment
▾ When will become apparent
▾ You shall find wisdom of Brahma
▾ Say, I, the Puruṣottama.
▾ Of today’s words, o’ daughter,
▾ As all was said here before,
▾ Where in you, o’ daughter
▾ Have you but me bore?
▾ Today you thus determine
▾ That which place in you is mine.
▾ In today’s morning session
▾ As was going discussion
▾ That about the Blue Mountain
▾ As thus the topic was lain –
▾ That is but the greatest place
▾ And in your heart is its base.
▾ As you infer this revelation
▾ Do so with endless meditation.
▾ The Blue Mountain which you state
▾ The body’s heart-mass is that.
▾ Many, many varied claim
▾ Many people do proclaim
▾ Still about ultimate principle
▾ Ignorant today are all people.
▾ Meant for you, some knowledge in part,
▾ As example I shall impart.
▾ The Blue Mountain that name enlists
▾ At different places exists.
▾ See inside the body you have
▾ Lord of the Mountain is in cave.
▾ Then again when you look outside
▾ Where a region’s heart does abide.
▾ The Blue Mountain that there is said
▾ Lord of Mountain there does preside.
▾ Again, such has happened, know this,
▾ That Śrī Kṣetra conch shaped land is
▾ In the heart of conch region
▾ Is but there my position.
▾ See of the great Blue Country’s fame
▾ That as Egypt is known by name
▾ There is again my residence
▾ From that perceive my exponence.
▾ Also the secret blue region
▾ Is but my hidden location,
▾ In there my presence does persist
▾ And this way crores and crores exist.
▾ Blue that which here is meant
▾ Dark in colour is that
▾ Hence Kṛṣṇa is my very name
▾ O’ daughter, you will know the same.
End
(Read the second part of this extract)
Summary:
Lord Jagannātha is also called Nīḻādri Nātha (Lord of the Blue Mountain). Nīḻā means Blue and Adri means Mountain, and Nīḻādri Nātha means Lord of the Blue Mountain. While there are no visible traces of any Blue Mountain on which the present day Jagannātha Temple at Purī, Oḍiśa may have been built, the Supreme Lord here reveals the actual mystery behind the Blue Mountain.
(1-3) The Lord says that every word of His has hundred and eight meanings. Permutations and combinations of multiple meanings could end up referring to a variety contexts. Such has also been true of revelations described in scriptures and those revealed by Mahāpuruṣas and Sadgurus across the world. Use of chaṃda (poetic metre) and ornamentation of words make them difficult to understand and interpret. However the Lord advises that it is sufficient to hold onto one of the numerous meanings and move forward to reaching Him.
(4-6) The Lord further says that the knowledge that He reveals is filled with deep ingrained symbolism. When one’s search for this knowledge and contemplation shall end, one would find true wisdom, the true identity of the ultimate reality – the Brahma.
(7-9) The Lord asks where in one’s body He is present, or rather where is one’s body one can feel His presence. Determining His presence in one’s own self is also the key to reaching Him.
(10-12) The Lord says that the Nīḻādri (the Blue Mountain) – that which is the greatest among all the places is stationed inside one’s heart.
(13) Since His revelations have multiple meanings, the Lord advises to understand this revelation in any way one may want to, but complement the understanding with endless meditation and yoga to reach Him.
(14) Further, the Lord simplifies the meaning of Nīḻādri revealing that the Blue Mountain is the heart mass of the gross body.
(15-16) Various people have laid various theories in their bid to explain the meaning of Nīḻādri – the Blue Mountain. While some refer to Nīḻādri as presence of a geographical blue mountain at Purī, some refer to the name Nīḻādri as possibly an outcome of influence of foreign rulers of Purī, however, no one understands the actual tattva (the ultimate principle) behind the meaning of Nīḻādri.
(17) The Lord by use of an example here explains the meaning of Nīḻādri – the Blue Mountain.
(18) Nīḻādri – the Blue Mountain as is called exists at different places. It is used symbolically again and again in various contexts, bearing various meanings, but the tattva (principle) behind them all remains the same.
(19) Inside one’s body, Nīḻādri Nātha – Lord of the Blue Mountain resides inside the Nīḻā Kandara (the Dark Cave), which is also known as the Hṛda Kandara (the Heart’s Cave).
(20-21) Again when one sees outside, the heart of a certain place is also its Nīḻādri, and Lord of the Blue Mountain resides in that heart’s location.
(22-23) Such has happened in the Śrī Kṣetra (Purī, Oḍiśa) which is also known as the Śaṅkha Kṣetra (conch shaped region). At the heart of the conch Nīḻādri Nātha resides as Lord Jagannātha embodied in a wooden form.
(24-25) Similarly, the Lord says that the Blue Country that is today famous for the river Nile that flows through it is known as Miṣr (Arabic name for Egypt). And at the heart of Egypt, Nīḻādri Nātha resides.
(26-27) Again, in Gupta Nīḻāñcaḻa (Hidden Blue Region), He resides in secret as the Lord of the hidden region. Crores and crores of such places exist in this world as well as beyond, in multiple universes and uncountable opulences, where the Supreme Lord Himself resides bearing different names and forms.
(28-29) The reference to Blue is a reference to Kṛṣṇa colour which means dark in complexion. Hence Nīḻādri Nātha is also known by the name of Kṛṣṇa.
Disclaimer:
The Divine Revelations extracted and presented here in their original and uncorrupted form have made heavy incorporation of Chanda (Poetic Metre and Crypt), have multiple meanings and ingrain deep symbolism which make them very difficult to understand. While the same Sūkti (Divine Revelation) may also be understood and interpreted differently by different seekers and teachers of Spiritualism, all paths lead to the same goal towards realisation of Brahma (the Ultimate Truth).
The above Translation and Summarisation is a humble attempt by members of Hari Parivār to interpret and explain the original extraction in context of the Supreme Lord Jagannātha’s prescribed path of Bhāva (Emotion), Bhakti (Devotion) and Prema (Love).
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