Nirvikalp uttam ati (Prārthanā - Stuti Aṣhṭak)
Category: Nityavidhi - Arti
નિર્વિકલ્પ ઉત્તમ અતિ (પ્રાર્થના - સ્તુતિ અષ્ટક)
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History
(1) Nirvikalp uttam ati (Prārthanā - Stuti Aṣhṭak)
The history of the prārthanā ‘Nirvikalp Uttam Ati...’ that is sung during ārti is as follows:
At the loving insistence of the devotees of Surat, and in particular, Shri Ardeshar Kotwal, Shriji Maharaj had accepted their invitation to visit Surat. Maharaj arrived on 13 November 1824 (Kartik vad 7, Samvat 1881). For nine days, Maharaj and the accompanying sadhus and devotees stayed at Lalkrishna Vadi.
One day, Shriji Maharaj was returning from a visit to Ardeshar Kotwal’s bungalow. The procession of sadhus and devotees were walking towards the Vadi. On the way, Premanand Swami and other sadhus were singing bhajans. Suddenly, Premanand Swami’s musically sharp ears noted a melodious sound of a lady in the vicinity. He tuned his ears to the music and his mind became focused on it. Gradually, without him realizing it, he slowed his pace and fell behind the group. Shriji Maharaj’s keen observation noted that Premanand Swami had been left behind. So, he turned his mare, Manki, and rode up to him. Sweetly rebuking Premanand Swami, Maharaj said, “Swami, why have you fallen behind?”
Embarrassed by his lapse, Premanand Swami asked for Maharaj’s pardon. Maharaj pulled the reins and said, “You should have control over music, but music should not gain control over you.” Premanand Swami rejoined the procession and everyone arrived at the Vadi.
Later, Maharaj called Premanand Swami and told him, “Man’s nature will take him anywhere. The art of music is great, but it is of highest benefit only when used for pleasing God. When it is used as a form of mere worldly entertainment, it is of little value. Such worldly music is a hindrance even to sadhus. Since you were drawn by the sound of such music, as atonement you should observe the chāndrāyan fast.”
Premanand Swami accepted Maharaj’s command. The next morning Premanand Swami approached Muktanand Swami and asked him, “Please describe to me all the major features of ekāntik dharma, so that I never again lapse in observing Maharaj’s wish.” For two days, Muktanand Swami talked to Premanand Swami. On the third day, Premanand Swami composed a prayer in the Brij dialect of Hindi incorporating the salient points he had learnt from Muktanand Swami. On the fourth day, Premanand Swami sang the prayer before Shriji Maharaj:
“Nirvikalp uttam ati nishchay tav Ghanshyām,
Māhātmya-gnān-yukta bhakti tav, ekāntik sukhdhām...”
(Please grant me the highest level of faith in your divine form; may I develop unparalleled devotion towards you, together with knowledge of your glory...)
As he sang each couplet, Premanand Swami prostrated to Maharaj. In this way, he sang all twelve couplets and prostrated each time. Maharaj listened with total concentration and blessed him at the end.
That evening, after the ārti and dhun had been sung, Maharaj told Premanand Swami to sing the new prayer. Then he instructed, “From today this new prayer should be sung daily after the evening ārti.”
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