Guest guest Posted December 12, 1995 Report Share Posted December 12, 1995 Dileepan writes: > The time for performing > prapatti is not when we are about to leave this world, but right here > and now. Even the exalted soul Periaazhvaar was fearful that he may > fail to remember our Lord's thirunaamam when Yama's agents are > upon him. In ten beautiful paasurams of Periaazvaar Thiru mozhi > (4.10.1 - 4.10.10) aazhvaar repeats this theme "appothaikku > ippOdhE sollivaiththEn." The first of these 10 paasurams is: > > thuppudaiyaarai_adaivadhellaam > sOrvidaththuththuNaiyaavarenRE > oppilEnaakilumn^innadaindhEn > aanaikkun^ee_aruLseydhamaiyaal > eyppu_ennaivandhun^aliyumpOdhu > angu_Edhumn^aanunnain^inaikkamaattEn > appOdhaikku_ippOdhEsollivaiththEn > arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE! > > "The meek surrender to You, confident that > You will save them when their strengths are gone; > I am of no merit, yet I surrender unto You, > with unshakable faith that You will save me, > like You saved GajEdran. > O! the Lord of Sri Rangam, slumbering upon the snake-bed, > when old age is upon me, I won't think of You; > So, let me surrender unto You, right here and now. I thought I should mention a related stanza from Kulashekara Azhwar's Mukundamaala. krishna tvadeeya padapankaja panjaraantham adyaiva me vishatu maanasa rajahamsa.h | praanaprayaanasamaye kaphavaatapittai kantaavarodhana vidhau smaranam kutaste || Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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