Prapatti

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Dear friends,

 

Would someone please give me the correct transliteration of the following

quote "tasya ca vasikaranam saranagatireva" ? If I copied this correctly

it's supposed to mean "to win over the Lord, self-surrender is the only way".

 

Can you tell me more about "prapatti"? Can you give me a reference for

Rama's statement "even if once, one were to surrender oneself and seek

refuge with Him, to rescue and protect that one is His resolve, be that one

Ravana himself" ? I find this encouraging because I might not be

excluded for not being born into the faith. Is there anything I need to do

to join this faith apart from sincerely seeking the refuge of God? Is

sincere surrender to God sufficient or just necessary for salvation?

 

Can you tell me more about "nididhyasana" ( worship in accordance with one

of the vidyas?) What are these vidyas and what worship is in accordance

with them?

 

I've been reading a little about Ramanuja's views and would like to know if

it's fair to say he considers individuals and matter to be real but totally

dependent upon God? Can you help me to understand a little more about the

nature of this relation? If we are already completely dependent upon God

for our very being (which I believe and hope is true) then prapatti might

be like recognizing an existing fact as opposed to something we bring about?

 

thanks for your kind help...

 

-A.