[RE: saranAgati]

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Dear Shree K Mahesh,

 

The pre-requsite for doing "saranagathi"(for the sake of moksha)

is, being unable to follow the other means prescribed by the Sastras to

attain moksha-which is Bhakti.Expressing one's "AKINCHANATHVAM" &

"ANANYAGATHITHVAM" is exactly what is called as prapathi.That is, prapathi

means, one is unable to do Bhakti & surrenders totally in the lord's

feet-the only effort which he can make for the sake of moksha & prays the

lord to grant him moksha. That is why it is said that prapathi should be done

only once - "sakrut eva". After doing prapathi, one should have the total

unshakable faith that the lord will protect him & grant him moksha.So he

should not have any kind of suspition in this regard & should not do prapathi

again & again for the same sake(for moksha). The five points being

mentioned in this context should be understood as follows. One should start

cultivating the sathvika nature in him & perform any act with the following

state of mind.

1. Kartuthva tyagam-With the intention that "He"(that person himself) is not

the doer of any act.It is the lord who is present as "Antharyami" within him

who makes him do the act.

2. Boktruthva tyagam-With the intention that the act is being performed for

the lord's sake & not for his own sake.

3. Phala tyagam-With the intention that it is ultimately the lord who enjoys

the fruits of the acts & not him.

This exactly means that one should gradually start inculcating (cultivating)

the non-egoistic attitude in him. It has to be noted in this context that if,

after doing prapathi, a person happens to commit any sin (happens to violate

the above mentioned five points) knowingly or unknowingly, then he gets the

punishment for that sin but his prapathi remains unshaken. But if he happens

to suspect the basic act of prapathi itself & resorts to activities like

"Anya Devatha Worship", "Anya Upaya Anushtanam"(i.e, doing prapathi & later

suspecting it & again resorting to Bhakti for the sake of moksha) then the

prapathi which he has done becomes meaningless. So, ultimately, it is the

"MAHA VISVASA" which is stressed every where.

 

Coming to your next question, doing prapatti under an Aacharya is the superior

most way by which one can easily do prapatti. By this way one can do it

properly and successfully.

 

One has to clearly understand the Artha Panchakam and with the understanding

of this one has to approach Aacharya and request him for prapatti. The Shree

Vaishnava Aacharaya is the correct person to make you to do prapatthi (after

Pancha Samskaaram), by "Sankalpam", "Satvika Tyaagam" and Prapatthi

Anushtaanam in which is "Anusandaanam" of the five angaas (Anukulya sankalpam,

pratikulya varjanam, maha visisvaasam etc) of prapatthi and telling the "Dwaya

Mantra - Mantra Ratnam" before the Lord Shreeman Narayanan.

 

Thanks & Regards

In the service of Bhagavat Ramanuja's Shree Paadam,

Vijayalakshmi Hari

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