Guest guest Posted December 6, 2001 Report Share Posted December 6, 2001 Pranams "Thvayi rakshathi rakshakai kimanyaihi Thvayitha rakshathi rakshakai kimanyaihi" "Thvayi pravruthe mama kim prayasaihi Thvayi apravruthe mama kim prayasaihi" (Sorry for the spellings) I vaguely remember the meaning of this. Can someone tell me more about this. I think this was said by Sri Desikan. Pranams raji sridhar Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2001 Report Share Posted December 6, 2001 SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dear Smt Raji Sridhar, This is the eighth sloka of Swamy Desikan's Kaamaasikaashtakam (on Lord Nrumsimhan). Swamy Desikan says: tvayi rakshati rakshakaih kim ananyaih, tvayi caa arakshati rakshakaih kim ananyaih. bhagavAn is the only one who can protect us. If He does not protect us no one else can protect us, and if He decides to protect us, we don't need anyone else's protection. This concept is conveyed in Slokam 8 - The same idea was conveyed in SrI ashTabhujAshTakam Sloka-s 5 and 6: bhayam kutah syAt tvayi sAnukampe, rakshA kutah syAt tvayi jAtaroshe (Slokam 5), and tvayi pravr*tte mama kim prayAsaih, tvayyapravr*tte mama kim prayAsaih (Slokam 6). This is the basis of goptr*tva varaNam which is one of the a~nga-s of prapatti (from Sri N Krishnamchari's great series on Desika sthOthras in archives) Regards Narayana Narayana NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2001 Report Share Posted December 6, 2001 Dear Sri. Raji Sridhar, Namaskarams. The sloka given by you comes in KAAMAASIKAASHTAKAM by Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikan. This slokam describes Sri LakshmiNrusimhan. The meaning of the sloka is given below: "Thvayi rakshathi rakshakai kimanyaihi Thvayitha rakshathi rakshakai kimanyaihi" "If you protect us there is no need for others If you dont protect us who else can do it ?" This sloka is the 8th verse of KAAMAASIKAASHTAKAM which describes the sitting posture of SriLakshmiNrusimhan. Detailed meaning of this and many other Desikan Slokas is given in a book by Prof.A Srinivasaraghavachariar titled LIFE AND WORKS OF SRI DESIKAN and the copy is available at KR Ramaseshan, 47, Krishnamachari Nagar, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600 087. Thanks kpnarasimhan --- RAJI SRIDHAR <sridharaji wrote: > Pranams > > > "Thvayi rakshathi rakshakai kimanyaihi > Thvayitha rakshathi rakshakai kimanyaihi" > > "Thvayi pravruthe mama kim prayasaihi > Thvayi apravruthe mama kim prayasaihi" > (Sorry for the spellings) > > I vaguely remember the meaning of this. Can someone > tell me more about this. I think this was said by > Sri > Desikan. > > Pranams > raji sridhar > > > > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings. > > > ----------------------------- > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - > To Post a message, send it to: > bhakti-list > Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2001 Report Share Posted December 6, 2001 RAJI SRIDHAR [sridharaji] Dear Members, thvayi rakshathi rakshakai: kimanyai:| thvayichArakshathi rakshakai: kimanyai:| ithi nischitha dhE: srayAmi nithyam nruharE VegavathI tadAsrayam thvAm || Sri kAmAsikAshtakam, slOkam # 8 Swamy Desikan sings the praise of Sri Nrusimhan at Velukkai, on the southern banks of river Vegavathi. In this slOkam, Swamy very movingly observes, Oh Nrusimha! When you are out there to protect (us), where is the need for others (protectors)? And if you decide not to, then of what use is such protection from others? I am absolutely convinced of this and therefore I surrender to You, Oh! Lord on the banks of Vegavathi, seeking refuge. Very similarly, in Sri ashtabhujAshtakam slokam # 6 Swamy reiterates the concept of prapatti while singing of our Lord at Attabuya karam (kAnchi), where He is said to have doubled his hands to protect us in double quick time!! This slokam starts with the famous gajEndra mOksham episode. .... gajEndra rakshA dvaritham bhavantham.... ............ tvadEka tandram kamalA sahAya svEnaiva mAm rakshithu marhasi thvam| thvayi pravrutthE mama kim prayAsai: thvai apravrutthE mama kim prayAsai || With Sri Lakshmi by His side interceding on our behalf, if Lord srIman NarAyana decides to extend His protection (to us), there is nothing else we need to do. If He decides otherwise, there is little else we can do. "Focusing your thought on Me, you shall, by My grace cross over all difficulties" -Lord Krishna, Sri bhagavad gIta, Ch 18 Verse 58 (taken from Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhasya) Respectfully, Sriram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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