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Srimate SrivanSatakopa

Sri Vedanta Desika Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama

The SaranAgathi

 

Of the 40 pasurams on Terazhundoor, the most important ones, from our

viewpoint, would be the seventh ten of the seventh decad (Ezhaam

Patthu, Ezhaam Tirumozhi). It is this group of verses that has Azhwar

performing Saranagati at the lotus feet of Aamaruvi Appan. “Ananya

Gatitvam” or the adoption of Emperuman as Sole Saviour, is portrayed

by Azhwar’s words, “nin adi andri mattru ariyen”, which are repeated

no less than four times, in as many pasurams.

 

In this cruel Kali Yugam, Saranagati is the sole refuge for us

mortals, says Azhwar, after weighing the relative merits and

possibility of performance of other aids to emancipation—“Kanden naan

Kali Yugatthadan tanmai, Karumam aavadu enthanakku arinden”. And

Azhwar demonstrates the quintessence of Shstras—that Saranagati is to

be performed at the lotus feet of the Divine Duo—by commencing this

impassioned plea with the significant phrase, “Tiruvukkum Tiru aagiya

Selva!”.

 

And what prompts Azhwar to perform Saranagati? It is the endless

torture we undergo at the hands of the cruellest of our foes—our five

faculties—which are always intent on leading us astray. It is these

Pancha Indriyas which ensnare us time and again and ensure that we

remain enslaved, by exposing us to limited doses of puerile pleasure,

which makes us oblivious to the endless bliss that awaits us at

Srivaikunttam, in Emperuman’s company. We can contend with external

foes, but these internal enemies (“udan nindru iyvar ennul pugundu,

ozhiyaadu aruvi tindrida”) prove unconquerable, even with the most

strenuous of effort. And the only way to vanquish these resident

adversaries and to ensure emancipation, is to surrender ourselves,

heart and soul, to the Lord, says Azhwar—“Un adi keezh vandu

pugunden”.

 

(to be continued)

 

Srimate Sri LakshmiNrisimha divya paduka sevaka SrivanSatakopa Sri

Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama:

dasan, sadagopan

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