Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sri: SrImathE Ramanujaya namah: Dearest all, Today, on the panguni utthiram day, Lord RanganAtha (naMperumAL) appears along with our mAthA pirAtti Sri RanganAyaki thAyAr and on only this day, one can have this sEtthi sEvai (darshan of Divya dampathis together) in a year. Let us meditate the Lotus feet of Sriya:pathih Sriman Narayanan and surrender to Them and on this day, Our unparalleled Acharya saarvabhouman YathirAjar Sri Bhagawadh Ramanujacharya was self- lost in the all-auspicious ambience pervading the Mandapam and indicted the three prose prayers- SaraNAgathi Gadyam, Sri Ranga Gadyam and Sri VaikunTa Gadyam, when he witnessed the Graceful Most Compassionate Divya Dampathi’s Setthi Sevai. A few paragraphs- I have extracted from Saranagathy Gadyam and let us enjoy the Bliss reading them! In SaraNAgathy Gadyam, Sri Ramanuja first surrenders to PiraaTTi appeals to Her for Her recommendation. 1. Bhagavan NarAyaNa ......... saraNa maham prapadhyE.. Meaning: Sri MahAlakshmi has got all the attributes, the thirumEni, its specialties, the kalyANa GuNAs, which the Lord likes always; Not even a second, she gets separated from the Lord; Blemishless; the pattamahishi of dEvAthi dEvan; the mother for the entire universe; [and my mother too]; To Such greatest mother Sri mahAlakshmi- I, who has no other shelter or protector, take refuge at her lotus feet. Requesting Sri mahAlakshmi to recommend to Lord Sri RanganAtha: 2. pAramArtthika...... asthumE.. Meaning: Parabhakti, ParaGnAnam and Paramabhakti are the permanent means to hold the Lord's Lotus feet. With those Bhakti, one can get the divine experience and Bhagavadh anubhavam which is the only one to be desired and nothing else; From that Bhagavadh anubhavam, the "NILAIYAANA KAINKARYAM" (eternal servitude) to the Lord. For getting that sort of attitude and the bhakti, one shall perform SARANAGATHI at the Lotus feet of namperumAL. O mAthA! ,Please bless me to obtain such bent of mind to do SARANAGATHI at all times; with no gap absolutely. PiraTTi acknowledges: 3. asthuthE.....Let it happen as you asked for. 4. Thayaiva sarvam sampathyathE With that saraNagathi, you (and your sishyAs) are going to get EVERY sampath (wealth whatever). (Sri YathirAjar after describing the beauties of the guNAs, the ornaments, the weapons, praises the Lord Himself and surrenders to Him!) Oh Lord! The One who has all that He can think of; who can achieve all that He can attempt; The one who is a parabrahman; uttamapurushan; who rules all unlimited, unbounded beings and non-beings; Sri mahAlakshmi nAyakA!,NarAyaNA; Sri vaikutanAthA; The one who is an ocean of kArunyam, sowseelyam, vAtsalyam, AudhAryam,Sowndharyam; The one who does not see the level and protects everyone equally; who wipes the sufferings of bhaktALs; who removes bhaktALs' mistakes; who knows the truths of all matters; movable ones, non movable ones-He commands them at all times; who is the support for the entire Universe; who is a swAmi for the entire Universe; And also my swAmi; Who has everything with Him; who can get whatever He thinks; who is different from others (except Him); who is like a kaRpakatharu for those who beg Him; who is a friend in need; one who never separates Himself from pirAtti; Sriman NarAyaNA; one who is the only refuge for those who are in need of support; Such Sri NarAyaNA! I surrender into your two Lotus feet. (Dvaya manthram to be uttered here silently) Pitharam... gruhANi cha.. O BhagawAn! I have left the bonds of bodily relations like father, mother, wife, children, bhandhus(relatives), friends, Gurus(who teach me material things), rathinangaL (wealth),danadhAnyangaL. Properties, Houses, DharmangaL, and all others.., and now I have surrendered to your feet, TrivikramA! TvamEvadEva sodum.. DEvAdhi dEvA! You are my mother; my father; my relative; my Guru; my knowledge; my matter; my every thing; One who has unparalleled good qualities; One who is a father of all movable and immovable, living and non living beings; You are the only one who can be worshipped; You are the only one who can be a Teacher; Hence, You are the GREATEST; When there is not even an equal person to match You; How can there someone be greater than You(There CAN NOT BE). Hence, I have placed my human body flat on the ground and prostrate at your feet considering You as my Lord, the one who is worshippable. Consider me as a son to a father; as a friend to another friend; as a wife to a husband; and bear all my mistakes, blunders which I have committed. (Our Sri RamanujA thus prostrated to Sriya: pathi and begged to be forgiven by the Lord). ManOvAkkAyai..kShamasva.. 10&11.Through the mind, Language and the body, from time immemorial (for so many births), the mistakes, blunders (apachArams) have been committed;that too, tremendous, infinite number of apachArams- doing the ones which should not have been done; not doing the ones which should be done as per shAstrAs; committing apachArams to the Lord; to the BhAgavathALs; committing unforgiveable, unpardonable apachArams; -All of these, O Lord,Please show mercy on me and forgive me for my such mistakes. Out of these apachArams, some have already started giving me results; some have not yet yielded results; some have been committed in the past; some are being done in the present; and some may even be committed in the future; - Please forgive me for all these apachArams. With regards to Atman, Worldly things, I have been having a misconception and having a "vibhareetha GnAnam", for quite a long time (for so many births); All these wrong GnAnams and misconceptions, which I possess, and will possess- Please forgive me them also... BHAGAWAAN REPLIES: Evambhootha mathkainkarya....kinkarO bhavishyasi.. 17.Like that, you may not possess or have any means to get Nitya kainkaryam to Me; you may have committed numerous apachArams to Me; and to My bhAgavathALs; you may have committed unpardonable apacharams; you may have possessed vibhareetha ahankAram and vibhareetha gnAnam and hidden the "Real" swaroopam of the soul; You may have got WRONG (vibhareetha) thoughts for ages (for so many births); you may possess sathva, rajasa, thAmasa guNAs and also are bound by sukha, dukkangaL (pleasure and sorrows); their causes-the origin of such vibhareetha thoughts;- you are being troubled and disturbed greatly by the above things and obstruct you to get the "paripoorNa parabhakti, paragnAnam and paramabhakti; - In spite of all these, even though, you have all the above, JUST BECAUSE SOME WAY (may be, inadvertently), YOU HAVE RECITED DWAYA MANTHRAM; and Hence, With My Grace and Mercy, you will get rid of all hurdles; worries and troubles coming in the way to obtain para bhakti and para gnAnam and parama bhakti; With My Grace, you will be blessed with My Swaroopam, GuNam, Roopam, Perumai, LeelAs etc., and you will see Them in person; you will be My servant and you will enjoy Me ONLY; you will realise that realising Me and Serving Me ONLY GIVES you HAPPINESS AND BLISS; For ever, permanently, with no other material benefit or desire, you will LOVE to serve Me; Experiencing Me and Great Love and Bhakti, affection arising in you out of that Rich Experience will come to you BY MY GRACE; you will always PERENNIALLY LOVE TO SERVE ME AND GET BLESSED; you will be keen on That only; 18. This section is an assuring answer by the Lord to a question that Sri Ramanuja has in mind : When do I start such a kaimkaryam ? You have already started BEING like that. 19.Keep uttering Dwaya manthram and be aware of ITS MEANING; get over even the semblance of ALL these HURDLES; Live like that HAPPILY in SRIRANGAM till your body is worn out and will not house YOU ANY MORE; 20.When your body falls down, you will shine BRIGHT BY MY GRACE and you will see My Darshan and You will be GREATLY INQUISITIVE to see Me and Reach Me to Serve Me; and you will shed the BODY like removing the old cloth; you will get All Bhakti for Me Due to My Grace; You will get "Nitya Kainkaryam" for Me; and you will Not desire anything other than the bliss and happiness of performing Nitya Kainkaryam; 21.Have No Doubts about This (mA thE bhoothathra samsaya:) 22. I have NEVER UTTERED FALSEHOOD; Nor will I ever; Rama Never Talks Twice; "Once, whoever surrenders to Me and says "I am Your Servant", I Give "abhayam" to All such Beings"; 23.SACRIFICE ALL FRUITS OF YOUR KARMA AND SURRENDER TO MY FEET; I SHALL DELIVER YOU FROM ALL YOUR ALL SINFUL REACTIONS. DO NOT FEAR OR LAMENT. (SarvadharmAn ... mA sucha:) 24. Athas thwam thava.. sukhamAswa.. Hence, you, the one who has joined Me, will know Me as I am, will see as I am and will reach Me as I am and shall HAVE NO DOUBTS AT ALL ABOUT IT; Live Happily Till then. Dearest all, It is Just my free crude translation and I know with my limited (and no) knowledge, [both in English and in Sanskrit] it is beyond my ability and capacity to do full justice to this Gadhyam's RICHNESS; My attempt is a humble one, since great AchAryAs have commented on the many deep meanings of this gadhyam that is dear to the world of Sri VaishNavAs. They have commented extensively about Sri RamAnujA's saraNAgathi Gadhyam serving as an exposition of the Dvaya manthram that has come to us through AchAryAs . I place this humble effort of mine at the feet of the divya dampathis of Srirangam and AchArya RaamAnujA with great humility and in the spirit of service to the Sri VaishNavA community on Panguni Utthiram day. Thanjam adaindha nam RamanujanE thanjam. Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana achArya paadhaangri rENu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Dear Madhavan Swamin: adiyen read your writings on Gadya Trayam of Srimath Ramanujar. Adiyens sad is that, during Gadya Trayam, even to our Acharya, emperuman is saying that >"you may have committed > numerous apachArams to Me; and to My bhAgavathALs; you > may have committed unpardonable apacharams; you may > have possessed vibhareetha ahankAram and vibhareetha > gnAnam and hidden the "Real" swaroopam of the soul; > You may have got WRONG (vibhareetha) thoughts for ages > (for so many births);.............................." then what about the condition of persons like adiyen???....... Adiyen couldn't able to imagine the condition of persons like adiyen. By their grace adiyen attended Thirukalyana mahotsavam at sthalasayana perumal, thirukadal mallai during this Panguni Uththiram day. Thanks for swamins writings on this great gadyaTrayam. adiyen, senthil.b Oppiliappan, Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan wrote: > > Sri: > SrImathE Ramanujaya namah: > > Dearest all, > > Today, on the panguni utthiram day, Lord RanganAtha > (naMperumAL) appears along with our mAthA pirAtti Sri > RanganAyaki thAyAr and on only this day, one can have > this sEtthi sEvai (darshan of Divya dampathis > together) in a year. Let us meditate the Lotus feet of > Sriya:pathih Sriman Narayanan and surrender to Them > and on this day, Our unparalleled Acharya > saarvabhouman YathirAjar Sri Bhagawadh Ramanujacharya > was self- lost in the all-auspicious ambience > pervading the Mandapam and indicted the three prose > prayers- SaraNAgathi Gadyam, Sri Ranga Gadyam and Sri > VaikunTa Gadyam, when he witnessed the Graceful Most > Compassionate Divya Dampathi's Setthi Sevai. > > A few paragraphs- I have extracted from Saranagathy > Gadyam and let us > enjoy the Bliss reading them! In SaraNAgathy Gadyam, > Sri Ramanuja first > surrenders to PiraaTTi appeals to Her for Her > recommendation. > > 1. Bhagavan NarAyaNa ......... saraNa maham > prapadhyE.. > > Meaning: Sri MahAlakshmi has got all the attributes, > the thirumEni, its specialties, the kalyANa GuNAs, > which the Lord likes always; Not even a second, she > gets separated from the Lord; Blemishless; the > pattamahishi of dEvAthi dEvan; the mother for the > entire universe; [and my mother too]; To Such greatest > mother Sri mahAlakshmi- I, who has no other shelter or > protector, take refuge at her lotus feet. > > Requesting Sri mahAlakshmi to recommend to Lord Sri > RanganAtha: > > 2. pAramArtthika...... asthumE.. > > Meaning: Parabhakti, ParaGnAnam and Paramabhakti are > the permanent means to hold the Lord's Lotus feet. > With those Bhakti, one can get the divine experience > and Bhagavadh anubhavam which is the only one to be > desired and nothing else; From that Bhagavadh > anubhavam, the "NILAIYAANA KAINKARYAM" (eternal > servitude) to the Lord. For getting that sort of > attitude and the bhakti, one shall perform SARANAGATHI > at the Lotus feet of namperumAL. O mAthA! ,Please > bless me to obtain such bent of mind to do SARANAGATHI > at all times; with no gap absolutely. > > PiraTTi acknowledges: > > 3. asthuthE.....Let it happen as you asked for. > > 4. Thayaiva sarvam sampathyathE With that saraNagathi, > you (and your sishyAs) are going to get EVERY sampath > (wealth whatever). > > (Sri YathirAjar after describing the beauties of the > guNAs, the ornaments, the weapons, praises the Lord > Himself and surrenders to Him!) > > Oh Lord! The One who has all that He can think of; who > can achieve all that He can attempt; The one who is a > parabrahman; uttamapurushan; who rules all unlimited, > unbounded beings and non-beings; Sri mahAlakshmi > nAyakA!,NarAyaNA; Sri vaikutanAthA; The one who is an > ocean of kArunyam, sowseelyam, vAtsalyam, > AudhAryam,Sowndharyam; The one who does not see the > level and protects everyone equally; who wipes the > sufferings of bhaktALs; who removes bhaktALs' > mistakes; who knows the truths of all matters; movable > ones, non movable ones-He commands them at all times; > who is the support for the entire Universe; who is a > swAmi for the entire Universe; And also my swAmi; Who > has everything with Him; who can get whatever He > thinks; who is different from others (except Him); who > is like a kaRpakatharu for those who beg Him; who is a > friend in need; one who never separates Himself from > pirAtti; Sriman NarAyaNA; one who is the only refuge > for those who are in need of support; Such Sri > NarAyaNA! I surrender into your two Lotus feet. > > (Dvaya manthram to be uttered here silently) > > Pitharam... gruhANi cha.. > > O BhagawAn! I have left the bonds of bodily relations > like father, mother, wife, children, > bhandhus(relatives), friends, Gurus(who teach me > material things), rathinangaL (wealth),danadhAnyangaL. > Properties, Houses, DharmangaL, and all others.., and > now I have surrendered to your feet, TrivikramA! > > TvamEvadEva sodum.. > > DEvAdhi dEvA! You are my mother; my father; my > relative; my Guru; my knowledge; my matter; my every > thing; One who has unparalleled good qualities; One > who is a father of all movable and immovable, living > and non living beings; You are the only one who can be > worshipped; You are the only one who can be a Teacher; > Hence, You are the GREATEST; > > When there is not even an equal person to match You; > How can there someone be greater than You(There CAN > NOT BE). > > Hence, I have placed my human body flat on the ground > and prostrate at your feet considering You as my Lord, > the one who is worshippable. Consider me as a son to a > father; as a friend to another friend; as a wife to a > husband; and bear all my mistakes, blunders which I > have committed. > > (Our Sri RamanujA thus prostrated to Sriya: pathi and > begged to be forgiven by the Lord). > > ManOvAkkAyai..kShamasva.. > > 10&11.Through the mind, Language and the body, from > time immemorial (for so many births), the mistakes, > blunders (apachArams) have been committed;that too, > tremendous, infinite number of apachArams- doing the > ones which should not have been done; not doing the > ones which should be done as per shAstrAs; committing > apachArams to the Lord; to the BhAgavathALs; > committing unforgiveable, unpardonable apachArams; > -All of these, O Lord,Please show mercy on me and > forgive me for my such mistakes. Out of these > apachArams, some have already started giving me > results; some have not yet yielded results; some have > been committed in the past; some are being done in the > present; and some may even be committed in the future; > - Please forgive me for all these apachArams. With > regards to Atman, Worldly things, I have been having a > misconception and having a "vibhareetha GnAnam", for > quite a long time (for so many births); All these > wrong GnAnams and misconceptions, which I possess, and > will possess- Please forgive me them also... > > BHAGAWAAN REPLIES: > > Evambhootha mathkainkarya....kinkarO bhavishyasi.. > > 17.Like that, you may not possess or have any means to > get Nitya kainkaryam to Me; you may have committed > numerous apachArams to Me; and to My bhAgavathALs; you > may have committed unpardonable apacharams; you may > have possessed vibhareetha ahankAram and vibhareetha > gnAnam and hidden the "Real" swaroopam of the soul; > You may have got WRONG (vibhareetha) thoughts for ages > (for so many births); you may possess sathva, rajasa, > thAmasa guNAs and also are bound by sukha, dukkangaL > (pleasure and sorrows); their causes-the origin of > such vibhareetha thoughts;- you are being troubled and > disturbed greatly by the above things and obstruct you > to get the "paripoorNa parabhakti, paragnAnam and > paramabhakti; - In spite of all these, even though, > you have all the above, JUST BECAUSE SOME WAY (may be, > inadvertently), YOU HAVE RECITED DWAYA MANTHRAM; > > and Hence, With My Grace and Mercy, you will get rid > of all hurdles; worries and troubles coming in the way > to obtain para bhakti and para gnAnam and parama > bhakti; With My Grace, you will be blessed with My > Swaroopam, GuNam, Roopam, Perumai, LeelAs etc., and > you will see Them in person; you will be My servant > and you will enjoy Me ONLY; you will realise that > realising Me and Serving Me ONLY GIVES you HAPPINESS > AND BLISS; For ever, permanently, with no other > material benefit or desire, you will LOVE to serve Me; > Experiencing Me and Great Love and Bhakti, affection > arising in you out of that Rich Experience will come > to you BY MY GRACE; you will always PERENNIALLY LOVE > TO SERVE ME AND GET BLESSED; you will be keen on That > only; > > 18. This section is an assuring answer by the Lord to > a question that Sri Ramanuja has in mind : > When do I start such a kaimkaryam ? > You have already started BEING like that. > > 19.Keep uttering Dwaya manthram and be aware of ITS > MEANING; get over even the semblance of ALL these > HURDLES; Live like that HAPPILY in SRIRANGAM till your > body is worn out and will not house YOU ANY MORE; > > 20.When your body falls down, you will shine BRIGHT BY > MY GRACE and you will see My Darshan and You will be > GREATLY INQUISITIVE to see Me and Reach Me to Serve > Me; and you will shed the BODY like removing the old > cloth; you will get All Bhakti for Me Due to My Grace; > You will get "Nitya Kainkaryam" for Me; and you will > Not desire anything other than the bliss and happiness > of performing Nitya Kainkaryam; > > 21.Have No Doubts about This (mA thE bhoothathra > samsaya:) > > 22. I have NEVER UTTERED FALSEHOOD; Nor will I ever; > Rama Never Talks Twice; "Once, whoever surrenders to > Me and says "I am Your Servant", I Give "abhayam" to > All such Beings"; > > 23.SACRIFICE ALL FRUITS OF YOUR KARMA AND SURRENDER TO > MY FEET; I SHALL DELIVER YOU FROM ALL YOUR ALL SINFUL > REACTIONS. DO NOT FEAR OR LAMENT. > > (SarvadharmAn ... mA sucha:) > > 24. Athas thwam thava.. sukhamAswa.. > > Hence, you, the one who has joined Me, will know Me as > I am, will see as I am and will reach Me as I am and > shall HAVE NO DOUBTS AT ALL ABOUT IT; Live Happily > Till then. > > Dearest all, It is Just my free crude translation and > I know with my limited (and no) knowledge, [both in > English and in Sanskrit] it is beyond my ability and > capacity to do full justice to this Gadhyam's > RICHNESS; > > My attempt is a humble one, since great AchAryAs have > commented on the many deep meanings of this gadhyam > that is dear to the world of Sri VaishNavAs. They have > commented extensively about Sri RamAnujA's saraNAgathi > Gadhyam serving as an exposition of the Dvaya manthram > that has come to us through AchAryAs . I place this > humble effort of mine at the feet of the divya > dampathis of Srirangam and AchArya RaamAnujA with > great humility and in the spirit of service to the Sri > VaishNavA community on Panguni Utthiram day. > > Thanjam adaindha nam RamanujanE thanjam. > Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam > Regards > Namo Narayana > achArya paadhaangri rENu: > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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