RukmiNi's letter(prapatti/sEshathva)

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

 

Dear Kalaivani,

 

Here goes the letter of RukmiNi. It has direct relevance

to prapatti/sEshatva. Once prapatti is done,one need no longer worry.

It's His headache and responsibility to save the soul. Here RukmiNi

does the same. She sends the letter through a brAhmaNa messenger(like

an AchAryA)to the Lord. The Lord sees to it that RukmiNi is saved

without Her "self-effort". PiLLAn paraphrases NammAzhwAr's

decad "emmAvIdu" (TiruvAymozhi 2.9.8/2884) where he says:

 

"if you say that there are obstacles to my realizing and reaching

You,You Yourself graciously remove those obstacles just as You

removed the obstacles preventing Your union with Mother

Nappinnai/RukmiNi and Divine Mother Sita in AshOkavana. Take me to

Your sacred feet immediately and make sure that i am inseparable from

them as the lines on Your feet. If You don't save me(without further

delay)I shall not live"

 

In verse 42,the words "upAya and upEya" appear and i'm anot aware of

any AchAryA's, belonging to Ramanuja sampradAyam,commentary on srimad

bhAgavatam. There are differences between the caitanya philosophy and

Ramanuja's philosophy! I will send the translation later(as per

prabhupAda,a follower of caitanya).

 

RukmiNi's letter to SriKrSNA(10th Canto,chapter 52,verses 37-43)

 

shrutvA guNAn bhuvana-sundhara srNvathAm thE

nirvishya karNa-vivarair harithO'nga-thApam |

rUpam dhrshAm dhrshimathAm akhilArTha-lAbham

thvay achyuthAvishathi ciththam apathrapam mE || (37)

 

kA thvA mukunda mahathI kula-shIra-rUpa -

viDhyA-vayO-dhraviNa-DhAmabhir Athma-thulyam |

dhIrA pathim kulavathi na vrNItha kanyA

kAlE nr-simha nara-lOka-manO-'bhirAmam || (38)

 

than mE bhavAn khalu vrtha: pathir ranga jAyAm

AthmAr pithash ca bhavathO'thra vibhO viDhEhi ||

mA vIra-bhAgam abhimarshathu caiDhya ArAdh

gOmAyu-van mrga-pathEr balim ambujAksha || (39)

 

pUrthEShta-dhaththa-niyama-vrtha-dhEva-vipra -

gurv-arcanAdhibhir alam bhagavAn parEsha: |

ArADhithO yadhi gadhAgraja Ethya pANim

grhNAthu mE na dhamaghOSha-suthAdhayO'nyE || (40)

 

shvO bhAvini thvam ajithOdhvahanE vidharbhAn

guptha: samEthya prthanA-pathibhi: parItha: |

nirmaThya caiDhya-magaDhEndhra-balam prasahya

mAm rAkshasEna vidhinOdhvaha vIrya-shulkAm || (41)

 

antha:-purAnthara-carIm-anihathya banDhUn -

thvAM udhvahE kaTham ithi pravadhAmy upAyam |

pUrvE-Dhyur asthi mahathi kula-dhEva-yAthrA

yasyAm bahir nava-vaDhUr girijAm upEyAth || (42)

 

yasyAnghri-pankaja-raja:-snapanam mahAnthO

vAncchanthy umA-pathir ivAthma-thamO-'pahathyai |

yarhy ambujAksha na labhEya bhavath-prasAdham

jahyAm asUn vrtha-krshAn shatha-janmabhi:syAth || (43)

 

AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE saraNam

nappinnai