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Dear Maharaja,

 

Dandavats Pranams!

 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

One of the 6 limbs of

Saranagati instructed by the SriVaishnava Acharyas, is

to know the three great mantras, understand them and

always remember them .

 

1. ASHTAKSHARA: ashta-akshara mantra which is

 

Aum Namo Narayana

 

The importance of this mantra has been emphasized by

the great Azhwars (the 12 great Vaishnava Mahajanas

from South India) and many other Vaishnava Acharyas,

including the great Srila Naradji. Some slokams in

Srimad Bhagavatam also confirm this. One should know

this mantra, know its greatness, constantly chant and

remember this mantra

 

2. DVAYA MANTRA: the two (dvaya) lined mantra have

two angas - limbs

 

SRIMAN NARAYANA SHARANAU SHARANAM PRABADHYE

SRIMATE NARAYANAYA NAMAHA

 

The first line exhorts one to bow down and offer

Saranagati (surrender) unto the Supreme Lord Sriman

Narayana's Lotus Feet; the second line explains what

one gets out of such a surrender - Sriman Narayana

Himself. This is why, Dvaya mantra is considered very

important. The first line is considered as the Upayam

(means) and the second line as Upeyam (end).

 

3. CHARAMA SLOKA

This refers to the 18.66 sloka of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

 

sarva dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva papebhyo mokshayisyami ma suca

 

 

 

These three slokams, the SriVaishnava Acharyas say,

are the most important slokas for any Vaishnava: the

first teaches who the Supreme Lord is, the second

tells the devotee the means to reach the God (His

mercy itself) and what he gets out of that means (the

Lord Himself) and the third sloka asks the devotee to

simply surrender unto the Supreme Lord, taking the

Lord's own instruction from Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

 

Maharaja,i got this above detailed answer from a Srivaishanav scholar.

 

Vaishnava dasanu dasa,

Mahendra das.