Panguni Utthiram- Bhagavad Ramanuja's Gadya trayam

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Sri:

SrImathE Ramanujaya nama:

 

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 YathirAjar

Sri Bhagawadh Ramanujamuni was self- lost in the all-auspicious ambience

pervading the Mandapam and indicted the three prose prayers- SaraNAgathy

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

specialities, 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;

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 Brothers and Sisters- It is Just my free translation and I know

with my limited (and no) knowledge, it is beyond my ability and capacity

to do full justice to this Gadhyam's RICH TATHWAM; 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.

 

Acharya saarvabhouman EmperumAnAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

namo narayana

dAsan - Acharya paadhangri rENu: