prAtah sankalpa gadyaM- Introduction

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Hari Sarvottama Sri Gurubhyo namaha

Vayu Jeevothama

 

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Pratas-Sankalpa Gadyam, Sarva-Samarpana Gadyam & Gayathri

By Srimushnam V Nagarajachar, Published by Devarnama Bhajana Sangha,

Srirangam, 1972.

 

SCHOLORS INVOLVED IN THIS BOOK TRANSLATION: Sri M. Rama Rao, Sri R

Ramamurthi

Sharma, Sri Vattangad N Hari Acharya, Sri Avadhani Bhimacharya, Sri

Anniyachar alias Sri V. Srinivasacharya, Sri R. Krishnamurthi Acharya, Sri

K. S. Venkatarama Shastrigal.

 

 

pUjyAya rAghavendrAya satyadharmaratAya cha |

bhajatAM kalpavR^ixAya namatAM kAmadhenave ||

 

shrIsudhIndrAbdhisambhUtAn.h rAghavendrakalAnidhIn.h |

seve sadAGYAnsaukhyArthaM santApatrayashAntaye ||

 

|| shrImaddhanumabhImamadhvAntargatarAmakR^iShNAvedavyAsAtmaka

shrIlaxmIhayagrIvAya namaH ||

 

atha shrImandrAghavendra yati shiromaNibhiH virachitaM

 

 

NOTE: The whole text of Pratah Sankalpa Gadyam is one sentence, as also

the other work, Sarva Samarpana Gadyam. If the text is shown as passages &

numbered, it is all for the convenience of easy reading by laymen &

therefore imaginary.

 

 

Dear Krishnabhakthas,

 

Happy new Calender year to all of you. It is the time for many to make a

resolution or wish or samkalpa. Usually the goal is to attain material

wealth / physical fitness. Our Gurus (SrimadAcharya & His followers) have

given us the correct samkalpa to attain the highest goal, that is moksha.

Sri Raghavendra Theertharu composed " Pratas-Sankalpa Gadyam " to help the

devotees of Sri Hari to do saddhana with right anusandhAna/ understanding

and attitude to attain the goal of moksha. In addition to the Source, I am

referring few books for translation & also I am attempting to translate for

the first time last few verses from a Tamil Pratah Sankalpa Gadya book for

the benefit of devotees as my humble service to Sri Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu.

 

It is essential for all persons who had Brahmopadesha/Mantropadesha chant

Pratah Sankalpa Gadya every morning with proper & right anusandhAna & this

Sankalpa should be learnt only through Guru.

 

Every word in Pratah Sankalpa Gadya has lot of meanings & philosophical

depth in it. This book & my other references, translation

gives only the Gist & I hope some scholor would enlighten us with inner

meanings of PSG by posting it to CMS or VMS lists.

 

If I had missed anything here & also if you find errors , please correct

the errors. In addition to Pratah Sankalpa Gadya/Sarva Samarpana gadya

which would be

about 12 postings, I would also like to post some five selected topics which

we should know which will be another 5 postings.

 

Lastly, these postings such as Devara puje Paddati, PSG, SSG & Bhagavath

nAma smarane during nityakarma Anushtana is meant to help all of us think of

Bharathi Ramana Mukhyaprana antargata rupaas in our dailly life.

 

Thankyou & namaskara.

 

pAkashAsana mukhya sakala di

voukasarigabhinamipe R^iShigaLi

gEkachittadi pitR^igaLige gaMdharva kshitiparige

A kamalanAbhAdi yatigaLa

nIkakAnamisuvenu biDade ra

mAkaLatrana dAsavargake namipenanavarata (HKS 1-12)

 

parimaLavu sumanadoLaganalanu

araNiyoLagippaMte dAmO

daranu brahmAdigaLa manadali tOritOradale

irutiha jagannAtha viTThalana

karuNa paDeva mumukshu jIvaru

parama bhAgavataranu koMDADuvudu pratidinavu ( HKS- 1-13)

 

pR^ithvI manDala madhyasthAH puurNa bodha matAnugAH |

vaiShNavA viShNu hR^idayAs tAn namasye guruun mama ||

 

In the service of shrI sItApate srI ramachandra devaru, muKhyaprANa dEvaru,

and shrI raghavendra Theertharu,

 

Shobha Srinivasan

 

 

 

P. S. All rights remain with the publishers & scholors.

 

INTRODUCTION:

 

" Praatas-Sankalpa-GadyaM " is a seemingly small work wherein the great Master

of Scriptures Sri Raghavendra Theertha earnestly calls upon us to live up to

the dignity & glory of our heritage.

 

" Praatas Sankalpa Gadyam is a book of bhakthi . Every line of it is the

essence of either Vedas, Upanishads,

Bhagavata or the sacred bhashyas of Sri Madhvacharya.

 

Sri Raghavendra Theertharu, the great Aparoksha gnAni with super human

powers, a divine personality who had completely conquered his indriyas & the

mind unassumingly calls himself, in this work, an ordinary man (dInaM,

dUnaM, anAthaM).

 

Rising from the bed early in the morning, the first thought that comes to

his mind is that of his UPASANA MOORTHY seated in his heart. Thus, he

addresses Sita pati Sri Ramachandra & undertakes the sankalpa (a resolve)

personally on his own behalf & in the process he also includes in it:-

those

willing to carry out his orders (madAGYAkAribhiH), those studying (his

works) (vidyA saMbandhibhiH), those connected with him by birth (deha

saMbandhibhiH).

 

Addressing the Lord, the author proclaims " Oh Ramachandra, those men & women

whom you call 'your people' (tvadIyaH) are alone entitled to come under any

one of the above three groups.

 

The sankalpa contents are impliedly meant for practice even by an ordinary

family man. In short, the sankalpa is that from the moment one gets up

early in the morning, he would carry out his day's work as though it is a

pooja to the Lord. The Sankalpa further stipulates that subject to the

available time & resources, he would perform the said work cum pooja with

all his ability, with all his intellectual honesty & with all the grandeur

possible.

 

The sankalpa concludes with the bidding that the aspirant, would also

influence his near & dear & kith & kin to perform the said work- Pooja. In

the said manner with the faith that in the ultimate sense, it is the Lord

who really does the whole work through us.

 

For study purposes, it appears as though Sri Raghavendra Theertha has set

apart this work to sing the glories exclusively of Sri Vayu Devaru, Sri

Madhva & of Paramathma. He presents all the three in their proper

perspective & in their midst the ordinary jeeva is shown its place &

position in God's scheme of evolution.

 

It is a common experience that the heart of any honest & intelligent student

melts in love & reverence to his Guru from whom he had received good &

useful knowledge. Such being the case in the lowest level, would it be

possible at all for us to measure the depth of Guru Bhakthi of Sri

Raghavendra who had attained all that was to be attained from his Adi-Guru &

thereby became a " Sarva Tantra Swatantra " ?

 

The work begins with a beautiful adoration to Sri Mukhya Prana & his Avatara

as Sri Madhva is supremely worshipped. The latter half of the text speaks

of the various manifestations (Roopas) of the Lord, together with Sri Vayu

Devaru's seva to Him. In conclusion, all the Bhagavad Roopas are merged

into the Holy figure of Sita Pati Sri Ramachandra the Upasana Moorthy of the

author & the sankalpa is ceremoniously placed at His lotus feet.

 

TOPIC DEALT WITH:

 

1. PRANAVA (Om): how it is constituted & what is its import;

2. VYAHRITEES: What are they & what do they symbolise;

3. ASHTA AKSHARA MANTRA: & other mantras;

4. UPASANA: What does it mean & how it is practised;

5. VAISHNAVISM: and who is a Vaishnava;

6. GURU: Who is a Jagad-Guru & what are his Lakhanas;

7. JAPA: its kinds & mode of practice;

8. ANIRUDDHA & the like Bhaghavad roopas & what are the purpose of these

roopas

9. GAYATHRI: its significance in its 4 parts & its wider significance in

its 6 parts;

10. ASTA MAHA MANTRAS: The 8 Mahamantras & their respective symbolic

Bhaghavad Roopas

 

are some of the topics of common interest that are dealt with Pratah

Sankalpa gadya.

 

http://www.dvaita.net/pdf/stotra/raghavendra/psg.pdf

 

 

hariH OM, shrI gurubhyo namaha, hariH OM

shrImaddhanumadbhImamadhvAntargata rAmakR^iShNavedavyAsAtmaka

shrIlaxmIhayagrIvAya namaH

 

 

 

PRATAH SANKALPA GADYA

 

laukikavaidikabhedabhinnavarNAtmakadhvanyAtmakAsheShashabdArthaR^igAdi

sarvavedArthaviShNumantrArthapuruShasUktArthagAyatryarthavAsudevadvAdashAxaraman\

trAntargatA-

dyAShTAxarArthashrImannArAyaNAShTAxaramantrArtha

vAsudevaddvAdashAxaramantrAntargatAntyacaturaxarArthavyAhR^ityarthamAtR^ikAmantr\

ArthapraNavopAsakAnAM

pApAviddhadaityapUgAviddhashrIviShNubhaktAdyanantaguNaparipUrNaramAvyatiriktapUr\

vaprasiddhavyatiriktAnanta-vedapratipAdyamukhyatamAnantajIvaniyAmakAnantarUpabha\

gavatkAryasAdhaka

paramadayAlu

xamAsamudra bhaktavatsala bhaktAparAdhasahiShNu

shrImukhyaprANAvatArabhUtAnAM,

aGYaGYAnArthiGYAnayogyabhagavatkR^ipApAtrabhUtasallokakR^ipAlu

brahmarudrAdyarthitabhagavadAGYAM shirasi

paramAdareNAnarghashiroratnavannidhAya

tathA.asheShadevatAprArthanAMhAravaddhR^idi nidhAya

sarvasvakIyasajjanAnugrahechChayA karmabhuvyavatIrNAnAM, tathA.avatIrya

sakalasachChAstrakartR^INAM, sarvadurmatabha~njakAnAM, anAditaH

satsampradAyaparamparAprAptashrImadvaiShNavasiddhAntapratiShThApakAnAM, ata

eva

bhagavatparamAnugrahapAtrabhUtAnAM, sarvadA bhagavadAGYayA bhagavatsannidhau

pUjyAnAM, tathA bhagavatA dattavarANAM dvAtriMshallaxaNopetAnAM, tathA

samagragurulaxaNo petAnAmasaMshayAnAM, prasAdamAtreNa

svabhaktAsheShasaMshayachChettR^INAM, praNavAdyasheSha

vaiShNavamantroddhArakANAM, bhagavati bhaktyatishayena bhagavadupAsanArthaM

svechChayA gR^ihItarUpANAM, tatra tatra pR^ithak.h pR^ithak.h

bhagavato.anantarUpeShu

pR^ithakpR^ithagvedoktatadanukta bhAratokta tadanukta sampradAyAgata

svetarasvAbhinna

tathApyasheShashaktivisheShAbhyAM

pR^ithagvyavahAraviShayasarvasAmarthyopetaniravadhikA-

nantAnavadyakalyANaguNaparipUrNAnantaguNopasaMhartR^INAM, tathA vedokta

sarvakriyopasaMhartR^INAM,

evamanantarUpAvayavaguNakriyAjAtyavasthAvishiShTa-

bhagavadupAsakAnAM, paramadayAlUnAM, xamAsamudrANAM, bhaktavatsalAnAM

bhaktAparAdha sahiShNUnAM, svabhaktAn.h durmArgAduddhR^itya

sanmArgasthApakAnAM, svabhaktaM mAmuddishya bhagavataH puraH paramadayAlo

xamAsamudra bhaktavatsala bhaktAparAdhasahiShNo tvadadhInaM dInaM

dUnamanAthaM sharaNAgatamenamuddhareti viGYApanakartR^INAM,

sarvaGYashiromaNInAm, asheShagurvantaryAmiNAM, sadA bhagavatparANAM,

bhagavato.anyatra sarvavastuShu manassa~NgarahitAnAM, sarvatra sarvadA

sarvAkAra sarvAdhAra sarvAshraya sarvotpAdaka sarvapAlaka sarvasaMhAraka

sarvaniyAmaka sarvapreraka sarvapravartaka sarvanivartaka yathAyogyaM

sarvaGYAnAGYAnabandhamoxaprada sarvasattAprada sarvashabdavAchya

sarvashabdapravR^itti

nimittasarvaguNAtiparipUrNatamasarvadoShAtidUra sarvAchintya sarvottama

sarveshvara

sarvAtyantavilaxaNa svagabheda vivarjitatvAdinA svabhagavadruShTR^INAM

abhimAnAdi

sarvadoShadUrANAM asUyerShyAdyasheShamanodoShanivartakAnAM,

nityAparoxIkR^ita

ramAyuktAsheShabhagavadrUpANAM ata eva vilInAsheShaprakR^itibandhAnAM, ata

eva

dUrotsAritAsheShAniShTAnAM, ata evAsheShabhaktAsheniShTanivartakAnAM,

praNavo-

pAsakAnAM, asmadAdigurUNAM, shrImadAnandatIrtha shrImachcharaNAnAM,

antaryAmin.h

aniruddha pradyumna sa~NkarShana vAsudevAtmaka shrImadhvavallabha shrIlaxmI-

vedavyAsAtmakANDasthitAnantarUpAvayavaguNakriyAjAtyavasthAvishiShTa-

ramAyuktaxIrAbdhisheShashAyi

shrIpadmanAbhAtmakANDAdbahirabhivyaktashuddhasR^iShTitvenA-

bhimatashrIchaturmukhamukhyaprANopAsyatvAdyanekaprayojanakAnantAnantarUpa-

mUlabhUtatathAsheSha

jagatpAlanaprayojanakashAntipatyaniruddhamUlabhUtajagatsR^iShTi

prayojanakakR^itipatipradyumna mUlabhUtajagatsaMhAraprayojanaka

jayApatisa~NkarShaNa mUlabhUta tathA

svasvasamagrayogyatAbhiGYaparamAnugrahashIlabhagavatpreritachaturmukhAdi

sadgurUpadiShTasvasvayogyabhagavadrUpaguNopAsanayA

sa~njAtasvasvayogyabhagavadrUpavisheSha

darshanabhogAbhyAM vinaShTAniShTasa~nchitaprArabdhalaxaNAsheShakarmaNAM,

svasva-

yogyatAnusAreNa sampUrNasAdhanAnAM, pUrvakalpe brahmaNA saha

virajAnadIsnAnena

tyaktali~NgAnAM, tatha vinaShTAvashiShTeShTAsheShaprArabdhakarmaNAM,

pralayakAle bhagavadudare vasatAM, AnandamAtravapuShAM,

tadanubhavarahitAnAM, svasvayogyabhagavadrUpavisheSha dhyAnaratAnAM,

sR^iShTikAle bhagavadAGYayA bhagavadudarAdbahirgatAnAM

shrIshvetadvIpadarshanaM

nimittIkR^itya pradhAnAvaraNabhUtasvechChApasaraNena

svasvayogyAnandAvirbhAva

lakShaNamuktipradAnaprayojanakamAyApatishrIvAsudevAtmaka

lakShmyAtmakapralayA-

bdhisthashrIvaTapatrashAyyasheShajagadudarAsheShamuktanAbhideshordhvabhAgakuxyAk\

hya-

deshatrividhAsheShasaMsArinAbhideshAsheShatamaH

patitanAbhyadhobhAgadeshashrIbhUmyA-

li~Ngita

kAlAdicheShTakaparamANvAdyasheShakAlAvayavasR^iShTyAdikartR^isheShanAmaka

paramapuruShanAmakashrIchaturmukhamukhyaprANopAsitacharaNAniruddhAdichatUrUpAtma\

ka

gAyatrInAmaka savitR^inAmaka rUpavisheShAtmaka vyAptarUpa bR^ihachcharIra

shUnyAbhidha

kAlAbhidha kevalAbhidha brahmAbhidha anantAbhidha rUpavisheShAtmaka

nirupacharita

mUlarUpanirupacharitavyApta pratipAdyAnantatejaH

pu~njAtAdR^isharamAyuktarUpavisheShA-

tmaka gAyatrIbhUtavAkpR^ithivIsharIrahR^idayabhedena

ShaD.hvidhagAyatrInAmakalokaveda-

samIraramAntargatapraNavAkhyaturIyapAdopetagAyatrIpAdachatuShTayapratipAdyavaiku\

NTha-

sthitAnantAsanasthita shvetadIpasthita sarvajIvasthitarUpabhedena

chatUrUpAtmaka

dehavyAptadehAntaryAmijIvavyAptajIvAntaryAmirUpabhedena chatUrUpAtmaka

nirupacaritasarvavAgarthapratipAdaka shrIdevyAdiramArUpAShTakAbhimanyamAna

chakrasha~NkhavarAbhayayuktahastachatuShTayopetapradIpavarNasarvAbharaNabhUShita

vishvAdi bhagadrU pAShTa kapratipAdaka akArAdyaShTAxarAtmaka

shrImatpraNavAdyaShTa mahAmantra

pratipAdyAShTarUpAtmakamantrAdhyAyoktabhUvarAdyasheShavaiShNavamantrapratipAdya

bhUvarAhAdyasheSharUpavisheShAtmakaramAdimantrapratipAdya

ramAdiniShTharamAdinAmaka rUpavisheShAtmakashrIlaxmInR^isiMhAtmaka

paramadayAlo xamAsamudra bhaktavatsala

bhaktAparAdhasahiShNo deshakAlAdhipate dehendriyAdhipate sUryavaMshadhvaja

raghukulatilaka

laxmaNabharatashatrughnAgraja shrIhanUmadupAsitacharaNa sItApate

shrIrAmachandra tvadAGYayA

tvatprasAdAt.h tvatpreraNayA tvatprItyarthaM tvAmuddishya tvAmanusmaranneva

tvadAGYayA

niyatena sarvasvAminA manniyAmakena sattApradavAyunAmaka

cheShTApradaprANanAmaka

dhAraNAprada dharmanAmaka muktipradabhaktinAmaka

rUpavisheShairmaddhR^idisthitena

paramadayAlunA xamAsamudreNa bhaktavatsalena bhaktAparAdhasahiShNunA

sarvasvAminA

sarvaprerakeNa sarvatAchvikadevatAprerakeNa sarvAtAchvikAsurabha~njakena

tathA

tatpreraNAprayuktAsheShadurmatabha~njakena ata eva prabha~nnashabdavAchyena

pratidinaM

pratixaNaM buddhishodhakena sarvakarmakartrA sarvakarmakArayitrA

sarvakarmasvAminA

sarvakarmasamarpakeNa sarvakarmaphalabhok.htrA sarvakarmaphalabhojayitrA

sarvakarmaprerakeNa

sarvakarmodbodhakena sarvakarmashuddhipradena sarvakarmasiddhipradena

sarvakarmaniShThena

sarvakarmasAxiNA sarvakarmaniShThabhagavadrUpopAsakena

asheShajIvasthitaniHsa~NkhayA-

nAdikAlInadharmAdharmadraShTTasvechChayodbodhakena tadvAchakakapilopAsakena

ramAvyati-

riktapUrvaprasiddhavyatiriktAnantavedapratipAdyamukhyatamena

anantaguNaparipUrNena sarva-

doShadUreNa tvacchittAbhiGYena tvacchittAnusArichittena

tvatparamAnugrahapAtrabhUtena madyogyatAbhiGYena shrIbharatIramaNena

rudrAdyasheShatAtvikadevatopAsitaracharaNena mama

sarvAsvavasthAsu chitradhA vichitradhA tvadupAsakena shrImukhyaprANena

preritaH san.h

tvatsaMsmR^itipUrvakaM shayanAtsamutthAyAdyatanaM svavarNAshramochitaM

deshakAlA-

vasthochitaM nityanaimittikakAmyabhedena trividhaM tvatpUjAtmakaM karma

yathAshakti

yathAGYapti yathAvaibhavaM kariShye |

madAGYAkAribhirvidyAsambandhibhirdeha-

sambandhibhishcha

tvadIyairasheShairjanaistvatsarvakarmakartR^itvakArayitR^itvAdyanusandhAnapUrvak\

aM

kArayiShye cha ||

 

iti shrIrAghavendrAkhyayatinA kR^itama~njasA |

prAtaH sa~NkalpagadyaM syAt.h prItyai mAdhavamadhvayoH ||

 

|| iti shrIrAghavendratIrthapraNIta prAtassa~Nkalpagadyam.h ||

 

 

shrImadrAghavendratIrtha gurvantargata shrI bhAratIramaNa

mukhyaprANAntargata sItApati shrI rAmachandra charaNAravindayoH samarpyate

shri kR^iShNArpanamasthu