[RamanujaMission] Pomona Sri Ranganatha Temple Fund Raising Kaimkaryam : Special articles on JitanthE StOtram : Part VII( SlOkams 18-20) .

December 13, 2007

Sir, is there any perumal kovil is Chicago ? My son has gone there to study in Illinois Inst of Technology. He has to perform the maasiyams of his father . Can u suggest any nearby temple ?Regards,

Shanti Soundararajan--- On Sat, 1/12/07, Dr. Sadagopan <yennappan wrote:Dr. Sadagopan <yennappan[RamanujaMission] Pomona Sri Ranganatha Temple Fund Raising Kaimkaryam : Special articles on JitanthE StOtram : Part VII( SlOkams 18-20) .Oppiliappan, "Sgt" <saranagathi >, "SG" <Tiruvenkatam >, "RB" <Raamabhakthi >, "Swami" , Ramanujamission , "DS" <desikasampradaya >, RamanujaandDesika Cc: "av" <ahobilavalli >Saturday, 1 December, 2007, 4:20 AM

Sri:

Dear SrI Ranganatha BhakthAs :

Today , we will study the last three SlOkams of the First Jitante .

SlOkam 18

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kvaaham athyantha dhurbuddhi:

kvacha-athmahitha- veekshaNam ?

yadhitham mama DevEsa

tadhAjn~Apaya Maadhava !

Meaning : Oh God of Gods ! I am a lowly one .

How can me , who is wicked by nature ever think of

what is hitham ( favorable and comfortable) for me

on my own ? Therefore , Oh Lord of Mahaa lakshmi !

Please bless me with wahtever is good for me and

command me to follow Your order !

Commentary: Oh Lord of Lakshmi ! Who am I before

You to stand and pretend that I know what is mangalakaram

for me . I am a Jn~Ana soonyan and is driven wild by my

most wcked svabhAvam . I am accumulating bundles and

bundles of intractable sins because of my ahankAram

and MamakAram . Oh Lord ! Please save me from myself

and my harming karmAs . How can I ever pretend that

I am clearminded about Tatthvams , Hitham and

PurushArTams . I am confused and wallowing in the sea of

samsAric ills . Please take pity on me and command me to

engage in activities that are concordant with Your Saathrams

and which will serve as hitham for adiyEn to travel on

the road to attain the highest purushArTam ! I am helpless

and do not know the road to take to overcome my ajn~Anam

( nescience) . I am an ajn~an and You are a Sarvajn~an .

Please direct me to take the road away from the dukkha

SamUham linked to AadhyAthmikam , Aadhidhaivatham

and Aadhi Bhoudhikam ..

Oh Lord ! Thou art the emperor of both Prakruithi and

Jeevan (PradhAna-KshEthraj n~a Pathi: ) . You have been

saluted by SvEthasvatAra Upanishad as the Lord of all

Lords: SarvEswaran ( TameesvarANAm Paramam

MahEswaram --) .We are Your servants ( DaasabhUthAs) .

You can not let us go astray . You are SaasthA (Commander)

as per Yajur AraNyaka Veda BhAgam : " antha: pravishta:

SaasthA JanAnAm SarvAthmaa --" .adiyEn is a Bhaddha

Jeevan , who is desirous of the practising the Hitham of

SaraNAgathy at Your sacred feet to gain the PurushArTam

of Mukthi ( Moksham ). Please shout at me to disengage

from acts that are Praathikoolyam to Your Saasthrams

and develop in me the Mahaa ViswAsam for You and

identify me one of Your SadAchAryans to perform

Bhara NyAsam ! Oh My Lord! I am the lowly one

and Thou art the Mighty and Wise one , who knows

what is Hitham for me . Please concede Your grace

on adiyEn !

SlOkam 19

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sOaham tE dEva-dEvEsa nArchanAdhou sthuthou na cha

sAmarTayavAn krupAmAthra- manOVruthti: praseedha mE

(Meaning ) : Oh DEvAthidEva! I am totally unskilled at performing

AarAdhanam for you ; I am also incompetent in singing Your praise

through stuthis addressed to You .. Therefore , Oh Dayaa NidhE !

KrupA MoorthE ! Out of Your infinite compassion for us , the incompetent

ones , You must overlook our omissions and commissions in

performing Your SaasthrOktha AarAdhanams , naama

Sankeerthanams and forgive us .

(Commentary) : In the previous slOkam , the bhaddha Jeevan

with true aakinchanyam invited the Lord to its ananyagathithvam ..

The troubled jeevan lamented about its insignificance to stand

before the mighty Lord ( Maadhava ! kvaaham athyantha dhurbuddhi:? ).

Our Lord of unparalled compassion responded and revealed His

SvAbhAvika KalyANa GuNathvam and blissful svaroopam . The Jeevan

is utterly overcome now with the extraordinary grace that descended

on it and cries out in wonder : Who am I to deserve this immense grace

and in amood of nirvEdham points out its insufficencies to thank the Lord

through the performance of AarAdhanams and Naama Sankeerthanams .

adiyEn is not adept at presenting you the six Aasanams associated

with Your AarAdhanam . Inspite of my inadequacies , Oh Lord of

infinite compassion , Please bear with adiyEn's ineptitude ! " Deva !

PrapannArTihara ! PrasAdham kuru Kesava ! " is my prayer !

Even if adiyEn is unable to break forth and salute Your kalyANa

guNams in the manner of Vedams ( yEthAvAnasya Mahimaa )

Upanishads ( Sarvasya vasee , SarvESAna: SarvasyAdhipathi) ,

adiyEn has recognized You as my Sarva Swami , Sriman NarayaNan

and surrendered at Your sacred feet . Hence , Please overlook

all of my deficiencies and concede to me Your total grace !

SlOkam 20 :

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UpachAra-apadEsEna kruthAn-aharahar- mayaa

apachaRaan-imAn sarvAn kshamasva PurushOtthama

(Meaning ) : Oh PurushOtthama ! adiyEn has committed

countless transgressions every day during Your worships .

under the pretext (vyAjam) of extending shOdasOpachArams

( sixteen kinds of welcome and hospitality) , adiyEn has

committed a lot of transgressions ( aparAdhams) .

AdiyEn has incurred major Bhagavath and BhAgavatha

apachArtams knowingly as well as unknowingly .

Oh Dayaa MoorthE ! Please forgive all of these

apachArAms of adiyEn committed in the name of

UoachArams to You !

(Comments) : With this aparAdha kshAmaNa slOkam , the first

JitantE concludes in a moving manner . This entire set of twenty

slOkams dwells on lofty VaishNavite doctrines of ananhArya-

sEshathvam and ananya gathithvam of the Jeevan and Sarva

Vidha Swaamithvam of the Lord , the UpAyam for surrender

(SaraNAgathy with its ancilaries ) , the conductance of one's

life as a Prapannan after performing SaraNAgathy and resting

the protection of the Self with the Super-Self , the ParamAthmA .

The importance of Kaimkarya Vrutthi as a natural way of

life for the Jeevan and the importance of Bhagavath-

BhAgavatha-AchArya Kaimkaryams all through one's

life on earth is emphasized ..

NamO SrI VaasudEvAya ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

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December 13, 2007

Smt. Shanti: Please have your son call us at 630-355-2848; there are two

temples in Chicago area.

Regards,

kalyani krishnamachari

--- shanti soundararajan <shantisoundar wrote:

Sir, is there any perumal kovil is Chicago ? My son has gone there to study in

Illinois Inst of Technology. He has to perform the maasiyams of his father .

Can u suggest any nearby temple ?

Regards,

Shanti Soundararajan

--- On Sat, 1/12/07, Dr. Sadagopan <yennappan wrote:

Dr. Sadagopan <yennappan

[RamanujaMission] Pomona Sri Ranganatha Temple Fund Raising Kaimkaryam

: Special articles on JitanthE StOtram : Part VII( SlOkams 18-20) .

Oppiliappan, " Sgt " <saranagathi >, " SG "

<Tiruvenkatam >, " RB " <Raamabhakthi >, " Swami "

, Ramanujamission , " DS "

<desikasampradaya >, RamanujaandDesika

Cc: " av " <ahobilavalli >

Saturday, 1 December, 2007, 4:20 AM

Sri:

Dear SrI Ranganatha BhakthAs :

Today , we will study the last three SlOkams of the First Jitante .

SlOkam 18

************ *

kvaaham athyantha dhurbuddhi:

kvacha-athmahitha- veekshaNam ?

yadhitham mama DevEsa

tadhAjn~Apaya Maadhava !

Meaning : Oh God of Gods ! I am a lowly one .

How can me , who is wicked by nature ever think of

what is hitham ( favorable and comfortable) for me

on my own ? Therefore , Oh Lord of Mahaa lakshmi !

Please bless me with wahtever is good for me and

command me to follow Your order !

Commentary: Oh Lord of Lakshmi ! Who am I before

You to stand and pretend that I know what is mangalakaram

for me . I am a Jn~Ana soonyan and is driven wild by my

most wcked svabhAvam . I am accumulating bundles and

bundles of intractable sins because of my ahankAram

and MamakAram . Oh Lord ! Please save me from myself

and my harming karmAs . How can I ever pretend that

I am clearminded about Tatthvams , Hitham and

PurushArTams . I am confused and wallowing in the sea of

samsAric ills . Please take pity on me and command me to

engage in activities that are concordant with Your Saathrams

and which will serve as hitham for adiyEn to travel on

the road to attain the highest purushArTam ! I am helpless

and do not know the road to take to overcome my ajn~Anam

( nescience) . I am an ajn~an and You are a Sarvajn~an .

Please direct me to take the road away from the dukkha

SamUham linked to AadhyAthmikam , Aadhidhaivatham

and Aadhi Bhoudhikam ..

Oh Lord ! Thou art the emperor of both Prakruithi and

Jeevan (PradhAna-KshEthraj n~a Pathi: ) . You have been

saluted by SvEthasvatAra Upanishad as the Lord of all

Lords: SarvEswaran ( TameesvarANAm Paramam

MahEswaram --) .We are Your servants ( DaasabhUthAs) .

You can not let us go astray . You are SaasthA (Commander)

as per Yajur AraNyaka Veda BhAgam : " antha: pravishta:

SaasthA JanAnAm SarvAthmaa -- " .adiyEn is a Bhaddha