rangapriyam mamagurum SaraNam prapadye-IV

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At 09:06 PM 8/16/01 -0500, you wrote:

>SrI SrInivAsa varadArya krupAtta cinham

>SrI SrInivAsa yativarya niviShta bhAram |

>SrI rangayogi varalabdha parAtma yogam

>rangapriyam mamagurum SaraNam prapadye ||

>

>Dear bhaktas:

>

>Srirangapriya swAmi's vaatsalyam is immense.

 

Dear Srinatha Daasan:

 

Thanks for a wonderfully moving description of your

crossing the most impotant mile stone in BhUlOka Vaasam :

Your SamAsrayaNam and BharanyAsam at the sacred feet of

the noble AchAryan , HH Sri RangapriyA Swamy.

 

That day was a blessed day. You have to celebrate that day

every year and at the same time think of the greatest blessings

that has come both of your way thru the grace of Your dear AchAryan.

 

There is nothing to fear anymore and nothing to worry either(NyAsa

Dasakam ).

 

You have now performed Desika SaakshikA Prapathti ( The BharanyAsam

that happens by the upadEsam of a SadAchAryan: AchArya Nishtai).

 

We have to reflect on the SlOkam of Swamy Desikan's

Sri SaraNAgathi Deepikai from here on:

 

SwAmi DayA Jalanidhir-Madhura: KshamAvAn

SeelAdhika: Srithavasa: SuchirthyudhAra

yEthAni haathum anaghO na kilArhasi Thvam

VikhyAthimanthi BirudhAni mayA sahaiva

--52nd slOkam , Sri SaraNAgathi Deepikai

 

(Meaning): Oh Deepa PrakAsa ! Oh The Lord of the place of

my birth ! The people of the world and the AchAryAs praise

You as One with many earned titles. Those are: One who is

Sarva Seshi with all the ChEthanams and AchEthanams as His property ,

the Ocean of Mercy , One who is delectable to reflect upon

and enjoy, One who forgives even the lowliest of trespasses,

One who is sarva Sulabhan for even the lowliest one ,

One who is Bhaktha Paaratantryan , One who does nort expect

anything in return and has Kruthaj~nathi for the littelest of

offerings , the most geenrous One , who is never satisfied

with the level of His anugrahams to His devotees, One who

is totally devoid of any blemishes (hEyam). Oh Lord !If You of

such anantha kalyAna GuNams abandon me now , You would

suffer the loss of all these Titles conferred on You

by my AchAryAs! Please have compassion for me and thus

protect all of Your magnificient titles!

 

Sri SaraNAgathi Deepai has such treasures and we

have to reflect on them and seek our own AchAryan's

and other AchAryan's blessings to lead a Satthvic life

filled with Kaimkarya Sri.

 

Namo NaarAyaNAya !

V.Sadagopan