Release of the book Gadya Traya authored by Dr. NSA of Bangalor e

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Swamy Emperumaanaar Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!!

Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Shranam !!!

 

" Gadya Tarya " of Ramanuja with translation and brief commentary by Dr. NSA

of Bangalore was released last week.

 

Gadya Traya though very small in nature compared to the other works of

Ramanuja, are very significant as far as Ramanuja darshana is considered.

These are great works that mirror the devotion of Ramanuja towards the Lord.

Swamy Deshikan has glorified these as " sArasvatam shAshvatam " . These gadyams

to a large extent resemble the great work " Stotraratnam " of Yamunacharya or

Alavandar. Ramanuja has established that Prapatti alone is the surest and

easiest means of attaining moksham in this work. Karmayoga, Jnanayoga or

Bhaktiyoga cannot be completed without prapatti. Prapatti could be performed

for gaining all four kinds of Purusharthas. If bhakti yoga can be performed

by the first three varnas only, prapatti has no such barrier. For a

performer of Bhakti yoga, moksham is granted only at the end of all his

prarabdha karma, while a prapanna gets moksham after death or dehAvasAnam.

Prapatti should be performed once and once only. But bhakti yogam should be

performed everyday second till the end. For Bhakti yoga to bear fruit a lot

of impediments need to be crossed, but prapatti performed with mahavishvasam

will never fail.

 

The shrutis, smritis, itihasas, puranas and azhwar arulichcheyals

have established prapatti as a sure means of moksham and is popularly known

as nyasavidya. These gadyatraya of Ramanuja, preach the inner meanings of

the Dvaya mantra. Swamy Deshikan says that Sharanagati gadyam is a dialogue

that took place between Ramanuja and SriRanganatha at Srirangam. Ramanuja

has performed Sharanagati at the lotus feet of the Lord in these gadyams and

has also preached the same to others.

 

Details -

 

" Gadya Traya "

Language - Kannada

Price - Rs 30

Place where available -

Dr. NS Anantarangacharya

780 5th main Vijayanagar Bangalore 40

ph 3383755

 

You can also contact adiyen by mail if you need the book.

 

vAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!