Panguni Utthiram - sEtthi sEvai..... ..

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SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

 

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 unparalleled Acharya

saarvabhouman YathirAjar Sri Bhagawadh Ramanujacharya

was self- lost in the all-auspicious ambience

pervading the Mandapam and indicted the three prose

prayers- SaraNAgathi 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 specialties, 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]; To 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 all, It is Just my free crude translation and

I know with my limited (and no) knowledge, [both in

English and in Sanskrit] it is beyond my ability and

capacity to do full justice to this Gadhyam's

RICHNESS;

 

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 on Panguni Utthiram day.

 

Thanjam adaindha nam RamanujanE thanjam.

Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

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