Iraamaanusa nooRRanthAthi- 70th verse- You have showered on me on your own accord, Ramanujaa!

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

 

Dearest all,

 

Like the Lord it is good that Ramanuja has not delayed

in blessing me; He has blessed me with his infinite

mercy then and there when he saw me. – Amudhanaar

says.

 

ennaiyum paarththen iyalvaiyum paarththu,eNNil

palkuNaththa

unnaiyum paarkkil aruLcheyva thEn^alam anRiyenpaal

pinnaiyum paarkkil nalamuLa thE?un perungaruNai

thannaiyen paarppar iraamaa Nnucha!unnaich

chaarnthavarE? 70

 

Oh EmperumaanaarE! Sri RamanujA! For time immemorial,

I, the lowly self, had been immersing myself in

sensual pleasures and carnal desires; After you have

accepted me, I, who was intertwined with all my karma

vaasanaas, bondage, was blessed with Your graceful

kataaksham. You saw me and You saw my lowly nature

too. You have still gracefully considered me as a

worthy object for redemption. Is there anything I

repeat- any thing good in me for you to take that as a

cue for Your mercy? And still You have showered your

dayA on me? What a dayA!

 

Is there any benefit for you in Your mercy on me?

(None) and still You have blessed m with Your grace.

What a grace! If you look only for some thing good for

one to surrender at Your Feet, who is qualified to do

so? None. (Not at least me). And still you have

enabled me to surrender to You. How and what can one

see Your such limitless, unbounded grace? (

 

Iraamaanusaa! emperumAnArE!

ennaiyum paarrtthu- seeing this mahaa paapi

en iyalvaiyum paartthu- and knowing that “hereafter

this guy will never change himself; he does not have

capacity for any jnAna, vairAgyam”

eNN il- innumerous

palguNatthu unnaiyum paarkkil- seeing shakthi jnAna,

sowseelya sowlabhya vaathsalya guNAs of yourself

[EmperumAnAr’s]

aruL seyvadhE nalam- it is the best thing to bless me

immediately right now;

anRi enpaal- further, in me

pinnaiyum paarkkil- let us delay a little further [if

you decide] and keep quiet for some time;

nalam uLadhE- though your jnAnam, shakthi and other

guNAs would not at all diminish or reduce; They would

be just the same- GRAND.

Unnai saarndhaar un peru karuNai thannai en paarppar –

what would those disciples who have taken refuge at

your feet- think about this object that belongs to you

always! – Please consider this aspect and save me.

 

There are innumerous follies and karma vaasanaas in me

which can be removed only with the tremendous jnAna,

shakthi of yours. Even if there are more than what I

have, I am sure your strength and dayA can rid of all

of them. You can do that ever after further course of

time. But please do not delay any further. This is my

humble request. Save me on this day itself. If you

delay any further, what would other sishyas who are at

your feet think of yourself and your capacity to save?

If you delay and wait for me to get some goodness in

me, there is no way, Swami. My father! You would also

not have the satisfaction of saving a completely

erring soul from zero.

 

EmperumAnAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan