Third day pravachanam of Saranagathi
Gadyam by Smt. KV Janakamma garu.
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pravachanam 3:
Saranagathi gadyam
Pravachanam day 3 points:
There are 24 churnikas in
Saranagathi Gadyam.
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Today we completed the
indepth explaination of first Churnika(Para) of Sharanagathi Gadyam.
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On the Utthara Phalguni day
Lord SriRanganadha( Namperumal ) appears along with Sri Ranganayaki Taayar in
Setthi Seva( darshan of Divya dampathis together ). This is the only day on
which the Divya Dampatis of Srirangam are seen together in Utsavam.
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It is also the day on which
Sri Bhagavath Ramanujacharya Swamy performed Gadya trayam composition(
Sharanagathi Gadhyam, Sriranga Gadyam and Vaikuntha Gadhyam) to Sri
Ranganayaki Thayar and Sri Ranganatha.
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The purpose of these
gadhyams in fact is only to guide us who are caught in samsaaric troubles(materialistic,
hollow life of karmic bondage).There is no other chance of escape for us,
except by doing Sharanagathi to Periya Perumal (Sri Ranganadha).
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Sharanagati means
Atma Vivaham( wedding of the jeevatma to the paramatma).
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In the first Churnika,
Ramanujacharya(Yati Raja) praises Sri Ranganayaki Taayar by glorifying
her attributes of mercy, daya, vatsalyam and her being together with the
Lord Sri Ranganadha at all times under all circumstances(
Nityanapayanee). Then, Sri Ramanujacharya Swamy pleads with the
taayar do purushakaram by putting in a good word for us so that Lord Sri
Ranganadha will forgive the mistakes done by jeevathma. He then
requests for the permanent service at feet of the lord.
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This churnika is considered
to be the explanation for dhvayam.
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While Srimanarayana is
supposed to grant all boons (sakala phalapradam), why surrender first to
piratti (sri mahalakshmi)?
Just as a son who has left home for several years, when he returns, he goes first to his mother and seeks her acceptance before meeting his father, sri ramanuja feels that he should first get piratti to hear him out.
Just as a son who has left home for several years, when he returns, he goes first to his mother and seeks her acceptance before meeting his father, sri ramanuja feels that he should first get piratti to hear him out.
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Moreover, isn’t she
“suhrudham sarvabhuthanam” (Bhagavath Githa – one who thinks well for all
beings)?
In both
her eyes, she has “chandran” (i.e. she has only affection) while Perumal has
anger in one eye (“suryan”) and affection (“chandran”) in the other.
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When sri ramanuja
approaches narayana, what if narayana looks at him with anger, considering his
past deeds? He thus feels it is safer to surrender to her first. With her
blessings, he even gets the courage to ask srimanarayana to forgive him, later
on.
Churnika
1:
Om bhagavan narayana
abhimata anurupa svaruparupa gunavibhava aishvarya siladi anavadhikatisaya
asamkhyeya kalyanagunaganam padmavanalayam bhagavatim Sriyam devim nitya
anapayinim niravadyam devadeva divya mahishim akhila jaganmataram (asmat
mataram) asaranya Saranyam ananyasarana: Saranam aham prapadye
Word-by-Word meaning:
bhagavan – one who possesses
six essential qualities (gyana, bhala, aiswarya, virya, Sakthi, thejas.)
narayana – the residing place
for all beings, both sentient and insentient
abhimatha – being liked by
srIman narayana
anurupa – having same
physical beauty as sriman narayana
swarupa – natural
characteristics
rupa – physical beautiful
form
guna – many good qualities
vibhava – possessing wealth
unimaginable
aiswarya – ability to direct
or control other beings
Seela – quality that makes
one not to look at the defects of followers
Adhi – etc., (many more
such qualities)
anavadhika – never reducing
athisaya – wondrous
asankhyeya – countless
kalyana guna ganam –
possessing hordes(crowd) of very good qualities
padhma vanalayam –
having a forest of lotus as seat, to sit on
bhagavathim – possessing the 6
qualities mentioned for bhagavAn (gyana, bhala, aiswarya, virya, Sakthi,
thejas.)
Sriyam – being “SRI”
(mahalakshmi)
dhevim – possessing luminous
power
nithyanapayinim –
never leaving sriman narayana
niravadhyam – without any fault;
possessing these qualities not for enhancing herself, but for the well being of
followers
dhevadheva dhivya mahishim –
being the royal queen of the king of all dhevas
akhila jagan matharam –
being the mother of all worldly beings
asman matharam – being my mother too
(as a special quality)
asaranya sarana: –
one who has nowhere else to go to and thus surrenders
Saranam aham prapadhye –
such a person, adiyen (servant such as I), surrenders to you
Learning Point of the day:
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When piratti(Sri
Ranganayaki Taayar) is along with perumal(Sri ranganadha) then the chance of
getting excused for the mistake is there.But when perumal is all alone
then getting punishment is sure.
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Meanwhile, Perumal is
“Rakshagan” when piratti is with him else he is “Sikshagan”. Because of all the
papam done by a jeevaathma, perumal gets angry when a jeevatma goes to
him.Piratti talks to Perumal on
our behalf and requests perumal to excuse the jeevathma who is
repenting for the mistakes committed.(Mother recommends the child
to the father).
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Such is the greatness when
piratti is with perumal .So it is better to seek perumal when piratti is next
to him.
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