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Sri:
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
achArya paadhaangri rENu: 
 


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