Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
967. antharlInaIraGhaparikaraIrAvilA chitthavrutthi:
shabdhAdhInAm paravashathayA dhurjayAnIndhriyANi
viShNO: pAdhapraNayini! chiradhasya mE dhuKhasinDhO:
pAram prApyam Bhavathi parayA vidhyayA vA thvayA vA
The sins stink in me. The mind is confounded. The senses chase
temptations like sound. They are almost unconquerable. How long am I
to suffer in the heat of samsara ocean? Oh Paaduka, who is a dear
lovw of the Lord's Feet! Am I to resort to the Bhakti path called
paravidya or to surrender to You, in order to cross over this ocean?
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Naotes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Paadhukais in love
with the Thiruvadi of the Lord ! My mind is agitated by the bundle
of sins taking residence there. My faculty of senses ( IndhriyAs)
are under the control of sound , sight , touch et al. They are not
losing in my battle to control them . This situation has continued
for a long time. I do not seem to see the other shore of this sea of
sorrow. Hence , I surrender unto You as the last resort to cross
this ocean of SamsAraa through Your granting the boon of true
knowledge (Para VidhyA ) about Your Lord to me. You are my sole means
to overcome this hopeless situation .
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh Paadhukai with the Vaibhavam of
being fit for the Lord , who pervades all the objects of His
creation ! Oh PaadhukE , who makes the Lord dear to You through Your
abundant love for Him! Please pay attention to my dhurbhAgyam . All
auspiciousness or inauspicousness arise form from the activities of
the Indhriyams (Manas and the five Jna~Endhriyams). My mind from time
immemorial is immersed in the bonds of samasAram and is dull . It has
no potential to generate nivrutthi margam . Such is the pitiable
state of my mind, the king of Indhriyams ! The other Jna~Endhriyams
follow the path of the mind and have become independent to pursue
whatever they want and make me struggle in the horrific ocean of
SamsAram .
What are the upAyams that SaasthrAs show me to reach the other side
of this dangerous ocean of SamsAram ? The first upAyam is Bhakthi
to Bhagavaan based on limitless preethi for Him ; the second is
Prapatthi , which is based on total trust in Him as my protector .
Oh PaadhukE ! The third upAyam is Yourself , who is affectionate to
those surrendering to You (aasritha Vaathsalyam ) , who is
the embodiment of DayA to those who surrender unto You.
Ease of access by all and having glories approaching that of
Your Lord and power to have Your Lord under Your control
are other features of Yours to qualify as the third upAyam .
Oh PaadhukA! Please reflect on what I would seek as my
upAyam. It will become clear to You that I will choose You
alone for my SaraNAgathy as a Prapannan. What will be my
lot , if You do not save me ? What a pity that I have to struggle
for such a long time to gain Your anugraham ! I can not take
this waiting and suffering anymore . Please come to my rescue !
Thus cries out Swamy Desikan in his mood of nirvEdham.
3) Oh charmer of Lord VishNu's sacred feet ( VishNO: Paadha
PraNayini) ! My mind is agitated and murky due to the vyApArams
of my mind filled with addiction to objects that generate sins
( antha: leenai: aghaparikarai: chittha vrutthi aavilaa ) .
My JnA~Endhriyams like my ear , eyes et al are thus
out of control because of the agitated and muddled nature of
my mind ( mama indhriyANi sabdhAdheenAm paravasathayA
dhurjayAni) . adiyEn can not turn them to nivrutthi margam since
they are hell bent to follow pravrutthi mArgam . In this state ,
adiyEn's only hope to cross the sorrowful SamsAric ocean and to reach
the other side of this fearsome ocean is the practise of one of
the three upAyams: Bhakthi yOgam , Prapatthi yOgam and
Yourself ( asya mE chirAth dukkha sindhO: Paaram ParayA
Vidhyayaa vaa , Thvayaa vaa prApyam bhavathi )...(V.S).
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