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Sri:
Dear SrI Ranganatha BhakthAs :
 
Today , we will study the 17th SlOkam
of the First Jitante .
 
SlOkam 17
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ahankArTakAmEshu preethiradhyaiva nasyathu
ThvAm prapannasya mE dEva vardhathAm SrImathy Thvayi
 
(Meaning) : Oh Lord ! May the ahankAram , MamakAram ,
attachment to wealth and worldly desires perish instantaneously
in me , who has sought Your sacred feet as my sole rakshaNa
vasthu . May bhakthi blended with love for You grow abundantly
in me !
 
Commentary : In the previous slOkam , Sounakar dwelt on
the expiatory rites to nullify the sins accumulaed consciously
or otherwise by a Prapannan . Here , the prayer is to wipe out
those causative factors ( ego , sense of possession , pursuit of
worldly pleasures et al) that result in the accumulation of
the sins . Afraid of the impact of poorva janma VaasanAs
( residual impressions ) that propell one to engage in pursuit of
undesirable karmAs that sets one back , Sounakar prays to
the Lord to overcome all these deleterious temptations
once and for all .VairAgyam can not arise unless the worldly
wants fuelled by ahamkAra-mamakArams are not chased away .
Once the detatchment from worldly desires is attained ,
the intense devotion to our Lord will take root . This welcome
development can happen only with the Krupaa of the Lord
and hence this prayer is addressed to Him .
 
The importance of Prapatthi and the ideal mind set of
a Prapannan are dealt with here . Our Lord is the sole
recourse for crossing over the Prakruthi ( MaamEva
yE prapathyanthE MaayAm yEtham taranthi tE---GitA 7.14) .
 
GeethAchAryan Himself prescribes the recipe for crossing
the delusions caused by the Maayaa of His : " TamEva
SaraNam gaccha sarva bhAvEna BhAratha " and
" Sarva dharmAn Parithyajya MaamEkam SaraNam vraja
  aham thvaa sarva pApEbhyO mOkshayishyAmi maa sucha:".
 
VishNu PurANa slOkam (1.9.73) describes the futility in
the gaining of the fruits of Prapatthi until one totally surrenders
at the sacred feet of the Lord , who destroys all the sins
through that observance . Until that SaraNAgathy with
the five angams is completed , all the VaasanAs ( latent
impressions from the KarmAs ) will persist and obstruct
the progress towards Moksha Siddhi. Until that SaraNAgathy
is performed , the sorrows from the loss of wealth (madheeyam) ,
the hankering for riches , the moham for worldly pleasures ,
the anger over inability to gain those lOka sukhams will
blind one's path to spiritual advancement by SaraNAgathy .
It is suggested that SaraNAgathy is the only route for
attaining the highest PurushArTam for all the four kinds
of adhikAris: AarTan , ArTArthi, Kaivalya Nishtan and
Bhagavath PrApthi Kaaman .  
  
NamO SrI Ranganathaya ,
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
 
P.S: Dear SrI Ranganatha BhakthAs : We are making
progress in finding living quaters for our Temple staff
( 5 Priests and one Cook) close to the temple premises .
We would like to  unite them with their families as soon
as Possible .
 
We need all of Your help to realize this goal . Please go to
our temple web site and send your contributions online :
 
 
Thank You all for your valued support .  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 
 
 
   
  
 
 
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