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SrI:
 
Dear BhakthAs of Swamy AlavanthAr :
 
The 22nd slOkam is another profound slOkam , where
He performs His SaraNAgathy at the lotus feet of the Lord .
 
na dharmanishtOsmi , na chAthmavEdhee ,
na bhakthimAmsthvaccharaNAravindhE 
akinchanO-ananyagathi: SaraNya ! 
Thvath-pAdhamoolam SaraNam PrapadhyE
 
adiyEn will cover both the commentaries of PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai
and the KaalkshEpam of HH Srimath Srirangam PeriyANDavan on
April 24 on this slOkam following Swamy Desikan's insightful
VyAkyAnam . adiyEn will take up PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai's
commentary first . 
 
Meanings of the Padhams ( Pada Urai) of the 22nd SlOkam:
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SaraNya = Oh Lord most appropriate for performing one's SaraNAgathy !
 
Dharmanishta: na asmi = adiyEn is not rooted in Karma yOgam .
 
AathmavEdhee cha na asmi = adiyEn does not possess aathma Jn~Anam
either (i-e) ., adiyEn is not proficient in Jn~Ana Yogam .
 
Thvath CharaNa aravindhE  bhakthimAn na asthi = adiyEn does not possess
Bhakthi at your lotus feet . adiyen is inept in practising Bhakthi yOgam .
 
akinchana: = adiyEn does not have any means(upAyam) for seeking Moksham .
 
ananya gathi : = adiyEn has no one to claim as my protector  .
 
Thvath Paadhamoolam yE prapath = adiyEn has chosen
Your Lotus feet  as the object of my protection .  
 
AvathArikai( Introductory Comments) :
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Swamy AlavanthAr describes his fitness (adhikAram ) for SaraNAgathy
and performs his celebrated prapatthi anushtAnam here . In the earlier slOkams ,
"thvAm seela " ( 15th slOkam ) and Ullangitha ( 16th slOkam ) , Swamy AlavanthAr
referred to dhushprakruthis ( those with dhurAchArams) not being able to comprehend
the Lord's vaibhavam and that Sathprakruthis ( Sath GuNa sampannAs) alone
would be able to understand and celebrate His glorious KalyANa guNams .
 
In the 21st ( previous) slOkam , " NamO namO: " , Swamy AlavanthAr described
the required state of mind of a PrApthaa ( one who arrives before the Lord ,
the Praapyan) ; that PrAptha should understand his nija svaroopam
as a Paratantran ( liege of  the Lord in every way or  one has no Svatantram
or  one who has set aside himself and all his belongings for samarpaNam to 
the SarvasmAth Paran alone) for realizing successful SaraNagathy . One who
thinks that he is a Svatantran and  is in control of himself and his activities will
not advance far in his efforts of SaraNAgathy anushtAanm . The Successful
SaraNAgathy is not realized by one's own sakthi ( "sva-sakthi koNDu aasrayikkum
vishayam alla ") ; it will succeed only when such an anushtAnam is preceded by
aakinchanyam ( approaching as a helpless one without any recourse or UpAyam;
that  aakinchanyam leads one to a state of utter humility to perform Prapatthi ) .
 
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Detailed VyAkyAnam :" na  dharmanishtOsmi " : adiyEn can not
claim to be a dhArmikan ; adiyEn can not identify myself as a naasthikan either.
adiyEn  does not have the nishtai ( strenous effort) to hold on to Your sacred feet
for my deliverance from this cruel samsAric tApams . adiyEn conducts myself
in  a way that  deludes others to think that adiyEn is a dhArmikan
engaged in the practise of Karma yOgam . adiyEn is mesmerized to think
that adiyEn will have deliverance inspite of my imperfect observance of
Karma yOgam . adiyEn does not have the dedication( tapas)  to stay
steadfastly with the activities that will facilitate me to attain Your sacred feet .
 
" na cha aathmavEdhi" : adiyEn is not proficient in Jn~Anan yOgam .
adiyEn has not practised karma yOgam well to destroy my sins to qualify for
aathma yaathAthmya darsana  jn~ana yOga soubhAgayam .  adiyEn does not hence
qualify to claim myself as a Jn~Ani dear to You ( Geethai: 7-19)  who attains
You after efforts in many successive janmAs and recognizes You as his
sarvam :
 
bahUnAm janmanAmanthe  Jn~AnavAn mAmm prapadhyathE
VaasudEva; saravamithi sa mahAthmaa sudhurlabha:  
 
That kind of Jn~Anam has escaped me. adiyEn is devoid of the power of
such Jn~Ana yOga siddhi to reach Your sacred feet . adiyEn has no
JanmAnthara SamskArams that would have granted me Jn~Ana yOgam .
 
ThvaccharaNAravindhE na bhakthimAn : adiyEn does not
possess the firm and unceasing bhakthi ( anavaratha bhakthi) for Your
most sacred and delectable  feet ( niradhisaya bhOgyam)  .  Bhakthi yOgam
has Karma and Jn~Ana yOgams as angams . It is no surprise that adiyEn
is deficient in the anushtAnam of bhakthi  yOgam because adiyEn is seriously
deficient in both karma and Jn~Ana yOgams .
 
akinchana : adiyEn is without any means (UpAyam) to gain You as
my rakshakan . adiyEn does not have the compassion ( anutApam) that
results from the possession of the aathma guNams . adiyEn is severely
deficient in possessing these required aathma guNams .
 
ananyagathi: AdiyEn has no other recourse except You . Puhal aRRavan .
 
SaraNya ! : Oh Lord ! You are the SaraNa-varanaarhan for those akinchanaas .
You are the only recourse for those , who have no means to protect themselves .
 
Thvath Paadhamoolam SaraNam prapadhyE : adiyEn seeks
the lotus feet of Yours celebrated for their soulabhyam (ease of access) and
perform my Prapatthi for banishing all the enemies ( VirOdhi Nivrutthi) against
the realization of nithya Kaimakrya Siddhi in Your Supreme abode .
 
Through this slOkam , Swamy AlavanthAr focused on his adhikAri svaroopam
and engaged in SaraNAgathy prayOgam .
 
Next , adiyEn  will cover the VyAkyAnam of Swamy Desikan on this slOkam as
intrepreted by HH Srimath Srirangam Andavan .  
 
HH Srimath Srirangam Andavan blessed us with a lucid commentary
for this slOkam from Swamy Desikan's SthOthra Rathna BhAshyam .
it was a most enjoyable upanyAsam that covered the fine points that
Swamy Desikan commented upon regarding SaraNAgathy Saasthram .
 
Swamy AlavanthAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan     
 
 


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