SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, After performing self-surrender [saranagathi] at His Lotus Feet, Alavandhar for seven subsequent verses, expresses his firmness and determination on his saranagathi and responds all queries namely, why should one seek and desire for mOksham; can that be delayed; can one get mOksham from others; the means is so small; and fruit- mOksham- how is that?- etc are all answered here beautifully by Sri Yamunacharya [Alavandhar] na nindhitham karma tadhAstho lOkE sahasrasO yanna mayaa vyadhaayi sOham vipAkAvasarE mukundhaa! Kradhaami samprathyagathis thavaagrE [23] whatever sin [paapam[ thousands of thousand times- have not been committed by me; there is no such paapam in any world. I am such an incorrigible sinner- now when those despicable deeds of mine are yielding fruits, and now going to drown me in fullest of suffering and sorrows with great dhukka, with no other recourse, no other help, I am crying out in front of You? One can never see any sin in this world or in any other world- which has not been committed by me- that too- very many times- thousands and thousands of times. You may have mentioned many paapams in Vedas and saasthrAs- which are not even prevalent or popular in this world. But even them- I had performed and committed many times- in millions of earlier births. Even if Vedas do not mention any paapam, but is in your mind- even those sins have been committed by me as well. So what? You can continue to do so- as you have been committing since time immemorial. You can no say that, Lord! Those paapams are now yielding fruits and are going to torture me. Do not ask me to perform parihaaram and preaayaschittham (undo to those paapams]. How many thousands of praayaschitthams- and how may times? For which paapams? Even while doing those praayschittham- I may commit many more apacharams and paapams? I do not also have the jnAnam of knowing which praayachittham- how to perform correctly etc.. Every act yields further more paapams? I am now caught in tremdous ocean of suffering and sorrows; Having realised my sinful pasts, [briths] and the consequences, I am not crying aloud in front of You? You do know that I am crying as I am crying in front of You- before You? right here; now. Even when Draupathi, Gajendar cried at such a distance, You blessed them. You are Mukundan- mOksha pradhan- Granter of mOksham. That?s why I am addressing You with that most wonderful unique name of Yours and crying in front of You. What is mOksham- to get rid of all these karmic diseases and attain You. And You are the Only One capable of granting the same- So, why should I cry in front of You- do not ask. To whom else can we cry? What can I do?- do not ask.. Only You can do? Do not think that I am comfortable here; l am happy and still to be more happy and enjoy more- I have performed saranagathi at Your feet? It is NOT so.. I am crying fearing all the fruits of the paapams that I had committed and can not endure any more of this scorching samsaaric affliction and heat; You can delay; Bit I can never delay any more of my performance of Saranagathi and I have no other recourse. Since I am crying so loud with no other refuge, and no other help- - being a utterly destitute that I am- you need to take pity on me and bless me. Saranagathi alone is my only praayaschittham for all my millions of paapams committed so far. Hence I performed my saranagathi at Your feet. Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana Dasan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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