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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

Dear Kalaivani,

Here goes the letter of RukmiNi. It has direct relevance 
to prapatti/sEshatva. Once prapatti is done,one need no longer worry. 
It's His headache and responsibility to save the soul. Here RukmiNi 
does the same. She sends the letter through a brAhmaNa messenger(like 
an AchAryA)to the Lord. The Lord sees to it that RukmiNi is saved 
without Her "self-effort". PiLLAn paraphrases NammAzhwAr's 
decad "emmAvIdu" (TiruvAymozhi 2.9.8/2884) where he says:

"if you say that there are obstacles to my realizing and reaching 
You,You Yourself graciously remove those obstacles just as You 
removed the obstacles preventing Your union with Mother 
Nappinnai/RukmiNi and Divine Mother Sita in AshOkavana. Take me to 
Your sacred feet immediately and make sure that i am inseparable from 
them as the lines on Your feet. If You don't save me(without further 
delay)I shall not live"

In verse 42,the words "upAya and upEya" appear and i'm anot aware of 
any AchAryA's, belonging to Ramanuja sampradAyam,commentary on srimad 
bhAgavatam. There are differences between the caitanya philosophy and 
Ramanuja's philosophy! I will send the translation later(as per 
prabhupAda,a follower of caitanya).

RukmiNi's letter to SriKrSNA(10th Canto,chapter 52,verses 37-43)

shrutvA guNAn bhuvana-sundhara srNvathAm thE
nirvishya karNa-vivarair harithO'nga-thApam |
rUpam dhrshAm dhrshimathAm akhilArTha-lAbham
thvay achyuthAvishathi ciththam apathrapam mE || (37) 

kA thvA mukunda mahathI kula-shIra-rUpa -
viDhyA-vayO-dhraviNa-DhAmabhir Athma-thulyam |
dhIrA pathim kulavathi na vrNItha kanyA
kAlE nr-simha nara-lOka-manO-'bhirAmam || (38)

than mE bhavAn khalu vrtha: pathir ranga jAyAm
AthmAr pithash ca bhavathO'thra vibhO viDhEhi ||
mA vIra-bhAgam abhimarshathu caiDhya ArAdh
gOmAyu-van mrga-pathEr balim ambujAksha || (39)

pUrthEShta-dhaththa-niyama-vrtha-dhEva-vipra -
gurv-arcanAdhibhir alam bhagavAn parEsha: |
ArADhithO yadhi gadhAgraja Ethya pANim
grhNAthu mE na dhamaghOSha-suthAdhayO'nyE || (40)

shvO bhAvini thvam ajithOdhvahanE vidharbhAn
guptha: samEthya prthanA-pathibhi: parItha: |
nirmaThya caiDhya-magaDhEndhra-balam prasahya
mAm rAkshasEna vidhinOdhvaha vIrya-shulkAm || (41)

antha:-purAnthara-carIm-anihathya banDhUn -
thvAM udhvahE kaTham ithi pravadhAmy upAyam |
pUrvE-Dhyur asthi mahathi kula-dhEva-yAthrA
yasyAm bahir nava-vaDhUr girijAm upEyAth || (42)

yasyAnghri-pankaja-raja:-snapanam mahAnthO
vAncchanthy umA-pathir ivAthma-thamO-'pahathyai |
yarhy ambujAksha na labhEya bhavath-prasAdham
jahyAm asUn vrtha-krshAn shatha-janmabhi:syAth || (43) 

AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE saraNam
nappinnai





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