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avathArikai (Introduction)
After the jIvAthmA offers himself to bhagavAn and prays for kainkaryam, bhagavAn accepts his prayer and grants him kainkaryam. Let us look at the chUrNai:
thathO bhagavathA svayamEva AthmasanjIvanEna
(amaryAdha Seelavatha athiprEmAnvithEna) avalOkanEna avalOkya,
sarvadhESa sarvakAla sarvAvasthOchitha
athyantha SEshabhAvAya svIkrutha: anugyAthaScha athyantha
sAdhvasa vinayAvanatha: kinkurvANa: kruthAnjaliputa:
bhagavantham upAsItha II
Word-by-Word meaning
thatha: – after that
bhagavatha: – by bhagavAn
svayam Eva – by himself
Athma sanjIvanEna – for AthmA’s superior sustenance
amaryAdha – without any limit
Seelavatha – with his auspicious qualities
athiprEmAnvithEna – with lot of love and affection
avalOkanEna – through his eyes
avalOkya – having seen
sarvadhESa – in all places
sarvakAla – at all times
sarva avastha uchitha – in all states, appropriately
athyantha – without an end
SEsha bhAvAya – in the state of carrying out kainkaryam
svIkrutha: – approved
anugyAthaScha – allowing
athyantha – without an end
sAdhvasa – with humility
vinayAvanatha: – bending down with modesty
kim – what
kurvANa: – should I do?
krutha – done
anjali puta: – joined palms
bhagavantham – bhagavAn
upASItha – worshipped
Explanatory Notes
thatha: bhagavatha: svayam Eva – thatha: – after that; bhagavatha: – by bhagavAn; svayam Eva – by himself. After jIvAthmA has offered himself, bhagavAn by himself, as requested by jIvAthmA.
AthmasanjIvanEna amaryAdha Seelavatha athiprEmAnvithEna – Athma sanjIvanEna – for AthmA’s superior sustenance; amaryAdha – without any limit; Seelavatha – with his auspicious qualities; athiprEmAnvithEna – with lot of love and affection. For the sake of AthmA’s sustenance, bhagavAn, out of his unlimited auspicious qualities, and with plenty of love towards jIvAthmA.
avalOkanEna avalOkya – avalOkanEna – through his eyes; avalOkya – having seen. bhagavAn with love in his eyes glances at the jIvAthmA and blesses him.
sarvadhESa sarvakAla sarva avashtha uchitha athyantha SEsha bhAvAya – sarvadhESa – in all places; sarvakAla – at all times; sarva avastha uchitha – in all states, appropriately; athyantha – without an end; SEsha bhAvAya – in the state of carrying out kainkaryam. bhagavAn blesses him to carry out kainkaryam in all places (whether he is in the maNdapam or in the garden or at the pond etc), at all times (morning or afternoon or evening or night), in all states (whether he is sitting or standing or walking or any other such state), appropriate to that place/time/state, without any end and always with the emotional state of doing kainkaryam.
svIkrutha: anugyAthaScha – svIkrutha: – approved; anugyAthaScha – allowing. bhagavAn first approves the jIvAthmA for carrying out kainkaryam and then permits him to do kainkaryam.
athyantha sAdhvasa vinayAvanatha: – athyantha – without an end; sAdhvasa – with humility; vinayAvanatha: – bending down with modesty. On hearing from bhagavAn that he can do kainkaryam, the jIvAthmA with all humility, with head bowed in modesty, asks bhagavAn…
kim kurvANa: krutha anjaliputa: – kim – what; kurvANa: – should I do? krutha – done; anjali puta: joined palms (in salutation). He asks bhagavAn as to what he should do, with joined palms.
bhagavantham upASItha – bhagavantham – bhagavAn; upASItha – worshipped. So saying, jIvAthmA worships bhagavAn.
We shall next see the 5th chUrNai.
Translation by krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan.
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