{"id":7664,"date":"2016-03-04T08:10:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T08:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=7664"},"modified":"2016-03-04T08:10:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T08:10:06","slug":"sriranga-gadhyam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/sriranga-gadhyam-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sriranga gadhyam &#8211; 2nd chUrNai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/02\/sriranga-gadhyam\/\">Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/sriranga-gadhyam-1-part-2\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/namperumal-thiruvadigal.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2374\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2374\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/namperumal-thiruvadigal.jpg\" alt=\"namperumal-thiruvadigal\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/namperumal-thiruvadigal.jpg 360w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/namperumal-thiruvadigal-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>avathArikai (Introduction):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the previous chUrNai, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/emperumanar\/\">SrI rAmAnuja<\/a> prayed for <em>kainkaryam<\/em> (service). In this chUrNai, he says that he doesn&#8217;t have any other place to go, he doesn&#8217;t have anything in his hand , he has all the faults, yet he wants to surrender to <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> so that he will be able to carry out <em>kainkaryam<\/em> thereafter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">chUrNai:<br \/>\n<em>svAthma nithya niyAmya nithya dhAsyaikarasa &#8211; Athma<\/em><br \/>\n<em> svabhAvAnusandhAna pUrvaka bhagavadhanavadhikAthiSaya<\/em><br \/>\n<em> svAmyAdhyakila guNagaNAnubhavajanitha &#8211; \u00a0anavadhikAthiSaya<\/em><br \/>\n<em> prIthikAritha &#8211; aSEshAvasthOchitha &#8211; aSEshaSEshathaikarathirUpa<\/em><br \/>\n<em> nithya kainkarya prApthyupAya (bhUtha) bhakthi, thadhupAya samyak<\/em><br \/>\n<em> gyAna, thadhupAya samIchInakriyA, thadhanuguNa sAthvikath\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>AsthikyAdhi samasthAthma guNavihIna:, dhuruththarAnantha thadh<\/em><br \/>\n<em> viparyaya gyAna kriyAnuguNa &#8211; anAdhi pApavAsanA<\/em><br \/>\n<em> mahArNavAnthar nimagna:, thilathailavath dhAruvahnivath<\/em><br \/>\n<em> dhurvivEcha thriguNa kshaNaksharaNa svabhAva &#8211; achEthana<\/em><br \/>\n<em> prakruthi vyApthi rUpa dhurathyaya bhagavanmAyA thirOhitha<\/em><br \/>\n<em> svaprAkaSa:, anAdhyavidhyA sanchitha &#8211; ananthASakya<\/em><br \/>\n<em> visramsana karmapASa pragrathitha:, anAgathAnanthakAla<\/em><br \/>\n<em> samIkshayApi adhrushta santhArOpAya:, nikhila janthu jAtha<\/em><br \/>\n<em> SaraNya! SrIman! nArAyaNa! thava charaNAravindha yugalam<\/em><br \/>\n<em> SaraNamaham prapadhyE<\/em> II<\/p>\n<h3>Word-by-Word meaning<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>prApthi<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 attained<br \/>\n<strong><em>upAya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 through<br \/>\n<strong><em>bhUtha<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 being present<br \/>\n<strong><em>bhakthi<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 devotion<br \/>\n<strong><em>thadhupAya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 that is attained through<br \/>\n<strong><em>samyag<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 well (defined)<br \/>\n<strong><em>gyAna<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 knowledge<br \/>\n<strong><em>thath<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 that<br \/>\n<strong><em>upAya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 through<br \/>\n<strong><em>samIchIna<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 correct or proper<br \/>\n<strong><em>kriyA<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 deed<br \/>\n<em><strong>thath<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<\/em>that<br \/>\n<strong><em>anuguNa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 suitable to<br \/>\n<strong><em>sAthvikath<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 having sAthvika (purely good) quality<br \/>\n<strong><em>Asthikya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 believing in<br \/>\n<strong><em>samastha<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 all<br \/>\n<strong><em>Athma<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 relating to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> (soul)<br \/>\n<strong><em>guNa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 quality<br \/>\n<strong><em>vihIna<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 deprived of<br \/>\n<strong><em>dhuruththara<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 not possible to cross<br \/>\n<strong><em>anantha<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 without end<br \/>\n<strong><em>thath<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 that<br \/>\n<strong><em>viparyaya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 contrary to<br \/>\n<strong><em>gyAna<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 knowledge<br \/>\n<strong><em>kriya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 deed<br \/>\n<strong><em>anuguNa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 appropriate to<br \/>\n<strong><em>anAdhi<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 from time immemorial<br \/>\n<strong><em>pApa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 sins<br \/>\n<strong><em>vAsanA<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 knowledge derived from memory<br \/>\n<strong><em>mahA<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 huge<br \/>\n<strong><em>ArNavam<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 ocean<br \/>\n<strong><em>anthar<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 right inside<br \/>\n<strong><em>nimagna:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 sunk<br \/>\n<strong><em>thila<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 sesame<br \/>\n<strong><em>thailavath<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 full of oil<br \/>\n<strong><em>dhAru<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a type of wood<br \/>\n<strong><em>vahnivath<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 full of fire<br \/>\n<strong><em>dhurvivEcha<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 unable to separate<br \/>\n<strong><em>thriguNa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 \u00a0three guNas<br \/>\n<strong>kshaNa<\/strong> \u2013 moment<br \/>\n<strong><em>ksharaNa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 changing<br \/>\n<strong><em>svabhAva<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 basic nature<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/09\/thathva-thrayam-achith-what-is-matter\/\"><strong><em>achEthana<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 insentient<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>prakruthi<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 primordial matter<br \/>\n<em><strong>vyApthi rUpa<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 pervading throughout.<br \/>\n<strong><em>dhurathyaya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 not able to cross<br \/>\n<strong><em>bhagavanmAyA<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 prakruthi<br \/>\n<strong><em>thirOhitha<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 hidden<br \/>\n<strong><em>sva<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 self<br \/>\n<strong><em>prakASa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 illumination<br \/>\n<strong><em>anAdhi<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 without a beginning<br \/>\n<strong><em>avidhyA<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 ignorance<br \/>\n<strong><em>sanchitha<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 accumulated bundle<br \/>\n<strong><em>anantha<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 without an end<br \/>\n<strong><em>aSakya<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 \u00a0incapable<br \/>\n<strong><em>visramsana<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 to untie<br \/>\n<strong><em>karma<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 deeds<br \/>\n<strong><em>pASa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 rope<br \/>\n<strong><em>pragrathitha:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 well tied down.<br \/>\n<em><strong>anAgatha<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 future<br \/>\n<strong>ananthakAla<\/strong> \u2013 endless time<br \/>\n<strong>samIkshyApi<\/strong> \u2013 even if looked at cautiously<br \/>\n<strong>adhrushta<\/strong> \u2013 not seen<br \/>\n<strong>santhAra<\/strong> &#8211; crossing<br \/>\n<strong>upAya<\/strong> \u2013 path<br \/>\n<em><strong>nikhila<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<\/em>without leaving leaving<br \/>\n<strong>janthu<\/strong> \u2013 all living beings<br \/>\n<strong>jAtha<\/strong> \u2013 born<br \/>\n<strong>SaraNya<\/strong> \u2013 refuge<br \/>\n<strong><em>Sriman<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 consort of\u00a0<em>SrI<\/em>\u00a0(<em>pirAtti,\u00a0<\/em>mahAlakshmi)<br \/>\n<strong><em>nArAyaNa<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 protector<br \/>\n<strong><em>thava<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 your<br \/>\n<strong><em>charaNam<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 exalted feet<br \/>\n<strong><em>aravindham<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 lotus-like<br \/>\n<strong><em>yugalam<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 two of them<br \/>\n<strong><em>SaraNam<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 surrender<br \/>\n<strong><em>aham<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 I<br \/>\n<strong><em>prapadhyE<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 hold firmly onto<br \/>\n<strong>SrIman<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 nArAyaNan who is always with mahAlakshmi<br \/>\n<strong>nArAyana<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 bhagavAn<br \/>\n<strong>thavacharaNAravindhayugalam<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 easily accessible, merciful, bhagavAn\u2019s lotus-like two exalted feet are the means for attaining him<br \/>\n<strong>SaraNam aham parapdhyE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 As a path to attain you, I hold on to you firmly<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Explanatory Notes:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/emperumanar\/\">Sri rAmAnuja<\/a>, in the first chUrNai of this gadhyam, had stated (a) his <em>svarUpam<\/em> (that he is always controlled by <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> and that carrying out kainkaryam to bhagavAn is sweet to him), (b) bhagavAn&#8217;s auspicious qualities (3 qualities that he displays to all, 12 qualities that he displays only to his <em>ASrithars<\/em> (followers) and 3 qualities that he shows only to his and his <em>ASrithar&#8217;s<\/em> enemies) and (c) how he wishes to carry out <em>kainkaryam<\/em> to bhagavAn in all states, without interruption. In the 2nd chUrNai, he repeats these in the first part, starting from <em>svAthma nithya niyAmya<\/em> until <em>nithya kainkarya<\/em>. Why would he repeat something that he had just mentioned to bhagavAn? It is because of\u00a0<em>pArathanthriyam<\/em> (dependence on bhagavAn) he wishes to restate his svarUpam; because of the superiority of bhagavAn, he wishes to restate bhagavAn&#8217;s auspicious qualities and because of the sweetness of carrying out kainkaryam he wishes to restate his desire for doing kainkaryam to bhagavAn. Not only that. In order to carry out this kainkaryam, he needs to make himself eligible for it. What is the enabler for doing kainkaryam? Is it not surrendering to bhagavAn? It is this that he is now asking for, from bhagavAn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let us briefly see the first part of this chUrNai, based on what we have seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/sriranga-gadhyam-1-part-2\/\">first chUrNai (2nd part)<\/a>. SrI rAmAnuja says that being controlled by bhagavAn and being a servant to him are his <em>svarUpam<\/em>\u00a0(basic nature). He then immerses himself in the auspicious qualities of bhagavAn (21 stated qualities that we have seen in detail). Born out of this experience is a loving desire (<em>prIthi<\/em>) to carry out \u00a0uninterrupted, unabated, exalted\u00a0<em>kainkaryam<\/em>\u00a0in all states, at all times, in all places.<br \/>\nOnly one term is new in the repetitive words: <strong>anavadhikAthiSaya swAmy<\/strong> &#8211; bhagavAn is <em>swAmy<\/em> (master or lord or owner). What sort of swAmy is he? He is boundless and exalted. More than that, he is <em>swAmy<\/em> without any cause or reason. We have people on this earth who will be our swAmy for various reasons &#8211; be it giving us sustenance for living here (through employment) or our parents who take care of us for sometime, offering us protection or who give us gifts on festival occasions. But <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> as lord or master is beyond all this. He takes care of all the needs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">jIvAthmA<\/a> in this world; protects him in all ways; the relationship between bhagavAn and jIvAthmA is natural unlike the artificial ones that we have seen above as these last for specified period only.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the first chUrNai, SrI rAmAnuja described all auspicious qualities of bhagavAn but did not mention the quality of bhagavAn which is being swAmy. Here he says that, indicating that this one quality is equivalent to all the other qualities mentioned in the earlier chUrNai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>prApthyupAya (bhUtha) bhakthi<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <em>prApthi<\/em> &#8211; attained; <em>upAya<\/em> &#8211; through; <em>bhUtha<\/em> &#8211; being present; <em>bhakthi<\/em> &#8211; devotion. The kainkaryam that SrI rAmAnuja wishes to carry out is acquired through bhakthi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>thadhupAya samyag gyAna<\/strong> &#8211; <em>thadhupAya<\/em> &#8211; that is attained through; <em>samyag<\/em> &#8211; well (defined); <em>gyAna<\/em> &#8211; knowledge. \u00a0bhakthi is achieved through <em>gyAna<\/em> (knowledge). It is that <em>gyAna<\/em>\u00a0which differentiates between<a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\"> <em>jIvAthmA<\/em> (soul)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\"><em>paramAthmA<\/em> (bhagavAn)<\/a> and not any ordinary <em>gyAna<\/em>. It is the knowledge which enables jIvAthmA to be <em>pArathanthriyan<\/em>\u00a0(subservient) to <em>paramAthmA<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>thadhupAya samIchInakriyA<\/strong> &#8211; <em>thath<\/em> &#8211; that; <em>upAya<\/em> &#8211; through; <em>samIchIna<\/em> &#8211; correct or proper; <em>kriyA<\/em> &#8211; deed. This <em>gyAna<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is attained through proper deed. What is a proper deed? It is an act done knowing fully well about the <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a>&#8216;s true knowledge and done with three renunciations &#8211; that I am the karthA (doer). that it is my duty, and that it is done with a benefit as its goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>thadhanuguNa sAththvikadhAsthikyAdhi samasthAthma guNavihIna:<\/strong><em>\u00a0&#8211; thath &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>that; <em>anuguNa<\/em> &#8211; suitable to; <em>sAthvikath<\/em> &#8211; having sAthvika (purely good) quality; <em>Asthikya<\/em> &#8211; believing in; <em>samastha<\/em> &#8211; all; \u00a0<em>Athma<\/em> &#8211; relating to <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> (soul); <em>guNa<\/em> &#8211; quality; <em>vihIna<\/em> &#8211; deprived of. bhagavdh rAmAnuja lists a few qualities which are needed (basic) to carry out the previously stated deeds and ends up saying that he does not have these qualities. Let us look at these qualities;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>thadhanuguNa<\/strong> &#8211; to be appropriate to the qualities mentioned in the previous sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>sAthvikath<\/strong> &#8211; full of <em>sathva guNa<\/em> (only good qualities, not mixed with unwanted qualities such as\u00a0<em>rajasic<\/em>, passion or <em>thamasic<\/em>, ignorance)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Asthika<\/strong> &#8211; believing in bhagavAn\/SAsthram and being faithful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>samasthAthma guNavihIna:<\/strong> &#8211; SrI rAmAnuja now says that he does not have any of these qualities related to AthmA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>dhuruththarAnantha thadh\u00a0viparyaya gyAna kriyAnuguNa &#8211; anAdhi pApavAsanA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>mahArNavAnthar nimagna:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; \u00a0<em>dhuruththara<\/em> &#8211; not possible to cross; <em>anantha<\/em> &#8211; without end; <em>thath<\/em> &#8211; that; <em>viparyaya<\/em> &#8211; contrary to ; <em>gyAna<\/em> &#8211; knowledge; <em>kriya<\/em> &#8211; deed; <em>anuguNa<\/em> &#8211; appropriate to; <em>anAdhi<\/em> &#8211; from time immemorial; <em>pApa<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; sins ; <em>vAsanA<\/em> &#8211; knowledge derived from memory;\u00a0<em>mahA<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; huge; <em>ArNavam<\/em> &#8211; ocean; <em>anthar<\/em> &#8211; right inside; <em>nimagna:<\/em> &#8211; sunk. SrI rAmAnuja says that contrary to the good knowledge and good deeds which are required for carrying out bhakthi and enjoying bhagavAn&#8217;s auspicious qualities, he possesses all the wrong knowledge and wrong deeds. Due to these, he has sunk right at the bottom of the huge ocean called samsAram. And, he doesn&#8217;t know how to come out of this endless ocean (here the reference is to the repeated births and deaths that an AthmA undergoes in its journey in <em>samsAram<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>thilathailavath dhAruvahnivath\u00a0dhurvivEcha<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; <em>thila<\/em> &#8211; sesame; <em>thailavath<\/em> &#8211; full of oil; <em>dhAru<\/em> &#8211; a type of wood; <em>vahnivath<\/em> &#8211; full of fire; <em>dhurvivEcha<\/em> &#8211; unable to separate. SrI rAmAnuja says that though AthmA is self-illuminating (due to his unbounded\u00a0<em>gyAna) <\/em>it is not seen. It is not possible for him to separate AthmA from the physical body and see it separately. To understand this he quotes two examples:\u00a0just as there is oil in sesame, but not seen by the eye; just as there is fire inside a type of wood but not seen by the eye. But why should he attempt to separate <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> from body? In the previous sentence he mentioned that he is fully sunk in the deep ocean called samsAram and is unable to extricate himself from it. bhagavAn asks him as to why he can not separate himself from samsAram, also called as <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/09\/thathva-thrayam-achith-what-is-matter\/\"><em>prakruthi<\/em> (primordial matter)<\/a>. Responding to that, he says that only those who are desirous of separating the two (AthmA and body) and who <em>can<\/em>\u00a0separate the two, can achieve it. Such people would have the mercy of bhagavAn and <em>gyAna vAsanai<\/em> ( deep impression in the mind about true knowledge). For the others, the body and soul can not be separated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>thriguNa kshaNaksharaNa svabhAva<\/strong> &#8211; <em>thriguNa<\/em> &#8211; \u00a0three guNas; kshaNa &#8211; moment; <em>ksharaNa<\/em> &#8211; changing; <em>svabhAva<\/em> &#8211; basic nature. The AthmA which is inside the body, which in turn is composed of the three qualities of saththva (good), rajas (passionate) and thamas (ignorant), keeps changing every moment; i.e. keeps changing constantly. \u00a0This is its basic (the physical body&#8217;s) nature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>achEthana\u00a0prakruthi vyApthi rUpa<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/09\/thathva-thrayam-achith-what-is-matter\/\"><em>achEthana<\/em> &#8211; insentient<\/a>; <em>prakruthi<\/em> &#8211; primordial matter; <em>vyApthi rUpa<\/em> &#8211; pervading throughout. <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">jIvAthmA<\/a> has inseparable connection with <em>prakruthi<\/em> (samsAram) which is insentient and all-pervading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>dhurathyaya bhagavanmAyA thirOhitha\u00a0svaprakASa:<\/strong> &#8211; <em>dhurathyaya<\/em> &#8211; not able to cross; <em>bhagavanmAyA<\/em> &#8211; prakruthi; <em>thirOhitha<\/em> &#8211; hidden; <em>sva<\/em> &#8211; self; <em>prakASa<\/em> &#8211; illumination. <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">jIvAthmA<\/a> is hidden by prakruthi, due to which it is unable to emit its lustrous nature and is also unable to cross prakruthi (to reach SrIvaikuNtam).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>anAdhyavidhyA sanchitha &#8211; ananthASakya\u00a0visramsana karmapASa pragrathitha:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <em>anAdhi<\/em> &#8211; without a beginning; <em>avidhyA<\/em> &#8211; ignorance; <em>sanchitha<\/em> &#8211; accumulated bundle;\u00a0<em>anantha<\/em> &#8211; without an end; <em>aSakya<\/em> &#8211; \u00a0incapable; <em>visramsana<\/em> &#8211; to untie ;\u00a0<em>karma<\/em> &#8211; deeds; <em>pASa<\/em> &#8211; rope; <em>pragrathitha:<\/em> &#8211; well tied down. SrI rAmAnuja says that he has been tied down properly by a rope. What is this rope? It is the rope of <em>karma<\/em> (deeds resulting in <em>puNya<\/em> (virtue) and <em>pApa<\/em> (sin)). What is it made of? It is made of ignorance that has been coming with him from time immemorial. Could it be untied? No, it is not possible for him to untie it. First he said that he is deeply sunk in an ocean which has the fine footprint of sins (<em>pApa vAsanA mahArNavAnthar nimagna:<\/em>). Then he said that his <em>svarUpam<\/em> has been totally hidden by <em>prakruthi<\/em> (<em>bhagavanmAyA thirOhitha svaprakASa:<\/em>). Now he says that he is well bound by the rope of karmA (<em>karmapASa pragrathitha:<\/em>). Thus the chain is anAdhi vAsanA (all the footprints carried from memory over long period of time or infinite births) &#8211; leading to <em>agyAna<\/em> (knowledge about bhagavAn is hidden) &#8211; leading to indulging \u00a0in wrongful actions or <em>karma<\/em>. In turn karma leads to <em>janma<\/em> (birth, carrying footprints from memory) and ends up in a vicious circle (<em>anantha<\/em>). Is there any path known to cross this samsAram?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>anAgathAnanthakAla\u00a0samIkshayApi adhrushta santhArOpAya:<\/strong><em>\u00a0anAgatha\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; future; ananthakAla &#8211; endless time; samIkshyApi &#8211; even if looked at cautiously; adhrushta &#8211; not seen; santhAra- crossing; upAya &#8211; path. SrI rAmAnuja says that even if he were to look at the future, for a very long number of years, he is unable to see any way (path) by which he can cross this samsAram.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>nikhila janthu jAtha\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SaraNya<\/strong><em> \u00a0&#8211; nikhila &#8211; <\/em>without leaving leaving; janthu &#8211; all living beings; jAtha &#8211; born; SaraNya &#8211; refuge. SrI rAmAnuja confesses that not only does he not have good qualities, he also has all the bad qualities; despite this, he says that bhagavAn is the ultimate refuge for all people born in this samsAram. He implies that he too, having been born in the samsAram, qualifies to take refuge (surrender) under bhagavAn. This is similar to his saying in SaraNAgathi gadhyam &#8220;<em>akhila jagath swAmin; asmath swAmin<\/em>&#8221; (you are the lord and master of the entire universe; you are my swAmy too).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SrIman nArAyaNa thava charaNAravindha yugalam\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SaraNamaham prapadhyE<\/strong><em> \u00a0<\/em>&#8211; <em>Sriman<\/em> &#8211; consort of <em>SrI<\/em> (<em>pirAtti,\u00a0<\/em>mahAlakshmi); <em>nArAyaNa<\/em> &#8211; protector; <em>thava<\/em> &#8211; your; <em>charaNam<\/em> &#8211; exalted feet; <em>aravindham<\/em> &#8211; lotus-like; <em>yugalam<\/em> &#8211; two of them; <em>SaraNam<\/em> &#8211; surrender; <em>aham<\/em> &#8211; I; <em>prapadhyE<\/em> &#8211; hold firmly onto. SrI rAmAnuja performs SaraNAgathi in this chUrNai, by surrendering to the exalted feet of bhagavAn. In the first chUrNai, he had prayed for kainkaryam. In this chUrNai, he carries out surrendering so that he will be granted kainkaryam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SrIman<\/strong> &#8211; If the surrendering had been done only to nArAyaNan, he might have looked at all the faults and bad deeds that he had committed in earlier births. But SrI rAmAnuja is calling upon SrIman nArAyaNan &#8211; i.e. nArAyaNan who is always with mahAlakshmi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>nArAyana<\/strong> &#8211; when the AthmA was lying similar to achith during <em>praLayam<\/em> (deluge) bhagavAn had mercifully given him an opportunity to be born, learn about bhagavAn, carry out SaraNAgathi, and attain him ultimately. All these were possible because bhagavAn had decided to protect him somehow or the other. Thus, whether one looks at <em>SrI<\/em> (mahAlakshmi) or <em>nArAyaNa<\/em>, protection has to be granted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>thavacharaNAravindhayugalam<\/strong> &#8211; easily accessible, merciful, bhagavAn&#8217;s lotus-like two exalted feet are the means for attaining him. After attaining him, they are the unparalleled objects of desire too for carrying out kainkaryam. There can be no other path, apart from his exalted feet, for us to attain him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SaraNam aham parapdhyE<\/strong> &#8211; As a path to attain you, I hold on to you firmly. This is not a physical action but an act carried out by mind (<em>bhudhdhi<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This completes the 2nd chUrNai. We shall go forward to the 3rd chUrNai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Translation by krishNa rAmAnujadhAsan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\nSrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series &lt;&lt; Previous avathArikai (Introduction): In the previous chUrNai, SrI rAmAnuja prayed for kainkaryam (service). 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