Srimate Ramanujaya Nama:
Sri PAncharAtrE JitantA StotrE
PrathamaJitantA (14,16-20)
Dear Bhagavatas,
Now that we are out of the Margazhi InbamAri, of Kannan, Andal and
tiruppavai anubhavams, we can spare some time for the esoteric Jitanta
stotram, from now on.
( Sri PVP graced with vyakhyanams for the first thirteen slokas plus the
fifteenth slokam. The fourteenth slokam given below was skipped. As
mentioned in Sri PVP vyakhyanam for the fifteenth slokam, (ityEvam anayA
stutyA..), the acharya held the opinion that the fourteen slokams
commented upon by him, were the most significant and important of all the
Jitante stotrams put together.
Thus since there is no vyakhyanam for the remaining parts, the meaning of
the other slokams have to be understood in the light of the PVP
vyakhyanam. We continue with the remaining slokams hereafter, with literal
meanings and some basic explanation in order to get a general aquaintance
with the content of the jitantA stotrams.)
14* sarvEShu dEshakAlEShu sarvAvasthAsu chAchyuta
kinkarOsmi hriShIkEsha bhUyO bhUyO(a)smi kinkara:.
Meaning::-- --hriShIkEsha-- Lord of sense organs! --achyuta-- lord who
does not forsake His devotees. --kinkara: asmi-- I am (Your) servant.
--bhUyO bhUya: -- again and again. --kinkara: asmi-- I am (Your) servant.
--sarvEShu dEsha kAlEShu-- in all places, at all times. --sarvAvasthAsu
cha-- and also in all my conditions whatsoever.
In all places and at all times and in all situations and states,
Oh HriShIkEsha, I am Your servant and slave, and I remain
again and again Your obedient waiter. Cf AshESha deshAkhila
kAlayOginIShvaham tvavasthAsu akhilAsu ananyadhI: ashESha dasyaikarati:
tavAcharan KarIsha vartEya sadA tvadantikE in Sri VaradarAjastavam of
KurEshar. "eikAntikAtyantika nityakainkaryaikaratirUpa nityadAsyam dAsyati
iti vishvAsa pUrvakam bhagavantam nitya kinkaratAm prArthayE" of SriRanga
Gadyam. "sarvAvasthOchitAshESha shEShataikaratistava. bhavEyam
pundarIkAkSha tvamEvaivam kurushva mAm" ibid. "aham sarvam kariShyAmi
jAgrata: svapatashcha tE" of Sri Ramayana. " dAsIshatA api vibhOr vidadhu:
sma dAsyam " in Srimad BhAgavatam.
16* yachchAparAdham kritavAn ajnAnAt purushottama
tatsarvam kShamyatAm dEva nArAyaNa namO(a)stu tE.
Meaning::-- --puruShOttama-- the greatest of puruShas. --dEva nArAyana--
the leader of all human beings. -- nama: astu tE-- May my obeisances be to
You. --ajnAnAt-- Due to ignorance. --yat aparAdham cha-- whatever offence.
--kritavAn-- (I) have done. --tat sarvam-- All that. --kShamyatAm-- may
kindly be tolerated (by You).
Hey Purushottama, dEva, Narayana, whatever offence I have
committed, by virtue of my ignorance, or unawares or unconsciously, I
request You to bear with all that. Let my obeisances be to You. The
ignorance is in respect of arthapanchaka, atma svarupa, paramatmasvarupa,
svarupa virodhi, praptivirodhi and praptiphala.
Notes:
In Saranagati Gadyam Bhagavad Ramanuja prays *manO vAkkAyai: anAdi
kAla pravritta ananta akritya karaNa kritya akaraNa* to bear with all
types of offences past present and future against God and bhAgavatas and
some intolerable offences. In Srirangagadyam *svAtmanityaniyAmya
nityadAsyaikarasAtma svabhAvAnusandhAnapUrvaka bhagavad anavadhikAtishaya
swAmyAdyakhila gunaganAnubhava janita anavadhikAtishaya prItikArita
ashESha avasthochita ashESha sheShataika ratirUpa
nityakainkaryaprAptyupAya bhakti tadupAya samyagjnAna tadupAya
samIchInakriyA tadanuguna sAtvikatAstikyAdi samastAtma gunavihIna:...*.
In Sri Venkatesa stotram *ajnAninA mayA doshAn aseShAn vihitAn hare.
kshamasva tvam kshamasva tvam sesha shaila shikhAmaNe*.
17* sOham tE dEva dEvEsha nArchanAdau stutau na cha.
sAmarthyavAn kripA mAtra manOvritti: prasIda mE.
Meaning::-- --devadevesha-- master of the god of gods. --so(a)ham-- I,
having such characteristics, mentioned before. --na archanAdau-- not in
worshipping and other services. --tE-- to You. --stutau na cha-- nor in
praising You. --sAmarthyavAn-- have the capacity. (So) --kripAmAtra
manOvritti:-- with solely the emotions of grace and sympathy filled in
Your mind. --prasIda mE-- be pleased with me.
I for one, oh ruler of the lords of lords, have the capacity
neither to worship etc., nor to extoll you by prayers. My only moral
strength is Your mercy. Please turn favourable to me.
Notes:
Sri Kureshar said *tvat kIrtana stuti namaskriti vedaneshu shraddhA
na bhaktirapi shakti: athO nachechchA. naivAnutApamati: EshvakriteShu
kintu bhUyAnahO parikara: pratikUlapakShe* where he said that there is no
sincerity nor bhakti nor shakti nor desire to devote to You and on top of
that there is no repentance on not devoting to You and there is an army of
obstacles preventing from devotion to You. Alavandar graced *prasIda
madvrittam achintayitvA* in Stotraratnam, meaning "looking at my
grandfather's sincere love to You, be pleased with me, without minding my
conduct.
18* ahankArArtha kAmEShu prItiradyaiva nashyatu
tvAm prapannasya mE dEva vardhatAm shrImati tvayi.
Meaning::-- --adya Eva-- Today itself. -- mE prIti:-- my love and
addiction. --ahankAra arthakAmEShu-- for self-conceit, wealth and other
indulgences. --nashyatu-- depreciate fully. --deva-- Lord. --tvAm
prapannasya-- now that I am surrendered to You. --vardhatAm-- let (my
love) appreciate and grow. --tvayi shrImati-- in You who are accompanied
by (mother) ShrI.
Let my self-conceit and love for wealth and desires be eradicated
today itself. But, by virtue of my having surrendered to You, oh Lord, let
my love for You together with Your consort, Shri, grow strong.
Notes:
In SriVishnupurana of Parasara bhagavan, Prahlada said *yA prIti:
avivekAnAm viShayeshvanapAyinI. tvAm anusmarata: sA mE hridayAt
mApasarpatu* meaning, what unabated love, the indiscrete people have for
material objects of senses, let that love, in my case, for incessantly
thinking of You, never leave my heart.
19* kvAham atyanta durbuddhi:: kva chAtma hitavIkShaNam
yaddhitam mama dEvEsha tadAjnApaya mAdhava.
Meaning::-- --atyanta durbuddhi: aham kva?-- Where am I, a thoroughly
wicked-minded man?. --Atmahita vIkShaNam cha kva?-- And where is the
guarding of my spiritual welfare? --devesha-- oh lord of lords. --mama
yaddhitam-- What (You) consider to be conducive for my welfare.
--mAdhava-- oh consort of Shri. --tat AjnApaya-- command me to do that.
Where am I with my absolutely wicked intellect and where is the
self-supervision of my spiritual welfare ? Oh lord of lords, Madhava,
command me with what is beneficial to me. You take care of me.
Notes: KoushItaki Brahmana says * na sAdhunA karmaNA bhUyAn nO Eva
asAdhunA karmaNA kanIyAn . ESha hi Evainam sAdhu karma kArayati tam yamEbhyo
lokebhya: unninIShate. ESha u Evainam asAdhu karma kArayati tam yamadho
ninIShate* one is not greater by pious deeds nor lower by impious deeds.
The God makes him do virtuous deeds whom He plans to uplift from these
worlds, The God makes him do dark deeds whom He wishes to push down under.
Duryodhana says *jAnAmi dharmam nacha me pravritti:,
jAnAmyadharmam na cha me nivritti:, kEnApi devena hridi sthitena yathA
pradishTosmi tathA karomi* I know the right but have no urge to do it, I
know the wrong but I cannot desist from it. I do as I am guided by some
god in my heart.
Krishna says in BhagavadGeeta *teShAm satata yuktAnAm
bhajatAm prIti pUrvakam. dadAmi buddhi yogam tam yena mAm upayAnti tE* To
them who affectionately pray to me, I give the right mental skill by which
they will attain Me.
Erumbiappa in his devotional Varavaramuni satakam, uses the
same words *kvAham kshudra: kulishahridaya: durmati: kvAtma chintA.
trayyantAnAm asulabhataram tatparam kvAtmatatvam. ittham bhUtE
varavaramunE yatpuna: svAtma tatvam, draShTum tattatsamaya sadrisham dehi
me buddhiyOgam.* Where am I, a mean fellow with hard heart and wicked
mind, where is contemplation on the paramatma. And where is that
Paramatma which is not understood by vedanta also. Such being the case, oh
Varavaramuni, please give the right mental skill by which I can see and
understand Yourself.
20* upachArApadEshEna kritAn aharahar mayA
apachArAnimAn sarvAn kShamasva purushOttama..
Meaning::-- --aharaha:-- everyday. --mayA-- by me. --upachAra apadeshena--
with the intention of doing hospitable service. --kritAn-- done or
executed. --imAn sarvAn apachArAn-- all these disservices. --kShamasva
puruShottama-- do tolerate, oh the greatest of purushas or the best
benevolent person! .
With the intention of doing the various upachAras (worship
procedures) during Your worship everyday, I have committed numerous
apachAras (offences and faults of omissions and commissions) to You. Oh
Purushottama, please tolerate all of these and bear with me.
Notes: What I take for granted as shOdashOpacharas in Your worship are
actually fraught with so many apacharas as seen from *mantrahInam
kriyAhInam bhakti hInam tava prabhO, vihitam yanmayA deva paripUrnam
tadastu tE.* my worship consists of some defective mantras some
inappropriate kriyas and false bhakti. Oh Lord , let that worship be
accepted as complete by Your grace. Sri Parasara Bhattar said *AstAm tE
guna rAshivad gunaparIvAhAtmanAm janmanAm, sankhyA bhowma nikEtanEShvapi
kutI kunjEShu rangEshvara, archya: sarvasahiShNu: archaka parAdhInA
akhilAtma sthiti: prINIShE hridayAlubhi: tava tata: shIlAt jadIbhUyate*
RangEshvara, even though You have taken as many incarnations as You have
kalyanagunas in so many places, You have incarnated as Idol (archAvatAra)
in which You have totally subordinated Yourself and Your requirements to
the whims and fancies of the archaka or worshipper. You totally get
propitiated with what little defective worshipful insult he does to you
out of Your great character. I am awestruck by You.
iti prathama JitantA sampUrNA
(End of First JitantA)
contd..
Adiyen
Ramanuja
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