SrI: Dear BhakthAs: Today , adiyEn will cover the Fourty Fifth slOkam of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan reminds the Lord about His SaraNAgatha RakshaNa Vratham (Vow to protect those , who sought His refuge) that He declared on the shores of the Ocean (Sethukkarai) during RaamAvathAram: Yamm poorvam-aasritha-janEshu BhavAn yaTAvath dharmam param praNijagou svayam-aanrusamsyam samsAritha: Thvamasi tasya SaraNya-bhAvAth NaaTa tvadh-aatthasamayA nanu maadhrusArTam SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 45 Meaning: ******** Oh ViLakkoLi PerumALE ! Your dominant and special dharmam is to show mercy on Your adiyArs (BhakthAs). This You declared through Your own words during Your incarnation as SrI Ramachandran. AdiyEn , Your liege wish to remind You of that special dharmam of Yours and pray for Your dayA (compassion ) to offfer me protection as a SaraNAgathan ( one who has surrendered unto You ). You stand as the protector for all . Is it n't that true that Your assurances to come to the rescue of those , who sought Your protection , intended for the lowly and helpless ones like adiyEn ? Therefore , You must use Your firm assurances without fail for me as well . Additional Comments (V.S): ************************** Swamy Desikan appeals here to the Sarva-lOka-SaraNyan and reminds Him of the assurances given a long time ago during VibhIshaNa SaraNAgathi that took place on the shores of the ocean near ThiruppullAni dhivya desam . After leaving the court of his stubborn brother Raavanan , who would not listen to his(VibhIshaNan's) good counsel to return SitA to SriRaamachandran, VibhishaNan arrived at the sea shore , where the Lord was camping and sought the Lord Raamabhadran's protection: sarvalOka SaraNYAya RaaghavAya MahAthmanE nivEdhayatha maam kshipram VibhIshaNam-upasTitham --SrImath RaamAyaNam , Yuddha KaaNDam:17-17 (Meaning): Please let SrI Raaghavan of unlimited fame as the Protector of the Universe know that VibhIshaNan has arrived begging His rakshaNam . Please take me to Him. VibhIshaNan continues (Yuddha KaaNDam: 19.5-6): parithyakthA mayA LankA mithrANi cha dhanAni cha Bhavathgatham mE rAjyam cha jeevitham cha sukhAni cha (Meaning): Oh Raama PrabhO! I have left LankA , my friends, wealth ; From here on , my kingdom, life, sukham and all are housed in You. Our Lord grants VibhIshaNan SaraNAgathi and declares His sworn duty before the world as SaraNAgatha Rakshakan: MithrabhAvEna SamprAptham na ThyajEyam kaTamchana --Yuddha KaaNDam: 18.3 ( When one approaches Me even in the guise of a friend and seeks My protection , I will protect him in every way , even if that act will cause danger to Me). abhayam sarvabhUthEbhyO dadhAmi yEthath vratham Mama --Yuddha KaaNDam: 18.34 ( For those , who performed Prapathti to me once and for those , who declared that they are my servants , I give them refuge from all dangers and grant them the assurance of freedom from any fear. This is my sworn duty. Swamy Desikan reflects here on the above words of assurance that SrI Raamachandran gave to the world with VibhIshaNan as a vyAjam , when he(VibhIshaNan) sought he refuge of the Lord with the declaration : " Raaghavam SaraNam gatha: ". Swamy Desikan reminds SrI DhIpa PrakAsan about the words spoken by Him at the shores of the ocean during the time of VibhIshaNa SaraNAgathi and states that he (Swamy Desikan) longs to be the object of the Lord's DayA (aanrusamsya dharmam) .He reminds the Lord of His duties as SaraNAgatha Vrathan in this slOkam and QUESTIONS :" Thvamasi SaraNya bhAvAth Thvath aatthasamayA maadhrusArtam nanu? " ( Oh Lord ! People salute You as the embodiment of all Dharmams. Since You are the practioner of SaraNAgatha RakshaNa Vratham/dharmam , I intrepret that all the vows that You made to practise that dharmam are for the benefit of suffering chEthanams like adiyEn). Swamy Desikan presses the Lord in this manner to grant him the protection in His well known role as Sarva LOka SaraNyan. Swamy Desikan ,the greatest among AchAryAs to interpret the subtle and the grand aspects of saraNAgathi Saasthram through many of his Sri Sookthis , went on to bless us with a chillaRai rahasyam revered as "Abaya PradhAna Saaram " illustrating the many episodes dealing with SraNAgathi in SrImath RaamAyaNam in general and VibIshaNa SaraNAgathi in particular.. NamO NamO SrI VedAntha DesikAya , SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam, RaamAnuja Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan P.S: Please do not forget to support the NithyArAdhana Kaimkaryam for Swamy Desikan and SrI Maragathavalli samEtha Sri ViLakkoLi PerumAL at the ThUppul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam. Please contact adiyEn , if you wish to take part in this Kaimkaryam. We have reached the 12 Laks Rupees mark and need just 8 more laks to reach the finish line. A small support form each of You will go a long way . Recently a college Student in USA sent $500 as his samarpanam . That was a remarkable support . I hope all of us with more resources can pay their homage to Swamy Desikan and SrI ViLakkoLi PerumAL through their own modest supports to move this kaimkaryam forward . Thank You .
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