SRI: SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama: Dearest All, AzhwAr expresses in this 5th decad his ananyagatitvam and (having none other as his refuge) Akinchanyam (helplessness) which are closely tied to Saranagati. Let us touch upon aanukoolyasya sankalpam. A definite desire to do which is agreeable (anukoola) to Sriman Narayana and not do which opposes to His injunctions (saasthrAs); These two principles are most important because Sriman Narayana is our Lord and we should do what He likes (and has instructed) and avoid what He prescribes to avoid- so that He will be pleased. The saasthrAs and the commandments of the Lord are not to be disobeyed. What has been spoken of against must be rejected. One should escape from dangers by doing so and pleasing the Lord. Thus, if we don?t do the same, we would have to suffer the consequences of paapa karmas. In this context, let us enjoy other Sloka as mentioned by ammAL in the second chapter. This Sloka elaborates on the appropriate mental attitude of this self-surrender: aham asmy aparAdhAnAm Alayo 'kincano 'gatiH | tvam evopAyabhUto me bhava" iti prArthanA matiH SaraNAgati: I am the abode of all sins, utterly helpless and without any other recourse. Oh Lord! You alone must be my means! Such a condition of the mind is called SaraNAgati. AnukUlyam iti proktam sarvabhUtAnukUlatA | anta:sthitA'ham sarveshAm bhAvAnAm iti niScayAt || resolution to conform to the Lord's will: positive acts of service - kindness, and love to all beings; -Out of the certainty of feeling that the Lord abides in all beings, kindness to all beings is said to be 'conformity to His will'. [Courtesy: Sri Mani Varadarajan USA] More of it ? later. Let us enjoy the 3rd verse. meenn^Okkum neeLvayalsoozh viRRuvakkOt tammaaen paaln^Okkaa yaakilumun paRRallaal paRRillEn thaann^Okkaa theththuyaram seythitinum thaarvEnthan kOln^Okki vaazhum kudipOnRi runthEnE 5.3 The fishes (even if the oceans get dried up) consider this field alone as their only place of residence ? such fields are in abundance in your ThiruvitthuvakkOdu. Even if You, Lord of VitthuvakkOdu, do not turn Your glances towards me, I will not seek anyone else for my support and protection. The king who is meant to rule and take care of the citizens of his kingdom, even if he does not do his duties and tortures them as dictator, there is none else whom the residents and citizens can go to and seek only His scepter. Similarly, I, the humble and eternal servant of Yours, would only seek Your grace. AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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