Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Pranam to all devotees:
DWAYAM. PART I
In sloka five and six, Sri Bhattar svami teaches the meaning of the Dwaya-mantra. This mantra consists two parts:
Purva Khandam: SrimanNaaraayana Charanau Saranam PrapadyE
Uttara Khandam: Srimate Naaraayanaaya namaha
Verse No.5.
naytrtvam nityayOgam samuchitaguNajaatam tanukhyaapanam cha
upaayam kartavyabahaagam tvatha mithunaparam praapyamayvm prasiddham
svaamitvam praarthanaam cha prabalataravirOdhiprahaaNam daSaitaan
mantaarm traayatey cheytyadhigatanigamashshatpadOyam dvikhaNdha
Naythruthvam (1) the function of recommendatory
Nithya yogam (2) always remain together.
Not leaving even for a second.
Samuchitha guna jatham (3) essential attributes (qualities)
of several groups
Thanukya-panam cha(4) revealing the form (the roopam)
Upayam (5) the means to be adopted
Karthavyya bhagam (6) the essential part of placing faith
in Lord by the Jeeva.
Mithuna-param prapyam (7) the rendering of service to both
Lord and His consort Sri Mahalakshmi
Swamithwam (8) the status of remaining overlord
Prarthanaam cha (9) the request to render service
Prapala thara virothi prahaanam (10) the position warding off the
obstacle to the goal
Adikatha nigamaha (a) also talked about in the Vedas
Dwai kandaha (b) having two parts
Shad padhaha (c) having six words
Eathan dasaha thus having all the ten meanings
Mantharam the person who contemplates on all the ten
subjects contained in Dwayam
Thraya they ethi is protected by this manthram
Eavam prisidh-dham thus it is famous
By taking each word contained in the manthram the explanation is given in a unique way. There are ten words in the manthram. They are:-
1. Sri
2. Math
3. Naaraayana
4. Charanam
5. Saranam
6. Prabadyay
7. Srimathey
8. Naaraayana
9. Aya
10. Namaha
There are many ways at looking at the words in this mantram. It can be looked as one part (since it is one mantram), two parts (as it has two parts: "Sreeman Naaraayana CharaNau SaraNam prapadye" and "Sreemate Naaraayana nama:". ), as three, four, five, six (words 1, 2, 3 and 4 are taken as one word), seven, eight, nine and ten.
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