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Sadagopan.org . : Aniruddhan and ever in the state of SaantOdita ever in the state HAKOPAN T of the three limitations namely limitation by by namely limitation limitations the three of A aasudevan manifests into four Vyuha aasudevan manifests into four Vyuha e Nithya sooris (eternally liberated e Nithya won by You. Oh! The creator of the of the creator won by You. Oh! The 3 . wara: Para, Vyuha, Vibhava, archaawara: Para, Vyuha, Vibhava, and 2 objects. (Cf. satyam, jn~nam, anantam brahma – anantam jn~nam, (Cf. satyam, objects. . ïI>. fathomable Ocean. (See LakshmItantra, II: 51). fathomable Ocean. V. S is Para VaasudEvan of SrI Vaikuntam, who is . Of these SaantOdita is the state of tranquility of the of tranquility of the state is SaantOdita these Of . BY

SLOKAM 1 SLOKAM loped the Vyuha forms; Vyuha form is one of the Vyuha form is one loped the Vyuha forms; SaantOdita and OMMENTS C NithyOdita nityOdita – The PaancarAtra AgamaAs declare thatthe Supreme there are two states for . Salutations to SrI Vaasudeva, who is 1 Vyuha VaasudEvan, Sankarshanan, Pradhyumnan DDITIONAL Thedevoid declare that Brahman is SaantOdita SaantOdita

Supreme Brahman. It is similar to the deep un Supreme Brahman. It is similar to Deity, namely namely Deity, space, limitation by time and limitation by and limitation time by space, limitation II-1) Upanishad, Taittriya 1 2 Universe limitations and who is beyond the three PaancharAthra Aagamam deve of Is five manifestations/conceptions antharyAmi. by th being praised/celebrated/revered Jeevans). Outside Sri Vaikuntam, Para V Forms: Notes: A Meaning: self has been Oh! Lotus-eyed Lord! This nmSte vasudevay zaNtanNticdaTmne. 1. viSvabhAvana || jitam te puNDarIkAksha namaste namaste vAsudevAya|| SantAnanta cidAtmane ijt< te pu{frIka] nmSte ivñÉavn, ivñÉavn, nmSte pu{frIka] ijt< te

Sadagopan.org www.ahobilavalli.org/ebooks) Stotrams pleasereferto:JitanteSt (For ageneralintroductiontotheorig Vaasudevan’s homeisattheMilky ocean. Para andVyuhaforms.Vaasudevan 701) bySwamyParasaraBhattarareworthyoffurtherstudytounderstandthe The commentaries onthenameofV andimpartingofsp as Pradhyumna as ofSaastrAs (promulgation moral tasks is notconnectedwiththecreation,sust receive nithya Kaimkaryamsfromthem.Pa enjoyment ofthenithyaSoorisand except HeisoutsideSriVaikuntam. whoisregardedthesameasParavAsudEvan as SantOditaVyuhaVaasudEvan, ParaVaas of thefourVyuhaavathArAs elaborateontheparticular BhAgavatham BhArathamandSrimad Mahaa PurANa, VishNu Paancha RaathraAagamam, and Krishna)forthebenefit ofworship manifests intothesubtleformsofVyuh eulogizedbytheMukthA VaasudEvan Para andVyuhaVaasudEvan.Itissaid therearenodi ). Itissaidthat SaantOdithan/ChAntOdhithan Vyuha VaasudEvanarisingfromNithyOdith (one whoispraised/cele iritual knowledge as iritual knowledge Aniruddha). aasudEvan (VishNuSahasranAmAs334and otram Volume 1-ebook#58in:http:// otram Volume fferences in themodesofmeditation 4 A andthegrossform by His devotees. Ahirbudhnya Samhita of by Hisdevotees.AhirbudhnyaSamhitaof s andtheNithyAsatSriVaikuntam Mukta Jeevans at SrIVaikuntamandto Mukta Jeevansat that the Para Brahmam saluted as Para asPara that theParaBrahmamsaluted Para VaasudEvanisfortheexclusive SankarshaNa, establishment ofdharma SankarshaNa,establishment attributesandvyApArams(Functions) enance, dissolutionoftheUniverse or in andauthordetailsoftheJitante ra VaasudEvan unlike Vyuha VaasudEvan unlikeVyuhaVaasudEvan ra VaasudEvan ’s abodeisSriVaikuntamandVyuha udEvan. ThisslOkamsalutestheLord a Para VaasudEvan isalsoknownasa ParaVaasudEvan brated/revered bythe s ofVibhava(Raama Sadagopan.org : Oh! The One whose wishes wishes whose One Oh! The HAKOPAN T ithout any birth or death)! Oh! The Oh! The ithout any birth or death)! all! Oh! Lord! You who do not let Yourall! Oh! Lord! You who do not A philosophical connotations for Bhagavathphilosophical connotations for 5 chosen for salutation are: V. S BY

SLOKAM 2 SLOKAM all! Oh! The independent! OMMENTS C DDITIONAL are ever fulfilled! Oh! The Commander of Commander The Oh! are ever fulfilled! (w One devotees down! Oh! The changeless to You! Supreme Effulgent! Salutations Raamaanuja SiddhAntham. The names 1. adhyakshan 2. Svatantran 3. nirapEkshan 4. SaastA 5. acyutan 6. avikAran 7. or Param JyOthi. tejasAm nidhi these namaskaraNams . Let us study each of A with deep This SlOkam has salutations Oh Lord! The Controller of Oh Lord! The Controller of ACyutayaivkaray tejsa< inxye nm>. 2. 2. inxye nm>. tejsa< ACyutayaivkaray Saasate | svatantrAya nirapekshAya adhyakshAya || tejasAm nidhaye nama: acyutAyAvikArAya Meaning: AXy]ay SvtNÇay inrpe]ay zaste, AXy]ay SvtNÇay

Sadagopan.org Svatantran WITHIN, Heistheinnerruler,yo not know, whosebodytheAathmA (“Who dwellsintheAathmA,whoiswith -- BU5.7.22 Sareeram ya:AatmanamantarOyamaya YamAtmAnaVedayasyAtmA thishThanAatmanOantarO ya Aatmani zrIr< y>AaTmanmNtraeymyi y AaTminitóÚaTmnae=Ntrae ymaTmanvedySyaTma (He hasenteredintomenandcontrolsthem-TA3.11.10) “anta: pravishTa SaastAjananAnAmsarvAtma" ANt> àivòzaStajnnana isSarvaSvatantranand ur immortal AathmA (ParamAthma)”.) (ParamAthma)”.) ur immortalAathmA is,WHORULESTHEAATHMAFROM nijEcchayaiva ParavAn 6 byTaitthiriyaAaraNyakam(TA)and ti sataAatmAantAryAmyamrta: nty istotalalthough in the AathmA, whom the AathmA does in theAathmA,whomAathmAdoes e”. There isnooneornothing thatcan pervades throughevery nookand corner anishads andBrahmaSutramendorsed rects andcontrols.Jeevanisdirected of theUttaraSatakamslOkams oller). He is the Niyantha (868th oller). HeistheNiyantha(868th is Subjecttonothingor aham mE aham ). Hisdetermination thedeludedJeevan slOkam of slOkam Sadagopan.org ). ) – ) and ). SrI sarirAs ). He is the ). He is the prapancha , who has sought acyuta Satakam to or Sareeri Brahman Brahman or Sareeri (Book Number 17) . ) but the changes in in changes ) but the ) or bodies ( n in SrI VishNu Sahasra shes those who harm the shes those who prakaras ). changes In other words, the as such His wishes are all filled. as filled. wishes are all such His is anAdhi. He has no births. He is is anAdhi. He has no births. ver abandons anyone abandons ver absolutely changeless in its essence absolutely changeless in its ikAra tattvam in terms of VisEshyAs ikAra tattvam in terms of VisEshyAs Sookthi revered as , as VisEshaNaas, is indissolubly and g that he needs or wants hence because g that he needs while the parakaari ms: Nithya and Leela (Sri VibhUthis changes in the prakaarAs, even as the vinaaSaaAya dushkrutAm 7 ai tohas is for the Bhaddha Jeevan He the youth or age or the changes in the in the the changes youth or age or the ) or modes ( http://www.ahobilavalli.org undergo changes in evolution ( as such righteously puni as such righteously AasritAnAm yasmaat cyuti: acyuta: naasti Sa: aprithak VisEshaNaas y impact on Brahman at all”. avikArAya suddhAya nityAya ParamAtmanE with the naamA of acyuta Him to so that He can rush and seek His protection visEshaNAs ), because of His will ( - He is the treasure of tEjas. He is Svayam JyOthi. He is Param Param is He JyOthi. Svayam is He tEjas. of treasure the is He - - He is avAptha sakala Kaaman and Kaaman and avAptha sakala - He is pralaya paritraaNaaya saadhUnAm paritraaNaaya ), its attributes ( - He does not undergo any changes. He - He is saluted thrice - He is the Chastiser and - He is the Chastiser VisEshya His sacred feet as protection ( His sacred feet us with a SrI Swamy Desikan has blessed reveal our Lord’s acyuta tattvam: individual soul remains unaffected by commander in these efforts. acyutan Naamam (101,320 and 557th naamAs). He ne for details on the acyuta tattvam. Please refer to this e-book avikAran ( nithyan. He is ParamAthman sentient and insentient beings- dissolution ( pertain only to the prakaarAs of Brahman, by the remains absolutely unaffected physical body. The Chith-achith universe with Brahman ( eternally linked the VisEshaNAs do not make an tEjasAm nidhi He is the owner of the two aiswaryathe owner of He is step towards make the first and accept them as SaraNAgathAs.embrace them SaastA Saadhus ( the av explains Neduntheru KaNNan Swamy remains and VisEshaNaas: “While Brahman ( nirapEkshan Vaikuntam and this earth). There is nothin Vaikuntam and The only apEksh he is totally fulfilled. Sadagopan.org the formof protection Sahasra Naamam( this slOkam,wecanfollowthemeanin JyOthi. tEjasisoneofthesixPradhAna tEjasAm nidhi-nanmangalam-utsavar tEjO Vrusha: of the AasrithAs. oftheAasrithAs. ). He showers His undecaying splendour (tEjas) in ). HeshowersHisundecayingsplendour(tEjas)in 8

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SLOKAM 3 SLOKAM adhaana PurusheSvara: | ntroller of the sentient and insentient entities of the sentient ntroller pradhAna khetrajn~a pati: guNeSa: ( OMMENTS C of avidyA etc. You are the embodiment of the six perfect perfect of the six avidyA etc. You are the embodiment of 1 ;{[a< Ég #it ivna heyE> gu[aidiÉ> DDITIONAL àxan ]eÇ} pit> gu[ez>

VishNupuraaNa VI-V-7 VI-V-7 VishNupuraaNa 2 naarasimha Vapu: SreemAn KeSava: PurushOttama: || naarasimha Vapu: SreemAn KeSava: PurushOttama: Notes: 1 naris ïIman! kezv> pué;aeÄm>. pué;aeÄm>. ïIman! kezv> naris nEtaa Pr yOgO yOgavidAm saluted here as PradhAna PurushEswaran saluted here as PradhAna PurushEswaran Sahasra Naama SlOkams: of the VishNu àxanpué;eñr>, neta yaegivda< yaegae attributes. You are the Co A M The Lord who is PoorNa ShADguNya Oh! Lord! Salutations to You! The best of men! You are untouched by the imperfections ¬ezkmaR*s

Sadagopan.org His SupremacyamongstthePurushAs( PurushOttama: performs oneofthetwoupAyamsforMoksham. andiskeptunderbondagean svatantran Prakruthi andthechangelessJeevan)co the Jeevans arebound by it.BhagavAn the ( Pradaana PurushaIswara: unaffected. His worldofsentientandinsentient do not touch Him.thriguNAdheethan (beyondtheinfluence He is beyond kleSa-KarmAdya SamsprshTan tattvam. Gita namedPurushOtthamaYogamelabor “PurushEbhya: utkrushtatama:”. “sublime Superiority”isnatural, Jeevans - This is the 24th SriVishNu isthe 24th - This ). PradAna( - He is the Lord of Primordial matter( - HeistheLordofPrimordial He is“ He - He is untouched by any blemishes. He is Prakruthi svabhAvikam 10 Para: ParANAmParama: andHeremainsfullyunchanged . He enforces the Law of Karma in Karma. HeenforcestheLawofKarmain Jeevans of thethreeguNa astheLordofboth(thechanging ) is the root cause ofthebondageand ) istherootcause d isfreedfrom allbonds,whenit ates furtheronthePurushOttama ntrols both. The Jeevan isnota Sahasra Naamam that celebrates Sahasra Naamamthatcelebrates ). Heisthe ParamAthmA.His (intrinsic) toHim. He is (intrinsic) ms) andtherefore ”. The chapter of Prakruthi ) and Sadagopan.org

. 2 4 apportioning 1 mself into five forms, five mself into s such as matsya, koorma etc. as matsya, koorma s such er, namely Vaasudeva, SankarshaNa,er, namely and also without any form 3 form of the Supreme form exists in exists in form of the Supreme form lities, namely jn~Ana, bala, aiSvarya, veerya, para You, who have manifested Yourself into into You, who have manifested Yourself having two each in SankarshaNa, Pradyumna and Supreme Lord manifests Hi form of Vaasudeva. 5 11 have manifested in three forms protect His devotees in many form protect His devotees in many SLOKAMS 4 & 5 4 & SLOKAMS form normally is four-fold in numb in four-fold is normally form vyUha The six qualities are divided into three groups The six qualities are divided into three Himself to incarnates The Lord For the purpose of creation and protection, the of creation and protection, For the purpose pradyumna and aniruddha. Sakti and tEjas. The tEjas. Sakti and VaikuNTha wherein the Lordpossesses all the six qua para, vyUha, arca vibhava, and antaryAmi. The Aniruddha. Notes: 3 2 1 Oh! Lord! SalutationsYou to You! AnekmUtRye tu_ymmUtaRyEkmUtRye. 5. 5. tu_ymmUtaRyEkmUtRye. AnekmUtRye dvAdaSa mUrtaye | catu: panca nava vyUha daSa anekamUrtaye tubhyam amUrtAyaikamUrtayE || Meaning: ctu> pÂnvVyUh dzÖadzmUtRye, dzÖadzmUtRye, ctu> pÂnvVyUh iÇyugay nmSte=Stu nmSte cturaTmne. 4. cturaTmne. nmSte iÇyugay nmSte=Stu antarAtmane | bala aiSvarya veerya Sakti: tribhirjn~Ana astutriyugAya namaste namaste caturAtmane || iÇiÉ}aRnblEñyRvIyRz®yNtraTmne, iÇiÉ}aRnblEñyRvIyRz®yNtraTmne,

Propitiations to You, possessing the sole the six qualities into them. Salutations to four, into five, into nine, ten and many forms Sadagopan.org by karma. Dukkhams linkedtoitspoorvajanmavaasanais. physical Lord nothavingKarma-related Vaadham,ahottopic MurtA-amUrta Brahma Moorthys. ThereferencetoamUrtaBrah www.sundarasimham.org Lord, pleaserefertothe15the- Lord.Fo avathAramsofthe and manyother to here made are ofreferences A lot A 5 4

This is This the Supreme(para)formofLordinVaikuNTha. is What meant by DDITIONAL C AmUUtRye OMMENTS (amUrtaye) is that the Lord does is thattheLord (amUrtaye) . Pleaserefertoearlie

BY book in the Sundarasimham series: book intheSundarasimham V. S V. VyUha, upa-vyUha, DasAvathAra (Vibhava) DasAvathAra(Vibhava) VyUha, upa-vyUha, 12 body liketheJeevantoenjoySukha- A man shouldnotbeconfusedwiththe r detailsonthetenavathAramsof T of VedAntha. Here it refers to the HAKOPAN r commentaryontheVyUha not possessaphysical frame attained : http:// Sadagopan.org : HAKOPAN ling lotus petals, beautiful forehead forehead ling lotus petals, beautiful T lips!. Oh! NarayaNa! My salutations to NarayaNa! My salutations lips!. Oh! A , attractiveof nose, chiseled feature yment of the dhivya MangaLa vigrahamyment of the dhivya MangaLa of 13 V. S BY

SLOKAM 6 SLOKAM OMMENTS C DDITIONAL A immerses itself in the enjo This slOkam Oh! Lord! Possessing elongated eyes resemb the Lord and the dhivya soundharyam of the Lord. suæUllaq suns suiSmtaxrp‘v. 6. suæUllaq suns | astu puNDareekAyatekshaNa nArAyaNa namaste sunasa susmitAdharapallavasubhrUlalATa || Meaning: naray[ nmSte=Stu pu{frIkayte][, pu{frIkayte][, nmSte=Stu naray[ eyebrows the moon, phase of like eighth (blossoming) smiling countenance and lovely You.

Sadagopan.org Prabhandham. AmalanAdhipirAn lotus (Padmanaabhanform)andthewaist adorning theVakshasthalam Sundara Baahus, lipsandthere ashtami chandran,nose, PaadhAntaram style.Theprevious slOkam The enjoyment of thedhivya soundh A SrIvatsa gem,slenderwaist,wide with arms,marked toYou,whopossesslongandstout Oh! Lord!Salutations Meaning: viSaalAkshapadmanAbhanamOastute|| tanumadhya peenavrttAyatabhuja SrIvatsakrtalakshaNa| tnumXy ivzala]pÒnaÉnmae=Stute.7. pInv&ÄaytÉuj ïIvTsk«tl][, DDITIONAL C OMMENTS SLOKAM 7

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SLOKAM 8 SLOKAM lotus like feet that sportively measured the three the three that sportively measured like feet lotus ess found on His waist. Th OMMENTS C DDITIONAL Kundalams there. The Maharshi arrives at Kundalams there. The Maharshi as rakshana vasthu). Feet are saluted here focus on the Yellow silk dr Yellow focus on the ears of quick look at the beautiful Universe and upper regions as Thrivikram A enjoying the The blissful anubhavam of Oh! Lord! You who have the Oh! Lord! You who have the tastefully worlds, clad in yellow silk, nmSte pItvsn S)…rNmkrk…{fl. 8. nmSte pItvsn vilAsa vikramAkrAnta | trailokya caraNaambuja namaste peetavasanakuNDala sphuranmakara || Meaning: ivlasiv³ma³aNtÇElaeKycr[aMbuj, ivlasiv³ma³aNtÇElaeKycr[aMbuj, be to You! ornaments, let my propitiations

Sadagopan.org Paanchajanyam, KoumEdhakam, Paanchajanyam, KoumEdhakam, on HischestandthedhivyAyudhamsrest gaze upward toenjoy TheLord’sgem- ceiling ofBrahmANDamwith The thought ofrapidlygrowingformtheLord asThrivikramanhittingthe A who arebeingpropitiatedduring kaustubha gem,possessingthe Oh! Lord!Shiningbrilliantlywiththe Meaning: pancAyudha namasteastupAncakAlika|| sphuratkireeTa keyUrahArakaustubhabhUshaNa| pÂayux nmSte=StunmSte paÂkailk. 9. S)…riTkrIqkeyUrhar kaEStuÉÉU;[, DDITIONAL C OMMENTS Hisshiningcrownpropels Nandakam andSaarngam). Nandakam SLOKAM 9 five weapons, let my salutations be to You again, betoYouagain, five weapons,letmysalutations

the five divisions of theday. the fivedivisionsof BY V. S V. studded radiant Crown, the AabharaNams radiantCrown,theAabharaNams studded 18 ing onHis handsandwaist(Sudarsanam, diadem, shoulder-ring,necklace, the A T HAKOPAN the MaharishitoshiftHis : Sadagopan.org : HAKOPAN T vient to You. Having got initiated into dra create, destroy and do other acts! A , who are devoted to worshipping You , who are devoted to worshipping who consider Lord as every thing that hakAla PaarayaNAs is referred to here. hakAla PaarayaNAs is referred ! Lord! The possessor of eternal qualities ! Lord! The possessor of eternal 19 , V. S ! BY

àÉae ! SLOKAMS 10 & 11 10 & SLOKAMS vh ) mha ( OMMENTS C DDITIONAL inTy}anblEñyRÉaegaepkr[aCyut. 10. inTy}anblEñyRÉaegaepkr[aCyut. They conduct their lives as MahAthmAs, They conduct The Lord’s special affection for the Panc The Lord’s special affection A Oh! The caretaker of the paramaikAntinsOh! The caretaker of the My salutationsto You. From the moment of my birth, I am subser disciple and son. Your the sacraments, I have become jNmàÉ&it dasae=iSm iz:yae=iSm tnyae=iSm te. 11. jNmàÉ&it dasae=iSm iz:yae=iSm namaste brahmarudrAdi lokayAtrA paricchada | asmi tanayo asmi te || janmaprabhrti dAso asmi Sishyo Meaning: nmSte äüéÔaidlaekyaÇapirCDd, nmSte äüéÔaidlaekyaÇapirCDd, during the five divisions of the day. Oh bala, aisvarya and other aiding factors for enjoyment! namely, jn~Ana, Oh! Lord! Acyuta, You make BrahmA and Ru pancakAlaparaikAnti | (mahA) vaha! prabhO! yogakshema bhogopakaraNa acyuta || bala aiSvarya nityajn~Ana pÂkalprEkaiNtyaeg]em pÂkalprEkaiNtyaeg]em

Sadagopan.org in thebattlefield)andson(tanaya). the Lord of his multimodal relationship as theLord moment ofhisbirthandadoring The sageremindstheLord enjoyable dutiesofrakshaNamthose perform thedutiesofcreationanddest Sriman The 11thslOkam remindsusthat abundant kalyANaguNamsth aswellother andtEjas such asJn~Ana,Bala,Veeryam,Sakthi,aisvaryam salutesthesixPra The tenthslOkamalso vahAmyaham|| tEshAm nityAbhiyuktAnAmyOgakshEmam anayaaScintayantO maamyE te;a< inTyaiÉyuKtana< yaeg]em< vhaMyhm!. AnNyaiíNtyNtae mapyuRpaste, to HimandHelooksaf Lord Himself).The Lordstatesclearly they need andadoreHim( ter theirYogakshEmam: VaasudEva: Sarvamiti of hissEshathvam(nithya at blesstheJeevanwith janaa:paryupAsatE| 20 that theseParamaikAnthisareverydear ruction, whilereserving forHimselfthe who seek His protection as PrapannAs. who seekHisprotection asPrapannAs. NarayaNa orders Brahma and Rudra to andRudrato ordersBrahma NarayaNa His servant,disciple(sishyalikeArjuna astheSarva Seshi. Thesagereminds dhAna GuNams of the Lord (Bhagavan) oftheLord(Bhagavan) dhAna GuNams sa mahAtmAdhurlabha: BhOga UpakaraNa vasthus. daasathvam) right fromthe daasathvam) right says the says the Sadagopan.org : HAKOPAN mpetent to extol You, perceive You, You, mpetent to extol You, perceive T A Master, my preceptor, my Mother and Master, my preceptor, my Mother caring Mother). As Swamy AlavanthAr ities, the Supreme Brahman! Even Gods ities, the Supreme Brahman! ry thing to me (Commanding Master, 21 2. / V. S BY

Sarva: Sakro maharshaya: || Sarva: Sakro SLOKAMS 12 & 12 ½ 12 & 12 SLOKAMS OMMENTS C DDITIONAL maatA pitA yuvatayas-tanaya : sv¡ ydev inymen mdNvyanam! , inymen mdNvyanam! ydev sv¡ mata ipta yuvtyStnya ivÉUit> mata ipta Father. Oh! The possessor of the six qual The possessor Father. Oh! sages are not co Rudra and Indra and great upon You. propitiate You and even to meditate A Lord! You are indeed eve Oh Supreme instructing AchAryan, guiding father and these ParamaikAnthis: states the Lord is every thing to Oh! The beloved of LakshmI! You are my You are my Oh! The beloved of LakshmI! Ôòu< yòumip Staetu< n ih SmtuRmpIzte. 12 1 12 n ih SmtuRmpIzte. Staetu< Ôòu< yòumip na hi smatrumapeeSate || dhrasTum yashTumapi stotum Meaning: Aip Tva< Égvn! äün! zvRZz³ae mh;Ry>. 12. äün! zvRZz³ae mh;Ry>. 12. Aip Tva< Égvn! gururmAtatvam ca svAmI | pitA ca mama mAdhava brahman api tvAm bhagavan Tv< c SvamI guémaRta ipta c mm maxv, c mm maxv, ipta Tv< c SvamI guémaRta

Sadagopan.org from attemptstoeulogizeYouhissatisfaction. aresuchthatevenasa KalyANa guNams kidakkum His ThiruvAimozhi,adiyEn’smindistotallyabsorbedinYou( practicing bhakthitoYou( Oh Bhagavan!YouareShAdguNyaPoorNa byBrah be measuredandarticulated Sakhya: “ aresooverwhelming auspicious attributes the Lordinanadequatema eulogize to evenBrahmaa,RudranandMaharishis of Referring totheimpossibility sarvam yadEvaniyamEnamadanvayAnAm| yasya mahimArNava Seekara aNu: sarva pi SeekaraaNu:sarva yasya mahimArNava ” (Even aniotaoftheoceanth -ThiruvAimozhi:7.3.6).Your snEhapoorvam anudhyAnaBhakthi nner, SageSounakastatesthattheLord’sinfinite mA, Rudra and other evolved souls). mA, Rudraandotherevolvedsouls). 22 rvajn~an like Ahirbudhnyan backs away rvajn~an likeAhirbudhnyanbacksaway e KalyAnaguNamsoftheLord cannot dhivyAthma Svaroopam andAnantha dhivyAthma Svaroopam tAmaha Aadyai: tattatvEna maatum na na tattatvEnamaatum tAmaha Aadyai: that all giveuptheirfutileefforts. that all n! adiyEnisdeeplyimmersedin yennenjam avanyenRE ). As Azhwar says in ). AsAzhwarsaysin Sadagopan.org

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SLOKAMS 13 & 13 ½ 13 & 13 SLOKAMS OMMENTS C DDITIONAL nmae nmaee=nNtdyEkisNxve. nmae nmae=nNtmhaivÉUtye nmae nmae=nNtmhaivÉUtye nmae nmae va'!mnsEkÉUmye, va'!mnsEkÉUmye, nmae nmae nmae nmae va'!mnsaitÉUmye nmae nmae with the aggressive of crocodiles lift us out of our misery. This is our prayer: to You to feet and appeal A Oh Bhagavann! Immersed as we are in th Oh! Lord! This salutation offered to Yo Oh! Lord! This salutation offered helplessness to stop deeper our sinking across the MahArNavam of SamsAram. We o m¾ta< naw naEre;a à[itSTvTpdaipRta. 13 1 à[itSTvTpdaipRta. m¾ta< naw naEre;a padArpitA || naureshA praNati: tvat majjatAm natha Meanimg: tapÇymha¢ahÉI;[e Évsagre. 13. || bhIshaNe bhavasAgare tApatraya mahagrAha transmig of who are sinking in the ocean namely, of the crocodiles of tApatraya

Sadagopan.org …PassagesfromSwamyAlavanthArStOtra RatnaslOkams21and22 tvat paadamoolamSaraNamPrapadyE! akincanO ananyagati:SaraNya! paahi, paahimahaaPrabhO! || namO namoanantadayaika-sindhavE namO anantaMahAvibhUtayE namO vAngmanasaikabhUmayE| namO vAngmanasAtibhUmayE TvTpadmUlzr{y 26 Sadagopan.org (negation of its (negation of its : tion (anAthan) and begs (remover of the sorrows of (remover of the sorrows of Ayams) and am surrendering Ayams) and am surrendering Paaratantryam HAKOPAN T every thing (Parents, wife, children, sole refuge, You who have motherly sole refuge, You who have A than that can not but melt the heart of than that can not but melt e Lord of His Swamithvam, Bhaktha e Lord of His Swamithvam, 27 2. / V. S SaraNArthiharan other resort. My obeisance to You. other resort. My obeisance BY

self as one without protec tees, be compassionate towards me, suffering and namaste bhakatvatsala || namaste bhakatvatsala ns, all kinds of wealth, up SLOKAMS 14 & 14 ½ 14 & 14 SLOKAMS OMMENTS C DDITIONAL rTnain xnxaNyain ]eÇai[ c g&hai[ c. c g&hai[ ]eÇai[ rTnain xnxaNyain relatives, friends, AchArya soIn! guên!, bNxUn! puÇan! daran! matr< iptr< the SarvalOka SaraNyan. With absolute the SarvalOka SaraNyan. reminds th individuality), the Jeevan it Vaathsalyam and describes role as for the Lord’s krupA in His (unakkE adiyEn’s servitude (daasyam) only to You the SaraNAgathan). naamAtccheyvOm). adiyEn has abandoned at Your sacred feet with the nama: sabdham: A SaraNaga the of prayer moving a is This Oh! Lord of the Universe! You are the You Oh! Lord of the Universe! affection towards the devo protection, having no seeking Your àsId sIdte mý< nmSte É´vTsl. 14 1 mý< nmSte É´vTsl. sIdte àsId mahyam praseeda seedate Meaning: Anaway jgÚaw zr{y zra[aiwRne. 14. Anaway jgÚaw || SaraNya SaraNaarthine anAthAya jagannAtha

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and AarAdhanam the in proper manner ends up in SLOKAMS 15 & 15 ½ 15 & 15 SLOKAMS OMMENTS C DDITIONAL (trespasses) and bless adiyEn as one, who has performed SaraNAgathy at Your lotus feet. This prayer based on utter destitutene SamarpaNam is now complete and I am Your SaraNAgathan worthy of Your Your of ritualistic action. It is devoid of true worthy bear with the mi indeed, one who can surrendered unto You. SaraNAgathan Your am I and complete now is SamarpaNam is imperfec rakshaNam even if adiyEn lack in the snEha Poorva Bhakthi during as the most compassionate Lo deficiencies perform archanai, sthuthi appealing to the Lord to forgive th UpachArams: A adiyEn and AchAryan my by feet sacred Your at placed been has AdiyEn Lord! Oh Mantrams has recited the SaraNAgathi My ablution is devoid of the proper hymn My ablution is devoid of the AarAdhanam or offering the UpachArams tT]NtVy< àpÚanampraxshae ýis. 15 1 tT]NtVy< àpÚanampraxshae hi asi || prapannAnAm aparAdhasaho tat kshantavyam Meaning: mNÇhIn< i³yahIn< Éi´hIn< ydcRnm!. 15. mNÇhIn< i³yahIn< yadarcanam || kriyAheenam bhaktiheenam mantraheenam

Sadagopan.org spite ofadiyEn’sdeficiencies! adiyEn hasperformedAathmaSamarpaNam maayAmEtAm tarantitE–GitA:7.14 maamEva yEprapadyantE mamamaayaaduratyayaa daivee hyEshaaguNamayee mamev yeàp*Ntemayameta àsIdme. sae=h< tedevdevez nacRnadaE StutaE nc, (KaaLiyan’sstutito theLordtoforgivehisarrogance- o havesurrendereduntoYouwillcrossYourpowerful 30 guNams andcommandedbyYou.Youhave . Please have compassion for me in havecompassionformein . Please VishNu PuraaNam5-7-70) Sadagopan.org : HAKOPAN T is made for the blessings of nithya is made for the blessings A asa or Vaachika Prapatthi. You come to rgiveness against all trespasses done rgiveness against all trespasses 2. who have done Kaayika Prapatthi (holding / 31 V. S BY

ty and accept my servitude. SLOKAMS 16 & 16 ½ 16 & 16 SLOKAMS as His bonded servant. OMMENTS C DDITIONAL n hNyadan&z

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Sadagopan.org : HAKOPAN that is superior to Your sacred feet feet sacred Your to superior is that T Your servant again and again. Let my is attained by seeking Your lotus feet A y take. I will continue to eulogize You times and at all places and at all states.times and at all places and at 33 V. S ) and place this AathmA at Your sacred feet AathmA at Your ) and place this tantE, Sage Sounakar declared : tantE, Sage Sounakar declared BY

SLOKAM 17 SLOKAM eÉUyae=iSm ik»r>. 17.eÉUyae=iSm ik»r>. OMMENTS C stutvaa tvam dinE dinE DDITIONAL for siddhi in any birth that I ma every day ( servitude grow for ever. alone as RakshaNa upAyam. There is nothing inimÄ< k…zlSyaiSt yen gCDaim sÌitm!. 10. k…zlSyaiSt inimÄ< tvatpAda kamalAt anyat | janmAntarEshvapi na mE sadgatim || nimittam kuSalasyAsti yEna gacchAmi The supreme blessing of attaining sadhgathi Oh! The Controller of sense organs! I remain Controller of sense organs! Oh! The kmladNyt! n me jNmaNtre:vip, TvTpad with the prayer to become Your eternal servant: A first Ji In the tenth slOkam of the Oh! Lord Acyuta! I am Your servant at all Oh! Lord Acyuta! I am Your ik»rae=iSm ù;Ikez ÉUya ik»rae=iSm ù;Ikez sarvAvasthAsusarveshu deSakAleshu | ca acyuta asmi kinkara: || bhUyo bhUyo kinkaroasmi hrsheekeSa Meaning: sveR;u dezkale;u svaRvSwasu caCyut, caCyut, svaRvSwasu dezkale;u sveR;u

Sadagopan.org .#itctuwRijtNteStaeÇm!. ---Jitante Stotram1:14 nivEdayEt|| kimkarOasmeeti cAtmAnamdEvAyaivam dinE|ityEvam anayAstutyAstutvAdEvamdinE ik

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with Para “nama:” (subtle) and the Seshi (Supreme : sense-organs! Oh! The giver sense-organs! Oh! The giver Sookshma HAKOPAN T n at the beginning of this canto. The n at the beginning of this (gross), ing toDesikan. Ahirbudhnya Swamy the Jeevan. nama: Sabdham stands in this soul be Yours and let it not be for not be for this soul be Yours and let it A for SaraNAgathi done in the mood of for SaraNAgathi done in the gathy to the Lord. In the mind, it is gathy to the Lord. In the mind, won by You. Oh! The Creator of the Oh! The won by You. (eternal servant) of hithvam. nama: Sabdham firms up 37 . ïI>. sthUla V. S ma: Sabdham. Uttering the word BY

SLOKAM 1 SLOKAM mine. Oh! The Controller of mine. Oh! The Controller of OMMENTS ) the Sarva-rakshakathvam of the Lord. nama: Sabdham also Sabdham nama: of the Lord. ) the Sarva-rakshakathvam C DDITIONAL dhrudeekrutham of everything! Oh! The primordial One! Let One! Let of everything! Oh! The primordial my own sake. A is invoked agai The JitantE Mahaa Mantram utter Aakinchanyam and ananya-gat Meaning: self has been Oh! Lotus-eyed Lord! This Universe! This self is not sabdham standing in key again is the nama: ( nmSte=Stu ù;Ikez mhapué; pUvjR. 1. pUvjR. ù;Ikez mhapué; nmSte=Stu viSvabhAvana || jitam te puNDarIkAksha namaste poorvaja || namaste astu hrsheekeSa mahApurusha denotes Daasathvam and Paaratantryam of ijt< te pu{frIka] nmSte ivñÉavn, ivñÉavn, nmSte pu{frIka] ijt< te accord sabdha sthAnam the SaraNAgathi SaraNA Samhithai points out that there are (Full) PoorNa (transcendental) meanings for the na and prostrating the tongue, reflecting on the nama: sabdham by the mind with the considered is body reflected that the Jeevan is the Seshan Master), the Lord.

Sadagopan.org Notes: is or byanymeans”( naarAyaNa). “Hisactionscannotbeobst field). 3 2 tata:savAsudeveti vidvad sarvatrAsausamastam ca 1 PradhAna guNams( invokedonceagainasVaasud Our Lordis A of thesixqualities! modifications toYou,TheallpervasiveOne! Salutations Meaning: ajitAya namastubhyamsh SaantAnantacidAtmane| namaste vAsudevAya Aijtay nmStu_y< ;af!gu{yinxye nm>.2. zaNtanNticdaTmne, vasudevay nmSte tt> s vasudeveit ivÖiÑ> pirpQ(te #it. #it. ivÖiÑ>pirpQ(te vasudeveit s tt>

TheLordhas nobirths. In thissense,He Thesix modifications are jAyate,asti,vard

svRÇasaE smSt< c vsTyÇeit vE yt>, vE vsTyÇeit c smSt< svRÇasaE Aadhi-MadhyAntha rahithan Aadhi-MadhyAntha DDITIONAL “druvO naarayANEjaya:” 2 , salutationstoYou,againwhoisunconquered C kvacit kadAcit kuthasccitapratihata:aparAjita: kvacit kadAcit OMMENTS ShADguNya nidhi vasatyatretivaiyata: | bhi: paripaThyateiti || ---VishNupurAnam I.1-12 ADguNya nidhayenama:|| ADguNya (without beginning,middleandend). SLOKAM 2

BY is saidthat Heisunconquered by birth. is the pramANam (Victory is certain in iscertain is thepramANam(Victory V. S V. hate, vipariNamate, apakshiyate and nASyati. andnASyati. hate, vipariNamate,apakshiyate ). Heis 38 Evan and having the aiswaryam of thesix Evan andhavingtheaiswaryamof ructed byanyoneatanytimeanywhere A 1 You,whohavetr T aparAjitan HAKOPAN (invincibleinthebattle 3 : and is the repository and istherepository anscended thesix ). VaasudEvan ). VaasudEvan Sadagopan.org klama namastE VaasudEvAya, namastE VaasudEvAya, ). He is all comprehensive comprehensive all is He ). rn, growing, getting old and getting old rn, growing, He dying). ening (Sarva dhrug); He has all kinds of dhrug); He has all kinds of ening (Sarva 39 indolence, fear, desire indolence, time ( at any kAmAdhibhir-asamyutha: ” are the words of SaraNAgathy chosen by the Jeevan of SaraNAgathy chosen ” are the words tandhree bhaya krOdha tandhree bhaya He is the witness to all happ (Sarvajn~an), ajitAya namas-tubhyam here. not undergoHe does (being bo any changes is eternal. He does not show fatigue, He does is eternal. Sakthi:)power (Sarva besides His six pradhAna GuNams. “ Sadagopan.org 2 1 Notes darshan withthedivine eyes bequeathed sahasraSa: satasOatha thousands, variedandpossessingmanifold modes( The Lord HimselfinvitesArjunatobe VedAs astheSupreme Person(PurushOtthaman”). imperishable person(aksharan),therefor “Because Itranscendtheperishable Person chapter ofBhagavadGitA,theLorddeclares: (Maahaa VibhUthi).Heisth asSriVaikun Here the Lordissaluted A heads resides intheSupremeAbode! Oh! Thebestower ofalldesiredfruits!Sa Meaning: sahasraSirase tubhyamsahasracaraNaayate|| namaste mahAvibhUti samsthAya purushottama| shöizrse tu_y

in the slOkameans theSupremeAbode of theLordwhich isalso - GIta 11.5). Arjuna had the blessings of Viswaroopa 11.5).ArjunahadtheblessingsofViswaroopa - GIta e bestamongmen(PurushOtth SLOKAM 3 1

Salutations toYou,thepossessorofathousand BY V. S V. ta NaathanstayingatHisSupremeabode 40 by theLordandexpressedhissurprise hold His Manyforms,“hundreds upon e IamstyledintheSmrithiand lutations toYou,thebestofmen,who lutations A (Ksharan)andamal T HAKOPAN pasya mEpaartharupANi aman). Inthefifteenth : so higherthanthe Sadagopan.org s on all sides and s on all and the infinite form infinite and the 41 roopa saw the thousands Arjuna darsanam. nds of feet spreading everywhere: nds of feet spreading pZyaim ivññr ivñêp. ivññr ivñêp. pZyaim of heads of the Lord and the thousa Lord of heads of the naNt< n mXy< n punStvaid— anEka baahUdhara-vaktra-nEtram sarvatO-anantaroopam | tvAm paSyAmi nAntam na madhyam na punastavAdim ---Gita 11.16 viSveSvara viSvaroopa paSyAmi pZyaim Tva< svRtae=nNtêpm!, pZyaim Tva< without beginning or end in that Viswa end in that beginning or without AnekbahUdrvKÇneÇ< arms, eyes, stomach of thousands over the Sadagopan.org and eyestheSubhAsraya ThirumEni. aremade one withprEmai.NamaskaraNams in thisslOkam( The salutationstotheLordassaluted A formless. toYou,whohasamatchlessformandalso Salutations toYou,thepossessorSalutations ofthousandarmsandeyes! Meaning: tenama:|| nama:tubyamyEkamUrtAya amUrtAya sahasrabAhave tubhyamsahasranayanAyate| AmUtaRy nmStu_ymekmUtaRy tenm>. 4. shöbahve tu_y

BY V. S V. by thePurushaSookthaMantramcontinues 42 ). His thousands of lotus like eyes devour likeeyesdevour Histhousandsoflotus ). A T to theLordwiththousandsofarms HAKOPAN : Sadagopan.org ! 2 apakshaya he is referred to as he is means “ and a subtle form world of sentient and world 1 : ). Sadaksharan HAKOPAN T d of the sentient and insentient entities as d of be spoken of as that which always is”. A d controls them within. So them within. d controls rance of nama: sabdham along with the rance of nama: sabdham along with the (One whose Supreme nature never nature never Supreme (One whose e, You who are the import of the Vedas Sahasra Naamam salutes Him as aksharan 43 ”. He is “free from decrease, destruction, V. S (One having the entire BY aksharan

SLOKAM 5 SLOKAM ferredmany forms. to as having (allis sarva VyApi as VishNu Pervasive VishNu); He anEka Murthy OMMENTS C “carAcarEshu bhUtEshu vESanAt VishNurucyatE” “VyApinE nama:” ( DDITIONAL The Lord remains as the inner self of all beings an beings of all inner self The Lord remains as the The Lord possesses the entire Universe constitute

His body. In this sense, He is re His body. In 2 1 A The SaraNAgathi continues with the utte Salutations to You, Oh Lord! Who are of multifold forms salutationsHim as to Vyaipne vedve*ay nmSte prmaTmne. 5. vedve*ay nmSte prmaTmne. Vyaipne anekamUrtaye | aksharAya ca te nama: tubyam namaste paramAtmanevyApine vedavedyAya || Meaning: AnekmUtRye tu_ym]ray c te nm>, AnekmUtRye tu_ym]ray vinASaadi varjitO akshara iti ucyatE modification, growth and birth. He can only Three other salutations of this slOkam are: 1. Notes

insentient as His Sareeram), as insentient VishNu less). Sri diminishes or becomes (NaamA 17NAmA 480). and as Sadhaksharan, Salutations to You, the all-pervasive On and who is the Supreme Soul. Soul. and who is the Supreme the subtle self. the subtle self. Sadagopan.org Kavi:” vEdavit vEdAngO “vEdOvEdavidavyango 3. vedae vedivdVy¼ae veda¼ae vedivTkiv> 2. parataram nAnyatkincitasti GitA, Herevealsthat thatthereis Superior to Him).Heis“ 11th SriVishNuSahasraNaamam.“ nama: paramAtmanE seeing (Kavi:): VedAng (avyanga:), Brahma asHayagrIvan profounder oftheVedAsandinstructor Himas passage salutes Naama slOkam comprehended bytheVedamantrams). “veda-vEdyAya nama:” (the Supreme Being, ParaBr (One whoistheinnermeanin AathmEswaran – GitA 7.7). – GitA 44 nothing thatisgreaterthanHim( Para: maaasya Para: ” (He is The Master of His AathmA). In ” (HeisTheMasterofHisAathmA).In oftheVedAsand The richly resonantVishNuSahasra an (withVedAasHislimbs)andFar theKnowerofVedAs, ahmam). ParamAthmA isthe ParamAthmA ahmam). g oftheVedAsandWhois ” (Thereisnonethat its Shadangams to Shadangams its matta: matta: Sadagopan.org

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Sadagopan.org raSara BhaTTa/English raSara BhaTTa/English : e inner meanings of the ment of Jn~Anam! tubhyam ment of Jn~Anam! tubhyam AgavacArya as of medium sized HAKOPAN T u. Salutations to You, who possess a A knowledge and You are the import of knowledge and You the Bhashyam of Sri Pa the Bhashyam of Sri . --Cf: VishNu SahasranAmams 53 and 437, See 437, See SahasranAmams 53 and VishNu --Cf: . 47 V. S BY

SLOKAM 6 SLOKAM - Oh Lord present as th - (The Lord as the embodi sting to note that the name sthavishTha is commented by Sri Sri by sthavishTha is commented the name that note to sting - Oh Lord existing as the subtlest of the subtle! adiyEn’s adiyEn’s subtle! the of subtlest the as existing Lord Oh - and all the pervasive magnitude. and all the pervasive magnitude. 1 has been translated by SrI Veerar OMMENTS C sthavishTha nama:). trayyanta murtayE nama: VedAs! Salutations to You . aNishThAya Nama: salutation to You! cinmAtra roopiNE nama: DDITIONAL The word

1 2. 3. Notes: A “mantrams” here: There are five SaraNAgathi 1. Oh! Lord! You are the sole embodiment of embodiment Oh! Lord! You are the sole Ai[óay Swivóay mihóay c te nm>. 6. mihóay c te nm>. 6. Swivóay Ai[óay | trayyantamUrtaye nama: tubhyam cinmAtrarUpiNe || ca te nama: mahishThAya aNishThAya sthavishThAya Meaning: icNmaÇêip[e tu_y< nmôYyNtmUtRye, nmôYyNtmUtRye, tu_y< icNmaÇêip[e to Yo the VedAnta. I remain subservient subtle form, moderate

magnitude. However, magnitude. it is intere ParaaSara BhaTTa as possessing a gigantic size SahasranAma with VishNu Sri of 446 page 184 and translation by Prof Sri. A. Srinivasa Raghavan translation by Prof Sadagopan.org SrI VishNusahasranAmam). aboutHisMahattattvamin MahA Kratu:,mAhatapa:(allofthesearesalutations MahAbala:, MahAbuddhi:, MahAVeerya:, gigantic size!EveryattributeofHisis mahishThAya nama: Bhattar forthe437th VishNuSa Eastern partoftheskyaccordingto resembling SimsumAraa (agiganticassemb nama: sthavishThAya - SalutationstoYoumyLordwhosegloryandformareofa - Salutations to You my Lord having the immense body - SalutationstoYoumyLordhavingtheimmensebody hasra Naamam,sthavishThaa). the tAthparyamgivenbySwamyParAsara 48 ofthecategory ofMahat,MahAnidhi, MahA Sakti:,MahASana:, MahAdyuthi:, ly ofstarsandplanetsintheNorth Sadagopan.org Stotra. TheStotra. 1958 edition : HAKOPAN T A our heart lotuses! adiyEn’s salutations s DaasAs (adiyavarkaL). far away He is Salutations to You, who is ancient, who e proximity of the devotees, who is the e proximity of the devotees, nt editions of Jitante of nt editions 49 hest in penance as Nara NaarAyaNas)! V. S BY

SLOKAM 7 SLOKAM d become younger to Indra. pishThAya ca te nama: | nishThAya ca te nama: || svaRNtyaRim[e nm>, svaRNtyaRim[e nm>, ) OMMENTS C óay c te nm>. 7. jipóay kinóay c te nm>. 7. c kinóay jipóay yivóay ) ( vi;Róay ( DDITIONAL varshisThAya yavishThAya ka nedisThAya davishThAya kshe neidóay divóay ]eipóay c te nm>, vi;Róay yivóay kin This SlOka is found to be different in subseque different in This SlOka is to be found innerself of all and whose youth is eternal! of all and whose youth is innerself is rich in penance and who ha A who are Hi Our Lord is very near to those Obeisance to You, Oh! Lord! Who is in th Obeisance to You, Oh! Lord! va;eRRóay Meaning: samsAric “bhOgams” (immersed in Vishaya after from those who are running Ruchis). Oh Lord, who is the antharyAmi in nedishThAya davishThAya (yavishThAya) davishThAya (yavishThAya) nedishThAya nama: | sarvAntaryAmiNe japishThAya vArsheshThAya (varshishThAya) || kanishThAya ca te nama: neidóay divóay divóay neidóay tapasvi (ric are to You, who is a Parama Notes: reads as:

Sadagopan.org KalyANa GuNams). Hemakesth harbinger ofauspiciousness. those whoaresteepedinHisdh tama: most “ Our Lordis ancient.Indhra, adiyEnseeks Yourprotection. andawaits per Sruthis)!OhtheMightyLord,who NirukthiOh ancientLord,whoistimeless! points out: “ ” (Heiseternalandyetnewth Sanaatana-taman ” accordingtoSriVishNu yAnam andworship,Heis“ Oh Lordwho is“iLamKumaran”( 50 ese dearonesenjoyHim andHisanantha nitya nootanabhOgyatvAt SanAtana- took anavathAramasthebrotherof erefore Heismostenjoyable).For Sahasra nAmam.Heisthe Svasti-krut nithya Yuvaa ” (Heisthe as Sadagopan.org . I 1 : i free from PrAkruthic i free HAKOPAN T the BhUtha Suddhi in PaancharAtra fore becoming fit for performing His ms from his body and attain a suddha BhUtha Suddhi, we full of dhOshams dhOshams of full we Suddhi, BhUtha e sole cause of origination, sustenance e sole cause of origination, A mantras to remove (burn) the Raajasa all, You who possess a real form that isall, You who possess a real form ming ablutions and prayers to the Lord and is ming ablutions and prayers to the Lord and is e recommended to become AarAdhana during the BhUtha Suddhi stage of during the BhUtha Suddhi ee of all dhOshams. The yogyathai for AarAdhanam. Our Lord is free from any 51 “azhukku udampu” arising from Prakruthi of the form of Panchopanishad mantra of the form of Panchopanishad V. S ). He has a ThirumEn BY

SLOKAM 8 SLOKAM OMMENTS C akhila hEya pratyaneekan poDha rUpAya srushTisthityanta hetave || poDha rUpAya srushTisthityanta = DDITIONAL The PancOpanishad mantra is used while perfor The PancOpanishad explained in the PaancarAtra Agamas. Agamas. the PaancarAtra explained in 1 PancOpanishad Mantrams arePancOpanishad Mantrams recited Bhagavad AarAdhanam. by performing Only Bhagavad become eligible for performing dhOsham ( our association unlike us. We with sambhandham have to cleanse ourselves be AarAdhanam. BhUtha Suddhi is therefor arhathAs. Swamy Desikan has elaborated on Rakshai. The AarAdhakan meditates with and taamasa guNas linked to PanchabhUtha Notes: A Meaning: Salutations to You, Oh! Lord! Who is Saathvika, aprAkrutha mEni (sareeram) fr kLpna=paeFêpay s&iòiSwTyNthetve. 8. s&iòiSwTyNthetve. kLpna=paeFêpay nama: | sarvAntaryAmiNe pancAtmane namastubhyam pÂaTmne nmStu_y< svaRNtyaRim[e nm>, nm>, svaRNtyaRim[e nmStu_y< pÂaTmne

bow to You, who is the inner controller of of controller inner who is the bow to You, th is and You, who not constituted of mAya and destruction of the world. Sadagopan.org the dhivyadEham( ashes ismadewetwiththeGangawaterfl driedand PancaBhUthamsis made upof performing theAarAdhanam.Duringth andane prakruthi toMoola transposed Kramam (mode)or the PancOpanishad Mantrams.These conducting BhagavadAarAdhanamisthus paramEshThyAtmanE VaasudEvAya nama: VaasudEvAya paramEshThyAtmanE PancOpanishad recitationsectionendswith parAya sarvAtmanESrImatEnArAyaNAyanama: “( from AchAryAs.Itstartswiththefirstmantram: performed intheSrushtikramam.ThePanc sareeram, theJeev to thatmantramaya now take on the form of dense PiNDam Srushti aprAkrutha sareeram Kramam. The tatthvAs in this PrAkrutha sareeram are Kramam. ThetatthvAsinthisPrAkruthasareeram 52 mantrams canbeusedinthe burnt to ashes and the heapofSaathvika burnt toashesandthe (sareeram) tostarttheAarAdhanam.In (sareeram) e BhUthaSuddhi,thePrAkruthicbody " followed by ashtAkshara mantram. " followedbyashtAksharamantram. w Suddha Satthva body is realized for bodyisrealized w SuddhaSatthva ) tostarttheAarAdhanam.Thoseashes achieved. Thefive athma is reintroduced andnyAsamis reintroduced athma is owing from theLord’sThiruvaditogain Opanishad mantramshavetobelearnt “(PraNavam) Kshoumnama:parAya " followedbyashtAksharam.The PraNavam) laamm nama: nama: PraNavam) laamm mantrams usedare SamhAra

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Sadagopan.org and Samashti : as-taamasa guNams) and matter made of unalloyed matter made of unalloyed HAKOPAN T as your form and yet different from from as your form and yet different mixtures of the three guNams. He is A ggregate evolution of this universe). ggregate evolution of this universe). ti srushti, Iswaran causes the evolution the Universe of space and matter in all ts get mixed portions to in appropriate transcended the three qualities namely namely transcended the three qualities and yet is quite different from the body the body and yet is quite different from versities. The human body for instance is 55 V. S i and who is the cause of both i and who is the cause of BY

SLOKAM 9 SLOKAM (transcended Satthva-Raj m being their antharyAmi Brahman. (transcendental spiritual nt gross elements in varying proportions. Our Lord has OMMENTS C ThriguNAtheethan ThriguNAtheethan creations, you who have everything creations, you who have everything suddha satthva maya DDITIONAL A Our Lord is SalutationsLord! Who have to You, Oh VyStay c smStay smStVyStêip[e. 9. VyStay c smStay guNarUpAtivartine|namaste guNarUpAya vyastAya ca samastAya samasta vyasta || rUpiNe Meaning: nmSte gu[êpay gu[êpaitvitRne, nmSte gu[êpay satva, and tamas and prakrt has ad we have Satthva) sareeram. Unlike Him,

the cause of Vyashti Srushti (creation of the cause of Vyashti Srushti Vyashti its diversities) and Samashti Srushti (a Samashti srushti happens first. In Samash of Prakruthi (primordial cosmic the five source for the physical Universe) from or the quintuplicate BhUthAs). Next the PancheekaraNam gross elements (Pancha process comes into play. The Five elemen and unique tatthvam is distinctthat is His sareeram. He is a from the sentient in spite of Hi and the insentient realize the physical universe in all its di made up of the five differe the Jeevan as His body as the indweller everything! everything! Sadagopan.org Notes: fiveJn~Ana indriyams,five -MahAn,ahankAram,Manas, Kaalam, SuddhaSattvam 1 tattvasthan roopan He issalutedinthisslOkamas“ earth, wateretc.,and therefore isbeyond theinfluence oftime. and changeless.Hisbodyisnotconstitu itself andHisbodythereforeis outsideth in thesamestate).Thereis Roopam as“ “ “ A the formofpraNava! in allthetwentyfive toYou,OhLord! Whohaveno Salutations Meaning: praNava pratipAdyAyanama:praNavarUpiNe|| Aadi madhyAntaSoonyAyatattvasthAya namOnama: | 10. nm>à[vêip[e. à[vàitpa*ay AaidmXyaNtzUNyay tÅvSwaynmaenm>, gross elements,prakrti, mahat andahamkAra, There are 25 tattvAs. five aresenseorgans, 25 tattvAs. They are There anAdi nidhana:” Aadi-madhyAnta-Soonyan DDITIONAL ”. Sadhaika RoopaRoopAya”(Possessing - Heis insideallthe25tattv C (One without OMMENTS ” istheecho ofthe42nd no Aadi, madhyamorantam noAadi, 1 , who are conveyed by praNava syllableandwhois, whoareconveyedbypraNava SLOKAM 10 beginning orend).Vish

BY tattvasthan, praNava pratipAdyan praNavapratipAdyan tattvasthan, V. S V. the individualsoul 56 ted bytheadmixtureofelements like beginning, noranen e influence oftime. Hisbodyiseternal A motor thefivesubtle elements,organs, five T ams (Jeevan, achEtanam,Prakruti, (Jeevan, ams HAKOPAN a body that is immutable andis a bodythatisimmutable and the Supreme Lord. VishNu Sahasra Naamam: VishNuSahasraNaamam: Nu PurANam salutes His His Nu PurANamsalutes for HisBody.HeisTime : d andwhoispresent and praNava

Sadagopan.org ” is the yEka sEshithvam ’ or MakAram is related m ’ is the first aksharam and a ). ‘ Navam, made up of three Navam, up of three made dy of ashtAksharam) denotes dy of ashtAksharam) denotes IdrSa: paramAtmA ayamIdrSa: paramAtmA - ’ denotes ParamAtmA. ’ denotes ParamAtmA. a ” (the moolam for all words describing ” (the moolam for all words - ‘ on for all the sentient and insentient. the sentient and insentient. on for all Seshi and His relationship with Jeevan elements and five tanmAtrams/subtle and five tanmAtrams/subtle elements e 26 tatthvams. As PraNavaRoopan, the A 57 ananyArha Seshathvam $†z> prmaTma=y< $†z> prmaTma=y< ). “ m + ' or ukAram denotes total servitude' or ukAram denotes total to these dhivya u - He is represented by Pra represented - He is u + . a - ’ also includes Piratti as well, since both have have both since well, as Piratti includes also ’ ’ of PraNavamthe bo (angam of a a ” - He has the roopam of PraNavam. ‘ ” - He has the roopam of PraNavam. sarva vaachaka jaata prakrti A % m nirupAdhika sEshan PraNava Roopan to the Jeevan, who is the 25th among th Lord manifests Iswara tatthvam as Sarva as PramANam. The very first aksharam of “ PramANam. The Akare[aiolaxar> prmaTma=iÉxIyte. prmaTma=iÉxIyte. Akare[aiolaxar> tu | ashTaakshara SareerAnga-praNavAdyaksharENa abhidheeyatEakaarENa akhilAdhAra: paramAtmaa PurANam) ---- (Vaamana The first letter ‘ dampathis and to them alone ( Aòa]r zrIra¼ à[va*]re[ tu, Aòa]r zrIra¼ elements. elements. PraNava pratipAdyan aksharams ( the foundati the Lord Sriman NaarAyaNan, “ (Seshis in unison). ' KarmEndriyams, Pancha BhUthams/gross it represents “ This ‘ all objects). Sadagopan.org assist himinhisactsofcreation. (naama RoopaPrapancasrushti),taught generated andappointedBrahmaaforthe Vibhava avathAramslikeNrusimhantopr The salutationsherearetotheAllpervad A manifested intheman-lion andsuchforms andwhoisallpervasive. were originatedforthepurpose of creati Obeisance toYou,OhLord!Whoisthe Meaning: vishNave|| namastubyam nrsimhAdimUrtibhedAya brahmAdirUpiNe| lokayAtrA prasiddhyarthamsrushTa nmStu_y< n&is

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60 Sadagopan.org (the quintessence perform enormous perform enormous : tatthvam remains as the e Karma vasyAs, our Lord being under the control of e Karma vasyAls (under the Nya KarmAs are exhausted, HAKOPAN BrahmaNya dEvan that is untouched by Karma and its that is untouched by Karma T world is destroyed during the MahA A an naraayaNan is the opposite in not e stays (remains behind), when Brahma ted by Him and they vipAkai: karmabhi: kshObhai: asprushTa asprushTa vipAkai: karmabhi: kshObhai: tion of naama Roopa Prapancham out of KarmAs ( Paapams). He does not ar to the Vedas and the repository of ar to the Vedas and the 61 V. S BY also reach their layam. At this time Mahath

SLOKAM 12 SLOKAM or status as a result of : asprushTavapushe nama: | : asprushTavapushe world and as such they ar ra and the other dEvAs ar a Prakruthi and Only One fty sthAnams. Once their pu iman naarAyaNan. the Sarva SwAmi and therefore He is OMMENTS C ). The gods like Brahma, Siva are crea ). The gods like Brahma, Siva DDITIONAL His sankalpam as His dhivya Leelai. He is the indweller of all (viz), Sr indweller Karma asprushTan. He imitates the crea tatthvam enters into Mool penance to attain their lo they return to the SamsAric influence of their karma vipAkams). Srim being affected by PuNya Paapams. He alon and other reach layam and the physical PraLayam and Pancha BhUthams (DevAthi Devan) is untouched by the (DevAthi Devan) is untouched undergo any changes in roopam Paapa or PuNya karmas and is thus unique ( vapu: A While Brahma, Rudra, Indh I bow to You, Oh Lord! Who possess a form I bow to You, Oh Lord! Who nmae äü{ydevay tejsa< inxye nm>. 12. inxye nm>. tejsa< nmae äü{ydevay kshobhai vipAkai: karmabhi: Meaning: ivpakE> kmRiÉ> ]aeÉErSp&òvpu;e nm>, ]aeÉErSp&òvpu;e kmRiÉ> ivpakE> tejasAm nidhayenamO brahmaNyadevAya nama: || who is de results! Salutations to You, Supreme effulgence.

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SLOKAM 13 SLOKAM OMMENTS C ). The nature of Brahman is defined by Upanishads as Sathyam, Sathyam, as Upanishads by defined is Brahman of nature The ). DDITIONAL the Nitya vibhUti for the protection of th the Nitya vibhUti for the protection by the devotees! most worthy and sought-after teevram sudarsanamsphurat sahasrAra SikhAti cakram subram Sankham SaSikODi tamm Paancajanyam MerusamAna sArAm KoumEdhakIm GadAm tamm nandakam HarE: pradheeptam KhaDkam daityaSani-bhaaNa varshee Saarngam These He carries in both the vibhUthi Salutations are to You as Sat-Cith-Aananda Svaroopi ( namOstu tE Jn~Anam, Anantam, Aanandam (Bliss prin Our Lord is nithya VibhUthi as well as LeelA VibhUthi Naathan. In Sri Vaikuntam Vaikuntam Sri In Naathan. A VibhUthi LeelA as well as VibhUthi nithya is Lord Our (LeelA Vi (nithya VibhUthi) and this earth Salutations and again, who is to You, again siCDdanNdêpay vre{yay nmae nm>. 13. siCDdanNdêpay | lokarakshA paricchide nitya sAdAraNaaneka rUpAyasacchidAnanda vareNyAya namo nama: || Meaning: inTysaxar[aneklaekr]apiriCDde, inTysaxar[aneklaekr]apiriCDde,

Sadagopan.org Bhattar forourupAsanaa. That ‘VarENyan’isindicatedtousas ---Swamy ParAsaraBhattar:SrIRangar || SrI ranganAthamtamupAsisheeya tvAm puNDareekEkshaNamAamananti dhAmnA pareNaapraNakhAtsuvarNam| tEja: paramtatsaviturvarENyam ïIr¼naw pr< tTsivtuvRre{y< of theSunasSooryanaarAyaNan: BhakthaKoti bythe Moorthy forAarAdhanam toYouas “ Salutations this slOkamfocusesontheSat All HisattributesarisefromtheseBrah Ruler), antharyAmiofchEtanAchEtanams (suppo (source oftheUniverse),Aadharam VarENyan (immortal)– Cit-Aananda roopam. (immortal)– Cit-Aananda ”, theone whois sought thearchaaMoorthy,SrIRanganathanby 64 Aja Sthavam, uttara Satakam,SlOkam79 Aja Sthavam,uttara ma lakshaNams.ThesecondPaadamof , andPurushA(SupremePersonal God). rt oftheUniverse),Isvaran(Supreme s. He is at the center of the orbit afterastheSrEshta Sadagopan.org “ijyAya and You who perform : HAKOPAN T or to His worship and hence He is He is and hence or to His worship Yajn~ams (Phala dhAyakan). He is the Yajn~ams (Phala dhAyakan). opitiated by the sacrifice. Salutations ns like the gruhasthan KrishNan at ns like the gruhasthan KrishNan A s related to the Yajn~ams. He is the s related to the Yajn~ams. d the ultimate Phalan of the Yajn~am of the Yajn~am. His body as Yajn~a of the Yajn~am. His body of sacrifice and You, who have the of sacrifice and You, who . He has the YajamAnan (performer of lts of the sacrifice jn~ams as at the AswamEdha Yajn~am jn~ams as at the AswamEdha Yajn~am 65 He is worshipped in the pancha Mahaa Mahaa pancha the in worshipped is He V. S

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SLOKAM 14 SLOKAM OMMENTS ; He is the object of worship and hence is saluted as worship and hence of ; He is the object C “MahEjyAya nama:” There is no worship that is Superi There is DDITIONAL to You, who are the bestower of the resu to You, who are the bestower incarnations. the sacrifices in Your and offering VarAhan has all the utensils grantor of sought through the the Phalans His incarnatio doer of the Yajn~ams in in the Ya DhwAraka. He is worshipped performed by Brahma devan at Hasthi Giri A and the Lord Our Lord is Yajn~a Roopan Many praNams to You, who is the form Many praNams to You, who You who are pr sacrifice as Your body and the Yajn~ams. as His sareeram and executes the Yajn~am) SrI VishNu sahasra nAmams Yajn~Aya (447th nama: (446th nAmA), ijyAya nama: nAmA), mahEjyAya nama: (448th nAmA), KratavE nama: (449th nAmA), SatrAya nama: (450th nAmA). He is the means an #Jya)laTmne tu_y< nm #JyaidzIilne. 14. nm #JyaidzIilne. tu_y< #Jya)laTmne nama: | namO yashTavyAya yajamAnAya yajn~Aya || Seeline ijyAdi tubhyam nama ijyA phalAtmane Meaning: yjmanay y}ay yòVyay nmae nm>, yòVyay nmae nm>, yjmanay y}ay (Yajn~Aya nama:) nama:”. celebrated as

Sadagopan.org -–VishNuSahasranAmam:104thand105thSlOkams yaj~nAntakrut yaj~naguhyamannamannAdayEvaca|| yaj~nabrut yaj~nakrt yaj~nOyaj~nabhukyaj~nasAdhana: | yaj~nO yaj~napatir yajvAa, y}aNtk«*}guýmÚmÚad @vc y}É&*}k«*}I y}ÉuGy}saxn> y}ae y}pityRJvay}a¼aey}vahn> " Soma samhithAs.ThereforeHeissalutedas“ ,BhUtha Yajn~ams (Brahma,Pitru, nAmam consistingof12nAmAstheLord: The bestconnectionofthe LordtoYajn YajamAnan, whether theSatramis SatrAya nama: "

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68 Sadagopan.org ) . The first . The ”. VyOmapuri nd salutation is : VyOmapureesan nama: parama hamsAya HAKOPAN parama vyOmni sthitAya (tubhyam) parama vyOmni sthitAya (tubhyam) T Sriman NarAyaNan. In this slOkam, slOkam, Sriman NarAyaNan. In this and A Sathvamayan. The seco d who is the abode of pure sattva guNa. d who is 69 Veeta Raaga bhaya KrOdha VairAgya Saali V. S BY ! Who dwell in the Supreme abode! abode! the Supreme in ! Who dwell

SLOKAM 15 SLOKAM ”. Salutations to You again and The other again! nama: Sattva guNAya OMMENTS C DDITIONAL like the Parama Hamsa ParivrAjaka SanyAsis. salutation is for the Lord, who is Suddha for the Lord who is totally detached ( is Sri Vaikuntam, the Supreme Abode of salutation is made to Sri Vaikunta naathan: “ bhUyO bhUyO namO nama: nAmaskaraNams are: A of ThiruviNNagarappan is “ One of the ThirunAmams Obeisance to the Lord, who is detached an is detached Obeisance to the Lord, who Many salutations to You, Oh Lord iSwtay prmVyaeiç ÉUyae ÉUyae nmae nm>. 15. nmae ÉUyae ÉUyae iSwtay prmVyaeiç nama: sattvaguNaayanama: paramahamsAya ca | namO nama: || bhuyO bhuyO sthitAya paramavyomni Meaning: nm> prmh prmh

Sadagopan.org adiyEn is not conversant withanyupAyamsto adiyEn isnot asitst ofitshelpless state takes stock VaraNam. KaarpaNyam aswell as Goptrutva mood ofananyagathithvamandAaki These two slOkamsaremovingprayersto A other resortandnomeans. Oh Lord! Redeem me by Yourand whichisfullofwhirls ofsensualenjoyment. Divine Grac in the deep ocean TheOceanofMercy! Oh! of samsAra, that isMeaning: || dayAsindhosindhorasmAtsudustarAt mAmuttara anAthamagatim bhIrumdayayAparayAhare| mamuÄr dyaisNxaeisNxae Anawmgit< ÉIé.16. rSmaTsuÊStrat!. 17. SLOKAMS 16&17 remover ofperils,Iamsi

BY V. S V. 70 dangerous, whichcannotbecrossedover ruggles inthefierce oceanofsamsAram. nchanyam. Theoverarchingmoodis e fromthefearsome ocean.Ihaveno A the LordbyBhaddhaJeevanina The Jeevan cries out with fear as it The Jeevancriesout withfearasit savemyself.adiyEn is frightenedas T HAKOPAN nking duetomyownkarma : Sadagopan.org ). The plea plea ). The ”. agatim SaraNAgatam bheema sink me. adiyEn is no match for their match for their adiyEn is no sink me. heeru). Hari! Dayaa Nidhi! Please give heeru). Hari! giant waves of SamsAric ocean -- Your giant waves of gathi). I am overwhelmed with the fear gathi). I am overwhelmed 71 is dangerous ocean of SamsAram. You are asmat dustarAt sindhO: maam uttara aa sindhu (Ocean of Mercy), please protect me from of Mercy), please protect aa sindhu (Ocean helping hand and lift adiyEn out of th helping hand and power. adiyEn has no Master (anAthan) to come to my rescue except You. I am am I You. except rescue my to come to (anAthan) Master no has adiyEn power. towithout resources fend for myself (a by the is being buffeted adiyEn -- who As Day Bhaktha Vathsalan. samsArathis frightful ( Saagaram is similarAlavanthAr: “ to that of Swamy kevalam krupayAbhavArNavE patitam maamm AatmasAt kuru tries to ocean waves of samsAric the tall about what is going to happen to me (B about what is Sadagopan.org A}anadwva }anadzuÉ< yNmya k«tm!, usedinourAarAdhanamare: The aparAdhaKshAmaNamprayers krupayaa AatmasAtkuru”). himasadaasan apachArams andaccept and thelackofproperbh correc pronunciation oftheVedamantrams, the AarAdhakanseekspardon ofth upachArams totheLordandconseque regretful aboutthemanymistakesma theAaarAd Now Aasanam (ParyangAsanam). with associated andmantrams Aasanams The bhakthanoftheLordperforms A devotion, mantras andritualspure Oh! Lord!MyworshipofYours isdevoid Meaning: tatsarvam kshamyatAmdeva mantraheenam kriyAheenambhaktiheenamyadarcanam| tTsv¡ ]Myta

BY V. S V. 72 which Ipraymaypl them. Hereaches the to serve Him (deenam maam “kevalam toserveHim(deenammaam AarAdhanam oftheLordwithsix nt apachArams.Inamoodofremorse, de byhiminofferingthevarious A e Lordforhislapsesintheproper oftheobservanceenjoined t observanceoftheprescribed rituals hanam isoverandtheAarAdhakan T HAKOPAN tooverlookallthese : ease bepardoned. stage ofthelast Sadagopan.org d be pleased. Oh gly or unknowingly an Moorthy! Please forgive adiyEn and tted many apachArams in Your worship. as Your Daasan. Similarly Please accept 73 ! mantramUrtE ! JanArdhana ! | ! mantramUrtE ! JanArdhana slOkam used by many is: dAsyEna ca gruhANa maam || dAsyEna ca gruhANa Apcarainman! svaRn! ]mSv pué;aeÄm. 20. svaRn! ]mSv pué;aeÄm. Apcarainman! %pcarpdezen k¯tanhrhmRya k¯tanhrhmRya %pcarpdezen (PraNavam) acyuta ! JagannAtha (PraNavam) acyuta ! JagannAtha Please forgive them all and accept adiyEn as complete the UpachArams offered knowin Lord of the Universe! JanArdana! Mantra protect adiyEn! Another aparAdha KshAmaNa r] ma< pu{frIka] ]mSv pué;aeÄm . ]mSv pué;aeÄm r] ma< pu{frIka] jn~AnatO ajn~AnatO vaapi vihitam yanmayaa Subham | jn~AnatO ajn~AnatO vaapi preetOtat sarvam poorNamEvAstu bhava janArdana | , jgÚaw mNÇmUteR jnadRn ACyut Aaem! ! Kshamasva purushOttama ! || maam PuNDareekAksha Knowingly or unknowingly, adiyEn has commi tt! sv¡ pU[RmevaStu àItae Év jnadRn . jnadRn Év àItae pU[RmevaStu tt! sv¡ }antae=}antae va=ip iviht< yNmya zuÉm!, iviht< yNmya zuÉm!, va=ip }antae=}antae mam!. c g&ha[ tt! sv¡¡ daSyen ]NtumhRis krtam | jn~AnAt aSubham yanmayA ajn~AnAt athAvaa tat sarvam Kshantumarhasi Sadagopan.org that adiyEn has committed day afterday hascommittedday that adiyEn Oh thenoblest amongPurushAs!Please || apachArAn imAnsarvAnkshamasvapurushOttama upachArApadeESena krutAnaharaharmayA| 74 in thenameofupachAramstoYou! forgive adiyEnforalltheapachArams Sadagopan.org

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SLOKAM 19 SLOKAM ” was the prayer of a dear devotee, Draupati” was the prayer of a dear in deep ess me and empower me to OMMENTS sarva dharmAn parityajya maamEkam SaraNam vraja C VishNu pOtham vinaa nAnyat kincitasti parAyaNam ”. That time is near for me. I do not know of any other way to escape the the escape to way other any of know not do I me. for near is time That ”. DDITIONAL Sankha Cakra GadA PaaNE!DvarakAnilaya acyuta! Govinda PuNDareekAksha! have no other means. Oh! Lord Govinda! Please lead me in the right path so that I I that so path right the in me lead Please Govinda! Lord Oh! means. SamsAram other no have of ocean can attain You. the in slowly sinking is adiyEn plea. a such of her rescue. Th distress. Our Lord rushed to echo an is (SamsArArNavamagnan). My mind is A “ raksha Maam SaraNAgatam I am unaware of what is beneficial to me in Your Charama SlOkam as Parthasaarathy buXvEv< ny gaeivNd mu®yupayen vTmRna. 19. vTmRna. mu®yupayen gaeivNd ny buXvEv< kevalam | jAnAmi tvAm vrajAmyeva aham hitam na govinda muktibudhvaivam naya upAyena vartmanA || Meaning: Ah< iht< n janaim Tva< ìjaMyev kevlm!, Ah< iht< n janaim evanescent vishaya sukhams (VishayAkrAnth any safe boat to ferry me across the terr my Lord ( VarAha BhagavAn in Your Charama slOkam: “ gatim terrors of SamsAram. Please do what is hi Your sacred feet (

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SLOKAM 20 SLOKAM ignoramus and is totally unsk ignoramus yena tvAm upAyamyham || yena tvAm upAyamyham OMMENTS nedmetidtIit c, nedmetidtIit C DDITIONAL samWyRvan! k«pamaÇ-mneav&iÄ> àsId me. samWyRvan! k«pamaÇ-mneav&iÄ> sOaham tE dEvadEvEsa ! nArcanAdou stutou na ca sAmarthyavAn krupAmatra- manOvrutti: praseeda mE -- VishNu PurANam : 5.7.70 sae=h< te devdeves nacRnadaE StutaE n c, StutaE nacRnadaE devdeves te sae=h< A Oh Govindha! adiyEn is an Oh! Lord! You alone know well what is good Oh! Lord! You alone know well possess nithyAnithya vivEkam. Oh Lord of performing archanai, AarAdhanam and buiÏyaeg< c me deih yen TvamupyaMyhm!. 20. c me deih yen TvamupyaMyhm!. buiÏyaeg< Sreyo me nedametaditItitvameva vetsi ca | ca me dehi buddhiyogam Meaning: Tvmev veiTs ïeyae me knowledge Please provide me the right what is auspicious and what is destructiv beseeches You to bless me with the clea to attain You:

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