Friday, January 17, 2014

Prapanna Parijata.


Vande'ham varadaaryam tam vatsaabhijanabhooshanam
bhaashyaamritapradaanaat yahnsanjeevayati maamapi.


Parijata wish yielder of a prapanna (one who has surrendered)

prapattermaanasaubhaagyam svaroopam adhikaaryapi,
prapannaanaam gurau vrittih sreese sooreeshu satsu cha,
vihiteshu vyavasthaanam varjaneeyam phalam tathaa,
ete dasaarthaah kathyante trayyantaadyartha sangrahaat.

Vedanta and other sastras in essence speak of the following 10 topics relating to surrender.

1. Efficacy of Surrender.
2. The Nature of Surrender.
3. Persons who can resort to surrender.
4. Adoration of Preceptors.
5. The methods of Worship.
6. The worship of Goddess.
7. Propitation of the Lord's devotees.
8. Compulsary observance of daily duties.
9. Avoidance of unworthy traits.
10. The attainment of the fruit of liberation.

Pramaana Paddhati or efficacy of surrender.
Consists of 23 verses on the authority for surrender


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