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M.N.Ramanuja • March 21, 2002 


srimate ramanujaya nama:

asmadguruparamparaayai nama:

As per the kind request and encouragement and with the collaboration of 
Sri V.Sadagopan Swamy, adiyen, would like to post serially the important 
JitantA Stotram which has been referred to by great Acharyas like Vedanta 
Desikan. The entire stotram consists of 129 slokams in six parts. These 
slokas have been a model to Acharyas like Yamunacharya, Ramanujacharya etc 
as can be seen in Stotraratnam and Gadyatrayam. They guide the bhaktas in 
the proper method to be adopted to pray to Lord. Sri PancharAtram was 
lectured by Lord himself to some sages in a sitting of five nights. Hence, 
this came to be known as Sri PAncharAtram. 
  
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Sri pAncharAtrE jitantA stotrE prathamajitantA
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JitantE pundarIkAksha namastE vishvabhAvana
namastEstu hrisIkEsha mahApurusha pUrvaja. 1.


Victory to thee, Lotus-eyed, salutation to thee, sustainer of the 
universe. Salutation to thee, the controller of the sense organs. You are 
the Great person and the primordeal ancestor of all. 


( The Lord teaches how a devotee should pray to God and puts these prayers 
in the  mouth of  the potential devotee and are  in first person. This is 
where the concept of  pallandu and mangalashasanam might have appeared 
first)

devAnAm dAnavAnAm cha sAmAnyam adhidaivatam
sarvadA charaNa dvandvam vrajAmi sharaNam tava. 2.


You are the common over-lord of the Angels and the Demons. I  always 
go and surrender to Your pair of divine feet  as my refuge.

(  You do not discriminate between angels and demons. e.g, Prahlada , Bali 
and Vibheeshana  etc. When Indra and Brahma, were jealous of Krishna , You  
taught them a lesson. In times, they approach You for succour.)
 

Ekastvamasi lOkasya srashtA samhArakastathA
adhyakshaschAnumantA cha guNa mAyA samAvrita: . 3.


You are the unique one who creates the world and destroys it. You are the 
supervisor and conniver. You do these under the influence of  Gunas - satwa, 
rajas and tamas and your Maya. (Cf  DvA suparnA sayujA sakhAyA ,  
BhartA BhOktA Mahesvara: etc)

(You provide a long leash to the Jivatma, watch over it and allow the 
Jivatma to do whatever it does.  )


samsAra sAgaram ghOram ananta klesha bhAjanam
tvAmEva sharaNam prApya nistaranti manIshiNa: . 4.


This ocean of Samsara of cycles of  birth and death etc is horrible and is 
the storehouse of endless and infinite adversities and suffering.  Wise 
men who know the way out, approach You only as the refuge and do sharaNAgati 
to You and easily cross over this ocean of Samsara.

na tE rUpam na chAkArO nAyudhAni na chAspadam
tathApi purushAkArO  bhaktAnAm tvam prakAshasE. 5.


You have no specific form or specific figure. You have neither weapons nor 
do You  have a habitat. Notwithstanding this, (out of compassion ) you 
appear and shine in the form of a Purusha for the benefit of your devotees, 
so that they can see You and become blessed..

To be contd

Ramanujadasan



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