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The Sharanagati Gadyam, unlike the commentaries of Ramanuja on Vedanta, does not have detailed philosophical debates.Instead, it is a pure expression of bhakti and describes a transcendental conversation between Ramanuja and Narayana with Sri (). [5]
Depiction of a Vaishnava, a performer of this practice. Sharanagati (Sanskrit: शरणागति; IAST: Śaraṇāgati) or Prapatti (Sanskrit: प्रपत्ति; IAST: Prapatti), is the process of total surrender to God (Narayana-Krishna) in the tradition of Vaishnavism.
The Sriranga Gadyam, unlike the commentaries of Ramanuja on Vedanta, does not have detailed philosophical debates. Instead, it is a pure expression of bhakti and gives a detailed description of the deity Ranganatha as the repository of infinite guna , which he calls kalyana guna (virtuous quality).
Ramanuja was inspired by the festivities of the day and composed the Sriranga Gadyam and the Sharanagati Gadyam. According to tradition, the deity Ranganatha is regarded to have been moved by these compositions, and gave Ramanuja a vision of his abode, Vaikuntha. This inspired Ramanuja to compose the Vaikuntha Gadyam. [2]
Ramanuja's prayer of surrender to Narayana in the Sharanagati Gadyam of the Tiruvaymoli was and is significant to his Sri Vaishnava adherents, as it became a model prayer for future generations. In this prayer, Ramanuja describes Narayana to be the "beloved consort of Sri and of Bhumi and Nila ".
The Sri Vaishnava tradition attributes nine Sanskrit texts to Ramanuja [69] – Vedarthasamgraha (literally, "Summary of the Vedas meaning" [note 3]) Sri Bhasya (a review and commentary on the Brahma Sutras), Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (a review and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita), and the minor works titled Vedantadipa, Vedantasara, Gadya Traya ...
Vedanta Desika (1268–1369 [1]), also rendered Vedanta Desikan, Swami Vedanta Desika, and Thoopul Nigamantha Desikan, was an Indian polymath who wrote philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages, including Sanskrit, Manipravaḷam (a Sanskritised form of literary Tamil), Tamil and Prakrit. [2]
Some of the religious works like Sri Bhashyam by Ramanuja, Gadya Traya (which is a compilation of three texts called the Saranagati Gadyam, Sriranga Gadyam and the Vaikunta Gadyam) by Ramanuja,CITEREFK.S.2002 Sri Renga natha shtakam by Adi Shankaracharya, [88] Renga raja Stavam and Guna ratna kosham by Sri Parasar bhattar, [89] Renga raja ...