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8 Foreword
The great Apostle Bhagavad Rāmānujācārya who flourished in the
eleventh century, postulated Bhakti as universal medium through which
one could, not only liberate himself from wordly tribulations but also
attain the supremely blissful abode of the Lord Srimannārāyaṇa.
Among the stupendous works of Ācārya Rāmānuja, Gadya-traya,
an encomium of infinite virtues and attributes of the Lord, sung in prose-
poetry. This Magmum Opus of the great Ācārya has all prose-lyrical
nuances.
As the name suggests 'Gadya-traya-triad of Gadyas' (Proses) is
comprising three gadyas such as Saraṇāgati Gadya, Sri Ranga Gadya and
Vaikuntha Gadya.
In the first of the Gadyas, Śaraṇāgati, there is the conversation
between Ācārya and the Lord Srimannārāyaṇa Himself, wherein Prapatti'-
Utter dependence on the Lord, appreciated as the only way to 'release' to
be with the Supreme Lord, proffering service unto Him in 'paramapada'
the supreme abode. Ācārya Rāmānuja has detailed here about the ways
of utter devotion unto the Lord. In second of the Gadyas, Śri Ranga
Gadya furthering the thought of the first, Ramanuja has put forth
elaborately and deeply the desire to serve the Lord, begs of Him to bestow
unflappable devotion to the Lord. In the last of the Gadyas Vaikuṇṭha
Gadya, Ācārya Rāmānuja presents the discription of supremely beautiful
abode of the Lord, which as a ultimate Goal attainable, if the sceker of
ultimate joy, adopting the path of devotion to Lord, to reach it.
The crux of this work emphasizes the complete self - surrender to
the Lord, as the cause of ultimate bliss.
This edition is presented with two beautiful elucidations in Sanskrit
'Rahasyarakṣā' of Vedāntācārya and Śrutaprakāśikā Bhāṣya of Sudarśanasūri.
The great Apostle Bhagavad Rāmānujācārya who flourished in the
eleventh century, postulated Bhakti as universal medium through which
one could, not only liberate himself from wordly tribulations but also
attain the supremely blissful abode of the Lord Srimannārāyaṇa.
Among the stupendous works of Ācārya Rāmānuja, Gadya-traya,
an encomium of infinite virtues and attributes of the Lord, sung in prose-
poetry. This Magmum Opus of the great Ācārya has all prose-lyrical
nuances.
As the name suggests 'Gadya-traya-triad of Gadyas' (Proses) is
comprising three gadyas such as Saraṇāgati Gadya, Sri Ranga Gadya and
Vaikuntha Gadya.
In the first of the Gadyas, Śaraṇāgati, there is the conversation
between Ācārya and the Lord Srimannārāyaṇa Himself, wherein Prapatti'-
Utter dependence on the Lord, appreciated as the only way to 'release' to
be with the Supreme Lord, proffering service unto Him in 'paramapada'
the supreme abode. Ācārya Rāmānuja has detailed here about the ways
of utter devotion unto the Lord. In second of the Gadyas, Śri Ranga
Gadya furthering the thought of the first, Ramanuja has put forth
elaborately and deeply the desire to serve the Lord, begs of Him to bestow
unflappable devotion to the Lord. In the last of the Gadyas Vaikuṇṭha
Gadya, Ācārya Rāmānuja presents the discription of supremely beautiful
abode of the Lord, which as a ultimate Goal attainable, if the sceker of
ultimate joy, adopting the path of devotion to Lord, to reach it.
The crux of this work emphasizes the complete self - surrender to
the Lord, as the cause of ultimate bliss.
This edition is presented with two beautiful elucidations in Sanskrit
'Rahasyarakṣā' of Vedāntācārya and Śrutaprakāśikā Bhāṣya of Sudarśanasūri.