What is Saranagati Gadyam?

The Saranagati Gadyam is a profound devotional prose hymn composed by Sri Ramanujacharya, advocating complete self-surrender to Lord Srimannarayana and Goddess Mahalakshmi. It describes the path for a devotee to acknowledge their imperfections and seek refuge in divine compassion.

When and how should one recite Saranagati Gadyam?

The Saranagati Gadyam can be recited daily, especially after morning ablutions or during evening worship. It can also be recited at any time with devotion for mental peace and spiritual upliftment.

What are the main benefits of reciting Saranagati Gadyam?

Reciting it purifies all sins, bestows a state of fearlessness, mental peace, constant remembrance of the Lord, and ultimately leads to moksha (liberation). It brings divine protection and blessings.

Who can recite Saranagati Gadyam?

Any devotee with unwavering faith in the Lord, who yearns for liberation, and is willing to completely surrender themselves to the divine power, can recite this Gadya. It is open to all, regardless of caste, creed, or gender.

How many times should Saranagati Gadyam be recited for best results?

It is considered auspicious to recite the Gadya at least once daily. With a feeling of complete surrender, one can recite it as many times as possible, leading to a deeper spiritual experience.

What is the origin or authorship of Saranagati Gadyam?

The Saranagati Gadyam was composed by the great Acharya Sri Ramanujacharya, a prominent figure in the Sri Vaishnava tradition. It forms an integral part of his "Gadyatrayam" (a collection of three prose hymns) and is a revered text for Sri Vaishnava devotees.

Sharanagati Gadya – English Version Meaning & Full Summary | Ramanuja’s Complete Surrender

Sharanaagati gadyam'

Yo nityamachyutapadaambujayugmarukma
Vyaamohatastaditaraani tri'naaya mene |
Asmadgurorbhagavato'sya dayaikasindhoh'
Raamaanujasya charanau sharanam' prapadye ||

Vande vedaantakarpoorachaameekara karand'akam |
Raamaanujaaryamaaryaanaam' chood'aamanimaharnisham ||

Om || bhagavannaaraayanaabhimataanuroopa svarooparoopa gunavibhavaishvarya sheelaadyanavadhikaatishaya asankhyeya kalyaanagunaganaam' padmavanaalayaam' bhagavateem' shriyam' deveem' nityaanapaayineem' niravadyaam' devadevadivyamahisheem' akhilajaganmaataram' asmanmaataram' asharanyasharanyaam' ananyasharanah' sharanamaham' prapadye ||

Paaramaarthika bhagavachcharanaaravinda yugal'aikaantikaatyantika parabhakti parajnyaana paramabhaktikri'ta paripoornaanavarata nityavishadatamaananya prayojanaanavadhikaatishaya priya bhagavadanubhavajanitaanavadhikaatishaya preetikaaritaasheshaavasthochita asheshasheshataikaratiroopa nityakainkaryapraaptyapekshayaa paaramaarthikee bhagavachcharanaaravinda sharanaagatih' yathaavasthitaa avirataa'stu me ||

Astu te | tayaiva sarvam' sampatsyate ||

Akhilaheyapratyaneeka kalyaanaikataana, svetara samastavastuvilakshanaananta jnyaanaanandaikasvaroopa, svaabhimataanuroopaikaroopaachintya divyaadbhuta nityaniravadya niratishayaujjvalya saundarya saugandhya saukumaarya laavanya yauvanaadyanantagunanidhi divyaroopa, svaabhaavikaanavadhikaatishaya jnyaana balaishvarya veerya shakti tejassausheelya vaatsalya maardavaarjava sauhaarda saamya kaarunya maadhurya gaambheeryaudaarya chaaturya sthairya dhairya shaurya paraakrama satyakaama satyasankalpa kri'titva kri'tajnyataadyasankhyeya kalyaanagunaganaugha mahaarnava,
Svochita vividha vichitraanantaashcharya nitya niravadya niratishaya sugandha niratishaya sukhasparsha niratishayaujjvalya kireet'a makut'a chood'aavatam'sa makarakund'ala graiveyaka haara keyoora kat'aka shreevatsa kaustubha muktaadaamodarabandhana peetaambara kaancheeguna noopuraadyaparimita divyabhooshana, svaanuroopaachintyashakti shankhachakragadaa'si shaarngaadyasankhyeya
Nityaniravadya niratishaya kalyaanadivyaayudha,
Svaabhimata nityaniravadyaanuroopa svarooparoopaguna vibhavaishvarya sheelaadyanavadhikaatishayaasankhyeya kalyaanagunaganashreevallabha, evambhoota bhoomineel'aanaayaka, svachchhandaanuvarti svaroopasthiti pravri'ttibhedaashesha sheshataikaratiroopa
Nityaniravadyaniratishaya jnyaana kriyaishvaryaadyananta kalyaanagunagana shesha sheshaashana
Garud'apramukha naanaavidhaananta parijana parichaarikaa paricharita charanayugal'a, paramayogi vaangmanasaa'parichchhedya svaroopa svabhaava svaabhimata vividhavichitraanantabhogya bhogopakarana bhogasthaana samri'ddhaanantaashcharyaananta mahaavibhavaananta parimaana nitya niravadya niratishaya shreevaikunt'hanaatha, svasankalpaanuvidhaayi svaroopasthiti pravri'tti svasheshataikasvabhaava prakri'ti purusha kaalaatmaka vividha vichitraananta bhogya bhoktri'varga bhogopakarana bhogasthaanaroopa
Nikhilajagadudaya vibhava layaleela, satyakaama, satyasankalpa, parabrahmabhoota, purushottama,mahaavibhoote,

Shreeman naaraayana, vaikunt'hanaatha, apaara kaarunya sausheelya vaatsalyaudaaryaishvarya saundarya mahodadhe, anaalochitavisheshaasheshaloka sharanya, pranataartihara, aashrita vaatsalyaikajaladhe, anavaratavidita nikhilabhootajaatayaathaatmya, asheshacharaacharabhoota nikhilaniyamana nirata, asheshachidachidvastu sheshibhoota, nikhilajagadaadhaara, akhilajagatsvaamin, asmatsvaamin, satyakaama,
Satyasankalpa, sakaletaravilakshana, arthikalpaka, aapatsakha, shreeman, naaraayana, asharanyasharanya, ananyasharanastvatpaadaaravinda yugal'am' sharanamaham' prapadye ||

Atra dvayam |

Pitaram' maataram' daaraan putraan bandhoon sakheen guroon |
Ratnaani dhanadhaanyaani kshetraani cha gri'haani cha || 1

Sarvadharmaam'shcha santyajya sarvakaamaam'shcha saaksharaan |
Lokavikraantacharanau sharanam' te'vrajam' vibho || 2

Tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva
Tvameva bandhushcha gurustvameva |
Tvameva vidyaa dravinam' tvameva
Tvameva sarvam' mama devadeva || 3

Pitaa'si lokasya charaacharasya
Tvamasya poojyashcha gururgareeyaan |
Na tvatsamo'styabhyadhikah' kuto'nyo
Lokatraye'pyapratimaprabhaava || 4

Tasmaatpranamya pranidhaaya kaayam'
Prasaadaye tvaamahameeshameed'yam |
Piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuh'
Priyah' priyaayaarhasi deva sod'hum ||

Manovaakkaayairanaadikaala pravri'ttaanantaakri'tyakarana kri'tyaakarana bhagavadapachaara bhaagavataapachaaraasahyaapachaararoopa naanaavidhaanantaapachaaraan aarabdhakaaryaan anaarabdhakaaryaan kri'taan kriyamaanaan karishyamaanaam'shcha sarvaanasheshatah' kshamasva |

Anaadikaalapravri'ttavipareeta jnyaanamaatmavishayam' kri'tsna jagadvishayam' cha vipareetavri'ttam' chaasheshavishayamadyaapi vartamaanam' vartishyamaanam' cha sarvam' kshamasva |

Madeeyaanaadikarma pravaahapravri'ttaam' bhagavatsvaroopa tirodhaanakareem' vipareetajnyaanajananeem' svavishayaayaashcha bhogyabuddherjananeem' dehendriyatvena bhogyatvena sookshmaroopena chaavasthitaam' daiveem' gunamayeem' maayaam' daasabhootam' sharanaagato'smi tavaasmi daasah' iti vaktaaram' maam' taaraya |

Teshaam' jnyaanee nityayuktah' ekabhaktirvishishyate |
Priyo hi jnyaanino'tyarthamaham' sa cha mama priyah' ||

Udaaraah' sarva evaite jnyaanee tvaatmaiva me matam |
Aasthitah' sa hi yuktaatmaa maamevaanuttamaam' gatim ||

Bahoonaam' janmanaamante jnyaanavaanmaam' prapadyate |
Vaasudevah' sarvamiti sa mahaatmaa sudurlabhah' ||

Iti shlokatrayoditajnyaaninam' maam' kurushva |

Purushah' sa parah' paartha bhaktyaa labhyastvananyayaa |
Bhaktyaa tvananyayaa shakyah' madbhaktim' labhate paraam |
Iti sthaanatrayodita parabhaktiyuktam' maam' kurushva |

Parabhakti parajnyaana paramabhaktyekasvabhaavam' maam' kurushva |
Parabhakti parajnyaana paramabhaktikri'ta paripoornaanavarata nityavishadatamaananya prayojanaanavadhikaatishaya priya bhagavadanubhavo'ham' tathaavidha bhagavadanubhava janitaanavadhikaatishaya preetikaaritaasheshaavasthochitaashesha sheshataikaratiroopa nityakinkaro bhavaani |

Evambhoota matkainkaryapraaptyupaayatayaa'vakluptasamasta vastuviheeno'pi, ananta tadvirodhipaapaakraanto'pi, ananta madapachaarayukto'pi, ananta madeeyaapachaarayukto'pi, anantaasahyaapachaara yukto'pi, etatkaaryakaarana bhootaanaadi vipareetaahankaara vimood'haatma svabhaavo'pi, etadubhayakaaryakaaranabhootaanaadi vipareetavaasanaa sambaddho'pi, etadanuguna prakri'ti visheshasambaddho'pi, etanmoolaadhyaatmikaadhibhautikaadhidaivika sukhaduh'kha taddhetu
Taditaropekshaneeya vishayaanubhava jnyaanasankocharoopa machcharanaaravindayugal'aikaantikaatyantika parabhakti parajnyaana paramabhakti vighnapratihato'pi, yena kenaapi prakaarena dvayavaktaa tvam' kevalam' madeeyayaiva dayayaa nishsheshavinasht'a sahetuka machcharanaaravindayugal'aikaantikaatyantika parabhakti parajnyaana paramabhaktivighnah' matprasaadalabdha machcharanaaravindayugal'aikaantikaatyantika parabhakti parajnyaana paramabhaktih' matprasaadaadeva saakshaatkri'ta yathaavasthita matsvarooparoopagunavibhooti leelopakaranavistaarah' aparokshasiddha manniyaamyataa maddaasyaika svabhaavaatma svaroopah' madekaanubhavah' maddaasyaikapriyah' paripoornaanavarata nityavishadatamaananya prayojanaanavadhikaatishayapriya madanubhavastvam' tathaavidha madanubhava janitaanavadhikaatishaya preetikaaritaasheshaavasthochitaashesha sheshataikaratiroopa nityakinkaro bhava |

Evambhooto'si | aadhyaatmikaadhibhautikaadhidaivika duh'khavighnagandharahitastvam' dvayamarthaanusandhaanena saha sadaivam' vaktaa yaavachchhareerapaatamatraiva shreerange sukhamaasva ||

Shareerapaatasamaye tu kevalam' madeeyayaiva dayayaa'tiprabuddhah' maamevaavalokayan aprachyuta poorvasam'skaaramanorathah' jeernamiva vastram' sukhenemaam' prakri'tim' sthoolasookshmaroopaam' visri'jya tadaaneemeva matprasaadalabdha machcharanaaravinda yugal'aikaantikaatyantika parabhakti parajnyaana paramabhaktikri'ta paripoornaanavarata nityavishadatamaananya prayojanaanavadhikaatishaya priya madanubhavastvam' tathaavidha madanubhavajanitaanavadhikaatishaya preetikaaritaasheshaavasthochitaasheshasheshataika ratiroopa nityakinkaro bhavishyasi | maate'bhoodatra sam'shayah' |

Anri'tam' noktapoorvam' me na cha vakshye kadaachana |
Raamo dvirnaabhibhaashate |
Sakri'deva prapannaaya tavaasmeeti cha yaachate |
Abhayam' sarvabhootebhyo dadaamyetadvratam' mama ||
Sarvadharmaan parityajya maamekam' sharanam' vraja |
Aham' tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishyaami maa shuchah' ||
Iti mayaiva hyuktam |

Atastvam' tava tattvato mat jnyaanadarshana praaptishu nissam'shayah' sukhamaasva ||

Antyakaale smri'tiryaatu tava kainkaryakaaritaa |
Taamenaam' bhagavannadya kriyamaanaam' kurushva me ||

Iti shreebhagavadraamaanuja virachitam' sharanaagati gadyam |

The Sharanagati Gadya, composed by Bhagavad Ramanuja, is one of the greatest proclamations of absolute surrender to Lord Narayana and Goddess Mahalakshmi. It expresses the soul’s helplessness, the infinite compassion of the Divine Couple, and the ultimate path to liberation through surrender (prapatti).

The hymn starts by invoking Lakshmi as the eternal, faultless, ever-benevolent consort of the Lord and the universal mother. Through her grace, the devotee approaches Lord Narayana, the boundless ocean of infinite auspicious attributes—knowledge, power, compassion, beauty, and lordship.

Ramanuja describes himself as weak, full of accumulated sins, bound by karma, deluded by ignorance, and incapable of self-liberation.
He abandons all worldly ties—family, wealth, duties, desires—and fully submits to the Divine, quoting the essence of the Gita:
“Sarva dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja.”

In return, the Lord grants his supreme assurance:
    •    He will remove all sins
    •    He will protect the devotee as his own
    •    He will grant unbroken remembrance at life’s end
    •    He will bring the soul to His eternal abode
    •    He will bestow nitya-kainkarya—eternal service in Vaikuntha

This Gadya is the pinnacle of Sri Vaishnava surrender philosophy, merging divine compassion with absolute devotion.

Benefits:
    •    Complete purification of lifelong karmas
    •    Freedom from fear, sorrow, and anxiety
    •    Steady remembrance of God and devotion
    •    Grace leading towards liberation and eternal service
    •    Strengthens faith, humility, and inner clarity
    •    Removes obstacles on the spiritual path

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