Prapatti — Sharanagati (Total Surrender)
प्रपत्तिः शरणागतिः
The doctrine of Prapatti (Sharanagati) — total surrender to Vishnu as the sole means of liberation. Six limbs of Prapatti: (1) Anukula-sankalpa — resolve to please God; (2) Pratikula-varjana — avoiding what displeases God; (3) Mahavishvasa — absolute faith in God's protection; (4) Goptritve varanam — choosing God as protector; (5) Atma-niksepa — complete self-surrender; (6) Karpanya — humility. Foundational to Sri Vaishnavism (Ramanuja tradition).
Shlokas (2)
+ Add ShlokaSharanagatigadyam – I take refuge in Vishnu
Sharanagati Gadyam (Ramanujacharya) — rooted in Pancharatra tradition
श्रीमन्नारायण चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये। श्रीमते नारायणाय नमः॥
Śrīman-Nārāyaṇa caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye, Śrīmate Nārāyaṇāya namaḥ.
I take refuge at the feet of Sri Narayana. Salutation to Narayana who abides with Sri (Lakshmi).
Six Angas of Prapatti (Ahirbudhnya Samhita)
Ahirbudhnya Samhita 37.28–29
आनुकूल्यस्य संकल्पः प्रातिकूल्यविवर्जनम्। रक्षिष्यतीति विश्वासः गोप्तृत्ववरणं तथा। आत्मनिक्षेपकार्पण्ये षडंगा शरणागतिः॥
Ānukūlyasya saṃkalpaḥ prātikūlyavivarjanam, rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāsaḥ goptṛtvavaraṇaṃ tathā, ātmanikṣepakārpaṇye ṣaḍaṅgā śaraṇāgatiḥ.
Sharanagati (complete surrender) has six limbs: (1) resolve to act according to God's will, (2) abandoning what opposes His will, (3) firm faith that He will protect, (4) choosing Him as sole protector, (5) complete self-surrender, and (6) utter humility.