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Prapatti

Surrender: throwing oneself on the grace of God as the means of salvation, in Śrī Vaiṣṇavism.

Also: Prapatti, surrender

Vedānta and the Hindu traditions

Prapatti is complete self-surrender to God. In the Śrī Vaiṣṇava tradition of Rāmānuja it came to be seen as a means of liberation open to all, requiring no qualification but sincere trust in the Lord’s grace. Later teachers debated whether the soul must make any effort, or is carried like a kitten by its mother.