based on the vyakhyanam of Sri Periyavaccan Pillai
by Sri M.N. Ramanuja

ityEvamanayA stutyA stutvA dEvam dinE dinE
kimkarO(a)smIti chAtmAnam dEvAyaivam nivEdayEt

Meaning:
iti Evam -- In this way
anayA stutyA -- by way of this stotram
dEvam -- the God
dinE dinE -- everyday
stutvA -- having prayed
kimkara: asmi iti cha -- that I should be your server
dEvAya -- To the master
Evam -- thus
nivEdayEt -- one should offer his soul (to the Lord)

Introduction:
(ityEvam etc) A person who has no understanding and thinking of what was described in the shlokams stated hitherto, should recite these shlokams everyday and solicit for service to the Lord and offer his soul to the Lord.

VyAkhyAnam:
"iti " and "Evam" indicate the characteristics of the words and the meanings respectively. By this is indicated the superiority of this Jitante from among other Jitante stotrams (there are in all, five Jitante stotrams).

(anayA stutyA) As cited in "jitanta iti mantrENa" this was proclaimed as a mantram in other regions. In our region, it has been denoted as a stotram. What is the reason? Well, as in "mantAram trAyata iti mantra:" , it uplifts one who utters it as a mantra. If the Lord who is a "stavya" and "stavapriya" (eulogisable and lover of eulogy), listens to it, His face will bloom with gladness and hence it is called stotram. (dEvam) As in "sAkShAd deva: purANO(a)sau" He is an eternal God.

(dinE dinE) For a person who has comprehended the spirit of these shlokams, some infrequent recitation may be adequate. For others, this stotram should be recited everyday.

(kimkara: asmi etc) With a prayer that he would be a server and slave to the Lord, he will totally offer his soul at His feet. What is the purpose of such an action? If such a stotram which has been recited by distinguished persons, is recited even by ordinary mortals (who are priding of their body as the soul), then the Lord will think of the latter as the former and equating them He will accept the latter too as He would the former. How come? A cow which has delivered a calf, can be first milked by keeping the real calf near her. Later, even if the real calf is taken away and a stuffed calf (thORkanRu) is placed by her side, she, still thinking of her real calf, yields and streams milk even to the stuffed calf. In the same vein, undeserving people also get the grace of God by reciting these shlokams which were recited by great people.