Anubhandham (appendix) to my postings on Hitham/Saranagathi

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

When I summarize the upanyAsams of Srimath

Azhagiya Singar , I am not sure whether these

postings are useful to you or not .These

postings turn out to be lengthy becuase

of the enormous range that H.H. The Jeeyar

covers. I might have taken too much of your

time on them .

 

I hesitate to add more reading materials

to your mail boxes . Hence , I am going to take

a rest from these lengthy postings and concentrate on

the AchArya RaamAnujA /Swami Desikan CD ROM

projects and the 108 Divya Desam Web Pages /CD ROM

Project for the next four to six weeks .Please be assured

that this CD ROM kaimkaryam is open to every one

and I need all of your particpation in the coming days

on offering our salutaions to our common heritage .

 

Prior to that rest , I will respond to an erudite

BhakthA , who read carefully the three postings on

the third UpanyAsam of the revered Jeeyar

and asked some questions on important

points on SaraNAgathi , Bhakthi Yogam ,

Karma Yogam and Jn~Ana Yogam and their

mutual relationships to Parama PurushArtham (Viz).,

Moksham .I am happy to respond to his queries

and to summarize the fundamental points to

clear up any confusion arising from jumping

too quickly over a variety of topics

related to the UpanyAsam .The salient

points are :

 

** Both Bhakthi Yogam and prapatthi Yogam

yield desired fruits including Moksham .

The sought aftyer fruits can be other than

Moksham .

 

** One's bhAgyam to practise Bhakthi or

Prapathti Yogam is exclusively due to the

Lord's grace only .

 

** The Moksha Phalan obtained by those

practising Bhakthi Yogam or Praaptthi

Yogam is identical (tulya Phalam ).

 

** Bhakthi Yogam is ardous and takes a long time

to yield the desired fruits of Moksham in contrast

to Parapathti Yogam.Some times , it may take more

than one birth to realize the fruits of Bhakthi

Yogam . It has also limits imposed

by VarNAsrama Dharmams . Hence , by definition ,

Bhakthi Yogam is restricted to special groups .

The practise of Prapatthi yogam has no

such restrictions and is open to one and all .

 

** " PrapannAs " alone gain Moksham .PrapannAs are of

two kinds . One kind is known as SadhvAraka Prapatthi

Nishtan ( Bhakthan ) and the other is known as adhvAraka

prapatthi nishtan ( one who performed SaraNAgathi ).

 

** For the Bhakthan ( practioner of Bhakthi Yogam ) ,

Mukti ( BrahmAnubhavam ) is realized with delay . But

the Bhakthan's enjoyment of Bhagavath-anubhavam is

immeasurable . For the Prapannan ( practioner of

Prapatthi Yogam ) , the fruit of Moksham is realized

in a compartively short time .

 

** When one realizes that he or she has no capability

of practising the rigorous Bhakthi Yogam (akinchanan)

that one becomes an adhikAri for prapatthi yOgam .

For them , the Lord stands in the place (sthAnam )

of Bhakthi Yogam and grants the Prapannan the fruits

asked for including Moksham .

 

** Karma and Jn~Ana Yogams are angAs of Bhakthi

Yogam , which is a direct means (Saadhya UpAyam )

like Prapathi Yogam to yield Moksham . For akinchanans

and ananyagathis ,our Lord ( SiddhOpAyam )stands in place

of Bhakthi Yogam only and not in the place of its

angaas like Karma and Jn~Ana Yogams to grsnt Moksham .

 

** There are different stages in the practise

of Bhakthi Yogam based on the intensity of

Bhakthi :Para Bhakthi ,Para Jn~Anam and

Parama Bhakthi . Latter is the most intense .

 

** There are four kinds of BhakthAs and

GeethAchAryan clearly states that among

the four groups , Jn~Ani is the dearest to Him .

 

** There are two kinds of PrapannAs , who

have performed their prapatthis.One is

Dhruptha PrapannA and the other is Aartha

prapannan. Latter can not bear to wait anymore

to attain MOksham , while the Dhruptha prapannan

waits until the end of his deha yAthrA .

 

** Among the five angams of prapathti ,

MahA VisvAsam ( Unshakable faith in the Lord

as the one and only protector ) is very important.

That MahA visvAsam will arise only due to

the grace of a SadAchAryan .

 

** Those who have performed their Prapatthi

are known as Krutha KrithyALs . The Lord assures them

as he assured AchArya RaamAnujA in the SaraNAgathi

Gadhyam dialog : athasthvam tava tattvathO

madhjn~Ana -darsana -prApthishu nisamsaya:

SukhamAsva. Sri RanganAtha commands AchArya

RaamAnujA here to comprehend His svarUpam and GuNam

without any confusion and to have His darsanam ,

and free himself of any doubts about attaining

Him and exist in a state of sukham until He calls

the AchAryA home to Sri Vaikuntam .

 

One can write more and more about the glorious

subject of SaraNAgathi .

 

I will however conclude this posting here with

a slOkam from Lakshmi Tanthram , which celebrates the

SaraNya Dampathis as the most merciful and

ultimate protectors as asserted by VedAnthams

and PaancharAthra SiddhAntham :

 

LakshmyA Saha Hr*shikEsO DevyA KaaruNya RoopayA

Rakshaka: sarva siddhAnthE VedAnthEpi cha geeyathE

 

NamO NaarAyaNAya ,NamO NaarAyaNAya , NamO NaarAyaNAya

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan