[srivenugopala] Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimakryam: Part 116 ( Desika Prabhandham--> VII: Paasurams 60-65

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SrI:

 

Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs:

 

In this posting , adiyEn will cover 6 more Paasurams( 60-65) of Desika

Prabhandham , which are the 21-26 Paasurams of AdhikAra Sangraham.

 

SvanishtAbhijn~Ana adhikAram: 14th Chapter of SRTS

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Prapannan recognizing special features in him after Prapatthi

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(60) Those PrapannAs , who possess the three kinds of

nishtais ( marks) perform appropriate nithya-naimitthika karmAs

and will not perform any acts forbidden by Lord's SaasthrAs.

Those PrapannAs who recognize these marks of Svanishtai in

them are equivalent to the nityasooris who reside on this earth.

 

For those , who performed Prapathti based on a clear

understanding of the inner meanings of the three rahasyAs

see in themselves special features. These are the the unmistakable

marks of Svanishtai : (1) clear knowledge about Svaroopam ,

UpAyam and PurushArTam. They recognize them and become

happy .

 

The key passage in this Paasuram is: " Mukkiya Manthiram kaattiya

MoonRil nilai udayAr--mEdhini mEviya ViNNavarE " ( Those blessed

ones having the three nishtais ( Svaroopa, UpAyaand PurushArTa

nishtais) revealed by Moola Manthram are the nithyasooris

that have incarnated in this world.

 

Additional comments on the marks of Svanishtai

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The five defenite marks from gaining the fruits of Svanishtai are:

(1) Knowledge that the insults of others do not affect his

aathma svaroopam and thus are not affected by those

insults (2) Having mercy on those , who acquire pApams as

a result of insulting him (3) thanking them for pointing out

the deficencies in him (4) considering that others insult him

prompted by the Lord and not being cross at them as a result

(5) feeling happy that his sins are reduced by others insulting

him and the transferral of those sins to them.

 

The Marks of UpAya Nishtai

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The five marks are: (1) Conviction that the Lord alone is

the Protector (2) Welcoming death , when it happens as

a dear guest (3) Feeling consoled over the thought of

having the Lord as the Protector in times of suffering

(4) after gaining the fruits of BharanyAsam , staying

unengaged in other upAyams and efforts (5) staying

convinced that the destruction of inauspicousness

as well as the auspiciousness is Lord's responsibility.

 

The Marks of PurushArTa Nishtai

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The three marks of this type of Nishtai for a Prapannan

are: (1) lack of worry about the nourishment of this body ;

accepting that the nurturing of the body is taken care of

by the Lord and enjoying bhOgams that came his way without

any effort and considering those bhOgams as steps to reduce

his karmAs (2) Intense engagement in Bhagavath kaimkaryam

independent of the pleasures or sorrow that come his way

(3) great dhvarai ( haste) in enjoying Bhagavath anubhavam.

 

Swamy Desikan states that the Krutha Kruthya PrapannAs

spend the time on this earth in between Prapatthi and ascent to

Parama Padham as a dream state and spend that time on this earth

as a result of special bhAgyam . During this time , they thank

the Lord for the marks of svanishtai that they see in them and

treat those blessed marks as sEsha Vasthram (Parivattam)

on their heads and spend their remaining days on this earth

( Swamy DatthAm svanishtAm sirasi sEshAm kruthvA

sEsham aayu: nayanthi).

 

Utthara KruthyAdhikAram: The 15th Chapter of SRTS

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Kaimkaryams done in the Post-Prapatthi period

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(61) After the Lord accepts the plea for accepting the burden

of protection of the chEthanam , the Prapannan is freed from

the debts to DevAs, Rishis and Pithrus .With this glory ,

Prapannan acquires the power of uninterrupted kaimkaryams

performed by nithyasooris in Srivaikuntam , right here on

this earth during their remaining days here.

 

There are still duties that are to be performed by the Prapannan

in his post-prapatthi period until he ascends to Srivaikuntam

to join the MukthAs and the Nithyasooris for nithya kaimkaryam

to the Lord . He should engage in Bhagavath-BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam

with delight and without expecting anything in return ( Svayam-prayOjanam).

He should learn with humility from ParamaikAnthis , move with them

and banish even a touch of ego about his status . He should understand

and meditate on the avathAra rahasyams of the Lord taught to him

in SrImad Bhagavath GitA . He should consume Saathvik aaaharam

and continue to do Aj~nA , anuj~nA kaimakryams without

discontinuity.

 

The key pasage of this Paasuram is: " VaNN Thuvarai KaNNan

koLLa kadankaL kazhaRRiya BhagavargaL vilakku inRi

mEvum adimai yellAm maNN ulahatthil mahizhnthu adaihinRanar"

( After the Lord of DhwArakai accepts their Prapatthi,

the PrapannAs gain all kaimkaryams done by the nithyasooris

in Srivaikuntam right here on this earth ) .

 

The Six items to practise and banish in Post-Prapatthi period

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To forget :: desire to enjoy material pleasures

 

To think about :: The UpakArams of AchAryan starting

from His first Glance .

 

To avoid :: Talking about his glories & Superiority

 

To engage in : : Recitation of Dhvaya manthram

 

To avoid by all means :: ApachArAm to BhAgavathAs and

Brahmavidhs by Manas , Speech or body

 

To engage with all means :: Bhagavath-BhAgavatha-AchArya Kaimkaryams

by mind , speech and body.

 

PurushArTa KaashtAdhikAram: the 16th Chapter of SRTS

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BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam is the limit of all Kaimkaryams

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(62) The BhagavathAs of the Lord have clear comprehension of'

the VedAnthams and will continue to marvel at the anantha

kalyANa gunams of their Lord . We as the servants of the Lord

should perform kaimkaryams to the Lord's BhAgavathAs with

affection and should not swerve from the path shown by

the SaasthrAs of the Lord.

 

The Key passage of this Paasuram is: " NaaTan vahuttha vahai

peRum nAmm nalladiyArkku aadharam mikka isainthu nilai

kulayA vahai ninRanam" ( We who have gained the grace

of the Lord through our Prapatthi stay on the righteous

path shown by the Lord through our loving kaimakryams to

His BhAgavathAs).

 

Additional Comments

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The most desired kaimkaryam by BhagavAn is the kaimkaryam

that the PrapannAs perform for His BhAgavathAs. Therefore ,

BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam is the ultimate limit of Bhagavath

Kaimkaryam.

 

BhAgavathAs are free of five kinds of blemishes:

 

(1) desire to committ aparAdhams / transgressions prohibited by

the Lord's SaasthrAs (2) Doubts about the meanings of Saasthrams

(3) links to DevathAntharams (4) Thought that the bhOgams that

come their way are a result of their endeavours (5) the thought

that the fruits of the bhOgams that came their way belong to them.

 

PrapannAs should perform kaimkaryams to such ParamaikAnthi

BhAgavathAs free from the above five kinds of blemishes

and recieve their anugrahams as svayam prayOjanam.

 

SaasthrIya NiyamanAdhikAram: The 17th Chapter of SRTS

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Prapannan not transgressing the Lord's SaasthrAs

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(63) We the PrapannAs followe unswervingly the directions

of the SaasthrAs and performed Bhagavath Kaimkaryam

to attain the status equivalent to the Nithyasooris. In this dark

night of SamsAram , where our ajn~Anam grows rapidly ,

we have no agents to banish that darkness except the cool

light of Vedams . BhagavAn uses the PramANams of Vedams

to develop His Saasthrams to define the auspicious and

the inauspicious.We follow therfore those Saasthrams

to become like the famed nithyasooris.

 

The key passage of this Paasuram is: " Nilam aLanthAn

ithu nanRu , ithu theeyathu yenRu nadatthiya nAnn maRayAl

anbhudai vAnOr nilayil ninRanam " ( The Lord who measured

the Universe during His ThrivikramAvathAram showed us

the right and wrong way through His SaasthrAs rooted in

the VedAs . We followed them faithfully and have been

blessed to reach the status of Nithyasooris in performing

kaimkaryams ).

 

Additional Comments

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The upadEsams of BhAshyakArar will help us understand

and follow the ways prescribed by the SaasthrAs.Saasthram is

the hand lamp in this samsAric world filled with the darkness of

ajn~Anam.

 

The Prapannan folowing the way prescribed by the Lord's

SaasthrAs should be vigilant about three beliefs:

 

(1) SrI VaishNavAs are anukoolars (Freinds)

(2) Bhagavath virOdhis are prathikoolars( Foes)

(3) SamsAris who are indifferent to the Lord are inbetween.

 

When a Prapannan meets SrI VishNavAs , he should be

delighted as when he experiences bhOgya vasthus. When he

comes across Bhagavath virOdhis , he should have fear and

disgust as when he meets a snake and othe visha janthus.

When an indifferent samsAri comes his way , the Prapannan

should treat them like worthless objects l(e.g)., a blade of grass

or a broken tile .These are the ways shown by the SaasthrAs.

 

There are two kinds of Kaimkaryams clasisfied by the SaasthrAs:

(1) Aj~nA Kaimkaryam like ThrikAla SandhyAvandhanam and

othe nithya karmAs . If one does not perform them , we incur

the wrath of the Lord (2) anuj~nA kaimkaryams like pushpa

kaimkaryam to the Lord. If one does not perform them ,

there are no sins accumulated. If one performs them , one can

get their fruits. Improper performance of even anuj~nA kaimkaryam

can result in pApams.

 

AparAdha ParihAra adhikAram : The 18th Chapter of SRTS

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Paapams not joining the Prapannan

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(64) A Prapannan afraid of the bundles of his sins

performs prapatthi ; after that , he will not commit

knowingly sins that interfere with Bhagavath kaimkaryams.

If he has the ignorance/avivEkam to commit such pApams ,

he will perform PrAyascchittha prapatthi to destroy the roots for

the generation of such pApams . After the performance of

the PrAyascchittha Prapatthi , the avivEkam causing those sins

will be thoroughly destroyed.

 

Additional Comments

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The Paapams collected before Prapathti are destroyed by

the act of Prapatthi. After Prapatthi, those sins accumulated

knowingly during dangerous situations and those unknowingly

accrued from kaala , dEsa viparIthams will be destroyed

without coming near the Prapannan. Those knowingly committed

can be destroyed by PrAyascchittha Prapatthi.The way in which

the later is destroyed is as follows: (1) Quarter of the Paapams

is destroyed by repentence over committing such a pApam

(2) Quarter is destroyed by stopping from engaging in such

pApams (3) the third quater of the pApams is banished by

the efforts to do prAyascchittham and (4) the last quarter is

destroyed by the act of PrAyascchitth Prapatthi.Thus all

of these pApams of the PraapnnAs are destroyed . Those

PrapannAs , who do not perform PrAyascchittha prapatthi

will recieve some punishment from the Lord in this world

and thus will be cleared of the pApams. Thus for a Prapannan,

rebirth or naraka vAsam does not happen by any means.

Bhagavatha apachAram is the most heinous of all Paapams

and should be avoided at all costs.

 

STAna VisEshAdhikAram: The 19th Chapter of SRTS

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The Fittest place to reside is where the BhAgavathAs live

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(65) The places of residence of ParamaikAnthis is equivalent

in sacredness to the combination of the sacredness of dhivya

dEsams in HimAlayan mountain , the banks of Ganges river,

CauvEri banks , SvEtha dhveepam and AyOddhi .Such places

are the fittest places of residence for a Prapannan.

When the Prapannan is not firtunate to live in a Bhagavath

KshEthram populated by ParamiakAnthis , then any place

where ParamaikAnthi BhAgavathAs reside is fit for the residence

of a Prapannan.

 

The key passage of this Paasuram is : "Vaann nAdu uhanthavar

vaiyatthu iruppidam nall nilam" . ( Those places populated by

the BhAgavathAs of the Lord should be the preferred residences

for the PrapannAs during the post-prapatthi period).

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan