Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamam : Part XXVII , NamAs 926-942 / Thuppul Sannidhi NithyArAdhanam sponsorship

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan :

 

With the 926th Sahasra Naamam , Thirukkudanthai

Desikan shifts His attention to SaadhyOpAya sOdhanAdhikAram

of Srimath Rahasya Thrayam of Swamy Desikan .

 

SiddhOpAyam is the eternal Sriman NaarAyaNan ,

who is ready to grant MOksham for one who performs

either the Bhakthi or Prapatthi Yogam . It is an UpAyam

that exists beore we can engage in Bhakthi or Prapatthi

yOgam . This SiddhOpAyam is a cardinal one among

the UpAyams .

 

SaadhyOpAyam is one , which can be pursued by us ,

the chEthanams for gaining Moksham from the ever

merciful SiddhOpAyan , who is waiitng for us to approach

Him with the request for rakshaNam . This upAyam is

Saadhyam ( doable ) for us .

 

The SaadhyOpAyams of Bhakthi and Prapatthi remove

the anger of the Lord over our trespasses and create

anugraha sankalpam towards us.

 

Swamy DEsikan describes the SarvalOKa SaraNyan

granting Moksha Sukham for those who perform Bhakthi

or Prapatthi yOgam (SaadhyOpAyam ) this way :

 

YaTAdhikaraNam Prabhu: yajana dhAna hOmArchana

BHARANYAASA bhAvanA prabhruthibhi: SamArAdhitha:

Phalam disathi dehinAmithi hi sampradhAya sTithi:

Sruthi-Smruthi-GurUkthibhi: nayavatheebhi: aabhAthi na:

 

(Meaning ) : The Lord , who is powerful to grant us the Phalan

of Moksham becomes pleased with the performance of

karmaas prescribed for their own VarNAsramams such as Yaagam ,

DhAnam , Homam , archanai , Prapatthi anushtAnam or Bhakthi yOgam

and blesses the embodied ones release from the cycles of births and

deaths . This fundamental truth about the state of our SampradhAyam

becomes clear to us through the pramANams linked to Vedam ,

Smruthi and AchArya Sri Sookthis . ( Among these upAyams ,

all irrespective of VarnAsramam , gender , age are eligible to perform

the SaadhyOpAyam of Prapatthi to recieve the Lord's anugraham ).

 

It is very important for us to gain a clear comprehension of

the Svaroopam of Prapatthi as one of the two SaadhyOpAyams

for Moksha Siddhi . There are a lot of confusions about its true

nature . In this SaadhyOpAya AdhikaraNam , Swamy Desikan

refers to the many criticisms against Prapatthi and answers

them all to our full satisfaction as the most compassionate

AchAryan . During this process, Swamy Desikan chases away

all of our confusions about Prapatthi and its power .

 

Swamy Desikan defines SaraNAgathy ( Prapatthi , BharanyAsam )

as the total belief ( MahA ViswAsam ) expressed through

the utterance of Dhvaya manthram to gain the cool shade of

the sacred feet of Sriman NaarAyaNan accompanied by Sri Devi :

 

NaarAyaNam SalakshmIkam prApthum taccharaNadhvayam

upAya ithi viswAso dhvayArTa: SARANAAGATHY

 

The CharaNa Dhvayam ( the pair of feet of the Lord ) is reached

by the performance of the anushtAnam/upAyam of SaraNAgathy

through the utterance of the dhvya manthram .

 

Swamy Desikan quotes the Mugdhaka Vaakyam of AchArya

RaamAnuja about the defenition of Prapatthi in this context of

SaadhyOpAyam :

 

"Prapatthir-ViswAsa: , sakruth prArTanA-mAthrENa

apEkshitham dhAsyatheethi ViswAsa-poorvakam

prArTanAmithi yaavath "

 

(Meaning ): Prapatthi is ViwAsam (i-e)., SarvalOka SaraNyan

will grant what we seek through the prayer performed only

once with MahA ViswAsam .

 

Swamy Desikan quotes in SaadhyOpAya sOdhanAdhikAram ,

the utterance of Bharatha Muni on the nature of Prapatthi

as a SaadhyOpAyam directed to the competent and powerful

SiddhOpAyan , SarvEswaran :

 

ananyasAdhyE svAbheeshDE MahA-viswaasa poorvakam

tadhEkOAyathA yaancchA PRAPATTHI : SARANAAGATHY :

 

(Meaning ): When one recognizes that the desired phalan is

unrealizable through approaching others ( incompetent ones) ,

then one performs Prapatthi , which is nothing but prayer to

One with full faith and requesting that truly powerful One

to serve as the UpAyam for protection . That is the act of

Prapatthi/SaraNAgathy .

 

Thirukkudanathai Desikan , who is considered as

an incarnation of Swamy Desikan (born some 300 years

ago) Summarizes in 27 Desika Sahasra NaamAs

the central messages of SaadhyOpAya SodhanAdhikaaram

of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram .

 

Before adiyEn covers these 27 Sahasra Naamams , adiyEn

will translate Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan's Tamil Summary of

SiddhOpAya sOdhanAdhikAram to get a grip on the objections

raised against Prapatthi and the naswers (SamAdhAnams)

for those objections .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

http://www.sadagopan.org

http://www.malolan.org

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

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