A Peep into Periya Thriu-mozhi -114

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DOOMED To DESTINY TO ETERNAL BLISS

 

It is said that the accumulated sins and effects are good deeds get converted

iinto parameters of planetary positions and stellar forces on one's life which

can be deciphered from horoscopes. The jyOthisha sAsthram advocates strongly

that one's life is destined as per the pre-determined course.

 

The set course of action is thus started off when the infant falls on the mother

earth from the mother. The planetary actions then takes over the whole

successive events occurring in one's life. The success and failures, the fame

and notoreity, the zest and despair, the opulence and frugality all spring

from this premise.

 

The final release or the next destination perhaps is also being drawn up during

the course of one's life keeping in view the corpus one carries firm one life

to the other-from one body to the otther -muRai muRai Akkai pugal.

 

Coming to think of it, who can change one's destiny? If these are 'cause and

effect' equations, who can change?

 

The parameter is already set. Who has got the access rights to tamper with this

base, is the quesiton? These parameters are planets, stars, constellations and

their effects. Who else, but whoever is the controller of these can only change

this and who is that but Lord shirman nArAyaNA.

 

Is there a precedent? Several. When one visits any dhivya-dEsam-s it is likely

that one often hears from the archakar as "mArkaNdEya maharishikku

prakthayksham"

 

sri mArkaNdEya maharsihi was devotee of shivA and his longevity was destined to

be sixteen. He was led to the Lord by shivA himself after he surrendered to the

Almighty, the pre-determined parameter-vaitha nAL- was changed by none other

than the Almighty.

 

Did it stop at that? No. He became a great srEvaishNavite and obtained the great

grace of service at the divine feet-eternally-enRum nin thriuvadi piryA vaNNam.

That is why thirumangai AzhwAr aptly terms this as "Great Grace" --- 'pEAr

aruL'

 

"mannu nAn-maRai mA-muni peRRa maindhanai, madhiyAdha vem-kURRan thannai anji,

nin charaN enach charaNAi, thagavil kAlanai vuga munindhozhiyA,

pinnum enRum nin thiruvadi piriyA vaNNam-eNNiya pEAr aruL.." 5-8-6;

 

First, the yama-bhayam was removed i.e Grace and later the permanent service at

the Divine feet of the Lord was bestowed. From 'Doomed to Destiny to Eternal

Bliss'. i.e.

 

pEAr aruL

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan