SrI upakAra Sangraham - 4

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srI: SrI upakAra sangraham – 4 --- adikAram – 1 poorva upakAra paramparai (The Foremost Series of Favours) (continued) -- Section – 1 Parama-hithatthin ViLakkam The Ultimate Favour –

SwAmi Desikan describes it in detail in manipravAla style. {Note :- First the text will be given in Roman Script as it is – in portions. It will be followed by an explanation in English.} Text:- SarvAtmAkkaLukkum sarva-vidha-bandhuvAna sarvESvara-nudaiya SAsana-roopamAi kondu pravrutthamAi “SAsthram hi vatsalatharam mAthApithru-sahasratha:” ennumpadi sarvarukkum sarvadEsatthilum sarvakAlatthilum sarva-avasthaiyilum, sarva-ahitha-nivrutthiyaiyum sarva-hitha-pravrutthiyaiyum uNdAkkukaikku thirumukamAi nindra SAstratthil pradhAna-mAna upanishath-bhAgatthilE samyangnyAya-anugrihItha-sadhAchArya-upadhEsatthAlE, “Ini aRindEn”, “kannapuram ondRudaiyAnukku adiyEn oruvarkku uriyEnO” ithyAdhikaLin-padiyE, samSayAdi-rahitha-mAna sadhasath-vivEkam piRanthu, athadiyAka “annAL nee thantha

Akkaiyin vazhi uzhalvEn” ithyathikaLil chonna theevramAna samsAra-nirvEdha-mum, “aingaruvi kaNda inbam therivariya aLavillAc chtRinbam …… ozhinthEn” ennumpadi sarvasukhAnthara-viraktthi-yum, dhuranthamAi dhurnirvAra-mAna dhushkrutha-phala-pravAha-tthaippatRa “mAtRamuLa” itthyAthikaLin pdiyE matRoRu pravrutthi paNNa-vottAtha mahA-bheethiyum pirantha adhikArikku mEl cheyya aduppathEthenil …. } This passage describes the situation faced by a jIvAtmA, having come into the spiritual stream, stands at a point to proceed further. Now a detailed discussion as enumerated in the passage above :- SarvAtmAkkaLukkum sarva-vidha-bandhuvAna sarvESvara-nudaiya

SAsana-roopamAi kondu pravrutthamAi “SAsthram hi vatsalatharam mAthApithru-sahasratha:” SarvEsvaran, the Lord of the lords, SrImaN nArAyaNa is related to all the jIvA-s (souls), without exception, in all respects. He is the Father, Mother, Brother, Friend etc., of every soul. He does not see any distinction between one AthmA and another. He stands common to one and all. The impression one gets is that it is for the jIvA to accept Him as a father or a mother or a brother or a friend and get benefited by Him. In this, the fault lies with those who do not accept the extended

helping hand of the Lord. That is because of our ego and ignorance and also the effect of our own previous karma which is the stumbling block between them and the Lord. Even then, He does not abandon us, unlike the human beings; a father abandons his son if he is disobedient or has views different from his. A son turns his back to his parents because of selfishness. A friend does not come to our help just because he was annoyed by our behaviour. The relationship between brothers is broken on account some small property dispute. But it is not so in the case of the Lord who does His most for the sake of every soul and even if He fails, He is not deterred from continuing His efforts. It is a common feature among humans that we don’t listen to the friendly words of our elders or a friend, but, we go by the sayings written by an author in a book that somehow comes into our hands. The Lord has not left out that choice also. He has left us written material, called Sastras to guide us in our life. There is a saying to the effect, “Sastram has more vAtsalyam than thousands of mothers and fathers.” Any SAstram originate from the Lord will certainly be full of compassion just it has come out from Him, unlike those products of humans. Here, we must understand the term, vAtsalyam. We need not go into the vast dispute among SrIvaishnavites on this expression. That will lead us nowhere. VAtsalyam means affection shown by a mother to her new-born child. It is originated from the affection shown by a cow to its newly born calf. She licks her just born calf with affection. A calf is known in Sanskrit as vatsa. The expression, “vAtsalyam” is derived from “vatsa”. It is this kind of affection that the Lord has towards us – His children. As He cannot come before us every moment in order to guide us, He has created these sAstrAs exclusively for our well-being. (to continue) dAsan Anbil SrInivAsan ----------

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