A doubt

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>Sri:

>Srimate Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya namaha

 

>Bhagavathas:

>

>AdiyEn has a doubt. If a srivaishnava after undergoing

>Prapatti under a revered acharya, commits both bhagavatha

>apacharam and acharya apacharam. If prapatti frees this person

>from rebirth, who gets his apacharams? One cannot go to

>Vaikuntham with all apacharas or papam. If he cannot be

>born again (purpose of prapatti),how does he nullify

>his papams before attaining moksham?

>

>How should one lead a life after undergoing prapatti

in this material world?

 

>dAsan

>govindarajan.

 

Dear Sri Govindarajan:

 

You are asking a very important question .

Out of his unparalleled dayA ,Swamy Desikan

has instructed us on these important points.

 

The answers to your questions are housed

in the following sections of his Sri Sookthis:

 

1. Chapter 18 ( AparAdha ParihAra AdhikAram )

of Srimath Rahasya thrya Saaram

 

2. PrahdAna sathakam : Topics 83-88

( ApachArams and their parihArams )

This section deals with Bhagavath/Bhaagavatha/

AchArya ApachArams and parihArams for them .

These topics are covered in the Next issue of

SaraNAgathy Journal (Volume 3.4) to be released

shortly.

 

Further , EmpAr's ten upadEsams ( Ten Vaarthais)

touches on the subject also.The seventh and the Eighth

Vaarthais focus on this exact topic.

 

The essence of these upadEsams is that the fruits

of Prapatthi is not realized for those , who

commit Bhaagavatha and AchArya ApachArams and

falling at the very feet of the offended BhaagavathAs

and the performance of PrAyascchittha prapathti are

two upAyams to wipe out these asahyApachArams.

 

The 15th chapter of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram

( Utthara kruthyAdhikAram ) covers the life that

a prapannan should lead after performing Prapatthi

at the sacred feet of a SadAchAryan.

 

The most merciful AchAryan is the refuge for us

in such situations, where such an AparAdham has occured.

The SadAchAryan will in all probability direct us

to receive AparAdha KshAmaNam directly from

the Bhaagavathan.

 

Daasan, V.Sadagopan