Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana Kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part XXVIII: Twenty Sixth SlOkam

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today , adiyEn will cover the Twenty sixth slOkam

of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan

describes the uniqueness of Prapatthi and elaborates

on the ease of performance of prapatthi as well as on

the five angams (accessories) of Prapatthi that

constitute the whole anushtAnam of Prapatthi :

 

nithya-alasa-arham-abhayam nirapEksham anyai:

visvAdhikAram-akhila-abhimatha -prasoodhim

sikshA-visEsha-subhagam vyavasAya-siddhA:

sathkurvathE Thvayi Mukundha shaDanga-yOgam

 

--SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 26

 

(Meaning): Oh DhIpa PrakAsA ! Oh Moksham-granting Mukundha

MoorthE ! Prapatthi unto Your sacred Thiruvadi is

characterized by the following unique features :

 

1)nithya-alasa-arham = fit for practise/execution by

even those , who are always lazy/tardy in executing

things to be done

 

2)abhayam = that which removes all fears that haunt one

regarding the effectiveness of Bhakthi yOgam since it

needs many difficult steps

 

3) anyai: nirapEksham = that which does not need the help

of anything else such as the lengthy preparations needed

in the practise of Bhakthi yOgam or the help of anyother

gods

 

4) viswa adhikAram = that which can be practised by anyone

( without restrictions of jaathi , sex or age ) and thus is of

universal outreach as opposed to Bhakthi Yogam

 

5) akhila abhimatha prasoothim = that which can grant all

desired wishes all the way upto mOksham and nithya kaimakryam

to the dhivya dampathis at SrI Vaikuntam.

 

6) sikshA visEsha subhagam = that which is easily performed

(kshaNa karthavyam/done in " a second " )through good instruction

by a sadAchAryan

 

This act of Prapatthi with its five angams and angi as its sixth

part ( shaDanga yOgam ) is considered by people of firm mind as

the most auspicious and effective anushtAnam for sure salvation.

 

Additional Comments(V.S):

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The saadhakAs of determined mind realize that Prapatthi

has unique and easy-to-handle features that Bhakthi yOgam

does not have and select hence the route of prapathti among

the two alternatives(Bhakthi yOgam and Prapatthi yOgam)

for gaining the goal of liberation from the ever-repeating

cycles of births and deaths . They recognize that Bhakthi

yOgam is a demanding one in time and effort and is therefore

not appropriate for those, who are lazy or irresolute.

There is always the fear about the realization of the fruits of

Bhakthi yOgam since it has many hurdles and interferences

that one has to overcome during its practise.This causes anxiety

about the certainity of the outcome of the effort. Bhakthi yOgam

also anticipates the clear and complete execution of the karma

and Jn~Ana yOgams as prerequisites. It is also true that Bhakthi

yOgam takes a long time to practise and is limited only to

certain adhikAris.

 

The differences between Prapatthi and Bhakthi Yogam

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There are ten differences . Some of them are referred

to abov . Prapatthi is recognized to have all the merits of

Bhakti yOgam without latter's limitations. As in the case of

Bhakthi yOgam , Prapatthi is capable of yielding the fruits

of all the wishes of people from the mere worldly desires

to the highest of spiritual aspirations (viz)., Moksham.

The three sole requirements of successful prapatthi

has been recognized as :

 

1. A clear comprehension of the relationship between

Jivan ( seshan ) and Isvaran (Sarva Seshi Sriman NaarAyaNan).

 

2. Aakinchanyam or inability to adopt any other means

for one's rakshaNam except Sriman NaarAyanan .

 

3. Ananyagathithvam : Firmness of resolve in not seeking

protection from anyone other than Sriman NaarayaNan .

 

Prapatthi is recognized as the one that stands in place of

Parabhakthi and leads on to Parajn~Anam and Paramabhakthi.

Unlike Bhakthi yOgam that has to be practised till one's

departure from this world, Prapatthi has to be performed

ONLY ONCE.

 

The greatness of Prapatthi yOgam ( in contrast to

Bhakthi yOgam)is that it destroys prArabdha karmaas

(Karma which has already begun to give result)in addition

to the rest of the samchitha karmaas (accumulated karmAs

from previous births).

 

Thus Prapatthi has every merit of Bhakthi yOgam but without

latter's limitations. It is universal in outreach and does

not confine itself only to birth in specific groups .It is

easy to perform with the anugraham of a SadAchAryan and

yields the desired results quickly.

 

Swamy Desikan conveys all these powerful ideas succinctly

in this twenty sixth slOkam of SrI SaraNAgathy DhIpikai.

 

In the 27th slOkam , Swamy Desikan describes the individual

angams of Prapatthi yOgam and the angi of Bhara SamarpaNam.

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha SrI DhIpa PrakAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakOpan

 

( On May 26, 2002 SrI RanganAthA Temple at Pomona , NY will be

consecrating the Sannadhis for AchArya RaamAnujA , Swamy Desikan,

Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar, the tenth Narasimhan of Ahobilam

and HH the 45th Pattam Azhagiya Singar ,the Jeeyar who commanded

BhakthAs of North America to construct a Temple for Lord RanganAtha.

HH the 45th Jeeyar is also the MahAn , who built the South

Raaja gOpuram at Srirangam. There are lot of expenses

incurred in the consecration of the above four sannidhis .

Your finnacial support for the conductance of the Vaidhika-Aagamic

rites associated with the prathishtai, Anna dhAnam will be

most welcome. The details are at http://www.ranganatha.org/

Please let me know of your interest in sponsoring some

of the activities related to the three day long sacred rites

(May 24-26, 2002) at Sri RanganAtha Temple. Please come and join

the other BhakthAs in these sacred celebrations).

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