(VedAntha Desikan)Sri Deshika Sahasranamams:Part XXVIII (478-481) (Topic of NikshEpa RakshA)

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478) (PraNavam)NyAsa Vimsathi samkshiptha

nikshEpApekshithAkhilAya nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to that great AchAryan , who

provided all that we need to know about Prapatthi in

a condensed manner.

 

Additional Comments:There are 20 slOkams in this SrI Sookthi

named NyAsa Vimsathy. In view of the importance of the topic ,

Swamy Desikan himself wrote a commentary on this sthOthram.

This important work of Swamy Desikan cobers the following

topics: AchArya lakshanam , Sishya LakshaNam ,the UpakAram

rendered by one's AchAryan , the glory of Prapatthi and answers

to doubts about the efficacy of prapatthi.

 

479) (Pranavam) Samkshiptha NyAsa vidhyAnga

SrI NyAsa dasakapradhAya nama:

 

(meaning):Salutations to that Mahath AchAryan , who

summarized breifly the limbs of NyAsa Vidhyai in

his SthOthra grantham: SrI NyAsa Dasakam.

 

480) (PraNavam) NikshEpa RakshAkruthE nama:

 

(meaning) Salutations to the great AchAryan , who blessed us

with the SrI Sookthi of NikshEpa RakshA .

 

Additioanl Comments: NikshEpa RakshA is a RakshA grantham

which defends and protects NikshEpam or Bhara nyAsam or

Prapatthi or SaraNAgathy. Our siddhAntham avers that

Bhakthi and Prapathti are the two routes for Moksham.

Swamy Desikan answered those , who contended that

there is no seperate UpAyam other than Bhakthi .

Swamy Desikan used Saasthra pramAnams , Yukthis ,

poorvAchArya anushtAnams to establish that Prapatthi

is a separate upAyam for Moksham. From Sahasra Naamams

481-492 cover the content of NikshEpa RakshA .

 

481) (PraNavam) NyAsanishEdhanavaka anthakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that great AchAryan , who rejected

the nine objections to the view that Prapathti is not

an independent upAyam for Moksham

 

Additional Comments: Swamy Desikan protected the practise of

Prapatthi (NikshEpam) by systematically arguing against

the nine objections. He rejected successfully the first

four arguments against the inappropriateness of Prapatthi

by clarifying the Svaroopam , LakshaNam , anushtAnam

and Vidhi ( command).The next 5 objections that focussed

on (1) the identity of Bhakthi with Prapatthi (2)asakthi

(the inability to perform Prapathti) (3)aparasiddhi of

Prapatthi for Moksham and (4) against the sampradhAyam .

 

What are these nine objections against Prapatthi?

 

(1) Prapatthi's svaroopam is anupapannam ( unfit)

 

(2) One can not define Prapatthi properly ; there is

no clear definition (lakshanam) for Prapatthi.

 

(3) Since there is no clear description of Prapatthi ,

it is hard to devise a mehtod to practise it ; it is

therefore difficult to perform anushtAnam.

 

(4) Even if SaashtrAs refer to Prapatthi, there is no

vidhi (injunction/command) to perform Prapatthi any where.

 

(5) Since SaasthrAs state that there are no other upAyams

other than Bhakthi to gain moksham , Prapatthi can not

serve as an upAyam.

 

(6)All sAsthrAs refer only to Bhakthi yogam as

the upAyam for Moksham. Therefore , Prapatthi can not

be an upAyam for Moksham.

 

(7) The performance of Prapatthi is difficult .It is

harder than the Bhakthi yOgam .

 

(8) In all vidhyA sTaanams , Prapatthi is not given

a prominent place. Hence , it can not be an upAyam.

 

(9) The performance of Prapatthi is against our

sampradhAyam , since our poorvAchAryALs have not

engaged in this anushtAnam.

 

The argument is that Prapatthi is not acceptable

for the above nine reasons. Swamy Desikan demolishes

all these arguments and doubts and places Prapatthi

(NikshEpa) on the highest pedestal in his SrI Sookthi

celebrated as NikshEpa RakshA.

 

VAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

VedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!

SrI LakshmI HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan

 

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