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

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ShrI:

 

ChithrabhAnu Maarghazhi 16

MahA PradhOsha dinam , Anusha Nakshathram

 

ShrImate VakuLabhUShaNa mahAdeshikAya nama:

ShrImate RAmAnujAya nama:

ShrImate NigamAnta MahAdeshiKAya nama:

 

ShrImad GopAlArya MahAdeshikaiH anugRihItam

ShrI Deshika Divya SahasranAma stotram

 

ShrIman NigamAnta MahA Deshika - divyasahasranAmAvaLi:

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482) (PraNavam) AanukoolyAdhyangabhEdha - PrapathyadhyAya-

bhEdhadhrusE nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to that great AchAryan , who delienated

and classified the six limbs (angams) of Prapatthi and

their Svaroopam and LakshaNams clearly.

 

Additional Comments:Prapatthi has six angams :

(1) Aanukoolya sankalpam (2) PrAthikoola Varjanam

(3) KaarpaNyam (4)MahA VisvAsam (5) gOpthruva varaNam

and (6) Aathma NikshEpam.

 

The angi ( the dominant one , PradhAnam ) among the six

is aathma nikshEpam , which is the placement of (1) Self

(2) the responsibility for the protection of the Self and

(3) the fruits arising from such an act of protection

solely at the Sacred feet of the Lord .

 

(1)Aaankoolya Sankalpam is the undertaking of the vow

to do every thing that pleases the Lord and conduct

oneself always to be of anukoolam to BhagavAn.

 

(2)PrAthikoolya Varjanam is to avoid the acts that would

displease the Lord , which are against His Saasthrams

and not display praathikoolyam against all jeevarAsis

created by BhagavAn.

 

(3) KaarpaNyam is about the abandonment of pride and

egotism realted to one's prowess to protect oneself.

It is the recognition of helplessness and the acceptance of

the fact that Bhakthi yOgam and other upAyams are

much beyond one's ability/power to practise for gaining

mOksha siddhi.It is about abandoning the difficult

to practise upAyams , staying conscious about

one's helplessnes and recognition that there is

no one except the Lord as the UpAyam (ananya gathithvam )

for securing Moksham.

 

(4)MahAvisvAsam is the firmest belief and the loftiest

trust placed in the Lord as the unfailing protector

of one's soul .

 

5) gOpthruva varaNam is the prayerful request to

the Lord that He be the sole protector of the soul

based on the reecognition that the fruit of Moksham

will not come one's way unless such a prayerful

request (prArTanA Poorvaka vij~nApanmam) is made.

 

6) Aathma NikshEpam is the total placement of one self,

the responsibility for the protection of the Self

and the fruits arising form that act of protection

entirely at the lotus feet of the Lord .

 

Swamy Desikan derived his codifications on Prapatthi

yOgam from the pramANams housed in Lakshmi Tanthram

and the different chapters realting to Prapathti

in SaathyakI Tanthram and other pramAnams from other sources.

 

Swamy distilled the essence of all of these pramAnams

to provide the ground rules for the delienation of the

angams , angi and the practise of Prapatthi yOgam

and blessed us to benefit from the observance of

Prapathti successfully to gain MokshAnugraham .

 

VAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

VedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!

SrI LakshmI HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan

 

P.S : The NithyArAdhanam project for Swamy Desikan

at Thuppul Sannidhi (avathAra Sthalam ) and that for

SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha SrI DhIpa prakAsan as now

reached the 13 laks Rupees mark against the target of

20 laks Rupees. Please join in and help reach the goal

and recieve Swamy Desikan's anugraham . Let us not

forget the importance of performing VaikAnasa Aagama

AarAdhanam for Swamy Desikan at His Sannidhi at ThUppul.

Please contact adiyEn for details on samarpanams .

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