Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimakryam: Part 133 ( Desika Prabhandham-- XXIII: Paasurams 115-118

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs:

 

We will now enjoy the Four Paasurams of Amrutha SvAdhini

Prabhandham . These Desika Prabhandha Paasurams

( 115-118) deal with the ChillaRai Rahasyam of

Rahasya SikhAmaNi elaborating VarAha Charama SlOkam .

 

Previous detailed postings on this SrI Sookthi of

Rahasya SikhAmaNi and Varaha PurANam by adiyEn

pertinent to this posting are archived at :

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/july98/0166.html

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/july98/0167.html

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/Sripedia

 

/oppiliappan/archives/thiruvahindrapuram/msg00012.html

 

115) The UpadEsam of VarAha NayinAr to BhUmi DEvi

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(meaning): Once upon a time, Bhumi DEvi felt sad about the ordinary

jeevans without Jn~Anam and sakthi being tossed about in SamsAric

ocean because of their inability to practise the difficult upAyam of

Bhakthi Yogam. As the most merciful Mother of these poor jeevans as well ,

She wanted to lift them up from their SamsAric sufferings . She begged Her

Lord ,

Varaha NayinAr to perform an upadEsam for the benefit of these

suffering Jeevans.The compassionate Lord responded and revealed

the easy way of performing Prapatthi to Him through two slOkams ,

which would serve as the easy upAyam for Moksham. Our AchAryAs

assessed that these two VarAha Charama slOkams are just right for us

and instructed us on them . We recieved visEsha Jn~Anam from

these two slOkams and benefitted .

 

The key passage of this Paasuram is: " Aadhi VarAham uraittha

gathy aRivAr poruttham teLinthu uraikka poy ilA mathi peRRanam "

( We are blessed with the imperishable Jn~Anam from our

AchAryAs , who knew the svaroopam of the two Charama slOkams

bequeathed to us by Aadhi VarAha PerumAL and concluded

that these charama slOkams are the best upAyam for us to gain

Moksham easily).

 

116) The Meaning of the VarAha Charama SlOkam

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The Entire Universe is My body (SarIram). I have neither

birth or death . When one performs SaraNAgathy to Me

with the firm belief that I am His everlasting support , I rush to

his side at the time of his death even if he has no control over his

senses and remains like a log or stone. I lead him then to My Supreme

abode via archirAdhi mArgam (path of light ) to perform nithya kaimkaryam

to Me there . Swamy Desikan says that his ajn~Anam was

destroyed from the comprehension of the depth of assurance housed

in the Lord's (Aadhi Varaahan " s) Charama slOkam .

 

The two VarAha Charama SlOkams are:

 

sTithE manasi susvasTE sarIrE sati yO nara:

dhAthusAmyE sTithE smarthA visvaroopam cha mAmajam

 

tatastham mriyamANam thu kAshtA-pAshANa sannibham

Aham smarAmi Madhbhaktham nayAmi ParamAm gathim

 

117) The release of KarmAs for Prapannan during the time of Mukthi

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We clearly understood the meanings of the two Charama slOkams

of Aadhi Varaaha PerumAL , whose promise never fails. Through His

grace , we securely held on to His feet as UpAyam and Phalan . In this Karma

lOkam , after the performanc eof Prapatthi tot he Lord , the Jn~Anam

that stayed inside us in a shrunken state has transformed and has

released most of our KarmAs before it could reach its full blossom

during the state of Mukthi . The residual karmAs are at the miniscule level

that is just sufficient to get us to the Lord's abode at the end of this

life.

What a miracle this is !

 

In the Karma BhUmi, Dharma BhUtha Jn~Anam is in a shrunken state

due to our karmAs and therefore does not comprehend every thing.

Once Mukthi is attained , that Jn~Anam blossoms fully to permit

the clear understanding of every thing.

 

Upanishads point out that in a state of Mukthi , the PuNya-Paapams

of the Jeevan have to leave him . The PuNyams go to his friends and

the Paapams reach his VirOdhis (enemies).

 

118) Word of Comfort to those , who fear Death

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Oh ChEthanams ! Is it n't true that a large mountain that we

consider as having eternal existence shatters to pieces one day ?

Even if You know this to be a fact, You are deluded to think

that Your body is permanent. You hate death even after the signs

of aging ( folds in skin , graying of the hair) set in . There is a way

though to banish your ajn~Anam. That is the Charama slOkam blessed by

the most merciful Aadhi VarAha PerumAL dealing with Prapatthi

at His feet as the UpAyam . May You all be uplifted by that thought !

 

The key passage of this Paasuram is : " alayum kadal koNDa

vayaam aLitthavan mey aruLE nilai yenRu naadi nilai ninRa

poy mathi neekumin ! " ( Aadhi VarAha PerumAl lifted

the BhU MaNDalam from the fierce flood waters of deluge .

His charama slOkam dealing with Prapatthi as the upAyam

arose out of His true KrupA . Please recognize that Prapatthi

is the true UpAyam for Moksham and banish thoroughly

the deep rooted ajn~Anam , which has been with You

for a very long time).

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

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