Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 238/Desika Prabhandham : Charama SlOka Churukku: Part 9

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SrI:

 

Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

 

Today , we will continue with the study of the ninth

and the tenth Paasurams of the Desika Prabhandham

entitled , " Charama SlOka Churukku " .

 

323. The Meaning of the Sabdham : " Sarva PaapEpyO "

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KaadukaLO narahO kadithAm karaLat-tiraLO

Soodu vidA analO tolayA nilai naLLiruLO

SaaDu padac-charaNAl anRu Saadiya SaarathiyAr

veedu seyvitthu namai viduvikkinRa paavangaLE

 

(Meaning): There are two words here : Sarva and Paapam .

Taking the latter first , Paapams are those to be understood

with the help of SaasthrAs and as those causing ill effects ( Theengu

viLavikka SaadhanamAi iruppavai). The PuNya karmAs , which will

yield non-lasting sukhams like Svargam for one who desires MOksham,

are also included in the Paapa sabdham . Once Svarga anubhavam is

over , the jeevan has to come back to samsAram and therefore it is

not desirable for a Mumukshu . The PuNyams and Paapams are

considered as the golden and iron handcuffs/fetters for one who desires

Moksham and hence have to be destroyed utterly . For a Mumukshu ,

Svargam and Narakam are one and the same. Therefore , GeethAchAryan

uses the plural term of " PaapEpya: " . The immensity of the assembly of

" Paapams " are also hinted throught he use of the Plural term.

 

The Sarva Sabdham covers the Paapams to be accumulated from

the above karmAs as well : (1) Avidhyai: This is the kAraNam and

Kaaryam for Avidhyai. The path to reach BhagavAn is blocked by

Avidhyai and Karma is generated .That Karma generates additional

avidhyai and they feed each other cyclically and grow gigantically with time

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(2) the Karma vaasanai arising from the enjoyment of worldly

pleasures (3) the continued desire for those pleasures

(4) The Jeevan's sambhandham with prakruthi until the jeevan

is seperated from the gross ( SthUlam ) and subtle (Sookshmam)

Sareeram (5) All paapams accumulated before the anushtAnam of

Prapatthi , after Prapatthi et al.

 

Swamy Desikan states that the Lord will kick away all these Paapams

of Prapannan just like the infant KrishNa kicked and destroyed SakatAsuran ,

who came in the form of a wheel to kill Baala KrishNan resting in His cradle

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The Paapams are described as the dense forest ( KaadukaL) ,

Narakam , Visham , scorching Agni and the dark night . Paapams are

like dense forest since it is difficult to look for them as finding the path

in

a dense , overgrown forest . Since Paapams produce unbearable

sufferings , they are called as Narakams . Since these Paapams grow

inside and act as poisonous cancer , they are compared to Visham .

Since the very same Paapams scorch us as samsAric afflictions,

they are related to Agni.The Paapams hide the Svaroopam of

the Jeevan and hence they are compared to the dark night in

this Paasuram dealing with all kinds of Paapams( Sarva Paapam).

 

324. The Meaning of " MokshayishyAmi "

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senRu uyar vaann amarnthu avvadiyArudan sErnthidavE

inRu yenil inRu , nALai yenil nALai , inic-cheRinthu

ninRa nilai ninn anaitthu vinayum ninn vittahalak-

kanRi viduppan yenRAn karutthAl namaik-kAtthidumE

 

(Meaning): The Lord states here that He will release the Prapanna

Jeevan from SamsAra bhandham and make him a Muktha Jeevan as

and when that Jeevan wants ( Boons of Dhruptha and AarTa Prapatthi ).

The Lord says: " Oh Prapanna Jeevan ! I will destroy all of your karmAs

the moment you desire to join with NithyAs ( the eternally liberated ) and

the MukthAs ( the liberated Jeevans) to perform Kaimkaryam for Me

at My Supreme Abode (SrI Vaikuntam).

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

 

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

 

SrimathE SrI Lakshminrusimha Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka

SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama: