Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamam : Part XXV , NamAs 921-924 / Thuppul Sannidhi NithyArAdhanam sponsorship

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Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan :

 

( 921) (PraNavam ) nirvyUDa SaraNavrajyA ViswaasaabhEdha

poorvavAchE Nama:

 

( Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who explained

the subtle aspects of the tersely stated view of earlier AchAryAs

that " Viswaasam is Parapatthi " ( Example: AchArya RaamAnujA's

Mugdhaga Vaakyam / Isolated Utterance : " ViswAsa: Prapatthi " .

Swamy Desikan clarified the thought behind AchArya RaamAnujA's

abbreviated statement and made sure that the sishyAs understood

the intent of AchArya RaamAnujA's statement .BhEdham (difference )

does exist between ViswAsam and Prapatthi and they are not

one and the same . One is an angam/part (Viswasam) and the other

is the angi/whole ( Prapatthi) . Hence they can not be the same .

ViswAsam is however the most important angam of

Prapatthi and as a result can be considered almost to

be " the equivalent " of Prapatthi . Swamy Desikan explained thus

the true purport of AchArya RaamAnujA's statement and drew

our attention to the relationship between the two ( angam

and angi).

 

(Comments) : Swamy Desikan established that ViswAsam can not be

the same as Prapatthi and that there is bhEdham (difference ) among

them . ViswAsam is an angam (part) of Prapatthi . It is however a very

important angam of Prapatthi . For being fit to perform Parapatthi ,

at the beginning one has to have a small amount of ViswAsam

that the Lord will come to the supplicant's rescue. Later that ViswAsam

grows bigger and bigger and becomes " Mahaa Viwasam " an important

angam of Prapatthi . AchArya RaamAnuja has indeed commented that

" Viswasa : Prapatthi: " to highlight the importance (PrAdhAnyam) of

ViswAsam among the angams of Prapatthi .For those without Faith

in the Lord (Viswasam ) , Prapatthi can not happen .

 

(922) (PraNavam) Prapatthi prArTanAbhEdha vaang-nirvAha

vichAraNAya Nama:

 

( Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who was skillful in

explaining " the unity " between Prapatthi and PrArthanai for

protection ( gOpthruva VaraNam ) .

 

(Comments) : gOpthruva VaraNam is also an angam of Prapatthi

like MahA Viswaasam . PrArtanaa has to follow ViswAsam . That is

why , AchArya RaamAnuja In Sriranga Gadhyam had Viswaasam

in the front and offered his prayerful request next .He ended with

" namOsthu tE " . " Nama: " refers to aathma samarpaNam(the angi of

Prapatthi) aspect . Therefore PrArthanai is only an angam . The angi of

gOpthruva varaNam was equated to Prapatthi to show its importance

as well . Our Lord expects our prayer /request for support very much

to rush to our rescue : " RakshApEkshAm apEkshathE " . He does not

protect unless asked . The thought behind calling an angam of

Prapatthi ( MahA Viswasam or gOpthruva varaNam ) as Prapathti is

analogous to the statement " Garuda Sevai is indeed BrahmOthsavam " .

The intent here is to emphasize the importance of the angam of an angi.

 

(923) (PraNavam) Vaakya-janya Jn~Ana mOkshOpAyathva

bhanjakAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who refuted the matham

that stresses the Jn~Anam arising from Vaakyam is the cause for

Moksham .

 

(Comments): Adhvaithis believe that the Jn~Anam resulting from Vaakyam

is sufficent cause for Moksham . This has been proven incorrect before .

Another matham holds a similar view. This matham holds the view that

the Seshathva anusandhAnam ( repeated rememberance that we are nirupAdhika

Seshas / undisputed , intrinsic servants of the Lord , our Supreme Master)

is sufficent cause for Moksham and therefore , there is no need to perform

Prapathti. Repeated thoughts about one's sEshathvam is not an upAyam .

 

The seshathva Jn~Anam arising from the first hearing of the Saasthra

Vaakyam ( We are the Seshans of the Lord , the Seshi) is the UpAyam and

that leads to Kaimkarya ruchi befitting that sEshathva Jn~Anam . This

view has been proven wrong by Swamy Desikan . The one who gained

sEshathva Jn~Anam from Sashtra Vaakyam should perform Prapatthi

with its angams to gain the full phalan of MOksham .Prapatthi is NOT

limited to sEshathva Jn~Anam . The performance of aathma rakshA

BharanyAsam along with Vaakya Jn~Anam completes Prapathti .

 

(924 ) (PraNavam) SvarakshaNArTa-vyApAra nirvrutthyudhUthi -

dhUrvahAya Nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who defeated the argument that

the abandonment of acts for one's protection (rakshaNam ) is Prapatthi.

 

(Comments ) : One Matham holds that there is no need for performing

the upAyam of Prapatthi seperately . Jeevan is Paratantran ( opposite of

Svatantran) and he has to await the Lord's sankalpam for gaining the Phalan

..

 

The jeevan should therefore not engage in undertaking any acts for his own

protection. This act of not taking any initative for one's protection is

indeed Prapatthi .Sarva dharma ThyAgam (abandonment of all dharmAs)

is considered as the meaning of the charama slOka vaakyam : " SaraNam

vraja " .

There is no need to perform seperate Prapatthi for a Paratantran .

 

The response to the position of the above Matham : Many PramANams

instruct us to perform Prapatthi with its angams . A view (debate)

in opposition to these instructions is hence incorrect . Further ,

if we say , abandon all dharmams (perform Sarva dharma thyAgam ) ,

that is tantamount of Kruthi saadhyam (act that is accomplished

with one's efforts). If that were to be so , the act of Sarva dharma

thyAgam is the act that we do for our rakshaNam . That is in contradiction

to

the Vaakyam: " Prapatthi is that act of not doing anything for one's

protection " .

If we say , Sarva dharma thyAgam is not kruthi saadhyam , it is not

possible

to ask it to be obeyed . Again , we run into many contradictions , if we do

not

perform Prapatthi with its angams .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

http://www.sadagopan.org

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

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