Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. ------------ ------ SrI: SrI sAra sAram -- II – DvayAdhikAram (34) -- The components of prapatti in the first part of dvaya mantram - 5 --- SwAmi DeSikan clears more doubts that would arise in the minds of people about the validity of the components of prapatti, like AnukUlya sankalpam, prAtikUlya varjanam etc.:- kapOda-nALIjanga-vAnarAdi vruththAngalaip pArththAl caraNAgathanukkuth thathkAlaththilm AnukUlyAdi niyamaminRikkE yirukka rakshikkak kaNdOmE ennil, lOkaththil kAruNikar dharma-abhisandhi vicEshaththAlE appaDikku rakshikkiRAr. ISvaran rakshikkum pOthu, thannuDaiya niyOkaththai yathAvat anushTippathu rakshikkum. A doubt arises as to whether one who undertakes to perform prapatti must observe the norm of doing only acts that please the Lord and give up acts that displease Him. But, this does not seem appropriate in the worldly context. The objection has reference to some stories that form part of the epics:- “kapOda-nALIjanga-vAnarAdi vruththAngalaip pArththAl†– Looking at the stories of dove-hunter, crane-brahmin and monkey-hunter…. The first and the third stories were stated by Lord Rama in the YuddhakhANda of ValmIki RamayaNa, while the second one is in the AraNya-parva of Mahabharata. The dove-hunter and the monkey-hunter stories are discussed by SwAmi DeSikan in detail in the abhaya-pradAna-sAram, another Chillarai rahasyam of his. The crane-brahmin story is a part of the story of dharma-vyAdar occurring in the Mahabharata. (For details please refer to the relevant sources.) Referring to these stories, the critic says, “It is said that creatures like dove, crane and monkey saved the hunter, brahmin and another hunter respectively though these creatures had borne the brunt of the acts of the latter. Hence, there is no need to insist on adopting acts pleasing to the Lord and giving up acts that do not please Him.†SwAmi DeSikan replies to this objection as follows:- “lOkaththil kAruNikar dharma-abhisandhi vicEshaththAlE appaDikku rakshikkiRAr. Isvaran rakshikkum pOthu, thannuDaiya niyOkaththai yathAvat anushTippathu rakshikkum.†It is seen in the world that whenever anyone, who so ever he may be, is in a very difficult situation, a truly compassionate person extends a helping hand to the sufferer, as he thinks that it is his dharma. The same was the case with the dove, the crane and the monkey, which were naturally very compassionate and did not care as to whether the person in need was a friend or an enemy, as can be seen from the stories referred to earlier. They protected the hunter, the brahmin and the hunter respectively considering it as an act of puNya, even though they were harmed by the very same beings. But, it is different in the case of the Lord. SwAmi DeSikan clarifies that though He is full of compassion, He will not extend protection disregarding the scriptural rules laid down by Himself. Hence, He will ensure that all the components of prapatti are followed by the prapanna. It is, therefore, essential to observe these angas of prapatti, according to SwAmi DeSikan. (To continue) dAsan anbil S.SrInivAsan ----------------------- Add whatever you love to the India homepage. Try now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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