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[sv-poetry] Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana Kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part XXVIII: Twenty Sixth SlOkam

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Sadagopan • May 12, 2002 


SrI:

Dear BhakthAs:
  
Today , adiyEn will cover the Twenty sixth slOkam 
of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan
describes the uniqueness of Prapatthi and elaborates  
on the ease of performance of prapatthi as well as on
the five angams (accessories) of Prapatthi that
constitute the whole anushtAnam of Prapatthi :

nithya-alasa-arham-abhayam nirapEksham anyai:
visvAdhikAram-akhila-abhimatha -prasoodhim 
sikshA-visEsha-subhagam vyavasAya-siddhA:
sathkurvathE Thvayi Mukundha shaDanga-yOgam

--SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 26

(Meaning): Oh DhIpa PrakAsA ! Oh Moksham-granting Mukundha
MoorthE ! Prapatthi unto Your sacred Thiruvadi is
characterized by the following unique features :

1)nithya-alasa-arham = fit for practise/execution by 
even those , who are always lazy/tardy in executing 
things to be done

2)abhayam = that which removes all fears that haunt one
regarding the effectiveness of Bhakthi yOgam since it
needs many difficult steps 

3) anyai: nirapEksham = that which does not need the help
of anything else such as the lengthy preparations needed
in the practise of Bhakthi yOgam or the help of anyother
gods

4) viswa adhikAram = that which can be practised by anyone
( without restrictions of jaathi , sex or age ) and thus is of
universal outreach as opposed to Bhakthi Yogam

5) akhila abhimatha prasoothim = that which can grant all
desired wishes all the way upto mOksham and nithya kaimakryam
to the dhivya dampathis at SrI Vaikuntam. 

6) sikshA visEsha subhagam = that which is easily performed
(kshaNa karthavyam/done in " a second ")through good instruction
by a sadAchAryan

This act of Prapatthi with its five angams and angi as its sixth
part ( shaDanga yOgam ) is considered by people of firm mind as
the most auspicious and effective anushtAnam for sure salvation. 

Additional Comments(V.S):
************************* 
The saadhakAs of determined mind realize that Prapatthi
has unique and easy-to-handle features that Bhakthi yOgam
does not have and select hence the route of prapathti among 
the two alternatives(Bhakthi yOgam and Prapatthi yOgam)
for gaining the goal of liberation from the ever-repeating 
cycles of births and deaths . They recognize that Bhakthi 
yOgam is a demanding one in time and effort and is therefore 
not appropriate for those, who are lazy or irresolute. 
There is always the fear about the realization of the fruits of 
Bhakthi yOgam since it has many hurdles and interferences 
that one has to overcome during its practise.This causes anxiety 
about the certainity of the outcome of the effort. Bhakthi yOgam 
also anticipates the clear and complete execution of the karma 
and Jn~Ana yOgams as prerequisites. It is also true that Bhakthi 
yOgam takes a long time to practise and is limited only to 
certain adhikAris.

The differences between Prapatthi and Bhakthi Yogam
****************************************************
There are ten differences . Some of  them are referred 
to abov . Prapatthi is recognized to have all the merits of 
Bhakti yOgam without latter's limitations. As in the case of 
Bhakthi yOgam , Prapatthi is capable of yielding the fruits 
of all the wishes of people from the mere worldly desires 
to the highest of spiritual aspirations (viz)., Moksham.
The three sole requirements of successful prapatthi 
has been recognized as :

1. A clear comprehension of the relationship between
Jivan ( seshan ) and Isvaran (Sarva Seshi Sriman NaarAyaNan).

2. Aakinchanyam or inability to adopt any other means 
for one's rakshaNam except Sriman NaarAyanan .

3. Ananyagathithvam : Firmness of resolve in not seeking 
protection from anyone other than Sriman NaarayaNan .

Prapatthi is recognized as the one that stands in place of 
Parabhakthi and leads on to Parajn~Anam and Paramabhakthi.
Unlike Bhakthi yOgam that has to be practised till one's
departure from this world, Prapatthi has to be performed 
ONLY ONCE.

The greatness of Prapatthi yOgam ( in contrast to
Bhakthi yOgam)is that it destroys prArabdha karmaas 
(Karma which has already begun to give result)in addition 
to the rest of the samchitha karmaas (accumulated karmAs 
from previous births). 

Thus Prapatthi has every merit of Bhakthi yOgam but without
latter's limitations. It is universal in outreach and does
not confine itself only to birth in specific groups .It is
easy to perform with the anugraham of a SadAchAryan and 
yields the desired results quickly.

Swamy Desikan conveys all these powerful ideas succinctly
in this twenty sixth slOkam of SrI SaraNAgathy DhIpikai. 

In the 27th slOkam , Swamy Desikan describes the individual
angams of Prapatthi yOgam and the angi of Bhara SamarpaNam.

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha SrI DhIpa PrakAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakOpan

( On May 26, 2002 SrI RanganAthA Temple at Pomona , NY will be
consecrating the Sannadhis for AchArya RaamAnujA , Swamy Desikan,
Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar, the tenth Narasimhan of Ahobilam 
and HH the 45th Pattam Azhagiya Singar ,the Jeeyar who commanded 
BhakthAs of North America to construct a Temple for Lord RanganAtha.
HH the 45th Jeeyar is also the MahAn , who built the South
Raaja gOpuram  at Srirangam. There are lot of expenses 
incurred in the consecration of the above four sannidhis . 
Your finnacial support for the conductance of the Vaidhika-Aagamic
rites associated with the prathishtai, Anna dhAnam will be 
most welcome. The details are at http://www.ranganatha.org/
Please let me know of your interest in sponsoring some
of the activities related to the three day long sacred rites
(May 24-26, 2002) at Sri RanganAtha Temple. Please come and join 
the other BhakthAs in these sacred celebrations).
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