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Fourty Fifth SlOkam ( Salutations to the dust from Lord's Feet)
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Chithram Thvadheeya padha padhma parAga yOgAth
yOgam vinAapi yugadh vilayam prayAnthi
vishvanji NirjarapathE sirasi prajAnAm
vEdha: sva-hastha likithAni dhuraksharANi
General Meaning:
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Oh DhaivanAyakA! Brahma dEvan writes with his own hands
on the skulls of the created beings about the ills that would
befall them in their lives.These are called Duraksharams or
those which portend mishaps and inauspiciousness to be
expected. The knowledgable ones practise Bhakthi or Prapatthi
Yogam and transform these duraksharams to subhAksharams
and attain Moksham.Those fortunate ones , who wear the dust
particles from Your Thiruvadi on their heads erase all
these duraksharams written by Brahma in one moment
without the help from any other yOgam (Bhakthi or
Prapatthi yOgam).Those fortunate ones attain Sathgathi.
Oh DevanAthA ! Matchless indeed is the Vaibhavam of
even the dust speck from Your Thiruvadi!
Additional Comments:
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Swamy Desikan uses the double meaning of the word,
"Yogam" in this slOkam : "yOgam vinAapi parAga yOgAth
vilayam prAyanthi". Yogam means either Bhakthi/
prapatthi yOgam or association with some other entity.
When the Padha Padhma ParAgas (the dust particles
from the lotus feet of the Lord) associates/comes
in to contact with (yOgam) the heads of the chEthanams,
then all the duraksharams there written by BrahmA's own
hand at the time of birth are instantly destroyed
(yugapadh vilayam prayAnthi).Swamy Desikan states that
it is indeed a mystery (Chithram).