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SrI  upakAra  sangraham â?? 33
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adikAram â?? 1
poorva upakAra paramparai
(The Foremost Series of Favours) 
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SECTION â?? 5 (5) 
(27 Favours of the Lord leading to the means for
MOKSHAM)  
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        Even as the Lord created a lineage of AchAryAs to
spread the knowledge of VedAs and related scriptures,
there appeared perverted scriptures to divert the mind
of the people. 
Then also, the Lord saved the VedAs, yet another
favour for the virtuous people. 
        SwAmi Desikan describes this favour of the Lord in
these words:
 (5) sAttvika-viruddha-vyAmOhanArtha-mAka "nin mAttAya
malar puraiyum tiruvuruvam manam vaikkamAttAta pala
samaya  madhi koduttAy" enkirapadiyE,
anya-shAstrangaLai  sruShtikkac  ceitE,
"tridanDadhAriNA poorvam  viShNunA rakShitA trayee"
enkiRapadiyE, vEdarakShai paNNinatuvum; "

        According to SwAmi Desikan, it is the Lord who was
responsible for the appearance of perverted
scriptures. But, the Lord had to do it to protect the
virtuous jIvAs:
"sAttvika-viruddha-vyAmOhanArtha-mAka "  -- 
        
        When the world was filled with scriptures along with
their commentaries by several great scholars for the
sake of virtuous persons to enable them to ascend to
higher reaches of their spiritual journey moving up
towards the Lord's abode, those jIvAs, who were still
undergoing the effects of their previous evil karmas,
worked against the virtuous minded. 
In order to keep them away from the virtuous, the Lord
had to take some measures to mislead them.
        SwAmi Desikan quotes from nammAzhvAr's Tiruvaimozhi
to substantiate this:
"nin mAttAya malar puraiyum tiruvuruvam manam
vaikkamAttAta pala samaya madi koduttAy"  --- 

AzhvAr tells the Lord, "You have given knowledge about
many bad religions to prevent us from thinking of Your
beautiful form." (Tiruvaimozhi, 3.1.4)
        Now we can study the verse in full:

"mAttAtEyAkilum immalartalai mAjnAlam nin 
mAttAya malarpuraiyum tiruvuruvam manam vaikka
mAttAta pala camaya madi koduttAy, malarttuzhAy
mAttE nee manam vaitAy mAjnAlam varuntAtE? " 
(Tiruvaimozhi, 3-1-4)

(Oh! Lord! The people of this world normally are
unable to keep Your beautiful divine form in their
minds. But, Your heart is now deeply involved in
enjoying the Tulasi garland on Your neck!  Over and
above this, You have created many theories which
mislead them! Then, will not this world incur a great
loss?)  

        The AzhvAr's grievance is while he and other AzhvArs
and AchAryas are carrying out the Lord's intention of
making the people to involve themselves in His
service, the Lord is creating new philosophies which
are diverting their minds. How the people can be
turned towards Him? , he asks. 
        This, the AzhvAr has already pointed out in his
another work, Tiruviruttam, in the verse 96. There the
AzhvAr says, "Oh Lord! You set up many different
deities, many religious philosophies and many types of
worship, in order to prevent those who are full of
rAjasa and tAmasa qualities, from coming to You. Even
then, I will develop deep bhakti in You only."
        This statement of the AzhvAr in his Tiruviruttam must
have been in the mind of SwAmi Desikan while writing
this:
"sAttvika-viruddha-vyAmOhanArtha-mAka,
anya-shAstrangaLai sruShtikkac  ceitE, "  -- 
In order to confuse those who are opposed to the jIvAs
of virtuous quality (sAttvika guNa), the Lord brought
out other scriptures opposed to the sAttvika
scriptures. 
        A question may arise here in our mind: Why should the
Lord do this as it will not come under the category of
favours?
        Keeping this in mind, SwAmi Desikan continues that
even while doing like this, the Lord Himself
incarnated as a Sage and protected the VedAs: 
"tridanDadhAriNA poorvam viShNunA rakShitA  trayee"
enkiRapadiyE, vEda-rakShai  paNNinatuvum; " 

" tridanDadhAriNA  poorvam  viShNunA  rakShitA trayee
" 

        The source of this quotation is not available.
However, we can rest assured that it must have been in
a scripture which was in current during the life time
of SwAmi Desikan.
The meaning is: Long ago, the VedAs were saved by
Vishnu in an incarnation as a saint having three
staffs in His hand. 

        We are aware that a sanyAsi, an ascetic, who has
renounced the worldly life, always carries three
staffs in hands. 

        According to the SAttvata samhita 12.109-114, this
incarnation of Vishnu is the Lord DattAtreya, as the
son of Atri and AnasooyA. He is glorified in the
PAncarAtra as the upholder of Dharma. He is
jnAna-moorti, the form personifying spiritual wisdom.
He directed men and gods along the path of spiritual
progress. He protected the Vedas and regulated the
conduct according to castes and stations in life
(varnAsramAcAra). 
"vEda-rakShai  paNNinatuvum;"   

        Thus, the Lord's protecting the VedAs and dharma is
another favour conferred on the virtuous souls. 

(To continue)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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