NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. -------------- srI: SrI UpakAra Sangraham - II (9) -- SAdhanAdhikAram -- Section - 7 (2) (The Favours being done by the Lord to the jIva who has adopted bhakti-yOga or prapatti) --- In the previous sub-section, SwAmi Desikan spoke about the Lord?s favour in discontinuing the results of accumulated poorv-karmas that are in the reserve, for the jIva who has adopted the means for mOkSha. Now, in this sub-section, he deals with the fresh deeds that may be committed by the prapanna: (2) ?ippadiyE uttharangkaLAna suhrudangkaLil vidhyA-anupakArangkaLaiyum, prAmAdika-pApangkaLaiyum, phala-utpAdakangkaL allAthapadi paNNukaiyum;? Among the fresh deeds in the post-prapatti period, there are two types. One is committing consciously deeds which are not conducive to the conduct ordained for the post-prapatti life. And the other is the bad deeds which are committed unintentionally by the prapanna. Both these produce bad results. Here also the Lord, out of His great compassion, comes to help of the jIva. As the jIva has adopted the means of prapatti or bhakti-yoga according to his capacity, he is supposed to follow certain code of conduct. The basic conduct is that he should not commit any deeds that may annoy the Lord. This is known as ?prAtikoolam?. One of the auxiliaries of sharaNAgati is ?prAtikoola-varjanam?, that is, not doing anything against the wishes of the Lord. In case such an act takes place, the sharaNAgati may be affected. Here also, the Lord extends a helping hand to the prapanna. He ensures that the prapatti, done by the jIva in the proper manner, does not go waste. How does He deal with it? It is laid down that any negative deed will result in bad fruits, which have to be experienced by an ordinary person. But in the case of a prapanna, as the Lord has taken up the responsibility of protecting him, He will find a way out to ensure that this bad act does not become a stumbling block for the jIva?s mOkSha for which he has adopted the means already. The Lord gives a minor punishment to the prapanna in this life itself to off-set the effects of that bad act, so that his mOkSha is not affected. That also is undone by the Lord if the prapanna does another prapatti by way of prAyaschitta, atonement. This has been spoken by our AzhvArs and AchAryas: ?amaryAdah kShudrashcalamatirasooyAprasavabhooh krutagnO durmAnee smaraparavashO vancanaparah / nrushamsah pApiShTah kathamahamitO duhkhajaladhEh apArAduttheerNastava paricarEyam caraNayOh?? (SrI ALavantAr stotram- 62) (How can I ever cross the ocean of sorrow and render service at Thy feet -- I, having transgressed all the regulations of the shAstras and who is mean, fickle-minded, envious, ungrateful, arrogant, lustful, deceitful, wicked and sinful?) ?enkoLvan? unnaivittennum vAcakamkaL colliyum vankaLvanEn manatthai valitthuk kaNNaneer karanthu ninkaN nerumkavaitthE enathAviyai neekkakillEn enkaN malinamaRutthu ennaik kooviyaruLAi kaNNanE.? (ThiruvAimozhi, 5-1-4) (I am fraud, a liar. I am guilty of stealing the soul. To control desires, to discipline the senses, to ward off the tears that covered my eyes following the disappointments in the mundane desires, even to realize that the soul is distinct from the body -- all these are not possible for me. You call me to your abode in accordance with Your assurance.) ?kaNNapirAnai viNNOr karumANikkatthai amuthai naNNiyum naNNakillEn naduvE yOrudambilittu thiNNanazhuntha kattip palaceivinai vankayiRRAl puNNai maraiya varinthu ennaip pOravaitthAi puRamE.? (ThiruvAimozhi, 5-1-5) (With the strong ropes of my sins, Thou have bound me tightly with the body, covered the sores within the body, like flesh, fat and blood, with skin and let me walk away from Thee.) ?meyyellAm pOkavittu virikuzhlAril pattu poyyellAm pothinthukoNda pOzhkkanEn vanthu ninREn aiyanE! aranganE! unnaruLennum AsaithaNNAl poyyanEn vanthu-ninREn poyyanE poyyanEnE.? (ThirumAlai - 33) (I got myself indulged in the women-folk; I am full of all types of lies. I have come to You out of the desire kindled by Your grace. I am a liar in thought, speech and action!) ?aNNAL nee thantha Akkaiyin vzhiyuzhalvEn veNNAL nOyveeya vinaikaLai vEraRappAinthu eNNAL yAn unnai inivanthu kooduvanE?? (Thiruvaimozhi, 3-2-1) (With the body given by Thee long ago, I have been wandering about to satisfy my body?s desires. When will I join You?) ?panmAmAyap palpiRaviyil padikinRayAn tholmAvinait thodarkaLai muthalarinthu ninmAthAL cErnthu niRpath enj~nAnRu kolO?? (ThiruvAimozhi, 3-2-2) (Deeply involved in these several mysterious births as I am, when will I join Your glorious feet, rooting out the very old bonds of my sins?) Such atonements will make the Lord to show compassion and to remove the effects of the bad deeds committed knowingly in the post-prapatti period. ?prAmAdika-pApangkaLaiyum, phala-utpAdakangkaL allAthapadi paNNukaiyum;? -- Those bad deeds committed due to lack of attention on the part of the prapanna are also made ineffective by the Lord on His own. Only those lapses committed knowingly have to be compensated by way of repentance through ?prAyachittha prapatti?, so that there is no delay in the attainment of mOkSha, which has been ensured by the first prapatti. Thus the Lord does favours even to the jIva who commits bad acts after the adoption of the means, says SwAmi Desikan. (To continue) dAsan Anbil S.SrIivAsan ----------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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