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SrI  UpakAra  Sangraham - II (10)
-- 
SAdhanAdhikAram 
-- 
Section - 7 (3)  
(The Favours being done by the Lord to the jIva 
who has adopted bhakti-yOga or prapatti)
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        Some aspects of post-prapatti life were considered by
SwAmi Desikan in the previous sub-section. Now, in
this sub-section, he refers to different remedies the
Lord does for offences committed by the prapanna jIva:


(3) prAmAdikam allAthavaRRukku
prAyashcittha-shikShAvishESha-upaklEshangkaLAlE
yathA-adhikAram parikAram paNNumathuvum;

        The prapanna is generally aware that he is a shESha
(servant) of the Lord, after he has surrendered his
everything including his own protection and salvation
to Him. Hence, he will take delight in serving the
Lord in accordance with the shAstras. It is,
therefore, not likely that he will offend against the
Lord.  If, as a result of his past karma which has
begun to operate in the present life, slight offences
are likely to be committed by him without himself
knowing it, such offences will disappear without
causing any stain.
        
?prAmAdikam allAthavaRRukku? -- If the offences are
not due to inattention. That is, the prapanna, in some
situations, commits offences knowing that they wrong.
In such cases what is the remedy? 
        At the time of prapatti, the person should have
begged the Lord to remove such sins as they lead to
further sins. If he had not, since he is still in
close association with prakriti, certain lapses may
occur even with his knowledge, because of his
deficiency in spiritual qualities. We are reminded of
a couple of verses of SrI Thirumangai AzhvAr which
describe the state of such a prapanna:

?cheeRRamuLa Akilum cheppuvan makkaL
  thORRakkuzhi thORRuvippAikol enRanchi
  kARRatthidaippatta  kalavar manam pOl
  ARRatthuLankA niRpan AzhivalavA!?                   
(Periya Thirumozhi, 11-8-2)

(Oh Lord holding the wheel! Even if You are angry, I
will tell this to You as I don?t have any other refuge
than You. I am afraid that You may throw me into the
birth-cycle and I stand trembling like the person in a
boat caught in a cyclone.)

?thoonkAr piRavikkaL innam pukappeithu
  vAnkAyenRu cinthitthu nAnathaRkanchi
 pAmpOdoru kooRaiyilE payinRARpOl
 thAnkAthuLLam thaLLum enthAmaraik kaNNA!?            
  (Periya Thirumozhi, 11-8-3)

(Oh Lord with lotus-like eyes, I am afraid that You
may not restore me from this wavy river of
birth-circle. That is why my mind is shivering like a
man staying in a house in the company of a terrible
snake.)
        But even if such lapses occur, the Lord, the Consort
of SrI, who, by nature is his well-wisher, stands
ready to save him. Therefore, these lapses in his
actions will only be momentary like lightning. The
prapanna will quickly reflect on these lapses and feel
ashamed, repent and perform the proper atonement
(prAyaschitatta). 
        This is explained in the following verses:

?apAya-samplavE sadyah prAyascittham samAcarEt /
 prAyascittiriyam sAtra yatpunah sharaNam vrajEt //
 upAyAnAmupAyatva-sveekArEpyEtadEva hi //?            
   (LakShmee Tantram, 17-91,92)

(If there is offence, the atonement that is to be done
is only the performance of prapatti again. If, after
performing prapatti for the sake of mOkSha, a man
should perform karma-yOga and the like with the
thought that these are upAyas (to mOkSha), it would
also constitute an offence. In order that the offence
might disappear, prapatti alone should be performed
again.)

 ?aj~nAnAdathavA j~nAlAt aparAdhEShu satsvapi /
 prAyascitta kShamsvEti prArthanaikaiva kEvalam //?
(Vangeepura KArikai -520)

(Whether a man commits an offence knowing that it is
an offence or does it without knowing it to be one,
the only atonement (prAyascitta) that has to be
performed is to beg thus: ?Pardon the offence.?)
        The secret of the easy way of atonement is revealed
by Mother SrI SeetA to us through a person who is
considered as the most offensive character ever known,
who is no other than RAvaNa. She is so compassionate
that she gives this advice to him who did the criminal
act against Herself, by abducting Her out of the
meanest and misplaced passion. When even such a
person, who can be called the crime-incarnate, can get
the supreme secret, we, having a strong faith in the
Lord but still committing smaller offences, will
definitely be benefited by this advice, as recorded by
Sage VAlmeeki. So, let us keep these verses in our
mind so that we avoid offences at the start itself:

?viditah sa hi dharmajah sharaNAgata-vatsalah /
  tEna maitree bhavatu tE yadi jeevitumicchasi //
  prasAdayasva tvam cainan sharaNAgata-vatsalam /
  mAm cAsmai prayatO bhootvA niryAtayitumarhasi // ?  
          (RAmAyaNa, 5-21-20,21)

(It is well known that SrI RAma knows what dharma is
and is fond of those who seek refuge under Him. Seek
his friendship if you desire to live. Propitiate SrI
RAma who loves those that surrender themselves to Him
and, with pure heart, see that I am returned to Him.)
As stated above, the offender should perform the
prAscitta-prapatti according to his competence. 
Thus, the Lord and His consort show the way of
atonement to the prapanna for the offences committed
by him after he has adopted the means of mOkSha.

(To continue)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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