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SrI  UpakAra  Sangraham - II (11)
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SAdhanAdhikAram 
-- 
Section - 7 (3) [continued] 
(The Favours being done by the Lord to the jIva 
who has adopted bhakti-yOga or prapatti)
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        After discussing the way of atonement for the
offences committed by the prapanna unintentionally, by
performing another prapatti, now, it is shown how the
offence committed knowingly is removed. This is also a
favour done by the Lord, says SwAmi Desikan:   

 ?prAmAdikam allAthavaRRukku 
shikShAvishESha-upaklEshangkaLAlE yathA-adhikAram
parikAram.?

        The prapanna will never lose the benefit of the
prapatti, even if he offends. When he does not obtain
pardon by atonement for the offence committed by him
due to past karma and remain without any remorse for
the offence, he will receive punishment in this very
life. It is certain, however, he will not go to the
world of Yama, as it has been stated in the
scriptures:

 ?svapuruShamabhiveeKshya pAshahantam vadati yamah
kila tasya karNamoolE /
 parihara madhusoodana-prapannAn prabhurahamanyanruNAm
na vaiShNavAnAm //?      
                                                      
                           (ViShNu PurANa, 3-7-14)
(Seeing his attendants with the noose of death in
their hands, Yama whispers in their ears: ?Do not
approach those who have performed prapatti at the feet
of Madhusoodana. I have sway only over others and not
over the devotees of ViShNu.?)

 ?kamalanayana vAsudEva viShNO dharaNidharAcyuta
shankhacakrapANE /
  bhava sharaNamiteerayanti yE vai tyaja bhaTa
dooratarENa tAlapApAn //?  
                                                      
                             (ViShNu PurANa, 3-7-33)

(Yama continues: ?Those who utter these words: ?Oh
Thou with lotus-like eyes, Oh VAsudEva, Oh ViShNu, Oh
Thou that bear the earth, Oh Thou that are armed with
the conch and the discus, be Thou my refuge.?, leave
them at a distance for they are not sinners.?)

 ?dEvam shArngadharam viShNum yE prapannAh parAyaNam /
  na tEShAm yamasAlOkyam na ca tE narakaukasah //?    
          (VAmana PurANa, 94-43)

(Those who perform prapatti to ViShNu, the Lord Who is
armed with shArnga, never go to the world of Yama, for
hell is not their dwelling place.)
        As stated above in the PurANas based on Vedas, the
prapannas who have committed offences even without any
remorse, do not go to the world of Yama. But, they are
given a light punishment, such as losing one eye, the
lameness of one leg etc., and thus relieved of their
burden of sin.  The Lord punishes the prapanna, as SrI
RAma did in the case of KAkAsura by making him lose an
eye, and thus protects him. The prapanna should be
grateful to the Lord for this correction. 
        Thus the Lord pardons the offending prapanna who
performs atonement and punishes the other who is tough
by nature for the sake of correction. These two ways
are of the nature of the Lord?s forgiveness which is a
consequence of their prapatti that preceded it. This
is what SwAmi Desikan meant in these words:
?yathA-adhikAram parikAram.? -- Correction according
to the nature of the particular prapanna.
        Here, we can consider a few verses of AzhvAras:
 ?citthirakoodatthu iruppac ciRukAkkai mulaitheeNda
  atthiramE koNdeRiya anaitthulakum thirinthOdi
  vitthakanE! irAmAvO! ninnabhayam enRu azhaippa
  atthiramE athan kaNNai aRutthathum OradaiyALam? 
                                                      
                       (PeriyAzhvAr Thirumozhi,
3-10-6)
(While You were in Chitthirakootam, a crow committed
an offence by pecking Your breast and SrI RAma fired a
missile; to escape from it, the bird wandered over all
the worlds for protection. As no one could give
protection, it came back and surrendered calling, ?Oh
Lord! Oh RAmA!? and SrI RAma removed one of its eyes
and set the bird free without killing it.){This was
spoken by HanumAn to SrI SeetA meeting Her in exile in
Lanka.]

?kOdiyamanatthAl cinatthozhil purinthu
      thirinthu nAyinatthodum thiLaitthittu
  Odiyum uzhanRum uyirkaLE konREn 
      uNarvilEnAthalAl namanAr
  pAdiyaip perithum parisazhitthittEn
    paramanE! pARkadalkidanthAi!
nAdi nAn vanthu un thiruvadi adainthEn
    naimicAraNiyatthuL enthAi!?                 
(Periya Thirumozhi, 1-6-6)

(Oh Lord of all! Oh Lord Who is lying on the milky
ocean! Oh Lord of NaimisAraNya! I, crooked-minded as I
was, committed crimes against others; enjoyed in the
company of dangerous animals like dogs; wandered here
and there killing people; remained without wisdom; I
have now sought and surrendered at Your feet. Hence, I
have destroyed the cause for a hellish life!)
      
        This is yet another favour done by the Lord to his
devotees.

(To continue)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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