NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. ------- srI: SrI UpakAra Sangraham - II (11) -- SAdhanAdhikAram -- Section - 7 (3) [continued] (The Favours being done by the Lord to the jIva who has adopted bhakti-yOga or prapatti) --- 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 -------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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