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Dear BhakthAs :
 
Today we will conclude the study  of the 19th Paasuram
of Swamy  Desikan's Mey Viratha Maanmiyam : the summary of  
the Fourth Chapter of Brahma Soothram with its four paadhams  .

Fourth  Chapter of Brahma Soothram
*****************************
We will focus now on the 25th to the 32nd lines of this Paasuram,
which is a summary of  the Fourth  Chapter of Brahma Soothrams
dealing with the fruits (Phalans) of the UpasanAs: 

satthu asatthu yenum anaitthu aNaittha vinai
    thotthu aRukka vala thuNivinAr 

sariyumaLavil uriyavarai aRivu ariya 
   tamani neRi seruhu virahinAr 

tatthuat-tiraL uthaitthu uthaitthu adaivu
   tatthuvikkumavar TalaivanAr 

taruhai uNarumavar saraNam aNuha vidal
   ariya aruL Varadhar adiyamE 

Meaning  & significance : 
*******************
The above 8 lines summarize the instructions of 
the fourth Chapter of Brahama Sooothram ( BRS) 
with its four paadhams .

The compassion (DayA ) of Lord VaradarAjan , who is
pleased with the chEthanams observing His dharma Saasthrams ,
is celebrated here .He is the Varam tarum VaradarAjan 
(Boon granting Lord of Lords ) . The steps by which the Lord
of Kaanchi blesses these chEthanams obeying His commands 
are described in this section.

Lines 25-26: The first Paadham of the 4th Chapter of BRS
***********************************************
The First Paadham of the fourth chapter of BRS is about the firmnes of
resolve of the Lord to remove without residue both the Paapams and
the PuNyams of  the Jeevan , which has performed SaraNAgathy at
His sacred feet . The golden fetter of PuNyam and the iron fetter of
Paapam are destroyed by the compassionate Lord in the case of 
the Jeevan that has observed Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam. 
Satthu here refers to PuNyam and  asatthu is Paapam .
Lord VaradharAjan is " anaitthu vinai thutthu aRukka vala
thuNivinAr " . He has the power and resolve to  destroy the entire 
assembly of vinaikaL (anaitthu vinai aRukka thuNivu koNDavar) .

One of the relevant Brahma Soothrams linked to the first
paadham of the 4th Chapter of the BRS is:

" bhOgEna thviatarE kshapayithvAaTa 
  sampadhyathE " --BRS: 4.1.19

(Meaning): " But having destroyed by experience of the other
two (i-e. good and evil deeds that have begun to yield fruits) , 
then the jeevan attains Brahman ".


Lines 27-28: The Second Paadham of the 4th Chapter oof BRS
************************************************
The second Paadham deals with the anugraham of the Lord
to direct the Jeevan eligible for Moksham to enter the Brahma
Naadi for the beginning of the travel to SrI Vaikuntam .

When the body falls ( sariyum aLavil) at the end of bodily existence ,
our Lord of Kaanchi has the  power to let the eligible ones 
( Who have qualified to gain MOksham through observance of 
SaraNAgathy or Bhakthi ) to enter the Brahma Naadi ( Tamani
neRi seruhu virahinAr). Tamani neRi is the 101 st Naadi ( Moordhanya
Naadi) through which the soul of a Muktha Jeevan departs from the body 
with the help of the Lord . The power of the Lord of Kaanchi ( virahu)
to make it happen is referred to here ( Seruhu virahinAr).

The Muktha Jeevan leaves via the Brahma Naadi towards
the Path of light (archirAdhi maargam ) presided over by
the Aaadhi VaahikAs. The bound jeevans leave via anyother 
one of the other 100 naadis to be born again in the samsAric
world . The muktha jeevan begins the journey to SrI Vaikuntam
by following the rays of the Sun/archis ( the archirAdhi mArgam : 
" RasmyanusAri "--BRS : 4.2.17).

The teachings of ChAndhOgya Upanishad (VI.viii.6) are reminded
here : " When  a person departs from here , his speech reaches 
the mind , the mind reaches the PrANaa , the PrANaa reaches 
the Fire and the Fire reaches the Supreme Deity " . 

Lines 29-30: The third Paadham of the 4th Chapter of BRS
*********************************************
" Tatthuavat-tiraL uthaitthu uthaitthu adaivu tatthuvikkumavar 
TalaivanAr " constitute  the 29th and the 30th lines of this
Mey Viratha Maanmiya Paasuram .

" tatthuvat-tiraL " stands for the entire assembly of achEthana 
tatthuvams linked to Prakruthi . Our Lord kicks them away 
with His powerful feet (Uthaitthu uthaitthu) so that they wont 
block the path of the departing muktha jeevan to leave 
the bodily cage via the Brahma Naadi .  Once the jeevan 
exits the body , our Lord commands His servants , 
the Aaadhi vAhikAs to welcome the jeevan and 
travel with it through their respective domains until
it reaches SrI Vaikuntam . With the help of these
AadhivAhikAs , the Jeevan crosses SamsAra MaNDalam 
and reaches Parama Padham .This is the subject of 
the third paadham of the Fourth chapter of BRS
(PhalAdhyAyam). 

The Jeevan travels by the celebrated ArchirAdhi
mArgam ( archirAdhinA tathpraTithE : /BRS: 4.4.1).
There , the Muktha Jeevan is guided progresively by 
the rows of Aadhi vAhikAs to the boundaries of
SrI Vaikuntam.

The 4th Paadham of the Fourth Chapter of BRS
**************************************
" taruhai uNaramuavar saraNam aNUha 
  vidal ariya aruL Varadhar adiyamE "

Our Lord is the One , who gives "Taruhai":
He blesses us with the Phalan , the fruits of
upAya anushtAnam ( performance of the prescribed
means for Moksham ). He is taruhai tarubhavan.
We as jeevans perform the upaasanAs cited by
the Upanishads ( uNarumavar). That upAsanam
is for approaching the sacred feet of the Lord 
( SaraNam aNUha). Our Lord is the Achyutha -
Varadhan , who never abandons such Muktha Jeevans
(Vidal ariya aruL Varadhar ). We are indeed supremely
blessed to be His adiyavarkaL ( aruL Varadhar adiyam ).

Lord VaradarAjan grants the supreme boon of inseperableness
for the Muktha Jeevan from Him in the state of liberation
( avibhAgEna dhrutathvAtha: BRS 4.4.4).

Lord VaradarAjan grants the boon of all powers 
to the released soul except jagath vyApAram ( cosmic
activities like Creation , sustentiation and destruction ).
Our Lord reserves these cosmic activities to Himself :

" Jagadh vyApAra varjam prakaraNAth 
  asannihitha-tathvAccha "...BRS: 4.4.17   

After sharing all of the BhOgams of the Lord 
except cosmic activities in the state of Mukthi ,
the jeevan never returns to the samsAric world .
They never experience rebirth in the abode of
sorrow ( samsAra MaNDalam ). The released soul
has thus cut off itself from Karmas with the power of 
the Lord and regains its nature anchored in the experience of 
the Lord ( ParipoorNa BrahmAnubhavam).   

Thus ends the magnificent 19th paasuram of 
Mey viratha Maanmiyam of our Great AchAryan . 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: 


 

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