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 . 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