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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan :

adiyEn will  continue with the 881th to 888th Sahasra
Naamams today, which will cover  the 18th chapter of
Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ( AparAdha ParihAra
adhikAram) .

881) (PraNavam) PrapannAjn~AthikaramAdhi prAyascchittha
visEsha vidhE nama:

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who had clear
knowledge about the appropriate kinds of PrAyascchittham
for the different kinds of trespasses of the Lord's commands.

(Comments) : Even  a Prapannan , who is dear to the Lord can not
trespass the Lord's commands. If he does so wilfully , he acquires
sins and has to perform the appropriate PrAyascchittham
for parihAram ( preventing  those sins causing any harm ) .
Due to imperfections in their Aathma guNams , PrapannAs might
end up committing apachArams and they should realize
immediately about their mistakes and perform the relevant
acts of repentance prescribed by the Saasthrams .

(882)  (PraNavam) yEnOnishkruthyudhAseena  prapanna laghu-
 dhaNDa dhrusE nama:

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who knew that there is
a small punishment for the prapannan , who does not pursue
the prAyaschittham for the sins that he committed willingly.

(Comments) : The Lord metes out such small punishments to a Prapannan ,
who consciously committed sins . This punishment ordered by the Lord
tends to be small in scope even if the sins committed may be major in
nature. This is a result of the Lord's affection for one , who had performed
prapatthi at His sacred feet . Even such a small punishment by the Lord
is for protecting the prapannan.

883) (PraNavam ) Aj~nAthilanghi kaDina prapanna narakaapriyAya nama:

(Meaning ): Salutations to that AchAryan , who rejected the notion
that the prapannAs who make major trespasses of the Lord's
rules will end up in narakam .

(Comments): There are two kinds of prapannAs , who transgress
the Lord's commands :

(1) Those who feel contrite , regret over their errors and perform
the appropriate prAyascchitthams quickly . They are known as
Mrudhu (soft) Prakruthis among the PrapannAs .

(2) Then there are those , who do not repent over their apachArams
and fail to perform the prescribed prAyascchittham .This category of
prapannAs are known as Katina Prakruthis.

Even for Katina prakruthis , the Lord orders a small punishment
and saves them from major punishments like residence in narakam .
As the protector of prapannAs , the most merciful Lord makes sure
that they do not land in narakam as a result of their apachArams .

884) (PraNavam) Prapanna buddhi poorvaina : prAyascchittha-
visEsha VidhE nama:

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who knew very well
the visEsha PrAyascchittham ( PrAyascchittha Prapatthi) as
a way to banish the paapams acquired by a prapannan as
a result of committing apachArams consciously .

(Comments) : A prapannan , who willingly committed apachArams
should perform the appropriate prAyascchittham . Such a Prapannan
may be powerless sometimes to perform such prAyascchitthams .
It is for those , SaashtrAs prescribe a VisEsha PrAyascchittham
known as PrAyascchittha Prapatthi. Through this PrAyascchittham ,
a sinned prapannan performs a visEsha SaraNAgathy for the elimination of
the sins that  accrued . This visEsha prAyascchittha prapatthi is not
for mokshArTam but only for the banishment of the sins that resulted
from wilful commitment of aparAdhams to BhagavAn and His BhAgavathAs .
The first prapatthi done for gaining Moksham ( MokshArTa Prapathti)
can be done only once . The second special prapatthi is therefore
allowed for the sole purpose of gaining freedom from the sins
aquired by the Katina Prapannan . Hence , there is no conflict
between these two prapatthis done for different purposes .

885) (PraNavam) Mahaapaata prapanna prasidhda nishkruthi
VedithrE Nama:

(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who knew that
even the noble ones known for their exalted conduct (sishtAs)
should perform the big praayascchitthams prescribed by
the ShAsthrAs for the big sins that they might have acquired .

(Comments): SishtAs are those , who follow strictly the Veda
mArgam . These MahAns are exemplary beings and the rest of
the world follow their ways. Therefore , it is appropriate for
them to practise the prAyascchittham proportionate to
the level of sin and set an example for the others . Otherwise ,
the rest of the world will ignore the needed prAyschitthams
(acts of contrition) prescribed by Bhagavath Saasthrams citing
the behavior of the sishtAs . These major sins relate to Bhagavath
and BhAgavatha apachArams . The sishtAs have to publicly practise
the prescribed prAyaschittham for the benefit of the world
( for lOka sangraham ) instead of seeking private redress .
If they are unable to do it , they should perform PrAyascchittha
Prapatthi .Swamy Desikan is saluted here for his knowledge of
these subtle codes of conduct for sishtAs .

886) (PraNavam) KaDina aniyatAyu: prapanna aayurvruddhi
sAdhakAya nama :

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who was aware of
the Lord granting additional years of life to the Katina prapannAs
so that they can gain mOksham at the end of their earthly existence .

(Comments) : Even for Katina prapannAs ( who willfully trespassed
and did not practise prAyascchitthams) , our Lord makes sure that
they gain mOksham at the end of their lives . These Katina prapannAs
are of two  categories : (1) those with niyatha aayus ( destined to live
here for a specific or set period of time) and (2) anitha aayus
(those life span had not been settled) . For the niyatha aayus
katina prapannAs , the Lord makes sure that they experience
the light punishments and gain the mOksham at the end of their
lives . For the aniyatha katina prapannAs , our Lord grants them
additional years to exhaust their light punishments so that they
can also gain moksham at the end of their lives on earth as long
as they had asked for Moksham at the end of their earthly existence .

887) (PraNavam) mOkshArTa nyAsa samhArya dhee-poorvatthOra-
pApagnE nama:

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who refuted the view that
the performance of MokshArTa Prapatthi ( Prapatthi done for gaining
Moksham ) will destroy all the  paapams acquired knowingly .

(Comments): There is a point of view that all paapams acquired
wilfully after Prapatthi are destroyed for the Katina prapannAs .
The supporters of this view cite the section of Charama slOkam
( Sarva PaapEbhyO MokshiyishyAmi) as their pramANam . They
take the position that prAyascchitthams for wilful sins are not
warranted . Swamy Desikan following AchArya RaamAnujA's stand
in Sri BhAshyam refuted this view as erroneous intrepretation
of GithAchAryan's Charama slOkam message .

Swamy Desikan's view is : One who wilfully trespassed should
perform the appropriate prAyascchittham or visEsha prAyascchittham.
If not , there will be delay in gaining Moksham as explained in the previous
sahasra naamAs . The  SaashtrAs will be rendered meaningless if
one insists that the sins wont stick after prapatthi and that there is no
need for performing the appropriate prAyascchittham to get rid of them.

It is the reason why great AchAryAs like Sri RaamAnuja were very
careful in their anushtAnams after prapatthi that paapams do not
result . They held the view that the Lord will forgive only those sins ,
which were acquired without knowledge by MokshArTa PrapannAs .
In Sri BhAshyam , AchArya RaamAnujA intrepreted the Upanishad (Sruthi)
passages to establish that for Bhakthi yOgis seeking Moksham ,
the sins accumulated knowingly will stick and cause delays in
Moksham . A similar situation exists for those observing Prapatthi yOgam .
Buddhi Poorvaka paapam will stick ; refutation of this view that holds
all kinds of paapams acquired by a katina prapannan do not stick
will result in a MahA DhOsham of   " SrI BhAshya VirOdham " . Prapatthi
alone without prAyascchittham or VisEsha Prapatthi will not destroy
the wilfully acquired paapams .

888) (PraNavam) krutha paathaka nAsArTa saraNAgathy
vEdhithrE nama:

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who knew that Prapatthi
is done for the destruction of the sins accumulated during pre-prapatthi
stage of life .

(Comments): There is some confusion in intrepreting the Lord's intent
implied in His Charama slOka Vaakyam : "Sarva PaapEyO mOkshayishyAmi".
AchArya RaamAnuja and Swamy Desikan intrepreted this passage
correctly by instructing us that Laghu Sikshai (light punishment)
and performance of the appropriate PrAyscchittham will eliminate
with Lord's grace even the wilfully acquired sins of a (Katina ) prapannan
during the post-prapatthi period . There is no pramANa vachanam
for the elimination of wilfully acquired sins during the post-prapatthi
period through the mere anushtAnam of Prapatthi .

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

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






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