SrI :
Dear BhakthAs :
Through the 28 Swamy Desika Sahasra NaamAs ,
Thirukkudanathai Andavan has
covered the following 5 chapters of
Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram :
1) AparAdha ParihAra AdhikAram--- 18th
AdhikAram
2) SthAna VisEsha AdhikAram---- --- 19th
AdhikAram
3) NiryANa AdhikAram ------------------- 20th
AdhikAram
4) Gathi VisEsha / Gathi
ChinthanAdhikAram------------ 21st AdhikAram
5) ParipoorNa BrahmAnubhava AdhikAram -- 22nd
AdhikAram
Here are the Summaries of
the FIVE chapters covered in the last
two postings (NaamAs 881-908)
:
1) AparAdha ParihAra
adikaram : This chapter deals with the ways
in which a Prapannan in the
Post-Prapatthi period can destroy
the sins accumulated in
a conscious manner .
There are two kinds of sins
that accumulate. One accumulates
unconsciously
and the other is the one that
is accumulated deliberately . For the Prapannan ,
who
never forgets that he is
the Seshan ( Servant ) of the Lord and performs
kaimkaryams
for the Lord , the sins
acquired without consciousness wont stick. If the
Prapannan
engages in acts deliberately
that result in sins , then he has to regret for it
and
perform the appropriate
prAyschittham , then those sins will also be destroyed .
That
PrAyascchittham is in the form
of another Prapatthi (not for Moksham but for removal
of
the sins
) .
When one who deliberately
engages in accumulating sins and does not perform
the needed PrAyascchittham ,
he or she experiences sufferings in this life itself .
He is
however
saved from Naraka anubhavam by PerumAl's forndness for the
Prapannan
driven by his compassion
. Thus Prapannan gets a light punishment and is saved
from
Narakam
.
Prapannan in the
post-Prapatthi period has to guard against the biggest
of
the apachArams :
BhAgavathApachAram or wilful offences to BhagavAn's dear
ones.
Lord will not fulfill
Prapatthi for those , who commit such Bhagavatha
apachAram.
PrAyascchittham is essential
in such cases to avoid the anger (nigraham) of the Lord
.
The sins acquired deliberately after
Prapatthi are destroyed in this
way :
The repentance over committing such sinful deeds
consciously destroys
one fourth of the Paapams. Another quarter is
destroyed by not engaging in
such sinful acts . The attempt to perform
PrAyascchittham takes care
of another
quarter of the sins and the completion of the
PrAyascchittham eliminates
the remainig fourth measure of sins. Thus for a
Prapannan , Narakam or rebirth
does not happen thru the power of the Prapatthi
anushtAnam .
(2) SthAna
VisEshAdhikAram: This chapter discusses the
preferred
places of residence for the Prapannan
during the post-prapatthi period
( until the end of his earthly life
).
The ParamaikAnthi Prapannan should seek and reside
in a place during his
post-prapatthi period for performing the
blemishless kaimkaryams to BhagavAn
and His BhAgavathAs . That should be a place ,
where his VarNAsrama dharmams
can be practised with comfort .
Among such places , the one
populated by
the BhagavathAs is the best . If it also happens
to be a place , where AzhwArs
have performed MangaLAsAsanam , that is even
better.
(3) NiryANa
adhikAram: This chapter deals with the way in which
the Muktha Jeevan leaves the physical body
at the time of death.
When the time comes for the Prapannan to cast his
physical body aside , our
merciful Lord , who is pleased with the austere
way in which the Prapannan
has conducted himself during the post-prapatthi
period creates the occasion
for the Jeevan to exit form the body . Our Lord
unites the ten indhriyams
with the mind; He joins then the mind with the
PrANa Vaayu.That PrANa Vaayu
is next united with the Jeevan . Thereafter , our
Lord blends the Jeevan with
the Pancha BhUthams and comforts the jeevan from
the strain caused by
the previous efforts by embracing the jeevan to remove that fatigue.
This procedure is common to
all Jeevans be it a Prapanna Jeevan or
not .
Now , the Lord steers the Prapanna
Jeevan away from the 100 naadis that
will
lead the other Jeevans to Svargam or
Narakam . Our Lord steers the
Prapanna
Jeevan in the 101st Naadi ( the Special Moordhanya
Naadi ) and makes it
leave
the body thereafter via Brahma Randhram to start
its journey through the path of
light (ArchirAdhi Maargam ) to Sri Vaikuntam .
There is no need for anthima smruthi
( last minute reflection on the Lord ) for a
Prapannan . Only those , who have practised
Bhakthi Yogam to gain moksham have this
requirement . Prapannan does not also need to
choose his time of exit from this world such as
day , Sukla Paksham , UttharAyaNam et al
to gain Moksham . The power of Prapatthi will
permit him to ascend to Moksham
at any time or place .
(4) Gathi VisEsha
AdhikAram: This chapter explains the unique experiences
of the Muktha Jeevan on its way to Sri
Vaikuntam via the ArchirAdhi mArgam.
The Muktha Jeevan that has entered the ArchirAdhi
maargam is greeted by various
devathais ( Agni Devathai , the Devathai for the
Day , Sukla Paksha devathai, Sooryan ,
Chandran , Lightning devathai ,VaruNan , Indhran
and PrajApathy successively ) .
The Jeevan now arrives at the end of Prakruthy
MaNDalam ( the bank of Viraja river
that divides Prakruthy Mandalam from Sri
Vaikuntam) and leaves its Sookshma sareeram
there . The Lord now empowers the Muktha Jeevan to
cross the Virajaa river
and
reach the other bank . Here , the Jeevan gains
Suddha Sathva Maya sareeram .
The Jeevan travels next to the divine pond
(Irammadheeyam) prior to arriving
at the shade of the asvattha tree known as
Somasavanam . There 500 divine
damsels are waiting to offer the Jeevan
fragrant powders , lovely clothings and
jewelery to wear . After gaining dhivya gandham ,
dhivya rasam and dhivya tEjas ,
the jeevan is welcomesd by the Nithya Sooris ( the
eternally liberated Jeevans)
and recieves special upachArams . Next the
jeevan arrives at the gem-bedecked
court of the Lord resting on AadhisEshan . The
Jevan is overwhelmed at the darsanam
of the Lord and climbs the throne of AadhisEshan
to sit on the lap of the Lord and
is embraced by Him . The Jeevan now gains his
natural svaroopam and descends
down to join the assembly of Muktha Jeevans and
Nithya Sooris to perform
blemishless kaimkaryam for the Lord . The Jeevan
pleases the Lord and the Lord
in turn is delighted with the services of
the Muktha Jeevan . After Prapatthi ,
the Prapanna Jeevan should enjoy reflecting on
this gathi visEsham to be
experienced in Sri Vaikuntam at the end of
his earthly life.
5) ParipoorNa
BrahmAnubhavAdhikAram : This chapter deals with
the complete ( inexhaustible ) way in
which the Muktha Jeevan
enjoys Sri Vaikunta Naathan in Parama
Padham .
The Muktha Jeevan arrives in Sri Vaikuntam and
enjoys the Lord there in
all states , times and places .It enjoys His
auspicious attributes , Iswaryam
and ThirumEni and delights in the
performance of uninterrupted , blemishless
Kaimkaryams to the Lord. It never returns to
the Karma BhUmi since all its karmAs
( PuNyams and Paapams ) have been exhausted . Even
if it comes for a purpose
on the Lord's command , its Jn~Anam does not
diminish. Its ParipoorNa Bhagavath
anubhavam does not shrink either. In the enjoyment
of the bliss , there is no difference
between BhagavAn , the Nithyars and the Muktha
Jeevans . Among the three , ONLY
BhagavAn has the power to create and rule the
world . He alone has the power to be
the meaning of all the words, being the object of
revelation by the VedAs , being
the object of UpAsanai by the Jeevans , having the
exclusive power to grant Moksham ,
being every where in a pervasive state (Vibhu) and being always with MahA
Lakshmi .
With ParipoorNa
BrahmAnandhAdhikAram , the ArthAnusAsana section
of Srimath Rahasya Thraya
Saaram (SRT) is completed . We will now start
the study
of SthreekaraNa Bhaagam of SRT ( Chapters 23 to 26 ).
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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