SrI: Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan : 913) (PraNavam ) Prapahyadhikriyavath visEshaNathva nirOdhakAya Nama: ( Meaning) : Salutations to that SadAchAryan , Swamy Desikan , who refuted the view that Praaptthi is just adhikAri VisEshaNam and not an UpAyam for Moksham . (Comments) : Some say that Prapatthi is not an UpAyam but a mere adhikAri VisEshaNam . What is this adhikAri visEshaNam ? Adhikari is the one who is desirous/qualified to undertake some thing . VisEshaNam means distinguished or defined by an attribute . Let us now examine adhikAri visEshaNam in the context of Prapatthi and understand why Swamy Desikan rejects the view that Prapatthi is not adhikAri VisEshaNam and supports the view that Prapatthi is instead an UpAyam . Vedam says that one who desires Svargam should perform a yaagam . Here , the distinguishing feature of this adhikAri (adhikAri VisEshaNam/adaimozhi ) is the desire for Svargam (Svarga-kaamaAnAvAn ) through the performance of an appropriate Yaagam . The one who is going to perform the Yaagam is the adhikAri . Desire for gaining Svargam becomes VisEshaNam for him . Whatever is siddham that existed before the act is adhikAri visEshaNam. Desire to gain svargam is what is present earlier that makes the adhikAri perform the Yaagam. Prapatthi is not like that desire for svargam which existed before to encourage the peformance of Yaagam . Prapatthi is done only after hearing the injunction " MaamEkam SaraNam vraja" and it was not siddham like the desire for Svargam that prompted the adhikAri to perform the Yagnam . BhagavAn is siddhan and the UpAyam to reach him is Prapatthi . SaashtrAs thus teach that Iswaran was the upAyam for the one who did Prapatthi. Swamy Desikan arguements are based on the teachings of Swamy AlavanthAr ( Aagama PrAmANyam ) and AchArya RaamAnujA's Sri BhAshyam's PhalAdhikaram ; Swamy concludes thereform that Prapatthi can not ever be AdhikAri VisEshaNam ; It ( Prapatthi) is instead an UpAyam for Moksham . 914) (PraNavam) MokshAnupAya SaraNa-vrajyA-vaadha vinAsakAya Nama: (Meaning ): Salutations to that AchAryan , who defeated the view of Para Mathams that Prapatthi is not an UpAyam for Moksham . He proved that this point of view is athivAdham ( outside the Saasthrams). (Comments) : Many SaasthrAs say : perform Prapathti. If one insists that Prapaathi need not be done , there is the danger of Saasthra VirOdham . Swamy NammAzhwAr has declared : " Unnadikkeezh amarnthu puhunthEnE "to indicate that he has performed Prapatthi (UpAya anushtAnam) . If one does not do Prapatthi as practised by the AzhwArs, then there will be virOdham for PoorvaanushtAnam. If we intrepret the AzhwAr's Sri Sookthis differently , there will be contradictions between the past and present statements . There can not be any inconsistency in AzhwAr's aruLiccheyalkaL . Therefore , one has to accept the past explanation and be consistent to it . Further , it has been said in Srivachaa BhUshaNam : " AzhwArkaL Prapatthi PaNNiRRum archAvathAratthilE " ( AzhwArs performed Prapatthi to the archAvathAra Moorthys). It has also been said in this Sri Sookthi : " Bhakthi paaravasyatthAlE PrapannarkaL AzhwArkaL " ( AzhwArkaL are PrapannAs as a result of the dominance of their Bhakthi ). Sri MaNavALa MaamunikaL has obsrved further : " Prapannar yenpathu BharanyAsam paNNinavarkaL ' ( Prapannars are those , who have performed BharanyAsam ) .Prapatthi is thus the PrAdhana UpAyam for Moksham . 915) (PraNavam) Prathibhandha nirAsaikOupayuktha vyAja vEdhithrE Nama: (Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who explained that Prapatthi is only a ruse (vyAjam ) for Prapatthi . It only removes the obstacles to MokshAnubhavam . (Comments ) : The performance of the Yaagams help us to gain SvargAnubhavam . Prapatthi is not like that . Prapatthi does not create MokshAnubhavam . We as jeevans have a natural right to that anubhavam . Prapatthi removes the obstacles to that anubhavam ( Paapams and the consequent anger of BhagavAn) . Bhagavaan becomes pleased with the performance of the UpAyam of Prapatthi and controls His anger over trespasses. When the obstacles are removed , MokshAnubhavam results . It becomes a sahakAri ( assistance) for removal of the obstacles. The obstacles are just like the dirt on the gem . Once that is removed , the already existing lustre of the gem becomes immediately visible.The lustre was there all the time and the dirt was hiding it from being enjoyed fully. In a similar vein , Prapatthi does not create MokshAnubhavam . Therefore , it is a vyAjam for removing the obstacles standing in the way of Moksha anubhavam that we are entitled to . The very fact that the gem has the lustre is due to Bhagavath Sankalpam .Therefore , it is appropriate to recognize that BhagavAn is the ultimate UpAyam and Prapatthi is a vyAjam . 916) (PraNavam) Deva-svAtantrya karuNAmoola vyAja nirAsagnE nama: (meaning ): Salutations to that AchAryan , who refutes the view that the act of Prapatthi (VyAjam) is not needed because the Lord is independent and merciful . The AakshEpam for Prapatthi: Chethanan is is struggling in SamsAram for aeons.The reason for the Lord to ignore that jeevan for ages and finally correct him and bless him is the Lord's independence. Is it not so that the Lord did not respond to Swamy NammAzhwAr's query : " inRennai poruLAkki yennai TannuLL vaitthAn , anRu yennai puRam pOha puNartthathu yenn seyvAn ? " ( Today , he made me meaningful and kept me inside Himself and yet in the past , He ignored me , how can I explain this ?) . The Lord did not answer this question . One can conclude from that silence of the Lord that He was suggesting that He is independent and can choose to use His dayA guNam and grant Moksham , whenever He pleases .Therefore , there is no need for us to perform specific Prapatthi to gain Moksha Sukham . SamAdhAnam for the above objection: One can not conclude that upaaya anushtAnam is not necessary because of the Lord's independence. Although He is a Svatantran , He expects the UpAyam of Prapatthi (VyAjam) to avoid the dhOsham of Vaishamyam being attached to Him ( Please see the comments relating to the 911th Sahasra Naamam . Swamy NammAzhwAr said elsewhere : " ThirumAlirumsOlai Malai yenREn , yenna, ThirumAl vanthu yennenju niRaya puhunthAn " ( I just said ThirumAlirumsOlai malai , He used it as a VyAjam for my Prapathti and entered my mind and blessed me ). Therefore , the performance of Prapatthi as a vyAjam is supported . After the Lord wills ( making the sankalpam ) to protect one , He will unfailingly protect that jeevan . We do not need to seek or ask anyone else. No one can stop Him from protecting that jeevan . His SvAtantryam is the reason for all that. He is not under the control of anyone. He protects according to His sankalpam. It is to that extent His SvAtantryam comes into play.It is not saying that you do not need to perform Prapatthi . Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka SrivaNN Satakopa Sri NaarayaNa Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: P.S : Please help with the NithyArAdhana Kaimkaryam for Swamy Desikan at His sannidhi in ThUppul . 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