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In and out of Protection Zone

As we saw in the earleir posting, Swamy PL refers to Prapanna ParitrAnam in his 
other work by the title, "MumUkshapadi".. Here is how quotes...

"Iswaranai Ozhinthavargal rakshagargal allar enbathai Prapanna ParitrAnathil 
sonnOm" mumUkshuppadi 39

Two reasons to fall into the protection Zone
As a mumukshu, one needs to develop two qualities that Nammazhwar talks about 
while surrendering to Perumal.

1. Akincanyatvam (known as KaimudalillAimai in sampradAyam) - Inadequecy and 
incapability of the soul in samsara to follow the path of karma, jnAna and 
bhakti yOgam..

Azhwar explains this aspect and hence surrenders to Vanamamalai Perumal in the 
following manner:

"nOtra nOnbilEn nun arivilEn...."    (ThiruvAymozhi 5.7.1)

The same aspect is dealt with by Swamy Alavandar in his stotra ratnam as below:

"na dharma nistOsmi, na ca AtmavEdi, na bhaktimAn ...."

2. Ananyagatitvam (known as vEroru pugalidam illAmai in sampradAyam) - No other 
source to surrender other than Sriman Narayanan

In this aspect Azhwar surrender to ArAmudan of Thirukkudanthai

"kaLaivaay thunpam kaLaiyaa thozhivaay  kaLaikaN maRRilEn..."   (ThiruvAymozhi 
5.8.8)

Azhwar pleads to ArAmudan that he would surrender only to Him even if ArAmudan 
fails to wipe out the distress/fails to protect

This is wonderfully summed as a single line in ThiruvAiMOhzi 
'ThAlum thadaikkayiyum kUppi paNIyum avar kaNDEr' 3-7-2
When somebody says -Thadak kaiyum- it refers to Akinchanyam -the folded hands 
representing nothing in us.
ThALum - The legs approaching Him establishing He is the only saviour.


Three reasons to fall out of Protection Zone

Our PurvAchAryas in the vYakyAnam have done a deep analysis of why Perumal will 
not protect us in some cases (souls in samsara), and also have given 
explanantion to the same. They attributed 3 reasons for that:

1. When we think that we can protect ourselves.
2. If we need to attain some prerequisite quality so that Perumal will protect 
us
3. When we look out to other sources of protection

The first case scenario is equivalent to grabbing a baby from the hands of its 
parents and giving it to a butcher. Hence this case can be easily eliminated.

The second case scenario is well explained by Azhwars and Acharyas in 
exhibiting Akincanyatvam and ananya-gadhithvam -falling into the protection 
zone.

The third case scenario is what Swamy PL deals with in Prapanna ParitrAnam in 
showing the inadequecy of various relationships and anya devatas to protect us.

Hence PL clearly  prescribes this work to only who are seeking mOksham and so 
quotes this when describing the aspects to be followed by a mumukshu in his 
other grantham,  "Mumukshapadi"

He starts Prapanna ParitranAm with MumukshuvAi...

We will look into his explanantion of how others cannot protect us in the order 
starting from brother from the next posting.

aDiyEn,
ramanan 



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