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Dear Devotees,

I have long been puzzled by the purport of the Charama Slokam where 
the Lord assures us: 
aham tvA sarva pApebhyo mokshaishyaami mA shuca.

Shriman Krishnamachari's commentary on the nAmA 992 - pApanASanaH has 
clarified to me what is meant by the word pApam. The translation of 
this word into SIN, which is a foreign concept in the English 
language, tends to be misunderstood by many as: -- after committing 
sins (intentionally or otherwise), you can have an easy out. This is 
what was believed in people's minds when they sought dispensations in 
the middle ages from their religious leaders.

Reading the commentary of nAmA 992 along with a reference to the 
Charama slokam further confirms that pApam is any thought/action that 
hinders us in our progress on the spiritual path and from which 
therefore, we have to protect ourselves. A famous slokam in 
Kathopanishad refers to these difficulties in very stark 
terms: "kshurasya dhArA nishitA duratyaya, durgam pathastat kavayo 
vadanti". 

The Lord encourages us to believe with faith in him that He 
will 'surely' help us in our travel on this difficult spiritual path 
if we remember and seek Him earnestly.

Dasan
Krishnaswamy m k

992. pApa-nASanaH ? The Destroyer of sins.
Om pApa-nASanAya namaH.
pApam nASayati iti pApa-nASanaH. It is very interesting to look at 
the derivation of the word pApa ? it is derived from the root pA ? 
rakshaNe ? to protect. The addition of the affix paH leads to the 
word pApaH ? that from which one should protect oneself is pApa, or 
sin. SrI vAsishTha gives the derivation for the word pApa as "pAti 
asmAt AtmAnam iti pApaH ? That from which one should protect oneself 
is pApaH or sin.
????  ????????..  Krishnamachari






 
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