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SrI:

 Dear Swamy  Desika BhakthAs:

In this posting , adiyEn will cover 4 more Paasurams( 84-86) of
Desika Prabhandham , which are the 45th  to the 47th  Paasurams of
AdhikAra Sangraham.

84) Thirumanthiram granting all Phalans
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Those who recite and reflect on the deep meanings of
Moola  Mathram ( Thiru Manthiram/AshtAksharam) will be
blessed with every phalan that they wish to have.
This includes the acquisition of the eight GuNams of
the Lord , the eight traits of one's Buddhi (intellect) ,
the eight aathma guNams ( eight flowers ) , the eight
attainments (siddhis) , the eight kinds of devotion (Bhakthi) ,
the mastery over the eight limbs of Yogam  , the eight kinds
of Iswaryams ( wealth) and the mastery over the 64 kinds
of arts and sciences ( Kalais).

The key passage of this Paauram is " YeNN guNatthOn
yettu yeNNum yeNN guNamathiyOrkku , yeNN patthi--
yettu guNamum mElathuvum yettina" ( For the vivEkis with
eight kinds of Aathma GuNams reciting and reflecting on
the  AshtAksharam of the Lord with the eight auspicious
guNams ,  the eight kinds of Bhakthis , eight kinds of
wealth and much more are readily attained ).

Additional notes by Swamy SrIraama DesikAcchAr:
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The eight auspcious guNams of the Lord are: (1) Freedom from
the influence of karmaas (2) Freedom from old age /nithya youvanam
(3) freedom from death (4) freedom from sorrow (5) Freedom
(6) Freedom from Hunger (7) possesion of  BhOga vasthus ,
which are imperishable and (8) Power to execute desired actions.

The eight guNams of the Intellect are: (1) ability to comprehend
material presented (2) power to hold the recieved material
firmly (3) ability to recall material learnt and held (4) power to
describe them to others (5) ability to grasp things not explained
by others (6) discriminatory skills to reject unwanted things
told to them by others (7) power to comprehend doctrines
with clarity and (8) ability to understand the true meanings
of the tatthvams .

The eight aathma guNams of the human beings acquired through
anusandhAnam of AshtAksharam are : (1) nonviolence/ahimsai
towards others by speech, body or mind (2) Control of senses /
Indhriya nigraham (3) Mercy towards all (4) Patience towards all/
poRumai (5) Jn~Anam/true wisdom about Tatthva thrayams
(6) Tapas / penance (7) DhyAnam and (8) Sathyam/Truthfulness.

The eight kinds of Bhakthis are: (1) Love towards BhAgavathAs
(2) Joy in worshipping the Lord (3) Eagerness to hear about
the Lord's charithram (4) thickening of the voice and horripulation on
hearing about the Lord,, thinking about Him or speaking about Him
(5) attempts to perform aarAdhanam for the Lord (6) freedom from
ego during the performance of Kaimkaryams for the Lord (7) thinking
about Him alone (8) not asking the Lord trivial and perishable boons
from the Lord.

85) Explanation of the Meaning of Charama SlOkam: Part I
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Our Emperor of  Emperors (SarvEswaran) incarnated as the son
of VasudEvan so that the citizens of DhwArakai can be blessed
with the ultimate PurushArTam of enjoying His company . He sat in front of
Arjuna's chariot as His Saarathy and revealed the height of His soulabhyam.
This Lord along with His Devi undertook the sankalpam to uplift
the created jeevans  from all sufferings and used Arjuna as the excuse
to instruct the world on His Charama SlOkam . He stood as the SiddhOpAyam
in His Charama slOkam and took upon Himself the burden to protect those,
who sought His protection.He removes the effects of Prakruthi which stands
in the way of developing Tatthva Jn~Anam and assures us freedom from
sorrows and Moksham at the end of the Prapannan's bodily existence
on this earth.

The key passage of this Paasuram is " TaNN tuLava malar mArbhan ,
oNN thodiyAL ThirumahaLum thAnum aahi , oru ninaivAl eenRa
uyir yellAm uyya , tAnE sonna tani dharumam yemakku tAnn aay ,
Tannai yenRum kaNDu kaLitthu adi sooda , vilakkAi ninRa
viLayAttai kazhikkinRAn "

" TaNN tuLava malar mArbhan " is the Lord wearing the cool
TuLasi garland interwoven with the fragrant flowers .  " oNN
thodiyAL ThirumahaLum TAnum aahi oru ninaivAl eenRa
uyir yellAm uyya " refers to the Lord with Periya Piratti
propelled by their unified sankalpam to uplift he jeevans
created by Them . How did the Lord do it ? He became
the matchless means (upAyam) for those who performed
Prapatthi unto Him and stood as SiddhOpAyam for them
as revealed in His Charama slOkam . Thus , He lifted those
fortunate ones up from the mire of samsAram so that they
can enjoy Him in His Prama Padham and wear His sacred
Thiruvadis on their heads and become filled with bliss.Through
this MahOpakAram , the Lord  removes all the interferences
created by His own Moola Prakruthi .

86) Explanation of the Meaning of Charama SlOkam : Part II
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The Charama slOkam has a key paasage , " Sarva DharmAn
Partithyajya " . This paasuram focuses on the Six meanings of
the two words : "Srava dharmAn ".

The meaning of this  Paasuram is expanded in the 316th Desika Prabhandham
Paasuram housed in the SrI Sookthi of "Charama slOka churukku".

The extended meanings of this Paasuram will be covered , when we
arrive at  the 316th Paasuram. Briefly , these six meanings are
quoted  as: (1) asakthAdhikArithvam (2) aakinchanya puraskriya
3) ananga bhAvam (4) dharmANAm asakthyArambhavAraNam
(5) TathprathyAsA prasamanamand (6) BrahmAsthra nyAya Soochanam .
adiyEn will share the detailed commentary of  Swamy SrIrAma
DesikAcchAr , when we arrive a tthe 316th Paasuram.

The six meanings of "Srava DharmAn Partithyajya " are :

(1) Do not continue with difficult-to-practise upAyams for
Moksham any more , even if you have been active in pursuing them.

(2) It is the best act to banish desire in practising such upAyams.

(3) The act of SaraNAgathy does not need the help of any thing
else except its five angams.

(4) If other acts are undertaken , then SaraNAgathy will be fruitless .
In such  a case , ti is like BrahmAsthram that can not co-exist with other
asthrams .

(5) and (6)  You who is engaged in the ancient upAyam of Bhakthi yOgam
fit for great Jn~Anis will feel powerless to practise this upAyam . Keep
Your
helpless state as help and seek My Thiruvadi (sacred feet) as the sole
upAyam
and I will banish Your sins and grant You Moksham.

The brief comments however regarding the context  of this Paasuram are:
"Sarva DharmAn Partithyajya" has the meaning to abandon all
upaayams.Dharmam is a  phalan-yielding practise (saadhanam)
that can be understood only with the help of the Lord's Saasthrams.
When the Lord uses the plural of dharmam (DharmAn) in Charama
slOkam , He referes to the many kinds of dharmams . The "Sarva"
padham selected by the Lord refers to the nature of the dharmams
having many angams (limbs).  Dharma padham generally connotes
UpAyam; here in the context of the Lord's upadEsam refers to
MokshOpAyam such as Bhakthi yOgam with its 8 angams.

 Swamy  Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
 Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

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


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