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SrI  UpakAra  Sangraham - II (1)
-- 
SAdhanAdhikAram 
-- 
Section - 6 (1)
(Five Favours for Adopting Practical Means)
---  
        After describing several favours conferred by the
Lord before the jIva got ready to adopt the means for
mOkSha, SwAmi Desikan now speaks about the means in
this Second Chapter. In this section he lists out five
more favours of the Lord in adopting the practical
means, namely, shAdhyOpAya:

(1) ippadic cEthananai upAya-vishESha-anuShTAnatthilE
oruppadutthi, nOyellAm peythathOr Akkaiyaic cumanthu
koNdu irukkiRa ivanukku,
        ?sthitE manasi susvasthE shareerE sati yO narah /
              dhAtu-sAMye sthitE smartA vishvaroopam
ca mAmjam //?  (VarAhapurAnam)

ityAdikaLiR-padiyE,
shAreera-mAnasa-Agantuka-sahjangkaLAna
caturvidha-vyAdhikaLalum kalakkam vArAtapadi, ?astu
tE? ennum anugraha-vishEShatthAlE,
dhAtusAmya-shareera-svAsthya-ngkaLaiyum,
manah-sthairyatthaiyum piRappikkumathuvum;
        The Lord has helped the jIva to involve himself in a
special means. 

?ippadic cEthananai upAya-vishESha-anuShTAnatthilE
oruppadutthi,?
But in what condition the jIva is, is also noticed by
SwAmi Desikan:  

 ?nOyellAm peythathOr Akkaiyaic cumanthu koNdu
irukkiRa ivanukku? -- 

This jIva is ?carrying? a body which is full of
diseases. In this condition, he is not fit to take up
any strenuous method. How will he ensure his mOksha?
In order to give hope to him, the Lord?s assurance
itself provides a guarantee:
        ?sthitE manasi susvasthE shareerE sati yO narah /
              dhAtu-sAMye sthitE smartA vishvaroopam
ca mAmjam //?  (VarAhapurAnam)

        This is one of the two final verses of SrI VarAha
PurANa, known as, ?VarAha carama slOka?. After giving
the first verse, SwAmi Desikan says:
?ityAdikaLiR-padiyE,? -- that is, ?et cetera?, as his
intention is to include the second verse also for our
consideration. Hence, we shall study the second verse
also along with this verse. 
        
These two carama slOkas are unique and held superior
than the carama slOka of SrImad Bhagavadgita, as these
were spoken to SrI BhoodEvi, the Mother Earth, while
the Gita?s carama slOka was given to ArjunA in the
battlefield. While SrI BhoodEvi requested the Lord to
tell her an easy way for ordinary people to attain
Him, ArjunA sought the Lord?s advice on personal
grounds. Here is the first slOka:

?sthitE manasi susvasthE shareerE sati yO narah / 
dhAtu-sAMye sthitE smartA vishvaroopam ca mAmajam //

tatastam mriyamANam  tu  kAShTa-pAShANa-sannibham /
aham smarAmi madbhaktam nayAmi paramAm gathim //? 

(When the mind is in its normal condition, when the
body is not shattered and when the elementary
constituents of the body (dAtu) are in perfect
condition, if a man meditates on me Who have the world
as My body and Who am not subject to births due to
karma, when that man lies like a log of wood or a
piece of stone in his dying moments, I think of my
devotee and lead him to attain the highest state.) 

        The first slOka indicates the time, the qualification
for adopting prapatti and its procedure and towards
whom it has to be performed. These are indicated by
the Lord in response to the request from SrI BhoodEvi
to reveal an easy method for all the beings to attain
the highest benefit. The second slOka clears the doubt
whether the stipulation of keeping the memory of the
Lord at the last moment of life is applicable to a
person who has adopted prappatti. The Lord makes it
clear that it is not necessary, as that responsibility
becomes His own once the person has surrendered at His
Feet. 
        
This assurance is another favour done by the Lord.
SwAmi Desikan says:
?shAreera-mAnasa-Agantuka-sahjangkaLAna
caturvidha-vyAdhikaLalum kalakkam vArAtapadi?  -- 

The Lord gave this assurance so that the people need
not be worried about the four kinds of diseases
afflicting the body and the mind at the time of the
Atma?s departure from the body. 

        This assurance is endorsed and conveyed the Mother of
all, the Consort of the Lord herself:

?astu tE? ennum anugraha-vishEShatthAlE? -- 

The quote is from SrI sharaNAgati Gadhyam. When
SrIbhAshyakAra submitted to SrI RanganAyakI, the
Consort of SrI RanganAtha to grant him permission to
surrender at the Feet of the Lord, The Goddess answers
with these words:
?astu tE / tayaiva sarvam sampatsyatE //? (sharaNAgati
Gadhyam - 3)

(Let that be for you [Let you surrender at the Feet of
the Lord.] Because of it, you will attain everything.)

?ennum anugraha-vishEShatthAlE? -- By this special
grace, 

        That is, this special grace of the Consort of the
Lord opens the path ahead.

?dhAtusAmya-shareerasvAsthya-ngkaLaiyum,
manahsthairyatthaiyum piRappikkumathuvum;? -- 

To keep the body free from diseases, with the three
humours, namely, flatulency, bile and phlegm remaining
in equal proportions, and to keep the mind steady and
firm, the Lord confers a favour to the progressive
jIva. 

        When the body and the mind are healthy, the person
should surrender at the feet of the Lord. Such a
situation is also the Lord?s gift. This is the message
conveyed by Swami Desikan in this sub-section.

(To continue)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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