NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. ------------ srI: 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 ---------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia |
oppiliappan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to the list |