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SrI  UpakAra  Sangraham - II (14)
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SAdhanAdhikAram 
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Section - 7 (5) [continued] 
(The Favours being done by the Lord to the jIva 
who has adopted bhakti-yOga or prapatti)
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        We have thus generally seen that the Lord removes the
doubts that may arise in the mind of the prapanna
because of the present Kali-yuga. Now we shall see
what kind of doubts that may trouble the prapanna and
how they are resolved. 
        Such doubts have been categorized as five types by
SwAmi Desikan in his magnum opus,
SrI-rahasya-traya-sAram. It is known that the Lord of
all (SarveShvaran) is omniscient and omnipotent;
rewards in proportion to the karma performed by one;
does not require any help; does not take action
immediately like minor deities; and is without an
equal and a superior. 
        The five doubts that might arise are:
1)      Whether the Lord of such a nature can be accessible
to those who have committed unlimited violations? 
2)      Whether He would grant fruits in great measure to
those who have committed these transgressions which
stand as a hindrance to the attainment of the goal,
namely, His abode?
3)      Whether He would accord His grace in return for the
insignificant good action done by the person
concerned?
4)      Whether He would grant the favour without delay?
and
5)      Whether He would be totally unmindful to the lowest
status of the aspirant.    

SwAmi Desikan clears these doubts by reminding the
prapanna the five features of the Lord: 
1)      He goes by the recommendation of His Consort,
LakShmi.
2)      He is conscious of the relationship between Him,
being the Master, and the applicants, being His
servants.
3)      He is full of auspicious attributes and qualities
like compassion towards His creatures.
4)      He has the will and determination to save them. And
5)      He derives satisfaction in saving them.     

It may be asked how the doubts stated earlier are
removed by these features. Swami Desikan answers: 

1) Though the Lord is omniscient and omnipotent, He
cannot ignore the recommendations of SrI, His Consort;
and will pardon all the faults that stand in the way
of His accessibility. For example, a king will pardon
the faults of his servants on the recommendation of
the royal ladies. He will appear as if He is unaware
of the faults, as said in SrI ViShNu SahasranAma in
which He is called  ?avij~nAtA? -- Ignorant. He is so
called as He doesn?t mind the faults of His devotees. 
(2)  Normally He rewards according to one?s karma. But
He is more gracious towards the prapanna owing to the
performance of complete surrender. Prapatti is like an
apology for greater means, that is a  ?vyAja? - (a
gesture). The Lord grants to the prapanna even that
fruit, which is beyond all measure and which is one?s
natural right like an inheritance, because of the
unique relationship of the Master and his servant.  
(3) The Lord is  ?avApta-samasta-kAmah? -- One Who has
all objects of desire and does not require any help.
However, He looks upon the small action, prapatti,
performed by one as if it were an act of supreme help
to Him, because of His supreme and unconditioned
compassion. The Lord is like a generous emperor who is
easily won over by paying even small tokens of homage.

(4) The Lord is not like inferior deities and does not
act quickly. He rewards those who adopt other means
laid down in the scriptures only after some delay.
Yet, when a man who is devoid any other protector or
refuge performs prapatti, He grants whatever is
desired at the very time when it is wanted, as He did
in the case of KAkAsura and VibheeShaNa, by His mere
will with full generosity and without the need of any
help.  
(5) The Lord is known as  ?samAdhika-daridrah? -- a
destitute of equals and superiors. He is totally
independent and free to do anything desired by His
dependents for His own satisfaction. So, he grants
their request without any consideration of their
status or rank, as SrI Rama did in the case of all
creatures in KOsala. So said SrI NammAzhvAr:

?kaRpAr irAmapirAnai-yallAl maRRum kaRparO?
  puRpA-muthalAp pulleRumpAthi onRinRiyE
  naRpAl-ayOtthiyil vAzhum carAcaram muRRavum
  naRpAlukku uytthanan nAnmukanAr peRRa nAttuLE.?     
              (ThiruvAimozhi, 7-5-1)

(For studying, will anyone think of other than SrI
Rama, Who is considered an ocean of auspicious
attributes; Who led to salvation in the world of
Brahma, all beings, movable or stagnant, from grass
and ants onwards, with nothing in their credit, just
because they lived in the holy AyOdhya?)

        Thus the doubts regarding the efficacy of prapatti
are removed by the Lord. 

(To continue)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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