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Dear SrI PadmanAbhan:
 
Thanks for your references to PRAPATTHI ,
SiddhOpAyam and SaadhyOpAyam in your most
recent posting .
 
These are very important concepts , which form the anchor
of VisishtAdhvaitham .Hence I will add few more thoughts
on them for clarification for those , who may not be that
familiar.Additional definitions and clarifications on these three
doctrines would be helpful to those , who may not be too familiar
with these mysterios sounding Sanskrit words .
 
1)Prapatthi:  The word is to be spelled Prapatthi and not
Prabhakthi .
 
Prapatthi is sanctioned by VedAs . It can be practised by
anyone ( SarvAdhikAram). The other names for it are
NyAsam , Aaathma NikshEpam , Aathma SamarpaNam ,
SaraNAgathi et al.
 
AchArya RaamAnujA's SaraNAgathi gadhyam is
central in showing how to perform this SaraNAgathy
to SrIman NaarAyaNan . The mugdhaka Vaakyam of
AchArya RaamAnujA also has important bearing on
the doctrine of SaraNAgathi:
 
" Sakruth prArTanAmAthrENa apEkshitham
dhAsyatheethi visvAsa-poorvakam prArTanamithi
yaavath "
 
(Meaning): Prapatthi is synnonymous with VisvAsam
( Implicit and total faith in SrIman NaarAyaNan  as
unfailing Rakshakan ( protector and grantor of Moksham).
He has to be approached only once  with prayer for
the realization of Moksham . He is the One , who can grant
all one desires with that  kind of prayer.
 
The angams of Prapatthi and the ways to perform Prapatthi
has been explained by AzhwArs and PoorvAchAryAs.
 
2) SiddhOpAyam: SrIman NaarAyaNa is recognized as
SiddhOpAyam . " Siddha means One who has been in
existence even prior to the observance of the SaadhanA
like Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam and since the ever-existing
God is Himself the prinicpal cause (upAyam) for attaining Him ,
He is the SiddhOpAyam ".
 
3) SaadhyOpAyam :  The UpAyam to be practised by us
such as Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam .They help the Lord to
change His nigraha sakthi towards ChEthanams and transform
it in to anugraha sakthi as a result of our sincere prayer to Him with
VisvAsam to protect us .Saadhya refers to what needs to be done
through human effort . Our sampradhAyams differ with respect to
the need for human effort . That is a different story .
 
V.Sadagopan
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The sithOpAyam -just thinking of HIm/sindhippEa amiayum
The sAthyOpAyam-bhakthi --malar ittu;
The surrender -prabhakthi-charaNam Agum;
the vuchAraNam-spelling out His name/place-thirukkaNnapuram solla
the thiru voi mozhi - thirukkaNNapuram pAdi Ada - are the several prescriptions of AzhwAr in consonance
with the desire, capabablity and tastes of the people.
 
Hence, this is drawn as similar to that of gEthA sAsthram where this has been done by Lord krishNA and described by AzhwAr himself as
 
'neRi ellAm eduthu vuraitha'
which is the essence of
 onbadhAm pathu.
 
(ninth ten concluded)
vanamamalai padmanabhan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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