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SrI  UpakAra  Sangraham - III (8)
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niryANa adikAram
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 Section - 9: The Favours the Lord does to a MumukShu after he leaves his body
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[9.2 Favours being done after crossing the river, VirajA]
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        In the previous sub-section, SwAmi Desikan described the farthest limit 
of puruShArta (goal), which is the service to the BhAgavatas, which is a favour 
of the Lord after the mukta-jIva attains His feet. In this sub-section, the 
full and perfect enjoyment of the bliss of Brahman by the mukta is dealt with 
by SwAmi Desikan: 
(v) âuLLa ulakaLavum yAnum uLanAvanâ enRu bhAvitthavanai 
anaitthulakumudaiya aravinfthalOcanaith thianaitthanaiyum vidApadi, Adi 
uNdAkilum antham illAtha paripoorNa anubhavatthaik kodukkumathuvum;
        SwAmi Desikan discusses the full and perfect enjoyment of Brahman by 
the mukta-jiva in SrI VaikuNTham in his magnum opus work, SrI 
rahasy-traya-sAra, in a separate Chapter entitled. âparipoorNa BrahmAnubhava 
adhikArahâ. In the opening slOka, he says:
 âvitamasi padE lakShmee-kAntam vicitra-vibhootikam
      saciva-gamitah sampadyAvirbhavatsahajAkrutih /
  sphuTa-tadapruthaksiddhih siddhyad guNAShTaka-tatphalO
     bhajati paramam sAmyam bhOgE nivrutti kathOjhitam //â 
(The mukta-jIva gets his essential nature fully manifested and realizes his 
inseparable connection with the Lord, the Consort of LakShmee, after attaining 
Him led by the AdivAhikas.  As a consequence, the mukta acquires the eight 
attributes like apahatapApma etc. and without any fear of his returning to 
samsAra, he attains the perfect resemblance to the Lord in regard to His bliss.)
        The foremost of the essential nature is the expansion of the 
mukta-jIvaâs attributive knowledge (dharma-bhoota-j~nAnam) to its maximum as 
that of the Lord. This is beautifully indicated by SwAmi desikan with a quote 
from a verse of SrI nammAzhvAr:  âuLLa ulakaLavum yAnum uLanAvanâ. This is 
from Periya ThiruvanthAthi. Let us see the verse in full:
 âuLLIlum uLLam thadikkum vinaippadalam
  viLLa vizhitthu unnai meyuRRAl â uLLa
  ulakaLavum yAnum uLanAvan enkolO?
  ulakaLantha moorti urai.â                                  (Periya 
ThirvanthAthi-76)
(Oh Lord Who measured the whole universe with a gigantic form! After acquiring 
the true knowledge, the mind engages itself in contemplation of You. Then, my 
mind grows larger and larger in joy. If I am able to have a vision of Your 
form, the thick fog of my sins will disappear. Perhaps my physical form also 
will expand to Your size. Is it not? Please tell me.) 
        By this quote, SwAmi Desikan indicates that mukta-jIvaâs 
consciousness will become vibhu just as that of the Lord. This means he will 
have the full and perfect enjoyment of the Lord. That is, he will have in all 
places, at all times, and in all situations, the unsurpassed joy of the Supreme 
Lord with His countless forms, attributes, glories and activities without 
missing any of them. 
        If it is asked, How? , the answer is given by SrI nammAzhvAr himself in 
another verse:
 âanaitthulakumudaiya aravintha lOcananait thinaitthanaiyum vidAL.â 
(ThiruvAimozhi, 6-7-10)
(She will never in the least miss the sight of the Lord Whose eyes are as 
beautiful as the lotus and Who is the Lord of the world.)
This is to indicate that there is perfect similarity between the muktaâs 
enjoyment and the Lordâs. 
The Lordâs form is delightful as described in the passages:
 âuNar muzhu nalamâ (ThiruvAimozhi, 1-1-2)
(He is all knowledge and all bliss.)     
 ânirastAtishayAhlAda-sukhabhAvaikalakShaNA / 
  bhEShajan bhagavatprAptirEkAntAkee matA //â  (ViShNu PurANa, 6-5-59)
(The attainment of the Lord is a remedy for the disease of samsAra. It is of 
the nature of joy which is unsurpassed and confers joy on others. It is an end 
in itself and lasts for ever.)
        This full and perfect enjoyment of the bliss of the Lord, though began 
just after the mukti attained by the jIva, it has no end at all. This is what 
SwAmi Desikan indicates by the expression:
âAdi uNdAkilum anthem illAtha paripoorNAnubhavatthaik kodukkumathuvumâ. 
        It is a general rule that whichever has a beginning will have an end. 
This rule prevails in the prakruti mandala, in this material world.  Hence, a 
doubt may arise in our minds that the mOkSha which has a beginning may also 
come to an end as in the case of those going to heaven and hell, who return to 
the world after their specified term is over.   However, in the case of one 
attaining the Lordâs abode after successfully adopting the means, either 
bhakti-yOga or prapatti, there is no fear of return, even though there is a 
beginning. In order to make this clear, SwAmi Desikan specifically mentions 
that even though the full and perfect enjoyment of the Bliss has a beginning, 
it has no end; and will continue for ever.  
        This is endorsed in the following scriptural statements:
âprApyatE paramam dhAma yatO nAvartatE yatih / tEna tEnApyatE tattat 
nyAsEnaiva mahAmunE //â  (ahirbudhnya samhita, 37-26)
(The highest place, which is attained by a person through surrender to the 
Lord, is that place from which he never returns again.)
 âmAmupEtya punarjanma duhkhAlayamashAshvatam /
  nApnuvanti mahAtmAnah samsiddhim paramAm gatAh //
  AbrahmabhuvanAllOkAh punarAvartinOrjuna /
 mAmupEtya tu kountEya punarjanma na vidyatE //â (Gita, 8-15,16)
(Having come to Me, the great souls do not obtain again birth, which is 
miserable and un-enduring. Because knowing My nature as it really is, they are 
unable to sustain themselves without Me as their minds are deeply attached to 
Me, totally depending on Me. All the worlds, from the world of Brahma, are such 
as to give rise to re-birth. But after attaining me, there is no re-birth.)
 âyadA sa kEvaleebhootah ShaDhvimshamanupashyati /
tadA sa sarvasiddhatvAt punarjanma na vindati //â   (MahAbhArata, shanty 
parva, 323-80)
(When the man who has become dissociated from all contact with prakruti has 
seen Brahman Who is the 26th reality, he will never be born again, because he 
has attained all that has to be attained.)
 âgatvA gatva nivartantE candra-sooryAdayO grahAh /
  adyApi na nivartantE dvAdashAkShara-cintakAh //â (ViShNu PurANa, 1-6-40)
(The heavenly bodies like the moon and the sun (the presiding deities that 
govern them) are born again in samsAra after reaching their high positions. But 
those who meditate on the Lord with the mantra of twelve syllables never come 
back to samsAra.)
        Thus the Lord does another favour to the mukta-jIva making his 
attainment of Him endless even though there is a beginning.

(To continue)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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