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SrI:

 Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

 Today , we will commence the study of the Desika
Prabhandham entitled : "Charama SlOka Churukku".
This Prabahndham consists of 11 Paasurams summarizing
the many meanings of GeethAchAryan's Charama SlOkam .
The entire Prabhandham is constructed in KattaLai KalitthuRai
metre of Tamil poetry .

Introduction
**********
In the battle field of KurukshEthram , Arjuna saw
in front of him the assembly of his close relatives and
AchAryAs ready to engage in war. Arjuna concluded that
they will be killed by him during the battle to ensue.
He got discouraged over the thought of the Paapam that
will be acquired by him , when he had to kill them as his
enemies in the combat. He looked at His SarAthy , Bhagavan
KrishNa , fell at His feet and begged the Lord to instruct him on
what is the right course of action( hitham) .

Lord PaarTasArathy took pity on the confused Arjun and performed
UpadEsam through the medium of Bhagavath GeethA on the eternal
svaroopam ( nature) of AathmA , Karma-Jn~Ana yOgams and Bhakthi
yOgam with its angams , which can directly grant  MOksham .
Arjunan was still disturbed about the difficulties in practising
Bhakthi yOgam as upAyam for Moksham and the enormously
long time it takes to yield the desired Phalan of Moksham.

On sizing up the mental agitation of His friend Arjuna ,
the Lord taught him the easy to practise and swift fruit
yielding Prapathti Yogam for gaining Moksham and
concluded Bhagavath GeethA . The SlOkam describing
Prapathti yOgam and its performance is called the Charama
SlOkam .It has many special meanings and therefore it is
included as the third and final rahasyam for VaishNavAs.

Swamy  Desikan's Prabhandham compiles the shorter
version of the meanings of Charama SlOkam and therefore
it is called "Churukku " compared to the Charama SlOka
adhikAram hosed in SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ,
which is a  more elaborate treatment of this Rahasyam.

The charama slOkma is :

Sarva dharmAn parithyajya Maam yEkam SaraNam vraja
aham thvA sarva paapEya: mokshayishyAmi maa sucha :

Architectonics of this prabhandham
*****************************
In the first Paasuram , the entire meaning of Charama
slOkam is given in a condensed form .The remaining
ten Paasurams cover respectively :

(1) Sarva DharmAn Parithyajya
(2) Maam
(3) yEkam
(4) SaraNam
(5) vraja
(6) aham
(7) ThvA
(8) Sarva-PaapEya:
(9) MokshayishyAmi
(10) Maa Sucha:

315. The Full Meaning of Charama SlOkam
***********************************
kallAr ahalum karumamum Jn~Anamum Kaathalum
maRREllA nilaihaLukku yERppa vidhittha kirisaihaLum
vallAr muyalha vali izhanthAr YenRanai thozhuha yenRu
yellA dharumamum  uraitthavan innadi sErnthanamE (1)

(Meaning ): Only those, who have mastered SaashtrAs and acquired
visEsha Jn~Anam can practise successfully Karma yOgam , Jn~Ana
yOgam and Bhakthi yOgam. Others will conclude after their difficulties
in practising these yOgams that they are not for them and will drop out
in their quest for MOksahm. " As a result , the above three yOgams are
recommended for the knowledgable and competent ones in Saasthrams
and SaasthrArTams. All the others, who are overwhelmed by their
deficiencies are instructed to approach Me and surrender unto Me.
I will stand in the place of all these difficult upAyams and  grant them
the fruits of Moksham . There is no reason for the asakthAs (powerless)
to grieve anymore after their   SaraNAgathy to Me" . This is the full
meaning of
the Charama slOkam blessed to us by the Lord using Arjuna as a VyAjam
(excuse) for His upadEsam .

The key words here are:  " VallAr Muyalha ; vali izhanthAr YenRanai Thozhuha
".
( May the competent ones in SaasthrAs use the UpAyam of diificult Bhakthi
Yogam ; others , who feel disheartened over the steep path of  the tardy
Bhakthi
yOgam and feel powerless as a aresult , May they perform SaraNAgathy to Me
and
seek My protection and I will readily offer them the fruits of the difficult
Bhakthi
and other yOgamsthrough the Prapathti yOgam that they practised so easily .
There are no more worries for them ). GeethAchAryan is saluted by Swamy
Desikan
here as " yellaa dharumamum uraitthavan " ( KaNNan , who performed upadEsam
on all the dharmams ). Swamy  Desikan concludes this Paasuram by performing
his own SaraNAgathy ( " innadi sErnthanamE ).

Swamy  Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

SrimathE SrI Lakshminrusimha Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka
SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:



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