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 ). 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