Dear Sri Aravamudhan : Yes , there are two types of Prapatthi : 1. Aartha Prapatthi 2. Dhruptha Prapatti Both Swamy PiLLailOkAchArya ( Artha Panchaka SrI Sookthi) and Swamy Desikan ( Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ) have elaborated on these two kinds of Prapatthi. These categories yield the SAME Phalan of Sri Vaikunta Vaasam and Nithya Kaimkaryam there . The differences between them is derived from the intensity of feeling and the sense of urgency experienced by the Prapannan for attaining Moksham . Some Prapannas cry out for immediate Moksham .They can not brook any delay and seperation from Sriman NaarAyaNa . This RARE type of Prapanna is Aarta Prapannan . Swamy MaNavALa MaamunikaL was one such Aarta Prapannar . His Aarti and sense of urgency is movingly enshrined in his Charama Prabhandham ( the last divine Sookthi in Tamil) appealing to AchArya RaamAnuja to help him attain Parama Padham . it has been my bhAgyam to create a web site for Swamy MaNavALa Maamuni in 1999 , where in Sriman U.Ve.T.A. Srinivasan Swamy of Kaanchipuram at my request contributed a scholarly article on Aaarti Prabhandham , a soulful cry of MaamunigaL : http://www.mamunigal.freeservers.com/aarti.html Aarthi means passionate despair , deep despondency , impatience to wait in this world as a Prapannan to reach Sri Vaikuntam. It is not somebody's despair about temporary disappointment in life or old age or ill health etc . It is a deep spiritual experience that only the Jeevan , AchAryan and PerumAL recognize . The Prapannan appeals to his or her AchAryan for release from the obstruction of the physical body that stands in the way of nithya kaimakryam at Sri Vaikuntam . Not many have this type of intensity and urge . They as dhruptha (Not Truptha) prapannAs , wait out until their body falls to depart for Sri Vaikuntam via archirAdhi maargam . After prapatthi and until their last moment , the dhruptha Prapannan performs prescribed Bhagavath-BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam and waitd for the day , when his alloted tim on this earth is up . Two others noted for their Aarthy are : the lady with no education , who supplied Milk and curd for RaamAnuja . One day , she asked her AchAryan , whether he can help her leave her physical body and leave for Sri Vaikuntam . AchArya RaamAnuja accepted her aartha prapatthi and right in front of the assembled people , she shed her mortal coils and ascended the divine chariot of the VishNu dhUthAs to travel to Sri Vaikuntam . The third example in more recent times is that of an AchAryan of ParakAla Mutt , who was being pestered by a local king about the truth of Aarhti Prapatthi . The AchAryan demonstrated it using the king's doubt as a vyAjam to shed his physical body and ascended to Sri Vaikuntam to join his AchAryan and the dhivya dampathis . One can consider KurEsar's departure from this world to the great regret of His AchAryan as one of the instances of Aartha Prapathti . KurEsar asked Lord Ranganatha directly for the boon of Aartha Prapatthi and was granted the request . In seperate articles , I will cover the various ThiruvAimozhi Paasurams about the two types of SaraNAgathi . AchAryan , AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Oppiliappan KOil V . Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "cavallino_2003" <reach.suds@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 6:26 AM Subject: [Oppiliappan] Artha Prapatti > Srimathe Ramanujaya Namah: > > Adiyen's understanding is that prapatti can be of two types. Thripta > and Artha prapatti. While we see lots of adiyaars undergoing thripta > prapatti at the lotus feet of emperuman Narayanan under the auspices of > sadacharyas, we don't hear about anyone performing artha prapatti. > > Do any of the acharyas perform artha prapatti even to this day? If yes, > what are the preconditions for one to request his acharya for the same? > > I would be most grateful to your esteemed selves if you could clarify > this point to me. > > Sudharshana Dasan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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