You are here: SriPedia - Oppiliappan - Archives - Jun 2004

Oppiliappan List Archive: Message 00050 Jun 2004

 
Jun 2004 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas, 

Compared to Bhakti yoga, which prescribes
hard-to-practice yama, niyama, dhAraNa, pratyAhArA,
etc., and uninterrupted meditation on the Lord and His
swaroopa and gunAs, Prapatti is easier to adopt which
only warrants utter helplessness (Akinchanyam) and
having no other refuge except for Him
(ananyagathithvam) 

One who adopts Bhakti Yoga in all its elaborateness
may have to wait for ages, through several births, to
reach the Lord. Prapatti, which can be performed in a
second, promises the same fruit of Liberation at the
will of the aspirant- if he desires to leave for the
Lord?s abode immediately after performing Saranagati,
so can he. If, on the other hand, he prefers to wait
till the end of this birth, then immediately as he
sheds his mortal coils, Emperuman takes him to Sri
Vaikuntam and eternal bliss. 

Do not think however that bhakti is not needed for
those who have performed Saranagati. Bhakti ? i.e.
saamaanya bhakti- meaning devotion is very much needed
and is required for those who have performed
Saranagati. Though Parabhakti- the means in bhakti
yoga ? is not here in Prapatti, it is still enjoyed as
Bhagav anubhavam which will culminate into bhagava
prEmam (intense love and desire for the unparalleled
ArA amudhan Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan. That in
fact would affirm his thought on the Lord and would
distract him away from worldly and materialistic,
sensual pleasures. This love, or snEham for the Lord
needs to be cultivated in our minds and that is where
problem comes due to flickering and wavering mind of
ours- AzhwAr says: Not to worry. Involve you limbs,
mouth, ears, eyes etc.. for bhagavad anubhavam and the
mind would come on track as well. Enjoying seeing Him
at Dhivya Desams or in ATTHU PERUMALS. Listen to His
pastimes, glories and enjoy His kalyANa guNas. Worship
Him; prostrate at His feet; 

Otherwise, when the sense organs are left going after
worldly objects, that would take the strong mind too
and very soon, we ourselves would get doubt (*lack of
viswAsam) if at all the performance of Saranagati was
fruitful at all. 

Thus AzhwAr advises us of the state and code of
coundct after Prapatti. 

sOrvilaatha kaathalaaltho
  dakkaRaama Nnaththaraay,
neeraraava Naikkidantha
  ninmalann^a lankazhal,
aarvamOdi RaiNYchin^inRa
  vanpeyaret tezhuththum,
vaaramaaka vOthuvaar_kaL
  vallarvaana maaLavE.     (78)


After pefrgorming Prapatti (Saranagati) at the divine
lotus feet of the Pristine Purest Lord Sriya: Pathi
Sriman Narayanan- KsheerAbdhi sayanan- the Reclining
Lord (on Milky ocean) and with an earnest desire for
attaining Him and Him alone to perform eternal service
at His Lotus feet; not involving or not attempting on
any other means [with an unflinching complete faith on
Him that he would sure to take us to His abode for
having surrendered to Him fully ? (our self, the
protection and the fruit thereof); with a firm mind ?
tied down by devotional love in the heart and strong
and unwavering or sagging mind ; uttering His divine
ThiruvashtAkshara mantra (glorifying his divine name)
regularly in strict protocol; are sure to be qualified
to rule even Paramapadham. 

AzhwAr very beautifully mentions the state of our life
after Prapatti.  
All the Sanchita Karmas( Accumulated ) and Prarabda
Karmas ( that have begun to yield results) will be
totally destroyed like dirt being incinerated by fire
once we perform Saranagati at His feet. However there
would be sorrows and happiness which would come even
during post prapatti period and one should never ever
think as to why the Lord is doing this to me- I have
surrendered and why is he giving me sorrows? I have
never ever disobeyed Him (aNdap puLugu; Agaasa puLugu-
He is what he is only due to disobedience and
trespassing the saasthrAs which are His command and
instruction to adhere to strictly] And loose hope and
faith in Him.. One should on the contrary consider
that as His krupA in getting the remaining paapams
getting cured.. and feel even happy about it.
Similarly if one gets wealth or unexpected material /
income, should never jump with joy; it is His Bhagavad
prasAdham for the good that also needs to get
absolved. Else, he would start spending his time more
with blood relations and forget his eternal
subservitude to Him?Thus AzhwAr says: Only way- is to
keep uttering His Divine Name- ThiruvashtAksharam
regularly. 

Swamy Desikan says beautifully in Srimad
Rahasyathrayasaram (as Post-Prapatti Code of Conduct)-
[from Sri Anbil Ramaswamy?s summary]: 

Being immersed in his dedication to the Lord,
Prapannan no more seeks physical or material comforts
or nourishment, in the conviction that everything
happens as per the will of God. 

If any physical or material comforts come his way
(through Dharmic ways, of course) he does not shun
them, knowing that it is one of the ways to get rid of
his Punya karmas because they also constitute
impediments on his path to Moksha 

He views both joy and sorrow alike submitting himself
to both with equanimity, knowing that both pleasure
and pain visit him as ordained by the Lord. 

He feels intensity of devotion like that of 'Parama
Bhakti" when he cannot brook any further delay in
achieving communion with the Lord 
When one acquires the mental calibre as aforesaid,
there can be no fear other than Bhagavata Apachara and
Acharya Apachara (disrespect to devotees and
preceptor) which in any case, he would not indulge in.


SrI UttamUr Swamy writes: This verse can also mean to
infer Bhakti yogins and there also one should continue
to utter AshtAksharam for interrupted contemplation of
His divine name and glories. 

Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan


        
                
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Friends.  Fun.  Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger.
http://messenger.yahoo.com/ 



------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar.
Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/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/
 


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
oppiliappan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list