SrI:
Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs: Here is the
Fourth and concludign
Part in the series.
Iswara Tatthvam
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Iswaran is the third of the three Tatthvams after
chEthanam and achEthanam.
SrIman NaarAyaNan is indeed the SarvEswaran. He is
the Jn~Ana Svaroopan.
He can not be defined by time, place or vasthu. He
remains in all places
and at all times as well as in the form ofall
vasthus.He is
of Bliss (Aanandha) svarUpam. No
blemishes(DhOshams)
are to be found in HIm.All the Universe
(prapancham) stands
as His body. This includes all chEthanams and
achEthanams.
He remains as the means and the fruits for all. He is the Creator,
Protector and Destroyer of all.He is the Supreme most God.He is
the basis of every one and He rules them all , as well as , enjoys them .
He is the One , who destroys all the sins of those
, who seek His refuge.
He is eulogized by all VedAs.He is worshipped by all karmAs and blesses
the worshipper with the fruits of such karmAs.He creates Brahma and
all the DevAs and they follow His commandswithout
fail. Through
His Svaroopam and divine Suddha Satthva Body , He
stands far above
every thing else in His creation.His auspicious
attributes are natural to Him.
There is nothing that one can not get by
approaching Him. He is not away
from His divine consort even for a
moment.
His ThirumEni (Divine Body ) is of five forms:
Param , VyUham , Vibhavam ,
AntharyAmi and Archai. Para Roopam is is the Roopam
of Para VasudEvan
residing at SrI
Vaikuntam. VyUha forms are four in number : VaasudEvan,
SankarshaNan , Pradhyumnan and Aniruddhan.In
Vibhava form , He incarnates
as Mathsyam , Koormam , Narsimhan , Raaman , KrishNan et al. AntharyAmi is
the state , where He appears as the indweller
of the heart cavities of
chEthanams.
ArchA form is the one , where He blesses us at
the various dhivya dEsams
and takes on the
forms desired by BhakthAs , Rishis et al.
Periya PirAtti also belongs to the Iswara vrgaam.
All except this Divine couple
belong to the Jeeva vargam. PirAtti like Her Lord is present in a pervasive form
with Him everywhere. She stays as the means and the
fruits like Her consort.
They are like the parents desiring the well being
and happiness of their children
and divide their respective duties for our benefit. With their own sankalpam ,
they divide their complimentary duties to protect and bless us. It is beyond
us to understand their sankalpam and how they
divide their respective duties.
When one observes Prapatthi , We should seek
Her intercession (PurushakAram)
and perform Prapatthi to Her and then perform
Prapatthi before both of Them.
Hitham
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Hitham is the UpAyam (means) usd to gain Moksham .
Both Bhakthi and Prapatthi
Yogams are the hithams(means) for realizing
Moksham.
Bhakthi Yogam is of many forms. This has to be
observed continously until
Moksham is gained.A significant interval of time
would go by before gaining
the fruits of Moksham.It is very difficultto
observe Bhakthi yogam with all its
parts. At this time, the qualified people to
practise Bhakthi Yogam are limited
in number. MahAns like AchArya Naathamuni are the
exemplary adhikAris
for practising Bhakthi Yogam .
Prapatthi Yogam is observed by those , whofind it
extremely difficult to practise
Bhakthi Yogam as the means for Moksham . Prapatthi
Yogam is also known by
other names such as Bharan-nyAsam , SaraNAgathy ,
Bhara SamarpaNam and
UpAya anushtAnam. SaadhAraNa adhikAris call it
adhrushtam also.
Praptthi is of four kinds: (1)
Sva-Nishtai (2) Ukthi Nishtai (3) AchArya Nishtai
and (4) BhAgavatha Nishtai. Sva-nishtai is
extremely rare these days and is
observed by very few. Ukthi Nishtai and AchArya
Nishtai are practised by
SrImath Azhagiya Singars of AhObila Matam.Mostly
AchArya Nishtai and
BhAgavatha Nishtai to a minor extent are practised
by the AchAryAs of
Muni Thraya SampradhAyam.It is our PoorvAchAryAL's
firm opinion that one of
the four kinds of Nishtais has to be obseved to
realize Moksham in Desika
SampradhAyam.
When one observes once Prapatthi for a specific
goal , one can gain the desired
phalan at the desired time. For instance ,If one
prefers to enjoy the karma phalans
and wishes to have Moksham at the time of leaving
this body , one can realize that
Phalan .This is called Dhruptha Prapatthi.There
are instances when one can not
stand samsAric bonds any more and wish to realize
Moksham immediately ; if that
person performs Prapatthi with that goal, he can
gain that desired result. There is no
doubt about that. This type of Prapatthi is known
as AaarTa Prapatthi.This Prapatthi
has the full power to grant different kinds of
fruits immediately .There is no
restriction based on Jaathi for observing
Prapathti.There is no gender restrictions.
All Janthus can practise Prapatthi Yogam and
perform SaraNAgathi/Prapatthi
to gain Moksham .
The Duties of Prapannan
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One who observes Prapatthi is known as Prapannan.
There is no other UpAyam
that he needs to observe for securing MOksham. He
can rest free expecting Moksham
without any anxiety whatsoever. However , He
should not ever abandon his nithya
and naimitthika karmAs . He should not perform them
with some goal in mind.
They are to be done to please the Lord.He should
not seek any other fruits other
than Bhakthi and Jn~Anam during the post-prapanna
life on this earth.He should
perform Bhagavath Kaimkaryams as per his
capacity.He should study the SrI Sookthis
of his AchAryAs and worship the Lord and His
PirAtti at the dhivya dEsams.He should
not fret about the time wasted until the time of
Prapatthi and celebrate his good
fortune in attaining a SadAchAryan and hisblessed
KatAksham.He should partake
Saathvic food to gain the ascendancy of Satthva
guNam.He should never consume food
at his home without performing Bhagavath
AarAdhanam.He should consider himself as
the dAsan of AchAryAs and BhaagavathAs andserve
them as much as he can. He should
not boast about himself. He should recite Dhvyam
always. He should reject the loka
Sukhams and seek the dhivya dampathis always. He
should reflect often on the great
help (MahOpakAram) to him by the SadAchAryan .
He should not ever commit
any
apachArams (offenses) by mind , speech or body to
BhAgavathAs. He should not
have any links to Gods other than SrIman
NaarAyaNan. When during the last moments of
incapacited period of life , he should notpermit
his relatives or friends to seek the help
of any gods other than SrIman
NaarAyaNan.DevathAnthara Sambhandham and
BhAgavatha apachAram will destroy the glories of
Prapatthi. One has to be extremely
careful on both these fronts to gain the full
power of Prapatthi.
Sinlessness of Prapannan
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The Prapannan who knows trhe glories of Prapatthi
and has practised it as
an UpAyam has the greatest reverence and
affection for the Lord and will not
committ any sins consciously.Those sins accumulated
without his knowledge
will not stay with him.The power of Prapatthi will
chase such sins away.
If he were to committ any sins knowingly due
to desa-kaala-nimittha dhOshams ,
they will be destroyed if he repents over them
and does not commit those
sins again and performs appropriate PrAyascchitthams. For the one , who cannot
perform the big PrAyscchitthams prescribed by SaasthrAs , performance of
Prapatthi
itself is the PrAyascchittham. Even those PrapnnAs
, who do not perform such
PrAyscchittham , our Lord offers light punishmnets
on this earth and makes him
pure again.The Prapannan is guranteed of Moksham
and he never enters Narakam.
Prapannan and Death
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There is no requirements for the Prapannanto be at
a holy site or leave
his body in UttharAyaNam or Sukla paksham or day
time for assurance of
Moksham. All of these requirements/impediments are
for non-prapannas .
Prapannan can meet death at any place or time
without impediments
to Moksham .
The Exit of the Jeevan form the Body
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When the Lord helps to exit the Jeevan from the
body , He unites the Speech
and other KarmEndhriyams as well as Eyes and other
Jn~Endhriyams with
the mind ( manas). Then He unites that Manas to
PrANa Vaayu and latter
with the Jeevan.Next, He churns the ThristhUNam (
three pillar like bones
in the back of the body) and releases the subtle
essence of the Pancha
BhUthams. When He churns the ThristhUNams,the pain
experienced by
the Jeevan is deep and our Lord embraces the Jeevan
to comfort it. Upto
this point , the experience of Prapannan and
non-prapannan at the time of
death is the same.There are 101 nerve centers
(naadi sthAnams) in our
body . For Prapannan , our Lord facilitates the
exit of the Jeevan by
the 101st Nadi known as Sushumnai or Brahma Naadi
or Moordhanya
Naadi and guides the Jeevan via ArchirAdhiMaargam
to SrI Vaikuntam .
ArchirAdhi Maargam
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This Maargam is known as the path of light. The
Jeevan that exits out of
Brahma Naadi is recieved successively by Agni
Devathai, the devathai for
the Day , Sukla Paksha Devathai, UttharAyaNa
Devathai , Varsha Devathai,
Vaayu Devathai, Sooryan , Chandran, Lightning
Devathai , VaruNan , Indhran
and BrahmA . They welcome the Jeevan to
their regions of authority and
escort the jeevan to their boundaries and
then hand the jeevan for the next
Devathai to take
care of . This mode of travel with the respectful help of
the above Devathais to SrI Vaikuntam is known as the travel by
ArchirAdhi Maargam.
PURUSHAARTAM ( Reaching Parama Padham &
ParipoorNa BrahmAnubhavam)
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At the end of the journey by ArchirAdhi Maargam ,
the Jeevan approaches SrI Vaikuntam.
To enter the Supreme abode of the Lord , He will
give up the Sookshma sareeram
that was maintained so far due to the power of
Prapatthi .The jeevan will now cross
the nectarine VirajA river by the power
of his sankalpam. Once that is finished
,
Lord will confer the Suddha Satthva maya Sareeram
(without any admixture of
Prakruthi) to the Jeevan . The Jeevan willcontinue
the journey and cross the pond
known as Irammadheeyam and approachthe
divine pupil tree (asva Maram)
with the name of Somasavanam. There 500 divine damsels (apsaras) will
be
waiting for the Jeevan with garlands , fragrant powder and other UpachAra
Vasthus.
They will welcome the Muktha Jeevan and make him gain fragrance and
radiance
arising from Suddha Satthva maya dEham. This help by the apsaras is known
as
BrahmAlankAram. The Nithya Sooris will next welcome the Jeevan and in
their company , the jeevan will approach the Gopuram of SrI Vaikuntam
.
There the dhvAra PaalakAs will offer their salutations ; the Maharishis
will
welcome the jeevan there with PoorNa Kumbham and the ladies will have
lamps in their hands to join in that welcome. Now the Jeevan guided bythem
will enter the Aanandha Maya Thiru MaNTapam , where the assembly of
the Nithya Sooris and MukthAs will be singing the glories of the Lord . In
that
assembly would be the AchAryAs of the Jeevan, who will express their
joy
over the success of their efforts.The Jeevan will offer his salutations to
his
AchAryan and he will now enjoy the sevai of the Lord on the throne of
AdhisEshan
in the company of His divine consorts.The darsana soubhAgyam of the Lord
wtih SrI Devi, BhUmi DEvi and NeeLA Devi will thrill the Muktha Jeevan.
He will climb over the throne and engage in intimate conversation with
SrIman NaarAyaNan /SrI Vaikunta NaaTan to his heart's content .
The Lord will embrace Him and bless him with the GuNams like Him
and eternal Kaimkaryam to Him (ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham and
Nithya Niravadhya Kaimkaryam) . The Muktha Jeevan will now join
other MukthAs and Nithyasooris and perform Kaimkaryams to the Lord
in all states and places . The Muktha Jeevan will never return to
the SamsAric world . Even if the Muktha Jeevan returns to SamsAric
MaNDalam out of its own will or because of the Lord's temporary
assignmant , he does not experience any interruption in his
Bhagavath
anubhavam . That is why , it is said that the Muktha Jeevan never
"returns" to this SamsAric world of sorrow. This kind of blissful
experience
is named ParipoorNa BrahmAnubhavam and this is indeed the Supreme
PurushArTam coveted by a Jeevan through the performance of Prapatthi
.
SrI Desika Darsana Saara Sangraham
SampoorNam
SrImathE NigamAntha MahA DesikAya Nama:
SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan
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