SrI: Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs: In this posting , adiyEn will cover 6 more Paasurams( 60-65) of Desika Prabhandham , which are the 21-26 Paasurams of AdhikAra Sangraham. SvanishtAbhijn~Ana adhikAram: 14th Chapter of SRTS ******************************************* Prapannan recognizing special features in him after Prapatthi ********************************************* (60) Those PrapannAs , who possess the three kinds of nishtais ( marks) perform appropriate nithya-naimitthika karmAs and will not perform any acts forbidden by Lord's SaasthrAs. Those PrapannAs who recognize these marks of Svanishtai in them are equivalent to the nityasooris who reside on this earth. For those , who performed Prapathti based on a clear understanding of the inner meanings of the three rahasyAs see in themselves special features. These are the the unmistakable marks of Svanishtai : (1) clear knowledge about Svaroopam , UpAyam and PurushArTam. They recognize them and become happy . The key passage in this Paasuram is: " Mukkiya Manthiram kaattiya MoonRil nilai udayAr--mEdhini mEviya ViNNavarE " ( Those blessed ones having the three nishtais ( Svaroopa, UpAyaand PurushArTa nishtais) revealed by Moola Manthram are the nithyasooris that have incarnated in this world. Additional comments on the marks of Svanishtai ************************************** The five defenite marks from gaining the fruits of Svanishtai are: (1) Knowledge that the insults of others do not affect his aathma svaroopam and thus are not affected by those insults (2) Having mercy on those , who acquire pApams as a result of insulting him (3) thanking them for pointing out the deficencies in him (4) considering that others insult him prompted by the Lord and not being cross at them as a result (5) feeling happy that his sins are reduced by others insulting him and the transferral of those sins to them. The Marks of UpAya Nishtai *********************** The five marks are: (1) Conviction that the Lord alone is the Protector (2) Welcoming death , when it happens as a dear guest (3) Feeling consoled over the thought of having the Lord as the Protector in times of suffering (4) after gaining the fruits of BharanyAsam , staying unengaged in other upAyams and efforts (5) staying convinced that the destruction of inauspicousness as well as the auspiciousness is Lord's responsibility. The Marks of PurushArTa Nishtai *************************** The three marks of this type of Nishtai for a Prapannan are: (1) lack of worry about the nourishment of this body ; accepting that the nurturing of the body is taken care of by the Lord and enjoying bhOgams that came his way without any effort and considering those bhOgams as steps to reduce his karmAs (2) Intense engagement in Bhagavath kaimkaryam independent of the pleasures or sorrow that come his way (3) great dhvarai ( haste) in enjoying Bhagavath anubhavam. Swamy Desikan states that the Krutha Kruthya PrapannAs spend the time on this earth in between Prapatthi and ascent to Parama Padham as a dream state and spend that time on this earth as a result of special bhAgyam . During this time , they thank the Lord for the marks of svanishtai that they see in them and treat those blessed marks as sEsha Vasthram (Parivattam) on their heads and spend their remaining days on this earth ( Swamy DatthAm svanishtAm sirasi sEshAm kruthvA sEsham aayu: nayanthi). Utthara KruthyAdhikAram: The 15th Chapter of SRTS ****************************************** Kaimkaryams done in the Post-Prapatthi period ************************************* (61) After the Lord accepts the plea for accepting the burden of protection of the chEthanam , the Prapannan is freed from the debts to DevAs, Rishis and Pithrus .With this glory , Prapannan acquires the power of uninterrupted kaimkaryams performed by nithyasooris in Srivaikuntam , right here on this earth during their remaining days here. There are still duties that are to be performed by the Prapannan in his post-prapatthi period until he ascends to Srivaikuntam to join the MukthAs and the Nithyasooris for nithya kaimkaryam to the Lord . He should engage in Bhagavath-BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam with delight and without expecting anything in return ( Svayam-prayOjanam). He should learn with humility from ParamaikAnthis , move with them and banish even a touch of ego about his status . He should understand and meditate on the avathAra rahasyams of the Lord taught to him in SrImad Bhagavath GitA . He should consume Saathvik aaaharam and continue to do Aj~nA , anuj~nA kaimakryams without discontinuity. The key pasage of this Paasuram is: " VaNN Thuvarai KaNNan koLLa kadankaL kazhaRRiya BhagavargaL vilakku inRi mEvum adimai yellAm maNN ulahatthil mahizhnthu adaihinRanar" ( After the Lord of DhwArakai accepts their Prapatthi, the PrapannAs gain all kaimkaryams done by the nithyasooris in Srivaikuntam right here on this earth ) . The Six items to practise and banish in Post-Prapatthi period *********************************************** To forget :: desire to enjoy material pleasures To think about :: The UpakArams of AchAryan starting from His first Glance . To avoid :: Talking about his glories & Superiority To engage in : : Recitation of Dhvaya manthram To avoid by all means :: ApachArAm to BhAgavathAs and Brahmavidhs by Manas , Speech or body To engage with all means :: Bhagavath-BhAgavatha-AchArya Kaimkaryams by mind , speech and body. PurushArTa KaashtAdhikAram: the 16th Chapter of SRTS ********************************************** BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam is the limit of all Kaimkaryams ******************************************** (62) The BhagavathAs of the Lord have clear comprehension of' the VedAnthams and will continue to marvel at the anantha kalyANa gunams of their Lord . We as the servants of the Lord should perform kaimkaryams to the Lord's BhAgavathAs with affection and should not swerve from the path shown by the SaasthrAs of the Lord. The Key passage of this Paasuram is: " NaaTan vahuttha vahai peRum nAmm nalladiyArkku aadharam mikka isainthu nilai kulayA vahai ninRanam" ( We who have gained the grace of the Lord through our Prapatthi stay on the righteous path shown by the Lord through our loving kaimakryams to His BhAgavathAs). Additional Comments ***************** The most desired kaimkaryam by BhagavAn is the kaimkaryam that the PrapannAs perform for His BhAgavathAs. Therefore , BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam is the ultimate limit of Bhagavath Kaimkaryam. BhAgavathAs are free of five kinds of blemishes: (1) desire to committ aparAdhams / transgressions prohibited by the Lord's SaasthrAs (2) Doubts about the meanings of Saasthrams (3) links to DevathAntharams (4) Thought that the bhOgams that come their way are a result of their endeavours (5) the thought that the fruits of the bhOgams that came their way belong to them. PrapannAs should perform kaimkaryams to such ParamaikAnthi BhAgavathAs free from the above five kinds of blemishes and recieve their anugrahams as svayam prayOjanam. SaasthrIya NiyamanAdhikAram: The 17th Chapter of SRTS ********************************************** Prapannan not transgressing the Lord's SaasthrAs ************************************** (63) We the PrapannAs followe unswervingly the directions of the SaasthrAs and performed Bhagavath Kaimkaryam to attain the status equivalent to the Nithyasooris. In this dark night of SamsAram , where our ajn~Anam grows rapidly , we have no agents to banish that darkness except the cool light of Vedams . BhagavAn uses the PramANams of Vedams to develop His Saasthrams to define the auspicious and the inauspicious.We follow therfore those Saasthrams to become like the famed nithyasooris. The key passage of this Paasuram is: " Nilam aLanthAn ithu nanRu , ithu theeyathu yenRu nadatthiya nAnn maRayAl anbhudai vAnOr nilayil ninRanam " ( The Lord who measured the Universe during His ThrivikramAvathAram showed us the right and wrong way through His SaasthrAs rooted in the VedAs . We followed them faithfully and have been blessed to reach the status of Nithyasooris in performing kaimkaryams ). Additional Comments ***************** The upadEsams of BhAshyakArar will help us understand and follow the ways prescribed by the SaasthrAs.Saasthram is the hand lamp in this samsAric world filled with the darkness of ajn~Anam. The Prapannan folowing the way prescribed by the Lord's SaasthrAs should be vigilant about three beliefs: (1) SrI VaishNavAs are anukoolars (Freinds) (2) Bhagavath virOdhis are prathikoolars( Foes) (3) SamsAris who are indifferent to the Lord are inbetween. When a Prapannan meets SrI VishNavAs , he should be delighted as when he experiences bhOgya vasthus. When he comes across Bhagavath virOdhis , he should have fear and disgust as when he meets a snake and othe visha janthus. When an indifferent samsAri comes his way , the Prapannan should treat them like worthless objects l(e.g)., a blade of grass or a broken tile .These are the ways shown by the SaasthrAs. There are two kinds of Kaimkaryams clasisfied by the SaasthrAs: (1) Aj~nA Kaimkaryam like ThrikAla SandhyAvandhanam and othe nithya karmAs . If one does not perform them , we incur the wrath of the Lord (2) anuj~nA kaimkaryams like pushpa kaimkaryam to the Lord. If one does not perform them , there are no sins accumulated. If one performs them , one can get their fruits. Improper performance of even anuj~nA kaimkaryam can result in pApams. AparAdha ParihAra adhikAram : The 18th Chapter of SRTS *********************************************** Paapams not joining the Prapannan *************************** (64) A Prapannan afraid of the bundles of his sins performs prapatthi ; after that , he will not commit knowingly sins that interfere with Bhagavath kaimkaryams. If he has the ignorance/avivEkam to commit such pApams , he will perform PrAyascchittha prapatthi to destroy the roots for the generation of such pApams . After the performance of the PrAyascchittha Prapatthi , the avivEkam causing those sins will be thoroughly destroyed. Additional Comments ***************** The Paapams collected before Prapathti are destroyed by the act of Prapatthi. After Prapatthi, those sins accumulated knowingly during dangerous situations and those unknowingly accrued from kaala , dEsa viparIthams will be destroyed without coming near the Prapannan. Those knowingly committed can be destroyed by PrAyascchittha Prapatthi.The way in which the later is destroyed is as follows: (1) Quarter of the Paapams is destroyed by repentence over committing such a pApam (2) Quarter is destroyed by stopping from engaging in such pApams (3) the third quater of the pApams is banished by the efforts to do prAyascchittham and (4) the last quarter is destroyed by the act of PrAyascchitth Prapatthi.Thus all of these pApams of the PraapnnAs are destroyed . Those PrapannAs , who do not perform PrAyascchittha prapatthi will recieve some punishment from the Lord in this world and thus will be cleared of the pApams. Thus for a Prapannan, rebirth or naraka vAsam does not happen by any means. Bhagavatha apachAram is the most heinous of all Paapams and should be avoided at all costs. STAna VisEshAdhikAram: The 19th Chapter of SRTS ****************************************** The Fittest place to reside is where the BhAgavathAs live ******************************************** (65) The places of residence of ParamaikAnthis is equivalent in sacredness to the combination of the sacredness of dhivya dEsams in HimAlayan mountain , the banks of Ganges river, CauvEri banks , SvEtha dhveepam and AyOddhi .Such places are the fittest places of residence for a Prapannan. When the Prapannan is not firtunate to live in a Bhagavath KshEthram populated by ParamiakAnthis , then any place where ParamaikAnthi BhAgavathAs reside is fit for the residence of a Prapannan. The key passage of this Paasuram is : "Vaann nAdu uhanthavar vaiyatthu iruppidam nall nilam" . 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