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SrI:
 
 Dear Swamy  Desika BhakthAs:
 
In this posting , adiyEn will cover One Paasuram( 87) of
Desika Prabhandham , which is the 48th Paasurams of
AdhikAra Sangraham. This Paasuram has so many subtle meanings
relating to the essence of Charama slOkam that adiyen will 
focus on it alone in this posting. 

The Greatness of Today
*******************
Today is the Iypaasi SravaNam day at Oppiliappan KOil .
ThiruviNNagarappan adorns nila mAlais and invites us
to reflect on the message imprinted on His right hand 
(MaamEkam SaraNam Vraja). On top of Hasthi Giri ,
at Kaanchi , Lord VaradarAjan invites us to reflect on 
the message imprinted on His right hand : " Maa Sucha:" 

Today is also the birth day of Poygai AzhwAr followed by 
the avathAra dinams of BhUtham and PEy AzhwArs
( the three " Mudhal AazhwArs " )  . 

In the 89th Paasuram of Desika Prabhandham 
( the 50th slOkam of AdhikAra Sangraham) ,
Swamy  Desikan acknowledges with gratitude 
the upakAram of the Mudhal AzhwArs in revealing
the UpAyams of Prapatthi and Bhakthi yOgams 
to us for gaining Moksham.

The "yEka Sabdham 
**************** 
On this auspicious occasion , it is very appropriate to 
reflect upon the "YEka " sabdham  , which is the essential 
part of Charama slOkam : "Maam YEkam SaraNam vraja".
The six meanings of the "YEka " sabdham is the subject 
matter of the 87th Desika Prabhandham (48th Paasuram of
AdhikAra Sangraham) to be covered today. 

In the 93rd slOkam of Desika Prabhandham ( 54th  of AdhikAra
Sangraham ) , Swamy  Desikan describes our status of
living in a state of freedom from fear due to the following 
of the UpadEsam of the Lord housed in His Charama slOkam .  

 87) Charama SlOkam : Meanings of Charama SlOkma : Part III
 *************************************************
Saadhanamum naRppayanum nAnE aavan
   Saadhakanum yenn vayamAi yennai paRRum 
Saadhanamum SaraNa neRi anru unakku
   SaadhanangaL innilaikku ohr idayil nillA 
Vedanai sEr vErangam ithanil vENDA 
   vEru yellAm niRkkum nilai NaanE niRppan
ThUthanumAm NaaTanumAm YennaippaRRi
   sOham theer yena uraitthAn soozhhinrAnE    

The Six Meanings of "yEka " Sabdham
*********************************
In this Paasuram , Swamy  Desikan instructs us 
on the six meanings of the word "yEkam " 
( "Maam yEkam SaraNam Vraja portion" of 
Charama slOkam ) as revealed by the SrI Sookthis
of  His PoorvAchAryAs .

Additional References on "yEka " Sabdham
**********************************
Swamy  Desikan elaborates on the above meanings 
of the "yEka " sabdham again in the 318th Paasuram of 
Desika Prabhandham ( 4th slOkam of Charama slOka
Surukku ) and the 344th Desika Prabhndha Paasuram 
( the 19th Paasuram of GeethArTa Sangraham ) . 
The 29th Chapter of SrImath Rahasya Thraya sAram
entitled " Charama SlOkAdhikAram" has the most
elaborate commentary by Swamy  Desikan on our 
GeethAchAryan's Charama SlOkam .

87 th Prabhandha Paasuram ( 48th AdhikAra Sangraha Paasuram)
***************************************************
1) The first Meaning of YEka Sabdham
********************************
The first of the six meanings is : " Saadhanamum nall-payanum nAnE 
aavan " ( I will remain as the UpAyam/Means and the Phalan/auspicious
fruit of that UpAyam of SaraNAgathy) . Our Lord is both UpAyam
and its Phalan . The yEka sabdham reveals that SarvEswaran alone
is both upAyam and Phalan. 

2) The second meaning of the YEka Sabdham
***********************************
The second meaning is : " Saathakanum Yenn vayamAi Yennaip-PaRRum"
( The anushtAthA /practioner of that UpAyam will remain under my
Lordship and perform SaraNAgathy to Me to gain Moksha siddhi). 
Here , yEka sabdham reveals that the Svatantram of the ChEthanam 
is banished in the context of the Lord's unfettered will and His
SvAtantryam . Our Lord is the SiddhOpAyan and the jeevan
should not get confused as the the adhikAri, who practises 
the UpAyam. It is SarvEsvaran's sankalpam that lets the chEtanan
perform the UpAyam as a totally dependent one on the DayA 
of the Lord . The chEthanam is never-ever independent to 
perform the UpAyam on its own.

3) The third meaning of the YEka sabdham
**********************************
The third meaning is " unakku SaraNa neRi Saadhanamum anRu"
( The Lord says: For you , the ChEthanan , SaraNAgathy is 
not  a direct upAyam , but is only a vyAjam for gaining 
the fruit of that UpAyam ). Here , the "yEka " sabdham 
cautions the chEtanam not to link Iswaran (SiddhOpAyam ) 
with SaadhyOpAyams  like Prapatthi or Bhakthi yOgams .
Iswaran uses Prapatthi as a vyAjam to grant the boon of 
Moksham . He stands in the place of difficult to observe
upAyams like Bhakthi yOgam to grant Moksham to 
those who perform Prapatthi to Him alone .  

4) The Fourth Meaning of the YEka Sabdham
***********************************
The fourth meaning is " SaathanangaL innilaikku ohr idayil nillA"
( UpAyams like Bhakthi yOgam will not have any value/help to
the SaraNAgathy / Prapatthi yOgam . In other words , Bhakthti
yOgam and other upAyams do not assist/advance Prapatthi) .
Our Lord does not place any obstacle/burden between Him 
and the one , who hastened to perform Prapatthi stands in place of 
all other upAyams and bears all the burdens Himself. He does not 
expect any other UpAyams from the Prapannan after 
the performance of  Prapatthi .

5) The Fifth Meaning of the YEka Sabdham
**********************************
The Fifth meaning is " vEthanai sEr vERu angam ithanil vENDA "
( For one who observes SaraNAgathy as the UpAyam , there is
no admixture with angams that are very difficult to observe).
Except the five angams associated with Prapatthi (aanukoolya
Sankpam , PrAthkoolya Vrajanam , KaarpaNyam , Gopthruva
VaraNam and MahA Visvaasam ), Our Lord does not desire
any other angams from those , who perform Prapatthi to Him.

6) The Sixth Meaning of the YEka Sabdham
**********************************
The Sixth meaning is: " vERu yellAm niRkkum nilai nAnE niRppan"
( I will stand in place of all other upAyams like difficult-to-observe 
Bhakthi yOgam and bless the ChEthanan performing Prapatthi  
with the fruits of Moksham ). Our Lord instructs the Prapanna 
jeevan that He is under the influence of  that Jevan as a  result of 
the performance of Prapatthi to Him alone and therefore  He will stay 
in place of  all other upAyams and bless that jeevan with 
the fruits of Moksha sukham.  

Our Lord's UpadEsam
*******************
The Lord says : " For all these six reasons , Oh ChEthanam , 
observe Prapatthi yOgam to Me alone and leave the other upAyams 
(Sarva dharmAn Partithyajya Maam yEkam SaraNam vraja) . 

After performing Prapatthi ,  live in a state of freedom from worries 
and sorrows ; place the burden of your protection and the fruits of 
that protection at My feet . As Your Lord and Parama Soulabhyan, 
who went as the messenger for the PaaNDavAs , I will protect You 
without fail so that you can stay in a state of nirbhayam and nirbharam 
( freedom form worries and fears about your gathi) ".

Swamy Desikan's instruction to us
**************************
Swamy  Desikan summarizes the Charama slOkam  message 
this way :

"ThUthanumAm  NaaTanumAm Yennaip-paRRI 
sOham theer yena uraitthAn  soozhkinrAnE " 

That Lord who identified Himself as the Lord of 
all the ChEthanams and as the soulabhyan , who went to
DuryOdhanA's court as the messenger for PaaNDavAs 
instructed us to free ourselves of all fears and sorrows 
through the performance of Prapatthi at His sacred feet
alone. He does not let the PrapannAs down since He is  
Achyuthan and surrounds them (SoozhinrAn) with
His anugraham . 
 
 Swamy  Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
 Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
 
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
  



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