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: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs from home. Over 14,500 titles. Free Shipping & No Late Fees. 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