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[sv-poetry] Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desa NithyA AarAdhana Kaimkaryam : SrI saraNAgathi DhIpikai SlOkam 28

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Sadagopan • May 16, 2002 


SrI:

Dear BhakthAs:

Today , adiyEn will cover the Twenty eighth slOkam 
of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan
describes the JOy of the Lord in welcoming the MahAns,
who have performed Prapatthi at His feet with 
unshakable faith in the fruition of that Prapatthi
(UpAya anushtAanam):

arTAntharEshu vimukhAn adhikAra haanE:
 sraddhA-dhanAn Thvadh anubhUthi viLambha-bhIthAn
DhIpaprakAsa labhasE suchirAth kruthIva
 nyasthAthmana: Tava padhE nibruthAn PrapannAn

-SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 28

Meaning: 
********

Oh ViLakkoLi PerumALE! There are many great ones , who are eager
to perform nithya kaimkaryam at Your holy feet at Sri Vaikuntam 
after gaining Moksham . They conclude that they do not have 
the capabilities to practise Bhakthi yOgam. They are also afraid that 
Bhakthi yOgam will take too long to bear fruit . They are realistic 
about the many obstacles in completing successfuly Bhakthi yOgam
to gain moksha siddhi. Therefore they stay away from the anushtAnam
of Bhakthi yOgam and opt for the simpler and surer route of Prapatthi
yOgam. They have unshakable faith in the power of prapathti to gurantee
them mOksham  and place their aathmA at Your holy feet thru the enactment
of BharanyAsam. After that , they live a  care free life since they are
confident that thier prapatthi will surely bear fruit. Oh Lord ! You
have been quite eager to acquire such mahAthmAs . Now that You have
succeeded in acquiring them , You consider Yourself as the most 
fortunate One !

Additional Comments :
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Swamy Desikan pays tribute to the MahAns , who elect to perform
Prapatthi at the holy feet of the Lord instead of pursuing Bhakthi
yOgam for gaining Moksham. Swamy Desikan points out that these
great and wise ones know that they do not have the wherewithall
to practise Bhakthi yOgam ( adhikAra HaanE:). Such wise ones with
discriminating intellect are therefore not intersted in pursuing 
upAyams other than Prapatthi.They look away from all the upAyams 
other than Prapatthi ( arTAntharEshu vimukhA:) . They posses 
the unique wealth of MahA VisvAsam in Prapatthi as the upAyAm 
that will grant them mOksham without fail ( SraddhA dhanA:). 
Having that frame of mind , they are afraid to lose any time 
through pursuit of upAyAms that take inordinately long time to
gain mOksha sukham and ParipoorNa nithya kaimkaryam to the Lord
at Sri Vaikuntam. Therefore , these PrapannAs hasten to place 
their aathmAs at His sacred feet and become tranquil threafter
( Tava padhE nyastha aathmana: nibhruthAn bhavathi). Our Lord has
been patiently waiting for them to complete Prapatthi . He becomes
elated now over gaining them as PrapannAs and considers Himself as 
the most fortunate one ( NibruthAn prapannAn suchirAth kruthIva
labhasE). 

Through the utterance of "nama-ukthi" , the mumukshu ( one who
desires Moksham ) becomes a Prapannan . Our Lord , who is both
the PrApakan and PrApyan ( the means and the goal) lifts up
the prapannan and embraces that prapannan with joy .
The prapannan has now becoem " Brahma Samsthan" and attains 
immortality as celebrated by ChAndhOgya Upanishad
(Brahma-samsthOamruthatatvamEthi). Mundaka Upanishad points out 
that the Prapannan is like a flying arrow towards the target of 
the Lord through the enactment of Prapatthi. Lord is immensely
pleased with the prapannan , who has heeded all the instructions
that He gave through Veda manthrams and Upanishad manthrams 
and in Smruthi ( TamEva SaraNam gaccha sarva bhaavEna Bhaaratha, 
Sarva DharmAn parithyajya MaamEkam saraNam vraja). Our Lord's
joy knows no bounds . He feels like the happy farmer , who toiled
hard to plant and watch over crops . The grand harvest is now in 
and the Lord feels like a MahA BhAgyasaali ( KruthI iva jvalathi).
His vaathsalyam for the Prapannan flows like a dam that has broken 
its sluices and drenches the Prapannan with the nectar of 
ParipoorNa BrhmAnandham.

SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha Sri DhIpa PrakAsa parabrahmaNE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAcAri SaThakOpan/Sadagopan  
     



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