Musings on Miscellaneous Matters
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• January 31, 1997
Dear Prapatti Group Members I am greatly enjoying Sudharshan's notes on Paramapada Sopanam of Swami Desikan. His description of cheedai eating has lots of literary merit. Sudharshan talking of Virakthi - it is also said that "Paramatmani Yo Rakthaha Virakthi Aparamathmani". Attachment to the One Who has no attachment releives you from all other attachments. Muttrainam Kaamangal Matru.. was interpreted by Srimad Andavan very much along these lines. Devotion to Lord Vasudeva is the only solution for developing Virakthy. Sundar had asked about Prayashchitthams for staying abroad. When I went to India to perform the upanayanam for my son, my Acharya suggested that I take a bath in the Sethu as a prayaschittha for having been outside of the Punya-Bhoomi Bharat. Darbha-sayana is the place for that. Nigamaantha Maha Desika in his Daya Satakam while describing each Avathara of the Lord as a Daya-Kaaryam, points to sethu as the highlight of "Karuna Kakusthan's" deed. "Prakrushtha Bahu Pathaka Prashama Hethuna Sethuna..". The bath in sethu is considered as so sacred that even in Maha Samkalpams during Upakarmams and other major fucnctions, You say - From the time of holy bath in the sethu to the present time, whatever sins I have committed ... Parasthanam is usually done when you are forced to proceed on travel (due to flight scheduling or similar circumstances) on not so an auspicious day. In that case, you technically start your travel on one of the previous auspicious days prior to travel. You are required to keep a few things in one of your friend's house. For eg. Some of your personal belongings, a mirror and a handful of rice is suggested. On the day of travel you pick up those things from your friend's house on the way to the airport. If it rains, during the intervening period the parasthanam is no more valid. You may have to reschedule your travel. Vijayaraghavan Srinivasan
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