Sri Vaishnava and Smarthaas

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SRI BOOMI DEVI SRI OPPILIAPPAN THIRUVADIKALE SARANAM

 

 

The basis that our jeer 44th pontiff of ahobila mutt used to say in simple

terms

is one when peroforms the Baranyaasam worship only and only Sriman Naaraayanan

as per the pricnciples of saranaagathi. It is complete trust on HIM to render

the salavtion from birth and death first and moksham next. The second thing is

according to many

citations from various puraanaas, Moksham which is a higher stage as compared

to the relief from birth and death, can be sanctioned only and only by Sriman

Naraayanan or Mahaa vishnu. The concept of Moksham is different from

kailaasapatham or shushupthi or any other such state of being.(There are five

stages of aatmans being). The only resolve of a srivaishnava is to attain

moksham and serve lord Vishnu. The only giver of such patham is himself and

noone else. So the elders in family who had done Baranyaassam instructs the

youngers in the family to go to srivishnu temple only as a way to prepare for

the Baranyaasam stage. THOUGH THIS MUST HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL REASON FOR

SRIVAISHNAVAAS NOT GOING TO SHIVAN TEMPLE, this is not in common practice

anymore among many srivaishnavaas living in major cities. But I donot see any

harm or wrong doing in the elders view on following Baranyaamsam principles.

Even now when our Jeer visits thiruch chithrak koodam, the only temple where

Lord Nataraja and Lord Govindaraajan are next to each other the former facing

south and the later facing east (by chronolgy it is reversed ie Lord Govindan

(the one who knows all JIvans very well) comes first and Lord Haran next in

creation of various faculties), orthodox Vaishnavaas take the east entrance to

enter and worship only Lord Govindaraajan. There is a separate Dvajasthambam

and straight entarnce facing Lord Govindarajan available to facilitate this.

Lord Nataraaja is in the form of Ahaasa lingam and Lord Govindaraajna is in the

mode of Saathviham here as given by some quotes.

 

Maarkandeyaa muni is a classic example. He got immortality from Lord SHiva but

then he was wanting to attain higher stages of being. Shiva advised him to pray

Vishnu as HE alone can deliver this and that Shiva himself is bounded by Vishnu

maayaa (there are proof to this statement) and noone has the power to come over

vishnu maaya.

 

meaning that as long as one is governed by the Vishnu Maaya they cannot grant

moksham. The only other who can qualify a person for moksham is vishnu mayya

herself who is in the form of Kauveri Nathi. Th tradition is that Ganges (who

originated from the foot of Lord Vishnu and hence had the purity to dissole

sins) who clears all the sins of anyone and overloaded by virtue of it with

sins comes to kauveri at SriRangam on thulaa massam to clear her deposits of

sins and purify herself. This is stated in thulaa kauveri puraanam.

After going over to thirty two shekthrams praying lord vishnu,

Maarkandeyaa atained moksham from Lord vishnu at Thiruch chERai (thala

puraanam). Shankara's message also points to the fact that Lord Naraayaana can

only deliver this. This may be the reason why Smarthaas pray both Shivaa and

Vishnu, but srivaishnavaas pray only

Lord Vishnu. One can derive a meaning from Swami Desikan's work that Lord

Vishnu is the creator of brahmaa and then came Lord Shivaa. SO even, as per

causa facta it only leads to Lord VasudEvan (Lord vishnu in his original form)

as the origin of everything and every possible demi gods. So why not worship

that eternal source only ?

There are seven shektraas which can grant moksham just by visiting there and

praying the lord in that shektram. Srirangam, Dwarakaa, and what others can

anyone post ?

 

The Y in thiruman stands for both the foot of Lord and U stands for only one

feet.

Sampath Rengi.