Guest guest Posted November 4, 1995 Report Share Posted November 4, 1995 On Sat, 4 Nov 1995 00:12:00 -0500 K. Sreekrishna said: > > [..snip..] > >There is no clear purpose to life. >What is the purpose of life?It is >basically whatever we make out of it. [..rest of the article also deleted..] I would like to submit to this group that the purposes for human life are very well articulated by aazhvaars and other Sri Vaishnava aachaaryaas. Among them are total surrender to our Lord Sriman Narayana and service to His devotees. Here is a paasruam from Thiru kuRundhaaNdagam of Thirumangai aazhvaar that answers this question. vaanidaip puyalai maalai varaiyidaip pirasa meenRa, thEnidaik karumpin saaRRaith thiruvinai maruvi vaazhaar, maanidap piRavi yanthO! mathikkilar koLka, thantham oonidaik kurambai vaazhkkaik kuRuthiyE vENdinaarE. "Our Lord of complexion like dark cloud of rainy day is so sweet that He is like the honey of mountain bees mixed in with sugar cane juice. The purpose of our rare human birth is devotion to Him. Only those who do not realize this go in search of other purposes for their individual lives dwelling inside a pathetic abode made of flesh." ( varai = montain, pirasam = bee oonitai = made up of flesh, kurampai = hut) The "thiruvinai maruvi" can be interpreted to mean devotion to our Lord Sriman Narayana as well as service to His devotees. The "uRuthi' in "vAzhkkaiku uRuthi" can be interpreted as longevity of life or aim of life. In this context, we can further look to one of the most often recited paasurams,"siRRam siRukaalE," the 29th one of Thiruppaavai. In this AndaaL reminds us all that the purpose of our little lives is to be eternally associated with Him and serve Him, not just in this life but in all our of lives, "eRRaikkum, EzhEzh piRavikkum, unthannOdu uRROmE aavOm, unakkE naam aatseyvOm." IMHO, the beauty of all this is that adopting these principles not only results in one's own happiness here and now, but also benefits the society at large through service to other devotees. -- Dileepan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 1995 Report Share Posted November 6, 1995 This is to add to what Dileepan already explained that the only purpose of life for Vaisnavas is to serve Lord Vishnu. Knowingly/unknowingly all living beings are serving Lord Vishnu. However, those who are envious of Lord Vishnu and His Superiority, have trouble accepting it. -Eswar Josyula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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