Thanks

[Guest guest]

I wish to sincerely thank Sri Sadagopan for posting the Geeta

interpretations of Sri Yamunacharya and Sri Vedanta Deshikar. Also

thanks

to Sri K Sreekrishna for info regarding Brahmotsavam and to Sri

Venkatesh

E (I am sorry that was the only name I remembered) for asking the

question. Reading this was extremely joyful especially after I was

sent

extracts from another Vaishnava group which had a major battle

between

Madhvas and Gaudiyas over the worship of Radharani.

 

Jaganath.

PS Can Ramadas or anyone else tell me what is MukhyaPrana?

 

Also the Phalashruti of Vishnu Sahasranama and Lakshmi Ashtotara

shatanama stotrams seem to me to indicate that if if one chants these

with material objectives then they bestow material results and they

bestow spiritual results to one chanting them with spiritual

objectives. Per the 4 types of people who turn to Lord Krishna in

the Geeta all are guaranteed spiritual results in the end. Since the

two cannot contradict each otber, am I misunderstanding the

Phalashruti of the two stotrams?

[Guest guest]

I am not sure what mukhya-praaNa means, but from discussions

with Maadhvas, it appears that it refers to Vaayu, who is

considered the jIvaatma of the highest rank. Sri Madhvaacharya,

Anjaneya, and Bhima are considered avataaras of the mukhya-praaNa.

Unlike Visishtadvaita, Dvaita philosophy believes that jIvaatmas

are different in svabhaava, i.e., one is better than another

in fundamental nature. Ramanuja categorically denies that

one jIva is different in nature from another. They are all

equal in essence and each have moksha as their birthright.

 

Mani