Copy of: Vaishnavite Tattvam of Kaalam or Time.

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Dear Members of the Group: Sri Mohana Ramanujam

had a question on Hita and Purushartha .

I sent this response to him. I thought the information of

this posting might be interested to some others.

Those, who are familiar with these concepts

can ignore this posting..

 

V.Sadagopan

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V. Sadagopan, 75041,3037

TO: Mohana Ramanujam, INTERNET:rmohana

DATE: 12/13/95 11:34 PM

 

RE: Copy of: Re: Vaishnavite Tattvam of Kaalam or Time.

 

Dear Mohana Ramanujam:

 

Hita has been defined as the MEANS to acheive the supreme

goal of life.

 

The main issue according to Upanishads is whether

Jnana, the spiritual knowledge of Brahman or the Upasana ,

the meditation on Brahman is the direct MEANS of attaining

the supreme goal.

 

Advaita Vedantha gives emphasis to Jnana & Visishtadvaita and

Dwaita give emphasis to Upasana (Bhakti Yoga assisted by

Karma and Jnana Yoga.

 

Purushartha is the GOAL of human endeavour.

 

Regarding the nature of the goal(Purushartha), the doctrines

advanced by the 3 schools of Vedantha differ.One thing is common

to all the three(i.e), release from the cycles of births and deaths and

attaining Moksha.According to Visishtadvaita, Purushartha is the

complete and Comprehensive experience of Brahman by the

individual soul in a transcendent relam(Sri Vaikuntam).

 

The three principles of Tattva, Hita and Purushartha have been

extended to asubset of FIVE known as Artha Panchakam by Pancharatra

Agama. these are (1) Prapya or the nature of Brahman to be attained

(2) Praptaa or the nature of individual soul ,who aspires to realize it.

(3) Praaptyupaaya: The method of acheiving the goal

(4) The nature of the goal (Phala)

(5) Praapti-Virodha: The obstacles in the way of realization of the goal.

 

These 5 topics togethe rare considered the essence of the

teachings of the Vedas, Ithihaasaas and Puranaas.

 

V.Sadagopan