Guest guest Posted January 1, 1996 Report Share Posted January 1, 1996 >>Dileepan says Approval /cooperation or lack of it << with reference to influence of the wives on the lives of Thirumangai and Ramanuja Perhaps a more suitable terms in my opinion is CAUSE , REASON or KARANAM. I will try to justify why I think so. Thirumangai, perhaps would have settled down for a happy romantic life with Kumuduvalli. It was her demand that transformed Thirumangai into Thirumangai Alwar. Ramanuja perhaps would have continued his married life, if only his wife was not such a big abstruction to his religious and caste free life style. It was her attitude and behavior that made Ramanuja to push her out of his life. Now he got full time to devote and became a paramacharya. I am reminded of what Socrates said about marriage: Marry without a second thought. If you get a good wife, you will enjoy your life; if not, you will become a philosopher! In the case of Purandara Dasa, his wife was solely the cause of transformation of a stingy Jeweler into a Bhkta. He has awcknowledged this in his comositions (Hendati santhati saviravagali gandige betta hidisidalayya( the sense meaning is: Let wives prosper , because it is a wife who transformed me into a saint) -tatachar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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