Guest guest Posted August 24, 1998 Report Share Posted August 24, 1998 Dear Sri Vaishnavas, adiyen has a question for the erudite members. If there is no falling down from "Vaikunta", how come Jaya & Vijaya fell down from there and became demons ? Pardon me , if this question is stupid. adiYen, Sriram,Balaraman ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 1998 Report Share Posted August 25, 1998 "Balaraman M Sriram" <srirambm wrote: > Dear Sri Vaishnavas, > > adiyen has a question for the erudite members. If there is no falling > down from "Vaikunta", how come Jaya & Vijaya fell down from there and > became demons ? As Sri Ananta Padmanabhan pointed out in a recent post, the vaikuNTha visited by the maharishis and guarded by the jaya and vijaya who were then cursed is "kArya vaikuNTha", which looks similar to the manifestation of parama-pada, but is in the material realm. There truly is no return from the highest abode of Vishnu. As the Chhandogya Upanishad emphatically states, "na ca punar Avartate, na ca punar Avartate" (there is no return; there is no return). > Pardon me , if this question is stupid. Of course not! Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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