re:Sri Narayaneeyam-99th dasakam, 10th slokam

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Respected members,

Namo Narayana.

 

This posting is a bit late but I hope it will still be answered by you.

 

On bhakti list there was recently a posting on 10th slokam of 99th

dasakam of Sri Naarayaaniyam. The translation, I believe, went

something like :"O lord, your attributeless (!!!) form is not easily

attainable

(or sth like that).

 

You have to forgive me if my knowledge of Vishishtadvaita is a bit weak

but I thought that in Sri Ramanuja's philosophy Brahman is always full

of auspicious qualities. Isn't this "attributeless form" just some

thing propounded by Sri Sankara and rejected by Ramanuja and Swami

Desika.

If so what is this posting doing on bhakti list? Is the author a

vishishtadvaitin?

 

This message is by far not meant to offend anyone in any way it's just

that I feel a bit confused since my (poor) knowledge of

vishishtadvaita doesn't favour this "attributeless form".

 

Hope this is taken in good spirit...

 

Kristijan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr. Vesel:

 

Thanks for your note.

 

There is nothing wrong with your

Knowledge of VisishtAdhvaitham .

 

This philosophy does not accept NirguNa Brahmam concept .

This is one of the fundamental difference between advaitham and

visishtAdvaitham . I understand that.

 

Sri NarayaNa Bhattadhiri is making here a coontextual

remark about the NirguNa and SaguNa Brahma UpAsanAs

and is saying that as a VisishtAdvaithin , he

rejects the Attributeless form concept .He hints that

the advaithins may have a concept called " attributeless form" ,

but as far as he is concerned , the " GuNarasEnaiva chittham

haranthim mUrthim thE samsrayOham " ( I take refuge

in Your mUrtham that is heart winning and is abundantly

rich with limitless auspicous attributes).There is

no such thing as "nirguNa Brahmam " is what he is implying .

Sri Narayana Bhattadhiri did indeed come from

an Advaitha Family .

 

In the 90th dasakam, the author of Sri NaarayaNIyam

decribes himself as a VishNu Bhakthan and states that

Adhi SankarA attained Moksham thru worship of

Sriman NaarAyaNan . The Lord of GuruvAyUr ,

who was listening to that statement nodded His

head in agreement . He did not say that Adhi

Sankara became one with NirguNa Brahmam .

He attained Moksham and not Eikhyam .

 

Your question about what this post is doing in

Bhakthi listing is a pompous query as far as I am

concerned .

 

Regarding your offensive and impersonal question ,

whether I am a VisishtAdvaithin or Advaithin ,

I do not need to answer your question in its current form .

It lacks humility.

 

V.Sadagopan

 

 

At 01:18 PM 8/24/99 -0700, you wrote:

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>Respected members,

>Namo Narayana.

>

>This posting is a bit late but I hope it will still be answered by you.

>

>On bhakti list there was recently a posting on 10th slokam of 99th

>dasakam of Sri Naarayaaniyam. The translation, I believe, went

>something like :"O lord, your attributeless (!!!) form is not easily

>attainable

>(or sth like that).

>

>You have to forgive me if my knowledge of Vishishtadvaita is a bit weak

>but I thought that in Sri Ramanuja's philosophy Brahman is always full

>of auspicious qualities. Isn't this "attributeless form" just some

>thing propounded by Sri Sankara and rejected by Ramanuja and Swami

>Desika.

>If so what is this posting doing on bhakti list? Is the author a

>vishishtadvaitin?

>

>This message is by far not meant to offend anyone in any way it's just

>that I feel a bit confused since my (poor) knowledge of

>vishishtadvaita doesn't favour this "attributeless form".

>

>Hope this is taken in good spirit...

>

>Kristijan

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>

>Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.

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