BhOga Bhoomi

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Sri Raamajayam

Dear Bhagavathaas,

In the Vedas there is a quote, "Don't kill any creatures", in

the same Vedic text it says later "Where Agni and Soma are present in a yajnya,

you can offer goat as a sacrifice". So it cannot be interpreted Vedas

contradict in itself. In this specific case the Nyaaya is, "Munnathai Vida

pinnathu Valiyathu"(Latter is stronger than the former). Same in the case of a

certain ritvik practice, where all the Yajnya Srestas have to hold their hands

and walk around the fire, the one who lets go has to perform Prayaschittham by

Shastra. If two were to leave their hands together, only one has to do the

Prayaschittham according to a Nyaaya for the Shastra. So whenever we see

ambiguous statements, we should study and use the Nyaayas(like Sri Raamanuja

using Mimamsa Nyaaya to explain "Tvam Tatvamasi" of Chandogya Upanishad in his

Magnum Opus Sri Bhashyam). Upanyaasam of His Godliness Sri Poundareekapuram

Srimad Andavan Sri Gopala DEsika Mahadesikan Swami(Yathiraja Sap!

thathi).

In the same vein AdiyEn has heard of the Vedas saying "Bhakthi leads to Moksham,

do it"(No Ambiguity to user). As for Prapatthi it says Prapatthi leads to

Moksham, but stops there(Ambiguity to user). This does not mean Prapatthi is

not recommended, but probably the choice is made to the Bhagavathaa probably to

seek an Acharya, clarify and decide.

 

Similarly in my personal opinion, wherever Bhagavathaas live, the place is

Pavithram(as wherever Hari/Raama Naamam is uttered that place ceases to be a

BhOga BhUmi and becomes Bhakthi Bhoomi). Perhaps in Swami Parasara's time it

might be true, given our NAMA Sathsangham around the world, Sriman Naarayana has

been extremely merciful in our time.

 

Based on my first paragraph, a greater thinking is required on your particular

question, but what AdiyEn have in the 2nd para, is all in a lighter vein, to

justify our materialistic pursuits abroad.

 

AdiyEn Sri Raamanuja Daasan,

 

Sudarsana Dasosmi

 

Message: 6

Sat, 27 May 2000 02:11:04 -0000

"Chandrasekaran Venkatraman" <vchandra

Re: Authenticity of Divya sthalams

 

Dear members,

In this regard, though not directly related still relevant, I

came across the following in Vishnu Puranam (story like translation

in tamizh of the purana) in which,

" ... parasara tells maitreya that only in bhAratha varsha spiritual

activities are taking place. Other varshas are bhOga bhUmis. Only

bhAratha varsha is karma bhUmi. Even the chatur yuga are relevant

only to this varsha ..."

 

So is it deducible from this that the other portions of the

earth are not divine ??

 

Please correct me if I have misquoted above..

 

adiyEn,

chandrasekaran.