Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Namaskaram to the profound members, We know that we can reach Sriman Narayana by devotion, Why do we need to visit punyakshetras/punyasthalas? Pranamams Sree ranganath _______________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 srI: srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha: bhakti-list, Balakrishnan M <balakrsna007> wrote: > For more details, I suggest you to read Srimad > Bhagavatham 3rd Canto, Chapter 16. Sri.A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami's translation of Srimad Bhagavatam does not comprehensively stick to sruthi vakhyams, at times even contradicting it. From a Visisthadvaita prespective, the Jaya Vijaya Episode is explained by Swami Vedanta Desikar in Virodha Pariharam (Part of Chillarai Rahasyam) and in Param-a-pAda sopAnam. Since this list is primarily devoted to discussing visisthadvaita vedantam, bhaktas could purse either of the following commentaries on Srimad Bhagavatam: 1.)SudarSana SUrI - "Suka-pakshIyam" 2.)VIrarAghava - "BhAgavata-ChandrikA" A short write up on the commentaries can be found at: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/sep99/0009.html and http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/sep99/0008.html All the questions recently raised by bhaktas can be found in the Bhakti List Archives. For a specific look into the Jaya Vijaya Episode, please check this link: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/jun2000/0035.html Regards, Malolan Cadambi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Dear SrI Malolan Cadambi, I went through the links you provided. I still have a few questions. 1. Is Vishnu Loka lower than Sri Vaikuntha? 2. Is Vishnu an expansion or guna avatara of Sriman Narayana (Lord Narayana being in Vaikuntha and Lord Vishnu being in Vishnu Loka) ? Or is Vishnu the same as Sriman-Narayana? 3. If a jiva goes to Vishnu Loka, does that mean he still has not achieved moksha, does he have to go higher to Sri Vaikuntha? Thank you, rohit --- mcadambi <mcadambi wrote: > srI: > srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha: > > bhakti-list, Balakrishnan M > <balakrsna007> wrote: > > For more details, I suggest you to read Srimad > > Bhagavatham 3rd Canto, Chapter 16. > > Sri.A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami's translation of Srimad > Bhagavatam does > not comprehensively stick to sruthi vakhyams, at > times even > contradicting it. From a Visisthadvaita prespective, > the Jaya Vijaya > Episode is explained by Swami Vedanta Desikar in > Virodha Pariharam > (Part of Chillarai Rahasyam) and in Param-a-pAda > sopAnam. > > Since this list is primarily devoted to discussing > visisthadvaita > vedantam, bhaktas could purse either of the > following commentaries on > Srimad Bhagavatam: > > 1.)SudarSana SUrI - "Suka-pakshIyam" > 2.)VIrarAghava - "BhAgavata-ChandrikA" > > A short write up on the commentaries can be found > at: > > http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/sep99/0009.html > and > http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/sep99/0008.html > > All the questions recently raised by bhaktas can be > found in the > Bhakti List Archives. > > For a specific look into the Jaya Vijaya Episode, > please check this > link: > > http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/jun2000/0035.html > > Regards, > > Malolan Cadambi > > > > ----------------------------- > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - > To Post a message, send it to: > bhakti-list > Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > > Your use of is subject to > > > ===== Rohit Iyer email: iyer_rohit Send FREE Valentine eCards with Greetings! http://greetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 > 1. Is Vishnu Loka lower than Sri Vaikuntha? Yes. Vishnu Lokam is lower than Sri Vaikuntam. > 2. Is Vishnu an expansion or guna avatara of Sriman > Narayana (Lord Narayana being in Vaikuntha and Lord > Vishnu being in Vishnu Loka) ? > Or is Vishnu the same as Sriman-Narayana? For a detailed answer check this link: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/aug98/0340.html > 3. If a jiva goes to Vishnu Loka, does that mean he > still has not achieved moksha, does he have to go > higher to Sri Vaikuntha? Moksham is achieved only when a jiiva passes thourgh the archirAdi mArgam and at the final enjoys nithya soori ghosti. A Jiva in Vishnu Loka has still not achieved moksha in the purest sense of the term. Regards, Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan, Malolan Cadambi _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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