Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 Priya Sri Vaishnava Bandhuvullara, Asmadgurubhyo Namaha ! Srimathay Ramanujaya Namaha ! Srimathay Narayanaya Namaha ! As per the Sri Vaishnava Philosophy the creation/sustenance/dissolution is carried out by Lord Srimannarayana in his Vasudeva/Pradyumna/Aniruddha/Sankarshana forms ; if so, is there any validitiy for the general Hindu philosophy where the same is said to be carried out in the form of Trinity mode i.e. Brahma/Vishnu/Maheshwara Kindly clarify Adiyen Ramanuja dasan Sarva Aparadhamulatow Kilambi Ramakrishna Ramanuja Dasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2002 Report Share Posted March 14, 2002 Rama Krishna K writes: > As per the Sri Vaishnava Philosophy the creation/sustenance/dissolution > is carried out by Lord Srimannarayana in his > Vasudeva/Pradyumna/Aniruddha/Sankarshana forms ; if so, is there any > validitiy for the general Hindu philosophy where the same is said to be > carried out in the form of Trinity mode i.e. Brahma/Vishnu/Maheshwara The idea of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva (Maheshwara) respectively creating, preserving, and destroying the phenomenal universe is very much accepted by our tradition. Sri Ramanuja clarifies this idea by citing a sloka from Sri Vishnu Purana: That same Bhagavan Janardana assumes three names, Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, by virtue of the three functions of creation, maintenance and destruction. [V.P. 1.2.66] sRshTi-sthity-antakAriNIm brahma-vishnu-SivAtmikAm | sa saMjnAm yAti bhagavAn eka eva janArdana: || This sloka is meant to emphasize that though conventionally the devatas known as Siva and Brahma destroy and create the conventional universe, in actuality, all these actions actually stem ultimately from the ParamAtman, Bhagavan Vishnu. Nammalvar echoes this very idea in the opening patikam of Tiruvaymoli: Through Hara (Siva) and Aja (Brahma), he destroys and creates the universe. (tvm 1.1.9) aran ayan ena ulagazhittu amaittuLanE | Sri Ramanuja comments on the Purana sloka, in the Vedarthasangraha, "Both the creator and the created, the destroyer and the destroyed are together taken up and the unity of all with Vishnu is proclaimed. The creater and the destroyer are treated as of the same status as the created existence and the objects of destruction, in the matter of being the manifestations of Janardana. "When it is said that Janardana assumes three names and forms as Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, because the terms Janardana and Vishnu are synonyms, the Lord, whose manifestation all things are, is said to enter into the realm of his own manifestations and become included among his own glories. This is an act of his own choice and constitutes his own play." (Vedarthasangraha para 159 in S.S. Raghavachar's edition -- translations are by Dr. Raghavachar. Sanskrit available upon request.). The fourfold 'vyUha' forms of Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha, and their role in universal creation, etc., is an idea from the Pancaratra Agamas. This particular idea is not elaborated by Sri Ramanuja. However, what is understood is that each of these forms of Narayana perform creation, destruction, etc., through Brahma and Siva. Ultimately what is to be gathered is that there is only ONE principle which is the cause of creation, preservantion, and destruction, and that one principle is Narayana. The Brahma-Sutras unequivocally say "janmAdy asya yataH" -- Brahman is that from which creation, etc., proceed. hope this clarifies, Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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