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Pillars of Dwaita philosophy

 

CHENNAI, MARCH 19. The role of saints deputed by the Lord is to

redeem the erring souls and show them how the latter can surely

get themselves reformed by holding to His feet making Him yield

to their plea to take them to His kingdom. These divine

messengers have established the infinite auspicious qualities of

the Lord, and have emphasised He has no defects and is ever

flawless. He is the Creator and it is in the experience of

everyone that they do not succeed in their plans since their

intellect is puny. There is unannulable difference between the

Lord and the individual soul. His help is certain when a devotee

approaches Him devoutly. When a man's all supports slip away and

important props start crumbling, when he passes through the

darkest days, when his health totters and when the near and dear

desert him, he realises the imperative need to seek Divine

assistance. God has never been and will also never fail to

respond to a sincere call. Devotion is the sovereign remedy for

reaching Him.

 

By his teachings through his numerous books, Saint Vadhiraja

(1480-1600) has focussed the Dwaita philosophy of Sri

Madhwacharya, particularly in his ``Yukthi Mallika''. Aware that

the modern generations live in a busy age and have no time for

studying long texts, he has given a code of conduct which can be

adopted in everyone's life (Hitopadesa). In his commentary on the

Mahabharata, he has brilliantly brought out the significance of

Kunti's famous prayer to the Lord, in which she urged Him to keep

her ever in hardship as such a step alone would make her remember

Him.

 

The aradhana of another illustrious Madhwa saint, Sri Vyasaraja

(1447 to 1539) was also observed last week when speakers recalled

their message that everyone should do service to humanity and

that carrying out one's duty with dedication is the only way for

spiritual progress. Sri Vyasaraja united ``Dasa Kuta'' songsters

and ``Vyasa Kuta'' Sanskrit exponents and Purandara Dasa and

Kanakadasa, gifted bards, were his disciples. The saint had

performed ``puja'' to Lord Srinivasa at Thirumala for 12 years

and had established all over India more than 700 Anjaneya

temples, the first of which was in Hampi. He was one of the

pillars of the edifice of Madhwa Siddhanta - Sri Madhwacharya,

the celestial tree (Kalpa Vriksha), Jayatheertha, (the divine cow

Kamadhenu) and Vyasaraja, (the Chintamani or Divine Jewel), the

triadic spiritual monarchs. He held the view that turning to

Sanyasa (renunciation) did not mean running away from the

society, but one should remain here and serve mankind without

expecting the fruits for his labour.

 

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