Mumukshuppadi - 279

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

279. vEdha purushan upAyAntharangaLai vidhiththadhu

koNdip pasuvukkuth thadi katti vidivAraip pOlE ahankAra

mamakArangaLAl vandha kaLippaRRu svarUpajnAnam

piRakkaikAga.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

Lord Krishna might have explained the other paths to

test Arjuna's heart. But why did the Lord of the Vedas

do the same in the Vedas - that is, why are the other

paths shown as paths to mOksha in the Vedas?

 

An example is used here: There is a cow that does not

stay under the control of it owner and always grazes

at every place that it is not supposed to. So, the

owner ties a big stick to its neck which hangs low.

So, every time the cow tries to run away, the stick

would hit its legs and would slow it down. This

would prevent the cow from taking off to places where

it is not supposed to go.

 

Similarly, the chetana too enjoys many things coming

out of his ahankAra and mamakAra. In order to remove

this enjoyment and make the chetana realize his true

nature (of being completely dependent on Him), the

Veda purusha prescribed the other paths.

 

 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

 

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html