RE: QUIZ: let me get at least one answer even if the question is too fundamental

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri.Krishna Kashyap:

Pranams!

The answer to this question can be given in various angles. The

one that I feel as most revolutionary is the following:

 

Sri.Ramanuja has proved the SOCIAL CAUSE behind the Vedic

philosophy, which is considered to be our Pramana. This is

obvious by His work on framing a theory to break the feedback

cycle of Samsara in order to exist at the Highest Level of Bliss

(for jivas). The first line from His Brahma Sutra Bashya(starts

with: For the welfare of all the Jivatmas in the whole creation

that includes all the galaxies..) clearly shows His Social

concern behind His work.

 

He pleads for Nitya Kaimkaryam to the Supreme Being in the

state of Moksha(whatever the form of kaimkaryam be, chosen by

the Supreme Being's will). Here, relationship to Brahman is

established through Service to Him.

 

Coming down to the most physical layer of existence of Jivatmas

(I mean their existence in different forms of living bodies),

Acharyan has clearly shown His Socialistic view, by preaching

the Charama Slokam(Showing the path to Moksha) to the whole

mankind by violating His Acharyan's words.

 

Hence, in my view point(bound by my limitations), I consider

the Social Concern as the revolutionary entity behind all His

works and life.

 

Thanks,

 

aDiyEn,

srI rAmAnuja dAsan,

Ramanan Rajagopalan

 

 

 

 

______________

Get your own "800" number

Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more

http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag

 

 

---- On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Krishna Kashyap (kkalale1)

wrote:

 

> asmad gurubhyo namah

> srimathe srivan shatakopa sri vedanta desika yatindra

mahadesikaya namah

> srimathe sri lakshmi nrisimha divya paduka sevaka sri

narayana yatindra

> maha

> desikaya namah

>

> I had posted this quiz and I did not get any answers. Hence

I feel that

> this is too fundamental a question. Is this question too

fundamental to

> ask?

> Mani Varadarajan and Myself argued for a long time ie. about

several

> weeks

> to find the extent of the seriousness of this topic.

>

> ****

> QUIZ: What is the MOST REVOLUTIONARY CONTRIBUTION to the

world of Hindu

> Philosophy by Sri Ramanujacharya and why is it so? - please

explain.

>

> Regards,

>

> Krishna

>

>

>

> -----------------------------

> - 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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear bhAgavatAs,

 

SrI krishnA's question might be simple but I'm afraid there is no one

'right' answer.

 

AchAryA srI rAmanujA's contributions to 'Hindu' philosophy, and srI

Vaishnavam in particular, are absolutely stupendous in that any one specific

contribution of his can be taken and argued as the most revolutionary and it

would be quite convincing! To that effect, it really makes our job easier.

 

Yet, for the sake of having to choose one, my limited knowledge tells me his

systematizing of the temple management / administration through the

appointment of simhAsanAdipatis is perhaps more revolutionary than the rest

of his contributions. There were many philosophers, AchAryAs, poets, saints,

vEdAntins, and religious scholars pre and post srI rAmAnujA but none came

close to srI bAshyakArar's vision in conceptualizing and institutionalizing

a system that has stood the test of time and flexibly adapted itself time

and again over several generations and continues to flourish.

 

Without srI yatirAjar's effort in this area, I doubt if we would've come

this far because, regardless of the depth of the (visistAdvatic) philosophy

or the appealing and all encompassing nature of the (srI vaishnavA)

religion, and the brilliants works of our AchAryAs, the temples serve and

remain the connecting bridge between us and our perumAl. Without our temples

we will hardly have any inclination to reach for bhagavAn and without srI

rAmAnujA's contribution we would hardly be seeing these temples today in

such glory and grandeur.

 

As srI ahObilam's homepage reiterates: srI rAmAnujArya divyAgnyA vardhatAm

abhivardhatAm.

 

Reverently,

Sriram

 

 

 

Krishna Kashyap [kkalale1]

Friday, January 25, 2002 1:43 PM

lecture-announce; bhakti-list

Cc: ;

QUIZ: let me get at least one answer even if the

question is too fundamental

Importance: High

 

asmad gurubhyo namah

srimathe srivan shatakopa sri vedanta desika yatindra mahadesikaya namah

srimathe sri lakshmi nrisimha divya paduka sevaka sri narayana yatindra maha

desikaya namah

 

I had posted this quiz and I did not get any answers. Hence I feel that

this is too fundamental a question. Is this question too fundamental to ask?

Mani Varadarajan and Myself argued for a long time ie. about several weeks

to find the extent of the seriousness of this topic.

 

****

QUIZ: What is the MOST REVOLUTIONARY CONTRIBUTION to the world of Hindu

Philosophy by Sri Ramanujacharya and why is it so? - please explain.

 

Regards,

 

Krishna

 

 

 

 

 

Srirangasri-

 

 

 

Your use of is subject to