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Dear Members

 

I would like to add to the nice clarifications by Sriman Aravindalocana svAmin.

 

ahankAra (I-consciousness or chit) is a fundamental ontological entity

in SrI viSishThAdvaita and there is no false ego associated with

usage of words such as 'aham' or 'I' (=bhagavat-dAsa).

 

Having described the process of performing the sAddhyOpAya prapatti

along with its essential components & sAttvika-tyAga in the

initial verses, svAmi SrI deSika proceeds to request nir-aparAdha kainkarya

during remainder of prapanna's bondaged life (uttara-kRtyam) in this material

world:

 

"mAm madIyam ca nikhilam cetana-acetanAtmakam

sva-kainkarya-upakaraNam varada ! svIkuru svayam".

 

The word "mAm" ("mine") here refers to people & things,

the prapanna comes to be associated with even in his

post-prapatti life, due to material association

(prakRti-sambandha/prArabdha-karma).

 

This is evident from SrI SaraNAgati-gadyam.

 

Having performed prapatti thus:

"SrIman ! nArAyANa ! ...tvad-pAdAravinda-yugaLam

SaraNam-aham prapadye!", bhagavad-rAmAnujAcArya proceeds to request

the Lord's forgivance of even offenses that may occur in the future due to

prArabdha-karma/material contact in post-prapatti life.

 

Please refer SaraNAgati-gadyam, "mano-vAk-kAyai:...

anAdi-kAla-pravRttam... ...madIya-anAdi-kAla-pravRttam....

iti-vaktAram mAm tAraya" .

 

Thus even for a prapanna, prArabdha-karma &

prakRti-sambandham can cause delusion, mamakAram,

poor behaviour, propensity to offend etc.

 

In "mAm madIyam ca nikhilam ..." svAmi SrI deSikan could be praying

that prapanna's so-called possessions (arising out of material association and

prArabdha karma) be utilized by the Lord in His own devotional service.

 

Hope it clarifies,

 

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsa:

//Ramkumar

 

PS:-

 

Though others had conferred upon him such glorious titles as

'sarva-tantra svatantra', 'vedAnta-Acharya' etc,

the only title our svAmi deSikan himself wished for

is 'pAdukA-sEvakan' (subservience to the Lord & His devotees):

 

"kAle jantUn kalushakaraNe kshipramAkArayantyA

ghOram nAham yama-parishado ghoshamAkarNayeyam |

SrImad-rangeSvara-caranayo: antarangai: prayuktam

sevAhvAnam sapadi SRNuyAm pAdukA-sevaka-iti ||"

-- SrI-ranganAtha-pAdukA-sahasram, nirveda-paddhati 19

 

 

 

 

 

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