Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 Adiyen Dasanudasan, Jai Srimannarayana! Herewith the next edition of my humble offering. If there are any learned Ramanuja Dasas who wish to offer an alternative interpretation of any of the sutras, please, I beg you to enlighten us all so that together may we improve on our understanding, knowledge and kainkaryam. Sutra 16. If it be said that it is necessary [for Liberation] to remove both of these [the moral defects and lack of merit], then both [of these] can be attributed to [the Lord]. If the Lord refuses to be reconciled with the jiva because of its moral defects and lack of merit, then the Lord Himself can be accused of both moral defect and lack of any inherent benevolence. Sutra 17. If the jiva thinks that these two [moral defects and lack of merit] are to be removed [before reconciliation] then these two indeed can be attributed to the jiva! It is spiritual vandalism to consider that acceptance by the Lord necessitates the removal of one¹s defects and moral blemishes by the performance of various types of purificatory rites and religious practices ‹it is an indication of the lack of merit when one fails to contemplate one¹s own lowliness and the greatness of the Lord. Sutra 18. The faults of the demonesses are well-known. Sita, imprisoned in the Ashoka garden by Ravana was cruelly tormented by the Rakshasis. Yet, she pleaded with Hanuman not to wreak revenge upon them, thus mediating for them on the very basis of their faults and without their having actually requested this. lOkAchArya gurave krishna pAdasya soonavE samsAra bhOgi sandaShta jeeva jeevAtavE nama: Jai Srimannarayana! Srirama Ramanuja Acharya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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