Re : Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 007

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Dear Sri Maruthi Pavan,

 

You bring up several interesting and important points.

 

As I was typing up that line, I was wondering how it

was going to be read. Common sense is the opposite:

that is, that which is obtained by hard work is more

pleasing than that which is obtained easily. Yet the

opposite was being stated.

 

You are right that this statement cannot be taken in

isolation. The nature of a disciple which was shown by

none other than Sriman Narayana as described in the

prior sutras is very important here. The humility that

is required for a sishya is now further clear. Debt to

an acharya for revealing such an easy path is now

increased multi-fold.

 

Recently I asked Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami about

the nature of an acharya. His answer was that I should

not worry about it - I think his point was that we

should worry about the nature of a disciple and see if

we fit the bill. Once we attain the right status to be

a disciple, He will send along the right acharya for us.

 

One has to remember that these rahasyas were not freely

available to everyone once upon a time. Only after careful

selection did the acharyas teach theses manthras to

disciples (recall Srimad Ramanuja's 18 trips). Ramanuja

did break the norm of the day and make it available to

all of us, but as Sri Manavala Mamuni says in his

Upadesa Raththinamalai, Ramanuja opened it not just for

anyone, but to all those who are seriously interested and

willing to learn. Again, that means to all true disciples.

 

And a true disciple will safely guard this tremendous

wealth and greatly appreciate His krupa and his acharyas

krupa in providing these jewels to him. Nothing less is

required of us.

 

Your note also makes another point very clear. These

granthas have to be learnt at the feet of an acharya.

This series is only an introduction, but in order to

understand it fully one has to seek a scholar and learn

it in an interactive manner.

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

 

--- Maruthi Pavan <maruthi84 wrote:

> Dear Sri Venkatesan,

> There may be something more to be added to the para below