Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 021

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

21. prapaththiyilE izhinthavarkaLukku SvarUpagnyAnaththai

piRappiththuk kAlakshEbaththukkum bOgaththukkum hEthuvAy

irukkum.

 

Meaning:

For those who are interested in nothing but prapatti to the

Lord, the Thirumanthra will make them understand the nature

of their soul which is that it is enslaved to Him, it will

facilitate the passage of time by its meanings and utterance,

and by its own nature will be very sweet to them.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

The yogas talked about before (karma, gnyana and bhakti) are

not easily practised. Prapatti on the other hand is easy and

for those who follow that path, the Thirumantra makes them

understand their true nature of being enslaved to none but

the Lord; it also is useful in passing their time by its

utterance as well as learning its inner meanings; it is also

by it's very nature very sweet to study and recite - as

said by Thirumangai Azhvar in the pasuram "enakkenRum thEnum

pAlum amuthumAya thirumAl nAmam, nAnum sonnEn namarumuraimin

namO nArAyaNamE". That is, it is most pleasing to experience,

just as the Lord is ("enakkuth thEnE pAlE kannalE amuthE

thirumAlirunsOlaik kOnE").

 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

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