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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

24. pUrvAchAryargaL ithil arththam aRivathaRku munbu,

thangaLaip piRanthArgaLAka ninaiththirArkaL; ithil

arththa gnyAnam piRantha pinbu *piRanthapin maRanthilEn

engiRapadiyE iththai ozhiya vERonRAl kAlakshEbam

paNNiyaRiyArkaL.

 

Meaning:

Purvacharyas starting from Sriman Nathamuni thought

themselves as unborn, as in Thirumazhisai Azhvar's pasuram

"anRu nAn piRanthilEn", until the time that they understood

the meanings of the Thirumanthra. Once that knowledge was

obtained, again as in Thirumazhisai Azhvar's pasuram

"piRantha pin maRanthilEn" they would use nothing but the

Thirumanthra in spending their time.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

The greatness of the Thirumanthra in a general sense is

being presented by Sri Pillai Lokacharya. As in Thirumzhisai

Azhvar's pasuram "anRu nAn piRanthilEn" (I was not born then),

purvacharyas such as Sriman Nathamuni, Alavandar and Ramanuja

did not think themselves as born until the time that they

understood the meanings of the Thirumanthra. Once they fully

understand its meanings, as in Thirumazhisai Azhvar's pasuram

"piRantha pin maRanthilEn" (once born I will not forget), they

will not use anything but the meanings of the Thirumanthra in

passing their time.

 

This pasuram occurs as the 64th in the Thiruccanthaviruttham

by Thirumazhisai Azhvar. It states "anRu nAn piRanthilEn",

because without true knowledge a soul has no essence. Once

that knowledge is obtained from Him ("mayarvaRa mathinalam

aruLinan"), the soul gains upliftment using it and this is

stated as "piRantha pin maRanthilEn". That is, lack of

Thirumanthra knowledge is lacking essence. And having the

essence is the non-stop enjoyment of that knowledge.

 

Can one say that purvacharyas do not spend their time with

anything but the Thirumanthra? Do they not spend time with

the Vedas, Sastras and Azhvars divine works?

That is true. However, even when they spend time with those,

it is done using the meanings of the Thirumanthra. Therefore,

it is appropriate to state that they use only the

Thirumanthra.

 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html

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