Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 046

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra 46:

Take this (the non-separation of Sri and Narayana) as

similar to the non-separation of sun rays and light and

that of a flower and its fragrance.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

Two examples are used to show that there is no separation

amongst the Divya Dampatis.

 

Consider the case of rays from the Sun and other light

producing objects. There is no separation of their rays

and light. Likewise there is no separation in the case of

fragrance and flowers. Similarly, it is understood that

there is no separation between the Lord and His consort.

 

These examples are not new. They have been used by our

elders before. In the Ramayana, at the Asoka Vana when

Ravana presented some silly notions to Sita Piratti, She

made Her replies to a piece of grass that She threw in

front. In Her replies, She mentioned "ananyA rAghavENAham

bhAskarENa prabhA yadA", meaning that Sri Rama is like

the Sun rays and She is like the light. Later after the

Agni pravesham of Sita Piratti, Sri Rama also uses the

same example "ananyA hi mayA sItA bhAskarENa prabhA

yadA". The example of flower and fragrance is used by

Sri Parasara Bhattar in SriGunaratnakOsam "prasUnam

pushyandImapi parimaLartthim jigadishU:".

 

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