Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 056 & 057

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sutra 56:

Only through sEshatvam is the nature of the soul to be

determined.

 

Sutra 57:

The stealing of the soul, which is the thought that one

is completely independent, is the highest sin as per the

Sastras. This assertion of independence is the opposite

of sEshatvam and as such brings great danger to the

realization of one's true nature.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

Why say sEshatvam is the nature of the soul; does it

then mean that the soul which is knowledge does not have

a nature outside of sEshatvam?

 

No says Swami Pillai Lokacharya. If there is no sEshatvam

then it brings about the thought that one's nature is

independence. Such a thought is known as stealing one's

soul. This thievery is considered to be the root of all

sins. So, as soon as a person thinks that he is fully self

dependent he immediately loses the realization of his true

nature. Therefore it is correct to say "without sEshatvam

there is no svarUpam".

 

With this the meanings of the akAram are concluded.

 

Jai SrimanNarayana | adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan | TCA Venkatesan

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