Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 062

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sutra 62:

Enslaving the soul which belongs only to Him, to another samsaari is like giving

the oblation from a yagna which is meant for Indra and other Devas to a lowly

dog.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepika:

Why does one have to compulsorily remove sEshatvam to another; is it really such

a terrible thing?

 

Yes, it is. The soul belongs to Him who is the Lord and to subject it to slavery

to other samsaris is indeed a terrible thing. To do so is like giving the

oblation from a yagna that is due to Indra and other devas ("vAnidai vAzhum

avvAnavarkku maRaiyavar vELviyil vaguththa avi"), to a lowly dog. Since it is

very important that this terrible thing which is anya sEshatvam be removed, it

is better to take the meaning of ukAram as avatAraNam rather than as Lakshmi.

 

Jai Sriman Narayana | adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan | TCA Venkatesan

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