ArthiPrabhandham-5(Part-1)

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha |Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

SrisailEsa dayA pAthram deebhakthyAdhi gunArnavam

Yateendra pravanam vandhE ramyajAmataram munim

 

Once Sri Ramanuja was delivering a lecture (kAlashEpam) on Sri rAmAyanam. That

day the topic happened to be Vibheeshana sharanAgathi. Sri Ramanuja started

explaining the way vibheeshana came and stood in the air and waited for the

approval of Sri rAma to join his ghosti. Meanwhile sugreeva and others objected

saying he was the brother of ravana and since he has come in a wrong time, in a

wrong way etc, he should not be accepted. While Sri Ramanuja went on saying

about the discussion between the members of the rAma parivar, about whether to

accept vibheeshana or not, one of his disciples pillai vurangAvilli dAsa stood

up from his place and started leaving.

 

It was unusual for anyone to leave in the middle, while Sri rAmAnuja was

delivering kalashepam. Amazed by the act of dAsa, Sri rAmanuja asked him the

reason. For which he replied, “When vibheesha, who was a dharmAtma had to face

so much opposition to attain the divine feet of perumal, then how can a sinner

like me attain perumal’s feet without a massive trial session? This thought

upset me and hence I'm leaving.” Immediately ethirAja said, “Sit down. That was

Sri rAma ghosti and hence there was opposition for vibheeshana but this is Sri

rAmAnuja ghosti and hence there is no hinderance for anyone here to attain the

divine feet of God”.

 

Then swamy ethiraja further explained why there was no doubt for Sri rAmAnuja

sambhandis to attain moksha. Swamy explained as follows: “You (pillai

vurangAvilli dAsa and others in the ghosti) will attain God's feet if I attain

moksha, I am assured moksha if periya nambi attained the same, periya nambi is

assured moksha if alavandaar attained the same, Alavandaar is assured moksha if

manakkAl nambi (rAma misra) attained the same, manakkAl nambi is assured moksha

if uyyakondar(pundareekAksha) attained the same, uyyakondar follows nAthamuni,

nAthamuni follows nammAzhvar, nammAzhvar follows vishvaksEna, vishvaksEna

follows periya pirAtti, and thAyar follows perumal. Do you have any doubt in

God having the control of moksha? If not, then we are all assured of the same

without any trial” said Sri RamAnuja.

 

What happens next?

We will see in the next posting. (To be continued)

Jai Sriman Narayana | Adiyen Ramanuja dasyai| Sumithra Varadarajan