Guest guest Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha | Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha There is one excellent legend in the life history of Sri Ramanuja. Ethiraja went to thirukurungudi to have darshan of nambi. Nambi welcomed ramanuja and slowly asked him, "I have been having a doubt for long. I have taken many avatars myself and have tried to change this world but failed but how come you have done the same in such a short span of time?” Sri Ramanuja told God that he would answer his question only if God gave him a seat of an acharya and nambi became his shisya. Nambi, very eager to know the answer did the same and ethiraja told him the dvayam and said only due to the power of this manthra I have succeeded in my mission. I can recite the dvayam and gain power but you cannot do the same. Such is the greatness of the acharyas. ---------------- But then why didn’t the acharyas convert every soul in this world to vaishnavas? ---------------- Our acharyas, surely have the power but the unfortunate part is we have more power to say an excuse and escape from them. When food is served if we refuse to eat and lock us up in a room then what can be done? Our acharyas do shower their grace on one and all but we make it a point not to even go near them. Sri maNava:La maha:muni says how he spent the days earlier, (more apt for people like us) in Arthi prabhandham-28: "Many maha:ns have given a lot of great works for the upliftment of the masses. Earlier I misinterpreted them and wrote what all came to my mind and taught it to others also with great vigor. I never had the idea of leaving this world and reaching the divine feet of God. I considered myself to stay permanently here. But now due to the divine grace of ethiraja my mind never thinks anything other than reaching the divine abode of God." ---------------- After realizing that the divine abode is assured to us due to the grace of acharya and perumal then next thing we do is to start hating this world. So now the God blesses us with one another thing to make our stay in this world cherishable. What is that? ---------------- (To be continued) Jai Sriman Narayana l Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai, Sumithra Varadarajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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