Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 077

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sutra 77:

Why is the order in the praNavam not followed in the mantra

sEsham that explains it? The nama: that explains the ukAram

came ahead because the obstacles such as I and mine have to

be removed first before experiencing Him.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

In the praNavam, there is an order which is akAram, ukAram

and then makAram. If the mantra sEsham explains the praNavam,

should it also not follow the same order? That, is the

nArAyaNa part that explains the akAram should have been

first. Instead why do we see that the nama: part is ahead?

 

The reason is as follows. Through the Narayana part which

explains the akAram one gets the bhagavat anubhavam. There

are obtsacles to this experience which are ahankAram and

mamakAram. As the removal of these through the nama: will

lead to the bhagavat anubhavam being good, it is appropriate

that the nama: be ahead. Just as the bee is removed before

the honey is taken, so too through the nama: the obstacles

are removed and through the nArAyaNa the honey which is

bhagavat anubhavam is taken.

 

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