Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 156

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sutra 156:

Because He is the means for the goal while the refuge

seeked through the mind, word and body are not truly

the means, the attachments performed by mind (mAnaSika),

word (vAcika) and body (kAyika) are not necessary.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

Is attachment through the mind alone sufficient? Is it

not required to seek Him through mind, word and body

("sinthaiyAlum sollAlum seykaiyAlum dEvapirAnaiyE

adaintha")?

 

No, it is not required. Because the Lord who is seeked

as the goal is also the means to reach Him. While the

mind, word and body might appear on the surface as being

means, they truly are not. For the goal to be reached,

the necessary assent (to His protection) is sufficient.

 

Jai Sriman Narayana | adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan | TCA Venkatesan

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