Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 199

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sutra 199:

What are these means?

 

The karma yoga which is an independent means ("karmaNaiva hi samsiddhim"; the

njAna yoga which is the effect of karma yoga ("karmaNaiva karmAkhilam pArtta!

jnAne parisamApyate"; the bhakti yoga which is made up of njAna and karma yogas

("manmanA bhava matbhakta:"); the knowledge and understanding of His avataras

("janma karma ca me divyam") which is a tool to reaching Him; purushotthama

vidyA ("etat buddhvA buddhimAn syAt krutakrutyas ca bhArata"); living in a holy

place ("desAyAm sarvakAmaduk"); singing and reciting His divine names which

leads to Him ("sarvapApa visuddhAtma yAdi brahma sanAtanam"); lighting lamps for

HIm, making flower garlands for Him, and such things which destroy sins and lead

to Him.

 

Jai Sriman Narayana | adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

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