Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 224-227

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sutra 224-227:

Now the "ekam" is explained.

 

In many places such as "mAmeva ye prapathyante", "tameva sAdhyam", "tvameva

upAya bUto me bhava", "ARenakku ninpAdhamE saraNAgaththozinthAy", avatAraNam is

used. Therefore, just as in the ukAram in the praNavam (see sutras 58 & 59),

here too the eka term shows the meaning of avatAraNam.

 

What is shown by this avatAraNam?

 

If it means the removal of attachment to other means, that has already been said

in the "sarvadharmAn parityajya". If it means the removal of attachment to

other devatas, that has already been said in the "mAm". Therefore, stating these

would cause the error of repetition.

 

Thus, what it means is that this avatAraNam removes the thought that the

surrender, which is mentioned ahead in the "vraja", is itself the means. That

is, the idea that performing surrender means moksha and not doing it means loss

of moksha is likely to happen and that is removed here.

 

Jai Sriman Narayana | adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

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