sAttvika ahankAram

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Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

AcAryAr thiruvadigaLE sharaNam

 

Dear pUjya AcAryAji,

 

mangaLAshAsanams to swamiji. Does the term sAttvika ahankAram

exist,if so what exactly it means and has it been unanimously used by our

AzhvArs(in divya prabandham) and our pUrvAcAryArs? As per the Divine thought of

sri piLLai lOkAcArya, bhAgavata sheShatvam(which is the height of bhagavad

shEShatvam)lies in the "nama:". srI azhagiya maNavALa perumAL nAyanAr also in

AcArya hrdayam(when expressing AzhvAr's thiru uLLam)derides ahankAram and

mamakAram. So, how can sAttvikam(which is goodness)go with ahankAram (which

destroys the swarUpam of the AtmA)?

 

On a different note, going by the words of the 'unparalleled' sri

piLLai lOkAcAryA, adiyEn is convinced that guhapperumAL is an SV.

guhapperumAL(being a hunter,probably could not offer anythingelse)offered

non-veg to perumAL. The Lord says in the BG(9.26)that He accepts 'patram puShpam

phalam tOyam' the devotee offers with bhakti. srI lOkAcAryA says 'pApam or

puNyam lies in His eyes as He is the Judge(and we don't have any right to judge

anyone)'. Because of the vAtsalyam quality(just as the mother cow licks the

wounds on its calf and removes all the dirt),the Lord even considers our dOSham

as bhOgyam(our existence itself is for His pleasure only). Wrt,guha offering

non-veg to perumAL, how to explain this subtleness(food intake on oneside and

conduct(SV) on the other side) to a person, say, who considers non-veg eaters as

sinners.

 

adiyEn awaits dEvarIr's reply.

 

AzhvAr emperumAnAr jIyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam

srIkUraththAzhvAn thiruvadigaLE sharaNam

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