Mumukshuppadi - 020

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

20. karmagnAnabhaktikaLilE izhinthavarkaLukku virOthiyaip

pOkki avaRRaith thalaikkattik kodukkum.

 

Meaning:

For those who are interested in following either the Karma

yoga or the Gnyana yoga or the Bhakti yoga, the Thirumanthra

will help remove the obstacles that prevent them (who have

taken its help) from starting in that path and will help

them in completing their journeys in that path.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

The Thirumanthra is further celebrated by showing that it

will help support the Karma, Gnyana and Bhakti yogas.

 

As explained by Sri Alavandar in Gitartha Sangraha

"karmayogas tapastIrtha dAnayagnyAdiasEvanam", the karma

yoga is the use of penance, following rituals such as

homas, etc. faithfully, completely and till the time that

they bear the fruit seeked. "gnyAnayogo jitasvAntai:

parishuddhaatmani sthiti:" - gnyAna yoga is winning over

the senses and forever focusing the thought and meditating

on the pure soul. "bhaktiyoga: paraikAntaprItyaa:

dhyaanaadishu sthiti:" - bhakti yoga is having great love

only to the paramapurusha and fixing that love via

meditation, archana, etc.

 

Amongst these yogas, for those who wish to follow the karma

yoga, if they perform japa and homa with the Thirumanthra,

it will remove the obstacles that prevent them from even

beginning this yoga and continue to help such that they

always stay in that path. If they chose the gnyana yoga,

as they recite the manthra, it will remove all obtsacles

in following this path and will help them fulfill their

journey. If they chose the bhakti yoga, and take the

Thirumanthra's help, it will remove the obtsacles to that

path and will keep growing their bhakti all the time.

 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

 

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html