Mumukshuppadi - 064

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

64. "maRanthum puRanthozhaa maanthar" enkaiyAlE.

 

Meaning:

By the divine words of Thirumazisai Azhvar that says

Srivaishnavas are those who even if they forget His name

will not become enslaved to another.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

To explain the previous sutra, the 68th pasuram from

Nanmugan Thiruvanthaathi ("maRanthum puRanthozhaa

maanthar") is being shown as an example here. In Sri

Vishnu Purana there is a sloka

 

"SvapurushamapivIkshya paasahaStam vadati yama:

kila tasya karNamUle

parihara madhusUdanaprapannaan

praburahamanyanruNaam na vaishNavaanaam".

 

This has been translated by Thirumazhisai Azhvar as

 

"thiRambElmin kaNdeer thiruvadi than naamam

maRanthum puRanthozhaa maantharai iRainjsiyum

saathuvaraayp pOthuminkaLenRaan namanum than

thoothuvaraik koovis sevikku".

 

The interesting phrase here is "thiruvadi than naamam

maRanthum puRanthozhaa maanthar". adi, adikaL, thiruvadi

all stand for Him. What is being shown in this phrase is

that it is possible that one can even forget His divine

nama; however, one should not be enslaved to another.

For example, a wife may not have love for her husband;

in time, she may become affectionate with him. But, it

is not correct that she develops love for another.

Similarly, in Sri Vishnu Purana the sage Parasara says

"madhusUdana prapannaan" and Thirumazhisai Azhvar said

the same as "maRanthum puRanthozhaa maanthar". Therefore

it is very important, even more than having bhagavat

sEshatvam, that bhaagavatas should not have anya

sEshatvam.

 

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