Mumukshuppadi - 067 & 068

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

67. ithu thAn Samashti vAsakam.

 

68. jAthyEka vacanam.

 

Meaning:

67. This makAram that speaks of the Atma, is the akshara that

stands for all Atmas.

 

68. It is in the singular that points to the Atma jAti.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

The makAram in the praNavam is in the singular (Eka vacanam)

and therefore stands for one Atma. Therefore, is it correct

to say that the bhagavat sEshatvam described before talks

about the sEshatvam of only one Atma?

 

Atmas are divided as Baddhas, Muktas and Nityas and bhagavat

sEshatvam is the quality for all Atmas. So, how does that

fit into this singular use of the makAram?

 

Pillai Lokacharya answers that the makAram here is a jAtyEka

vacanam. That is, the singular used here stands for the

type rather than a single case. For example, if one says

"umbrella sold in this shop", it does not mean a single

umbrella. Similarly the makAram speaks of the Atma jAti

rather than a single Atma. Therefore, it stands for all

Atmas.

 

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

 

Note:

HH Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyar is conducting an on-going

tele-upanyasam series on Mumukshuppadi. Please check the

following link for details on listening to an acharya

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http://www.radioramanuja.com/talks/vana.htm