Mumukshuppadi - 085

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

85. SvarUpavirOthi kazhikaiyAvathu *yAnE nee ennudaimaiyum

neeyE* enRirukkai; upAyavirOthi kazhikaiyAvathu *kaLaivAy

thunbam kaLaiyAthozhivAy kaLaikaN maRRiREn* enRirukkai;

prApyavirOthi kazhikaiyAvathu *maRRai nam kAmangkaL mARRu*

enRirukkai.

 

Meaning:

The removal of the three obstacles SvarUpa virOdhi, upAya

virOdhi and prApya virOdhi are shown with examples.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

If examples are given of those for whom these three

obstacles have been removed, then the mode of their

removal will be clear. Therefore, they are presented here.

 

1. To be as "yAnE nee ennudaimaiyum neeyE" (I and mine are

yours) will lead to the removal of SvarUpa virOdhi. As told

by Azhvar, to be as "yAnE enRenathE enRirunthEn" (I lived

as I and mine) is to live with ahankAra and mamakAra which

is SvarUpa virOdhi. To be as "ennaiyum ennudaimaiyaiyum un

cakkarappoRi oRRikkoNdu ninnaruLE purinthirunthEn" as told

by Periyazhvar, is to set the I and mine as sEsham to Him,

which is the removal of SvarUpa virOdhi.

 

2. To be as "kaLaivAy thunbam kaLaiyAthozhivAy kaLaikaN

maRRiREn" is the removal of upAya virOdhi. In the

protection of the jIva, if the jIva thinks that he too

can protect himself, that interferes with the protection

He gives; this is therefore upAya virOdhi. If the jIva

were to be like Periyazhvar "unakkup paNi seythirukkun

thavamudaiyEn; inippOy oruvan thanakkup paNinthu

kadaiththalai niRkai ninsAyai azhivu kaNdAy" and does not

seek another person's house for his protection then that

describes the state of removal of upAya virOdhi.

 

3. To be as "maRRai nam kAmangkaL mARRu" is the removal

of upEya virOdhi. Being in His service is the upEyam. The

obstacle to that is gaining joy for the self in that

service. Just as the moon, breeze, flower, fragrance, etc

provide joy to others but gain nothing for themselves, so

too should be the jIva. This is what is told in the

Thiruppavai pasuram "maRRai nam kAmangkaL mARRu". In the

phrase "vazhuvilA adimai seyya vENdum", the word vazhu

also means the same thing. Therefore the removal of self

intent in His service describes the state of removal of

upEya virOdhi.

 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

 

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