Mumukshuppadi - 091

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

91. Isvaran thanakkEyAyirukkum; aciththu piRarkkEyAyirukkum;

AthmA thanakkum piRarkkum pothuvAyirukkumenRu muRpatta

ninaivu; angnganinRikkE, aciththaip pOlE *thankkEyAga enaik

koLLa* vENumenkiRathu namaSSAl.

 

Meaning:

What is the thought in the jIva before the meaning of the

nama: takes root in the mind? The Lord who is completely

independent stands as His own meaning. The acit which is

completely dependent stands for others. Previously the soul

thinks that because it has knowledge it stands as its own

meaning some times and because it has sEshatvam it stands

for others some times. But, through the nama: it becomes

like the acit and as told by Azhvar "thanakkEyAgavenaik

koLLumeethE enakkE kaNNanai yAn koL siRappE" it stands only

for Him.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

The thought that a soul would have prior to and after

understanding the namaS is shown here.

 

There are three tattvas (principles) known as Cit, Acit and

Isvara. Isvara is self dependent (or independent) and as

such stands for Himself. Acit has no consciousness and as

such cannot be for itself and is there for others. Prior to

understanding the namaS, because the chetana has sEshatvam

as said in the suppressed fourth case and knowledge as said

in the makAram, he thinks that he stands in common between

being for himself and being for others.

 

Once the meaning of the namaS is fully soaked into the mind,

just as the acit which has no consciousness stands only for

others, so too the soul realizes that he stands only for

Him. This is what is told by Azhvar in "thanakkEyAgavenaik

koLLumeethE enakkE kaNNanai yAn koL siRappE". Therefore,

this is thought that fructifies from the understanding of

the nama:.

 

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