Mumukshuppadi - 094

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's

Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

94. intha ninaivu piRanthapOthe kruthakruthyan; inninaivu

illAthapOthu ellA thushkruthangkaLum krutham; inninaivilE

ellA sukruthangkaLum uNdu; ithu inRikkEyirukkap paNNum

yajjnAthikaLum prAyacciththAthikaLum nishprayOjanangkaL;

ithuthannAlE ellAp pApangkaLum pOm; ellAp palankaLum

uNdAm.

 

Meaning:

As soon as the knowledge of dependence on the Lord is

born, a soul has completed all that he has to do for his

benefit. Without this knowledge, it becomes that he has

committed all sins. If this knowledge is present, it

becomes that he has done all good things that cause Him

joy. Any yagas and prAyaccittAs that he does without this

knowledge go to waste. All sins are removed with this

knowledge and all gains from getting out of the birth

cycle to doing eternal service to Him at His abode are

obtained.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

The good effects that happen by the knowledge of being

dependent on no one but the Lord are now explained.

 

If a person is to be considered as one that has completed

everything that is required for his benefit, then he

should get the knowledge of being enslaved only to Him,

as in Azhvar's "thanakkEyAga enaik koLLa vENum". If he gets

that knowledge then he would become one who has done what

he needs to do. If not, then it becomes that he has

committed all sins. This can be understood from "kim tEna

na krutam pApam cOrENa AtmApahAriNA".

 

In this knowledge all good things are present - that is,

the same joy that He gets when the soul does all good

things is obtained when this knowledge is gained. All

activities such as yAgas and penances that are done

without this knowledge gain neither His joy nor do they

remove one's sins and therefore are wasted.

 

Because of this knowledge He showers His grace on that

soul and therefore all the sins that hold him down are

destroyed. And he gains such benefits as the escape from

the samsaric cycle and eternal service to Him.

 

Thus far, the meanings of the nama: part of the Thirumantra

have been explained.

 

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