Mumukshuppadi : 199

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi

 

Sutra:

199. avaiyAvana - karmanjAna bakthiyOgangaLum avathA-

rarahaSyanjAnam purushOththama vidhyai dhESavASam

thirunAmaSankeerththanam thiruviLakkerikkai thirumAlai-

yedukkai thodakkamAna upAyabuththyA seyyumavaiyum.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

What are these means?

 

The karma yoga which is an independent means

("karmaNaiva hi samsiddhim"; the njAna yoga which is

the effect of karma yoga ("karmaNaiva karmAkhilam

pArtta! jnAne parisamApyate"; the bhakti yoga which

is made up of njAna and karma yogas ("manmanA bhava

matbhakta:"); the knowledge and understanding of His

avataras ("janma karma ca me divyam") which is a

tool to reaching Him; purushotthama vidyA ("etat

buddhvA buddhimAn syAt krutakrutyas ca bhArata");

living in a holy place ("desAyAm sarvakAmaduk");

singing and reciting His divine names which leads to

Him ("sarvapApa visuddhAtma yAdi brahma sanAtanam");

lighting lamps for HIm, making flower garlands for

Him, and such things which destroy sins and lead to

Him.

 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

 

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html