Brahmajnani and prarabdha karma

[Guest guest]

Dear Shri Bhaskar,

I do not have the physical enrgy to go through all your argumrnts and reply

to them. Moreover, you point out some apparent contradictions in Sankata's

bhAshya itself, which I am not aware of. So my knowledge is inadequate.

Please excuse me. I am withdrawing from this discussion. Let some other

member answer your points.

S.N.Sastri

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

namaskaram to All,

 

this topic is not exactly related to " Advaitin "

 

But the process of learning has necessitated to find out what exactly it

means.

 

So would some of our learned scholars kindly explain what is the meaning of

the word " Swami " , and how it relates and differs with the word " Sanyasi " .

What is the root etc.

 

namaskaram once again

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Namaste Shri Pai-ji.

 

I am neither a language expert nor a scholar. So, this is a very lay

understanding.

 

swAmi means lord, owner, master etc. The 'swa' is possessive.

Hence, the lordship or mastership is attributable to ownership. Most

of our swAmijis are referred to as swAmis. This is purely out of

respect or we might have begun doing so recognizing that they are

masters of themselves.

 

The lord in the shrine is also called swAmi, particularly in South

India. No doubt, this is because the lord is the master as well as

owner of everything.

 

Besides, in good old days, good wives in India used to address their

husbands 'SwAmin'! That is antiquity untouched by modern femininism.

 

We know a lot about the word 'sanyAsi'. So, I am not dwelling on it.

 

My two cents.

 

PraNAms.

 

Madathil Nair

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advaitin , ram mohan anantha pai

<pairamblr wrote:

>> ....kindly explain what is the meaning of the word " Swami " ,

and how it relates and differs with the word " Sanyasi " .

> What is the root etc.