Get Ramanuja Sambandham - Part 1

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Get Ramanuja

sambandham - Part 1

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Every SriVaishnava undergoes samAshrayanam. Many of

you reading this thread would

pause a moment and reflect upon that very important day in your life. I

for one remember the details very clearly.

It changed my life forever.

 

During this process, the individual (adorning the body with

dvAdasapundram) prostrates at the lotus

feet of his/her current preceptor(Acharyan), who in turn provides he

link to

Ramanuja, associating the individual to the illustrious chain of

preceptors,

thus passing on the supplication of mercy and transferring the onus of

jeevAtma to Sriman Narayana. The Acharyan etches the divine disc and

conch

on the shoulders of the individual as an identification of his

surrender unto

the lotus feet of Sriman Narayana.

 

The question that immediately comes to our mind is –

Is it enough to get samAshsrayanam done?

Can we be assured that the purpose of Life (moksha) is assured?

 

The simple, yet surprising answer is No.

 

One has to follow the instructions set forth by swami Ramanuja himself,

 

in his “antima dasai” ( his last days), when his disciples went to him

seeking advice.

 

It is important to note that though these very carefully thought out

rules were

laid down a thousand years ago, each and every one of them accurately

reflects on the hapless plight of us mortals and its applicability in

today’s world is striking.

 

Swami Ramanuja laid down six instructions. Knowing well our limitations

to follow them he carefully listed them.

 

We will start with these six instructions laid down by Swami.

 

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,

Mukundan Vangipuram Pattangi