Moksha Through Ramanuja Sambandha - Part 3.2

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srimathE rAmAnujAya nama:

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Ramanuja sambhandam leads to Moksham - Part 3.2

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** So who is *the* Acharya **

MOKSHAM THROUGH RAMANUJA SAMBANDHAM - Part 2

"Srimaan abhirabhoot bhoomau rAmAnuja divAkara:"

 

Covered in previous post: 3.1 "UdayavarE

(One who holds this world and the deva loka").

 

In

Ramanuja Nootrandadi, verse 66,

TiruArangathAmudanAr says that it is MadhavA Who gives moksham to people who are

qualified to do Gnana and

Bhakti yoga. But it is swami Ramanuja,

who wipes

off the sins of unqualified

people(ValvinayEn manatthil ) like me

and grants moksham.

Pillai Lokam Jeeyar, in his commentary

on Ramanuja

Nootrandadi avers that Ramanuja's

power to give moksham is well brought

out in the above verse.

 

ThiruMangai Azhwar in

TirunEdunthAndakam, says-

"Veda Nangai" (He is the one Who

gave us the Vedas and the purport of Vedas).

Swami Manavala Mamunigal says- On

reaching

paramapadam, the jeevatma enjoys the

eternal pleasure sitting on Sriman Narayana's

lap.

This has been made possible Swami

Ramanuja (MamalarAl pon madiyil

vAitthu uraikkum vAzhvu namakku

yEthirAjan arulum vAzhve).

 

 

Kidambi swami, a great saint started

singing the

verse

"Aparadha sahasra Bhajanam?"

(Alavandar's strotra ratnam) to

the Lord Thirumalirin cholaimala

Azhagar.

 

The lord became furious and told Kidambi

swami that this statement

holds good, before Ramanuja and not

after. For everyone who has

taken and will take birth after

Ramanuja, he is a sanatha

and has a gathi and the only

gathi is Ramanuja's thirvadi (lotus

feet).

 

All the above statements bear testimony

to the

fact that it is indeed Ramanuja

who is our Acharyan- so emphatically

stated by Sriman Narayana

Himself and tirelessly reiterated by our

illustrious preceptors in their lofty

works.

 

There are numerous other instances that vouch for

Swami Ramanuja's unique position

in SriVaishanavism.

I request others to post on this

topic.

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,

 

Mukundan Vangipuram Pattangi

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Dear Sri Mukundan,

 

In response to:

 

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Pattangi <pattangi wrote:

> Covered in previous post: 3.1 " UdayavarE (One who holds this world and the

> deva loka " ).

>

> In Ramanuja Nootrandadi, verse 66, TiruArangathAmudanAr says that it is

> MadhavA Who gives moksham to people who are qualified to do Gnana and

> Bhakti yoga. But it is swami Ramanuja, who wipes off the sins of unqualified

> people(ValvinayEn manatthil ) like me and grants moksham.

> Pillai Lokam Jeeyar, in his commentary on Ramanuja Nootrandadi avers that

> Ramanuja's power to give moksham is well brought out in the above verse.

>

>>----->

 

If this is so, it would go against the concept of " dOshabhOgyatvam "

that is discussed in some detail in Sri Vachana Bhushanam.

 

Also, you suggest that Madhava gives mOksham only to those who are

qualified to engage in JnAna and bhakthI yoga. If this is so, then

the Supreme Being shows partiality and biases, which would make Him

inperfect. We should also question His saying " mAm Ekam saranam

vraja... " . He should instead be directing us to surrender to Sri

Ramanuja. The fact that this is not stated by the Supreme Being

indicates that He and only He has the capability of rescuing us from

the burden of our ego.

 

Be that as it may, I would suggest again that Sri Ramanuja awakens us

to the Truth that we are His, and all up to and including Himself is

due solely to His Grace, our self-effort being the only thing that

stands in His Way. Our belief in Him is the inspiration that that

engages us in a living a life of Bhagavad anubhAvam and bhAgavatha

kAInkaryam..

 

irAmAnusa adiyEn

Mohan