Digest Number 409

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I had discontinued membership sometime ago; now I wd like to rejoin.

What should I do pl?

Adiyen Ramanuja dasan,

A.K.Devarajan

 

--- On Sun, 1/12/03, ramanuja <ramanuja > wrote:

 

> ramanuja <ramanuja >

> [ramanuja] Digest Number 409

> ramanuja

> Sunday, January 12, 2003, 7:09 PM

> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam

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> There are 6 messages in this issue.

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> Topics in this digest:

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> 1. vishap prAvaNyam II

> " Padmanabhan "

> <aazhwar

> 2. Re: Digest Number 408

> Srinivasaramanujan TCA

> <tcasr

> 3. thiruppavai 27

> " Padmanabhan "

> <aazhwar

> 4. [Fwd: Gitajyoti Week No.39 ready for download]

> " Rama Krishna K "

> <kramakrishna

> 5. Re: Andal's reference to Kamadeva

> " S. Sriram "

> <ajiva_rts

> 6. Sri Bhasya available for distributed proofreading

> " S. Sriram "

> <ajiva_rts

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> Message: 1

> Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:00:32 +0530

> " Padmanabhan " <aazhwar

> vishap prAvaNyam II

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> Having seen the sUthram-s of srEvachaNa bhUshaNam,

> it becomes crystal clear that the attraction towards desires

> for enhancing bodily happiness=vishayap prAvaNyam and

> the attachment towards the soul in contrast to being

> subservient to the Lord, are very dangerous.

> The sUthram-s are not just theoritical rule codes but have

> been given by those who have led by examples. None other

> than AzhwAr-s , AchAryAs have practised this meticulously

> before preaching to us.

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> swAmi piLLai lOkAchArya( who is the author of this

> grandham) His brother sri azhagia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr(

> who is the author of AchArya-hridhayam and commentator of

> thiruppavai ARAyirappadi) swAmi manavALa mAmunigal ( who is

> the author of the commentaries for both srEvachaNa bhushaNam

> and AchArya hridhayam) have all led by examples.They have

> led a pure life.

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> Hence, it is extremely difficult to practise these aspects

> to the core. It is my opinion that dhEvadhAndhra bhajam can

> be avoided with some resolve as it is an external factor.

> However, the dhEha abhinAm leading to vishayap-prAvaNayam

> and avoidance of swasheshathvam-independence of the soul,are

> very difficult to attain as it has to come from within. For

> instance, the sensory organs are within ourselves and

> torture us, which is very difficult to be won over. Do these

> sensory organs torture even srEvaishNavites. Yes. nam AzhwAr

> has clearly spelt this out in thiru voi mozhi 7-1- 6

> " viNNuLAr perumARku adimai seivAraiyum, seRum aimpulan

> ivai " The five sensory organs torture even those who

> are involved in the service of the Lord. Then how to win

> over? The next pAsuram 7-1-7 gives the answer " enRu yAn

> velgiRpan vun thiruvaruL illaiyEAl? " When can I win

> over these unless I have your divine grace " is the

> AzhwAr's expression.

> Thus it can be observed that it is very difficult to get

> over these. However, with the grace of AzhwAr /if we are

> attracted towards His attributes our mind will be attracted

> towards Him and we are saved.

>

> I use this opportunity to quote from ARAyirappadi

> commentary to thiruppavai 27 to complete this discussion.

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> There are three categories of souls who are won over by the

> Lord -by His gunangaL.

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> The categories are:

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> a.Those who do want to join Him but do not approach Him as

> swarUpam does not allow it.

> b. Those who do not approach Him but do not do so as women

> are not supposed to take efforts to join HIm. and

> c. Those who are 'dhehAthmabhimAnigaL' are

> attracted by these gunangaL towards Him.

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> The first two categories of devotees are srEvaishnavites

> but are passive awaiting His efforts rather than their steps

> to attain HIm. Even these souls are greatly attracted

> towards Him as these guNam-s do that trick.

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> The third category of souls are those who are

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> i. very much attached to their body and the desire the

> happiness from that-dhEha abhimAnigaL and

> ii. very much attached to their souls and think that the

> souls are themselves in contrast to soul being subservient

> to the Lord.

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> These people do not want to be with the Lord. They are

> attracted towards other things and other deities in such a

> way that they do not believe in steadfast devotion to the

> Lord-like pathirvrithA. Even these souls are attracted

> towards HIm by His guNangaL.

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> The ARAyirappadi vyAkyAnam is great in this regard.

> " vellum sEr= swarUpAnusanthAnam paNNi 'vArOm'

> enRiruppavar pradhigzhazhai varappaNNikoLLavaRRAi-

> strEthvAbhimAnathAlE 'vAsal vittup puRappadOm'

> enRiruppArudaiya abhimAnathai muRithu varappaNNina guNam

> dhEhAthmabhimAnigaLai thalai saipikkach solla vENumA? "

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> " Agnarai sarvagnar Akkum. sarvagnarai

> 'ethiRam' eNNap paNNum " . Those who do not have

> knowledge become possessed with abundunt knowledge. Those

> who have complete knowledge become completely submerged and

> drown in His attributes.

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> Such is the nature of the 'guNam' of emperumAn.

> Hence, let us all hope to be entrapped in His guNam-s and

> inthe process get ourselves saved.

> vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan

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