Visistadvaitha 7 (Aaru varthaigal)

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Outline of Visishtaadvaitam

 

The Lord of Kaancheepuram Shree Varadaraja Swamy cleared the doubts of Shree

Raamaanuja through Tirukkachi Nambi who was at his service and with whom the

Lord used to talk. The Lord told six statements in a precise manner to

explain our Visistaadvaita Shree Vaishnava matham (philosophy and practice).

These statements with brief explanation are as follows:

 

 

 

1. Ahameva Param Tatvam

2. Darsanam Bhedam Eva Cha

3. Upayeshu Prapatisyaat

4. Antima Smruthi Varjanam

5. Dehaavasaane Muktisyaat

6. Poornaachaaryam Samaasraya

 

The first statement means - Shreeman Naaraayanan is the supreme self, who is

unparalleled and unsurpassed.

 

The second statement means - The philosophical system is based on the natural

difference between insentient, sentient and the supreme Lord – The Lord has all

the insentient and sentient entities as his body, and He is the soul

ofeverything.

 

The third statement means - The way (means) to get salvation is surrendering to

the divine feet of the Lord; (Bhakti is impossible as it requires the person to

have necessary qualification and ability)

 

The fourth statement means - There is no need to adopt contemplation on the Lord

at the time of our final breath (which is a requirement for Bhakti Yogis)”

 

The fifth statement means, - After the soul departs from the material body, it

gets salvation in case it has surrendered. (The

soul on getting salvation crosses all material worlds and reaches the

transcendental world Paramapadam Shree Vaikuntam and eternally serves the Lord

with ultimate & infinite bliss)

 

The sixth statement means, - one should approach a fully qualified Shree

Vaishnava preceptor (here, for Shree Raamaanuja, it is Periya Nambi) and get

enlightened.

 

These statements are only explained in brief. In fact, they are roughly

translated. Its purport will be explained in detail in future lessons. These are

given here only to make the reader to get an idea about our sampradayam.

 

 

In the next lesson, we will get to know about Tatva-Hita-Purushaartha with

special reference to explanations regarding

“Pramaana-Prameya-Pramaatha-Prama”. The Pradaana-Prati-Tantram will also be

dealt with in the next lesson. On hearing these Sanskrit terms, please note that

all such terms and terminology will be explained clearly in lucid English with

illustrations.

 

 

 

 

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Andal Tiruvadigale Saranam

Madhava Ramanuja dasan.