Pratardana Vidya - A clarification

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SrI:

SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha

SrI Lakshminrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka SrIvaN-

SatakOpa SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESIkAya namaha

 

Dear devotees,

namO nArAyaNa.

 

A clarification on Pratardana Vidya, which is one amongst

the 32 Brahma Vidyas :

 

The clarification is that, in Pratardana Vidya, the

upAsaka has to meditate on Brahman, with the " jIvAtma "

Indra as its SarIra. Ofcourse, for the sake of identification

of Indra, his material body is also essential. The point

made is that, such an upAsana (bhakti-yOga) will not amount

to anyadEvata worship, since it is a Brahma Vidya that needs

to be performed in that way, as per the wish of SrIman

nArAyaNa, the Brahman. Also, jIvAtma sAkshAtkAram is a

pre-requisite of bhakti-yOga and a upAsaka has to constantly

meditate on himself ie. the self also (while the primary

meditation is on Brahman, as the SarIri of oneself) while

adopting any bhakti yOga. Thus, meditating on a jIvAtma by

itself is not a taboo for an upAsaka and it will not amount to

anya-dEvata worship.

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

anantapadmanAbha dAsan.

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