jIvAtma sAkshAtkAram Vs ParamAtma sAkshAtkAram

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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.

 

This is a short note on the difference between the meditation

by a yOgi for obtaining jIvAtma sAkshAtkAram and ParamAtma

sAkshAtkAram.

 

First of all, there is absolutely _nothing wrong_ is connoting the

" body " by the word " Me/My " in certain cases. We can certainly frame

meaningful sentences like " My Weight is 70 kg " etc, wherein " My "

refers to the body. Lord KirshNa also has used the word " Me " to

connote His divine Body (Ex: BG 6.14,6.15, wherein the yOgi

aspiring for jIvAtma sAkshAtkAram is instructed to meditate

on the form of Lord which is SubhASrayam). Such persons

need not meditate upon the essential nature of Brahman

characterized by Satyatvam, jn~yAnatvam, aanandatvam etc.

Only the bhakti yOgi needs to meditate upon them alongwith

other kalyANa guNas and forms specific to the upAsana he

chooses. This is the distinction between the stages in the

meditation by the yOgis, who are aspiring for the jIvAtma

sAkshAtkAram and ParamAtma sAkshAtkAram : In the former, the

yOgi, who although knows about the svaroopa of Brahman as

being characterized by Satyatvam etc, needn't meditate upon

them, since his goal is only jIvAtma-sAkshAtkAram ; while in

the latter, the bhakti yOgi should certainly meditate upon

the essential characteristics of Brahman also apart from

other things, to attain his goal of ParamAtma sAkshAtkAram.

The meditation upon the divine form of Lord for the former

is to get rid of sins that obstruct from attaining the

goal of jIvAtma sAkshAtkAram. Once that yOgi attains a good

amount of concentration etc due to the blessings of PerumAL,

he should perform the dhyAna yOga as prescribed in BG and

ever meditate upon himself (jIvAtma svaroopa) with specific

characteristics. This will result in his jIvAtma sAkshAtkAram.

 

This jIvAtma sAkshAtkAram is a _must_ for ParamAtma

sAkshAtkAram, since only when the essential characteristics

of jIvAtma is realized (ie. sAkshAtkAram), the meditation upon

the sarIra-sarIri bhAvam between the yOgi, who is a jIvAtma and

ParamAtma can take place during the upAsana (bhakti yOga).

 

adiyEn will elaborate this if needed after few months.

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

anantapadmanAbhan.

krishNArpaNam