[Interpretation of Maya]

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Dear SrI MAlOlan CadAmbi,

 

The term mAyA denotes mUla prakruthi and jgnyAnam (sankalpam etc).

Refer the Sruti-smruthies " mAyAm thu prakruthim vidyAth mAyinam

thu mahESwaram " and " sambhavAmyAthmamAyayA " . The term mAyA as

per YAska's lexicon means " knowledge " . Bhagavath

rAmAnuja explains " sambhavAmyAthmamAyayA " as follows:

 

" AathmamAyayA AathmIyayA mAyayA | " mAyA vayunam jgnyAnam " ithi

jgyAna paryAya: athra mAyA-Sabda: | thathA cha abhiyuktha prayOga:

'mAyayA sathatham vEthi prANinAm cha SubhASubham' ithi |

AathmIyEna jgnyAnEna Aathma-sankalpEna ithyartha: | ....

....Aathma-sankalpEna dEvAdirUpa: sambhavAmi | "

 

The term mAyinam, mahA mAya: (mAyan) denotes SrIman NArAyaNa: as he is the

niyAmaka of the mUla prakruthi and has the sankalpa-viSEshams by which he

incarnates and does wonderful divine sports which are beyound the reach of all

words. The mUla-prakruthi, which is called as mAyA is the SArIram

of SrIman NArAyaNa. (Refer the SarIra-Athma-bhAvam). Sankalpa-viSishta:

is SrIman NArAyaNa:

 

mAyA NEVER means mithyA-illusion/falsehood. But it only means that it

creates wonder (marvel) to all. It is a reality - thathvam.

 

The advaitin's imaginations about mAya as mithyA etc are refuted by

the Sruthi itself clearly.

 

See " mAyanai mannum vadamathurai maindanai " , " mAmAyan mAdhavan

vaikuntan " , " mAyan maNivaNNan nennale vAi nErndAn " , " vallAnai

mAyanai pAdElO rempAvAi " where in the divine TiruppAvai, this

term occurs four times! This name has got lot of significance.

If time permits, I will write more about the mAya Sabdam.

 

Thanks & Regards

M.S.HARI rAmAnuja dAsan (mshari)

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Malolan Cadambi <mcadambi wrote:

sri:

srimathe ramanujaya namaha

srimathe nigamantha mahadesikaya namaha

 

Dear Bhaktas,

 

My friend (an advaitin) asked me how maya was understood in our

sampradayam. I asked him to study Satadushani/Paramatha Bhangam of

Swami Desikan.

 

However, I would appreciate it if any bhakta could provide a small

exposition on how maya is interpreted in our sampradayam.

 

Thanks and Regards,

 

Daasan Malolan

 

 

 

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