Basic Tenets of SriVaishnavism - Ramanuja sambhandam leads to Moksham - Part 2

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Ramanuja sambhandam leads to Moksham - Part 2

 

Part 1 -- Does Veda mention rAmAnuja sambhandam ? ...

 

Yes, they mention it. It is not mentioned directly but Vedas connote in a

successive chain of statements of facts. Now, in science, to prove that

masses are not lost in a chemical reaction ( CuO + CO = Cu + CO2), we

measure the mass before (LHS) and after (RHS) the chemical reaction to

prove the equality. Let us apply the same approach to prove :

Obtain Moksham = Ramanuja Sambhandam. ------------------(1).

 

Vedas proclaim that one who has knowledge of Brahman, reaches

Brahman(TamEvam Vidhwan Amrutha Iha Bhavathi); One who realizes Brahman, is

equal to Brahman (Brahma veda, brahmaiva bhavati). Vedas also proclaim

karma yoga helps cross this ocean of samsArA and Gnana yoga fetches

moksham. (AvidyayA mrithusteerthvA Vidyaya amruthamashnuthE). This proves

that: Gnana fetches moksham ----------(2).

Vedas also proclaim - " Yo Brahmanam Vidhathathi poorvam " , " Yovai vedAsya

pratinothitasmai (One who graced Vedas to 4-headed brahma) " , " Samhadeva

Atmabudhi prasAdam " , Mumukshurhavai sharanam aham prapadye " These

statements prove that it is paramAtma that gives Gnanam.

Therefore ultimately,

it is parAmatma who gives Moksham -----------------(3).

The same shastras that is the Vedas, says that Bhagavan, with hands full of

books, incarnated as an AcharyA and with His devine grace uplifts the

downtrodden( " Karunyath ShastrapAninA maghnan uddharate lokAn). Now, based

on this if we assume that Acharya and Brahman is one and the same, it is

easily proved that it is Arhcarya that gives MokshAnandam.

" GururEva Parambrahma, GururEva Paragathi: GururEva Parayanam, Guru

TasmAth Guru Tarau Bhakti yasmAth tha upadEshta sau thasmath gurutarau

guru: " . These statements imply that it is guru who gives absolute

gnanam to perform karma and gnana yoga and eventually know ParamAtman.

It is guru who should be treated as ParamAtman Himself. Pillai LokAchArya,

an illustrious poorvachArya, in his work SriVachana Bhooshanam ( " ornament

of divine sayings " ), says that Acharyan should be treated at par with

Bhagavan(Acharya SAmyathku adi Bhagavath vachanam). Bhagavan Himself says

treat your Acharyan equal to Me (Mantre tad devatAyAmcha tatha

mantraprategurau trishubhakti samAcharya sahip pratama sAdhanam). The

foremost way (pratama sAdhanam) to reach moksha is to have devotion on

all three, namely

1. Mantre(Thirumantram, Dvayam and Charamslokam)

2. the Lord explained in the Mantre

3. Guru who explains this Thirumantram to you.

If you are a devoted of all the above then you are confirmed of

mokshAnandam. Thus, even if we assume that AcharyA and Sriman Narayana are

not the same, it is proved that

Acharya Bhakti gives Gnanam and therefore fetches moksham -------(4).

Now, who is this AcharyA? If we prove that this Acharya is none other than

Srimad Ramanuja then we can say that it is Ramanuja sambhandam that fetches

moksham.

 

To be continued ....

 

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