MISSION-FAILURE AND SUCCESS

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MISSION FAILURE AND SUCCESS

 

 

There has been a discussion that sri rAmA did not go as messenger but krishNA

did. There were also points that hanumAn drew strength from rAmA. This was

followed by an argument that Lord krishNA failed in His mission- which is not

of-course true.

 

When Lord incarnates into this world what is HIs mission? Though each

incarnation had a specific purpose, the larger aim and purpose always for the

Lord is to retrieve the souls to His abode. He strives for their salvation. He

essays to regain His souls.chEthana lAbham EswaranukkEA.

 

He gives the souls knowledge out His mercy. The knowledge helps them to

comprehend good from bad and act accordingly. He, out of His mercy grants them

vEdic literature and gives the esence thiurmandhiram. " kalaigaLum, vEdhamum,

nEdhi nUlgaLUm,

kaRpamum, soRpoRul thAnum, maRRai nilaigaLum, vAnavarkum piRarkum, nErmayinal

aruL seidhAn " periya thiru mozhi 2-8-5. In spite of these, the souls fail and He

again creates the universe, brings the souls from their subtle form and again

the whole process takes place. He continues this act without any frustration.

 

" sOmbAdhu ippalluruvai padarvitha vithA " periya thiruvandhAdhi 18

 

He is like a farmer who tills, cultivates and waits for the yield. The Lord thus

does the spadework and waits for the harvest-soul's salvation. " bhatkthi

vuzhavan pazham punathu " nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-23.

 

It is also observed from thiru-voi-mozhi " onRi onRi vulagam padaithAn " 3-9-10

The LOrd creates the world anew.

 

It is thus seen that the Lord strives again and again ceaselessly by creating

the world, bringing forth the souls from subtle state, giving them knowledge and

so on. He also incarnates in this world. He demosntraves the way of living -sri

rAmA.

He helps His devotees by becoming their messenger, by becoming their charioteer

and so on and so forth.

Desptie all this the souls are not retrived and He continues with His act.

Can this not be termed as " mission-failure " ?

 

It is an Herculean task. It is not a joke and retrieving the soul is not an

overnight job. There have been several souls which have indeed attained

salvation. Hence, the mission cannot be termed as a failure, is an argument

which may be put up. Is there any other person who can achive this unenviable

mission?, is another argument that may spring up.

 

That is what is the spirit behind the irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhip pAsuram 41

" maN misai yOnigaL dhOrum piRandhu, engaL mAdhavanE kaNNuRa niRkilum

kANa gilla, vulagORgaLEllAm, aNNal irAmAnusan vandhu thOndRia appozhudhE

nannaru gnAnam thalaik koNdu nAranaRku AyinARE "

 

The Lord desends into this world by various avenues. He comes in person, stands

in our front and delievers sermon, helps us, demosntrates us.Alas! people do not

look at Him.

However, the people of the world on sri rAmAnujA's arrival became knowledged and

realised the truth -after getting clarity from sri rAmAnujA's

preaches,practices, works and deeds- that sri nArAyaNa is the supreme being and

became sri nArAyanA's once and for all.

 

Though the above pAsuram appears to be far fetched, sri rAmAnuja did indeed had

a great following and a renaissance took place in his mission during his

lifetime.

can this not be termed as " MISSION SUCCESS "

 

vanamamalai padmanabhan