Fw: Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam: Part 165( Paaasuram:191-192) Yoga Matham

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan :

 

Today , we will study Swamy Desikan's criticism of

Yoga Matham .

 

191) Refutation of Yoga Matham

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thAvib-bhuvnangaL thALiNai soottiya Tanthai unthip-

poovinil piRakkinum bhUthangaL yellAm puNartthidinum

naavil pirivinRi nAmangai vaazhinum nAnmaRayil

bhAvithathu anRi uraippathu pARum padhartthiraLE

 

(meaning): Yoga Matham was promulgated by Chathurmukha

BrahmA, who is the first-born son of SrIman NaarAyaNan

born in the Lotus arising from the navel of the Lord . Even if

Brahma were to be born as the son of SarvEswaran and given

the boon of creating the world and being the husband of Saraswathi,

his doctrines linked to Yoga Matham are fruitless husks without

any substance.

 

192) Yoga Matham: Variations in Tatthva-Hitha-PurushArTams

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KaaraNanAi ulahu aLikkum KaNNan tEsaik-

kaNNAdi nizhal pOlak-kANNkayAlum

DhAraNayin mudivAna samAthi tannait-

tanakkERRum viLakkenRu tanikkaiyAlum

kAraNamAm athu tanakku payanAm seevan

kai valiya nilai yenRu kaNikkayAlum

kOraNiyin kOlamenak-kuRikkalAhum

kOkanahatthu ayan kooRum samayak-kURRE

 

(meaning): In Yoga Matham , the tatthva Thrayams of

Prakruthi, Jeevan and Iswaran are accepted . This matham

states that Iswaran's anantha kalyANa guNams established

by the VedAs are not natural . The image that one sees in

the mirror is due to the real object standing across it . Similarly,

in the mirror of Lord , the reason for the images of the GuNams

to appear is because of their links to chethanams and achEthanams

with true guNams. Yoga Matham unfortunately emphasizes Jeevan's

SaakshAthkAram over BhagavAn's SaakshAthkAram. In other words ,

Yoga Matham takes the position that Kaivalyam (Jeeva SaakshAthkAram )

is the desirable end result of Bhakthi Yogam and not Bhagavathanubhavam

in MOksha dasai. The enjoyment of Jeevan without admixture of achEthanam

is the central doctrine of Yoga Matham and is totally the opposite

position of VisishtAdhvaitha Darsanam . Thus Yoga Matham is

diametrically opposite in Tatthvam , Hitham and PurushArTam from

the VisishtAdhvaitha Darsanam and is in conflict with Veda PramANams ,

while declaring to believe in Vedic doctrines. This matham is a crowd

pleaser

and is like the dance of the buffon.

 

Additional Notes: Swamy Desikan condemns this Matham and describes

his approach as ViruddhAviruddhaamsa VibhAgam . Viruddham means

conflict (VirOdham ) . Brahma Is the direct son of the Lord and

the husband of the goddess of Learning , Saraswathi Devi . He knows

the meanings of the four Vedams that he recites thanks to the anugraham

of his Father. Inspite of all these pluses , he imagines things which are

not embraced by the VedAs and creates the Yoga Matham with strange

doctrines as though he (Brahma) is engaged in an amusing dance for fools.

 

Yoga Matham hints at Iswara Svaroopam , hides it and engages in

the enjoyment of JeevAthma Svaroopam (JeevAthma Kaivalyam ) ,

which is Veda Viruddham . Our Lord is Sarva Vidha KaaraNan

( reason for Creation , Sustenance and dissolution of the Universe).

His Iswaryam is real and the Yoga Matham depicts that real

Iswaryam like it is an image in the mirror.The author of Brahma

Soothrams says for all these reasons that Yoga Matham has

to be cast aside ( yEthEna yOga: prathyuktha: ) .He says that

Yoga Matham has to be rejected like NirIswara Saankhya Matham.

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan ,

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadikaLE SaraNam

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: