Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 - Saroja Ramanujam saranagathi-owner Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:13 PM virodhaparihara-questions42 to 45 42.Evam tharhi sareerAdheenAm oupADHikasEshathvE jnAnAdheenAm cha nithyasEshathvE jAgrathi nishpannajnAnasyApi aDHikAriNah thEshu mamakAravicchEdhabrAnthih bhavishyathi The sarira which is due to karma and the jnana and anandha which is natural to the jiva belong to the jiva only and if the sense of belonging (mamakAra) is given up there will be confusion. Desika denies this saying, jnAnadhEhadhivishayamamakAra nivarthanE na bhrAnthirapramAmoola-mamakAranivarthanAth Abandoning the mamakAra, the concept of 'mine,' there is no confusion because the mamakAra in respect of the knowledge,the body etc. are not true in the real sense of the term. To the aspirant the mamakAra which is not conducive to the service of the Lord is to be removed completely. That is, the body, knowledge and other things are to be used for the kainkarya of the Lord. The Lord has provided all the things, grha-kshEthra-puthra-kaLathrAdhi,house,land, son and wife etc., that create mamakAra to be used in His service. Hence the devotee should feel that everything is given to him by the grace of the Lord when there is no cunfusion. 43.Evamapi Isvarasya nirapEksha-svAthanthryam Asritha pArathanthryam cha kaTHamiva sanghatatha? How does the absolute independence NirapEkshasvAthanthryam, of the Lord and His doing the bidding of His devotees, Asritha pArathanthryam, can go together? Desika says, Parathanthryam SvakeeyEshu svathanhryasya ramApathEh svAthanthrasya-kAshTArupathvAth guNakotou nivEsyathe. This pArathanthrya of the Lord towards His devotees is to be considered a praiseworthy quality as it is done by His own free will and denotes the height of His independence. Desika gives an example of a king who, though all powerful, obeys the command of the people he loves like His wife and son.Similarly the Lord also out of His love does as he is told by His devotees, like being the charioteer, messenger or obeying the gopis , getting bound feigning fear etc., which only enhances His charm. Here it is significant that Desika uses the term Ramakantha to denote Bhagavan which is highly suggestive of the meaning of His pArathanthrya. 44.thadheeyAnAm anyOnyaseshasesheebhAvasthu itharEthara AsrayadhOshagrasthah The sesha- seshi bhAva between two bhagavathas which is mutual is self-contradicting as one cannot be sesha and seshi at the same time. Desika replies, anyOnya -sEshabhAvE thu nAnyonyAsrayathA bhavEth AkArabhEdhAth ubhayam ubhayaishAm hi yujyathE The mutual sesha-seshi bhava is not contradicting, but appropriate, says Desika , because of the different role of each one towards the other at different times. That is, when one is doing service to the other the first one becomes the sesha and the second becomes seshi and when the role is reversed the sesha-seshibhava is aslo reversed. Hence there is no inconsistency in the mutual service.This idea is brought about in Gita, where Krishna says, 'macchitthA madhgathprANA bhoDHayanthah parasparam kaThayanthscha mAm nithyam thushyanthicha ramanthicha' Those who is engrossed with the thought of Me, who exist for Me,relate to each other about Me and my actions and talk only about it, happy and revelling in it. 45.bhAgavathAnAm bhAgavathsEshathvaniyamEsishyANAm api bhAgavathathvATHA chAryasyApi sishyasEshathvam prasajyEtha If bhagavathas are sesha to other bhagavathas then sishya also being a bhagavatha the acharya should also be a sesha to his disciple. There is nothing amiss, says Desika. prathipannam parArThathvAm sishyadhEsikayOrapi upakAraprbhEdhEna thayOh vrtthih vyavasThitha Acting for the sake of the other is befitting even between guru and sishya. The service to each other differs though according to their relative positions. The service to each other is seshathva which exists even between the Acharya and the sishya. The seshathva of Acharya consists in imparting knowledge to him to the best of his ability and doing it as a kainkarya while that of the sishya is serving the acharya to the best of his ability.In this respct they are both sesha and seshi to each other. May god bless you, Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A., Ph.D, Siromani in sanskrit. -- Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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