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Dear Sri Sudarshan Swamin,

adiyEn agrees with you Swamin. I think what Nanjeeyar 
was pointing out was - the person who sinned must 
atone himself and he must atone where he committed 
the sin.

There can be no proxy in seeking pardon nor can one
go to someone else, not even the Lord (as seen in the
Ambarisha episode), for the pardon.

dAsan

--- mksudarshan2002 <mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Dear Sri TCA svAmin,
> 
> This is a very interesting anecdote. I wonder if there is
> more to it 
> than meets the eye.
> 
> I would take it that the real moral of this story is:
> 
>      One may gather sin ("pApam") through agency of
> another e.g. the 
> son sharing in the responsibilty of a father's misdeeds,
> the 
> husband's share of a wife's tresspass etc.
> 
>      One however cannot delegate atoning for one's sins. 
> The "prasyaschitta" for one's sins ought to be done by
> oneself and 
> not through agency or proxy. A father cannot merrily
> gather sins by 
> the dozen and then hope his son will somehow atone for it
> all some 
> day. 
> 
>    Responsibility for one's actions can sometimes redound
> to another 
> but remedy and expatiation is always one's very own
> burden.
> 
> This is what adiyane can draw from Bhattar's response in
> the 
> narrative. Would you say I am right or way off target?
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> 
> dAsan,
> Sudarshan
>       
> 


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