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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
207. "cacAla sAbanj ca mumOca veera:" engiRapadiyE
ivai anupAyangaLAna mAthramanRikkE kAlkattengiRadhu.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
Why should one follow this means, only after giving up
the other means?

Even if there is a small association with these other
means, not only will it not take one to liberation,
it will also be a hindrance to that goal. There is
an example for this.

Ravana who was attacked by Sri Rama's fierce arrows
was unable to raise even one arrow and stood in 
despair. But the arrows from Sri Rama did not stop
and kept continuing to fall on him. Ravana began to
wonder why Sri Rama, who knew the dharma of war, has
not stopped his attack when Ravana was unable to 
fight back. Them he realized that it was because he
still had his bow in his hand. So he dropped that
too. At that point, Sri Rama stopped his attack and
asked him to go back and return the next day.

The bow which was in the hand of Ravana was a tool
for him to defeat his enemies; beyond that, it was
also the reason for suffering at the hand of the
Lord. The divine words "gaccAnujAnAmi" did not
come out till he dropped that bpw. Therefore, it
is clear that it acted as an obstacle.

The other means are also the same - if there is
even the smallest attachment to them, they will
hinder the flow of the divine grace.

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html





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