SrI: Dear Sriman MadhavakkaNNan : On behalf of your delighted reader community , I want to thank you for the rich information on the individual Paasurams of Sri RaamAnuja NooRRandhAthi . May Bhagavath RaamAnuja and Lord RanganAtha continue to bless you with additional Kaimkarya SrI to complete this Unnatha /utthama Kaimkaryam . NamO Sri RanganaathAya , V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Madhavakkannan V" <srivaishnavan@xxxxxxxxx> To: <srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <malolan_net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <acharya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <nama-singapore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <srivenugopala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <parakalamatham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <desikasampradaya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bakthi-indonesia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 6:33 AM Subject: [Oppiliappan] Iraamaanusa nooRRanthAthi- 46th verse- Ramanuja chased away the six avaidika religions! [what are the six?] > SrI: > SrImathE Ramanujaya namah: > > Dearest all, > > Amudhanaar's enjoyment of Ramanuja's immersing himself > in Thiruvaymozhi and says we are blessed to have taken > refuge at His Feet. > > kooRum chamayangaL aaRum kulaiyak kuvalayaththE > maaRan paNiththa maraiyuNarn^ thOnai mathiyiliyEn > thERum patiyen manamputhun^ thaanaith > thichaiyanaiththum > ERum kuNanai iraamaa Nnuchanai iRainchinamE. 46 > > Emperumaanaar- Sri Ramanujacharya studied > Thiruvaaymozhi of NammAzhwAr, which by its rich and > deep narration of Vedic truths, chased away and > destroyed completely the other six religions, (that > could survive only by a mere play of words and logic > with no examples or proofs, pramaaNams and > clarifications of their contradictions). > > What Sri Ramanuja did to me is this: Since I do not > have the required jn~Anam nor the capacity to grasp > the same, He simply resided in my heart as the means > and the end for me to take refuge at His Lotus feet > and be saved. I simply lost to His greatest KalyANa > guNAs of such merciful Nature of YathirAjar, and my > obeisance to Him. > > Saankhyam, Yogam, tharkkam, bhouddha, Jainam, > pAsupatham are the six religions as enlisted and > rejected by Vyasa as non-vedic in Brhamasoothram. > Reference to these six religions are mentioned in > Nammaazhwaar Thiruvaymozhi as well. > > What are these six religions mentioned in > Thiruvaaymozhi? [extract from Sri Satakopan Swami's > write up:] ThiruvAimozhi Paasuram : 4.10.5] > > viLampumARu samayumum avaiyAhium maRRUm tanpAl > aLanthu kaaNdaRkariyanAhiya Aadhip pirAnamarum > vaLamkoLL taNNpaNai soozhnthu azhahAya Thirukkukuranai > uLamkoLL jn~Anathtu vaimin ummai uyyak koNDu pORilE > > (meaning): There are six systems religion ranging from > totally Vedic to those with different degrees of > connection to the VedAs. He became these religions and > others, which declare themselves to be based on the > VedAs, but are misguided (Kudhrushti mathams). > They shout in shrill tones of logic and get hoarse. > None of them can however surpass the greatness of Lord > AdhippirAn, who presides over ThirukkuruhUr known for > its shady groves. Hold Him (AadhippirAn) deep in Your > heart before the external senses ambush you and make > you go astray. Holding Him tightly would be the only > way to secure your salvation. > > The six darsanams that NammAzhwAr refers to here have > been counted in number of ways to add up to a total of > Six : > > (1) The six religionslisted by AchArya RaamAnujA are > Bhouddham, ChArvAkam, NaiyAyka-VaisEshikams of > GouthamA, Jainam , Saankhyam and Yogam .These six are > also known as Saakhya, ulUkhya, AkshapAtha ,KshapaNa , > Kapila and Pathanjali darsanams based on the people , > who developed them or wrote commentaries . > > (2) In another counting , these six are recognized as > Saankhyam , Yogam ,Bhouddham ,VaisEshikam ,Jainam > and Paasupatham . > > (3) In yet another counting , these six are : > ChArvAkam , Jainam and four types of Bhouddham ( > VaibhAshikam and SautrAntikam of HeenayAnam and > yOgAchAram and nihilism of MahAyAnam sects). > > The various darsanams listed above fall into the > categories of Naasthika and Aasthika darsanams . The > Naasthika darsanams like ChArvAkam ( materialistic > atheism), Buddhism and Jainism are systems of thought > that do not accept the authority of the VedAs and deny > the tattvams such as Soul (Jevan ) and God (Isvaran ), > which Aasthika mathams accept as fundamental to their > beliefs .Naasthika mathams are called Veda Baahya > mathams and the Aasthika Mathams are saluted as > Vaidhika Mathams. > > The six Aasthika mathams are: NyAya, VaisEshika > ,Saankhya, Yoga, MimAmsa and VEDHAANTHA darsanams . > Around 1000 CE, the NyAyA and vaisEshikA systems came > together and became amalgamated into one system.There > is not much of a difference between them now. > > Even among the set of six Aasthika mathams , there are > > different degrees of acceptance of the VedAs . NyAya , > > VaisEshika , Saankhya and YogA have admitted the > validity of the VedAs in a tangential way , while > staking their claims to be aasthika mathams.The > MimAmsA and the VedAnthA are the truly Aasthika > mathams . > > Swami Desikan describes at great length these > darsanams and their deficencies and sufficencies in > His Paramatha Bhangam, Tattva muktha kalApam and its > commentary , SarvArtha siddhi. > > Swami Desikan thoroughly evaluates these darsanams to > establish the unimpeachable doctrines of Sri > VisihtAdvaidham over all the other darsanams . > > Among the mathams rooted in VedAntham, there are many > such as > Adhvaitham of SankarA, > Dhvaitham of MaadhvAchArya, VisishtAdhvaitham of > Naathamuni- AalavandhAr - RaamAnujA, > SuddhAdhvaitham of VallabhAchAryA, > BhEdhAbhEdham , DhvaidhAdhvaitham of Nimbarkar > et al. > Among these VedAthantha darsanams , VisishtAdhvaitham > , > Dhvaitham , SuddhAdhvaitham and dhvaithAdhvaitham > accept a personal God in the form of VISHNU . > > In his SathadhUshaNi, Swami Desikan has severely > criticized the deficiencies of Adhvaitham with clarity > and precision. Swami Desikan dealt in great detail > about the untenability of key doctrines of Adhvaitham > in one of his magnum opus, Tattva Muktha kalApA and > focused on proving the untenability of these > Adhvaithic concepts: > (1) NirguNa nirvisEsha Brahmam (2) nature of nescience > (avidhyA) (3) anivarchanIyakhyAti (4) AkhaNDArtha > Vaadham and (5) Illusory nature of the world. > > Swami used the teachings of AchArya RaamAnujA in Sri > Bhaashyam and its commentary , Srutha PrakAsikA in > constructing his irrefutable arguments . > > Swami Desikan went on to correct the misreading of > the NyAya and MeemAmsa darsanams that were prevalent > and established their compatibility with > VisishtAdhvaic > doctrines in his Sri Sookthis known as NyAya > parisudhdi , NyAya SiddhAnkjanam, SEsvara MeemAmsA. In > the first two Sri Sookthis , Swami travelled on the > path pointed out by AchArya Naathamuni in his Sri > Sookthi, NyAya tattvam. In that classic Sri Sookthi , > AchArya Naathamuni recast the NyAyA darsanam to suit > the needs of VisishtAdhvaitham. > > Swami Desikan refined the presentation of the NyAyA > system by AkshapAdhA ;in NyAya SiddhAnjanam , Swami > Desikan clarified the metaphysical concepts of > VaisEshikA system in the light of VisishtAdhvaitham . > In SEsvara MimAmsA, Swami Desikan showed that the > Poorva MimAmsa SoothrAs of Jaimini is in harmony with > the Brahma soothrAs of BaadarAyaNA. He rejected > the view that PoorvamimAmsA was opposed to Uttara > MimAmsA or VedAnthA. > > Swami established that MimAmsA is a unitary Saasthram > (Yeka Saasthram ) in two parts (Poorva and Uttara ). > The greatness of the Swami Desikan's contributions > is very evident in the Para matha Bhangam created > in front of Sri DevanAtha PerumAL on the banks of > Garuda nathi in the environs of ThiriuvahIdhrapuram > to defend Sri VisishtAdhvaitham as the soundest > among all VedAntha darsanams. > > EmperumAnAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam > Regards > Namo Narayana > dAsan > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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