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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
94. intha ninaivu piRanthapOthe kruthakruthyan; inninaivu
illAthapOthu ellA thushkruthangkaLum krutham; inninaivilE
ellA sukruthangkaLum uNdu; ithu inRikkEyirukkap paNNum
yajjnAthikaLum prAyacciththAthikaLum nishprayOjanangkaL;
ithuthannAlE ellAp pApangkaLum pOm; ellAp palankaLum
uNdAm.

Meaning:
As soon as the knowledge of dependence on the Lord is
born, a soul has completed all that he has to do for his 
benefit. Without this knowledge, it becomes that he has
committed all sins. If this knowledge is present, it
becomes that he has done all good things that cause Him
joy. Any yagas and prAyaccittAs that he does without this 
knowledge go to waste. All sins are removed with this 
knowledge and all gains from getting out of the birth 
cycle to doing eternal service to Him at His abode are 
obtained.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
The good effects that happen by the knowledge of being 
dependent on no one but the Lord are now explained.

If a person is to be considered as one that has completed
everything that is required for his benefit, then he 
should get the knowledge of being enslaved only to Him, 
as in Azhvar's "thanakkEyAga enaik koLLa vENum". If he gets
that knowledge then he would become one who has done what
he needs to do. If not, then it becomes that he has 
committed all sins. This can be understood from "kim tEna
na krutam pApam cOrENa AtmApahAriNA".

In this knowledge all good things are present - that is,
the same joy that He gets when the soul does all good
things is obtained when this knowledge is gained. All
activities such as yAgas and penances that are done 
without this knowledge gain neither His joy nor do they
remove one's sins and therefore are wasted.

Because of this knowledge He showers His grace on that
soul and therefore all the sins that hold him down are 
destroyed. And he gains such benefits as the escape from
the samsaric cycle and eternal service to Him.

Thus far, the meanings of the nama: part of the Thirumantra
have been explained.

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

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





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