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- Subject: Re: [ramanuja] eka Patni Virathan
- From: Vijaya Raghavan <svrvan@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:33:41 -0700 (PDT)
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Dear Mohan,
Pl note the parampara says 'mathruvatu paradareshu', which means see his own mother
in all other women. If we take it literally in that sense then what will be the status of our
father?
Actually the meaning is you have to treat them with the same reverence and affection that
you have for your mother. So Rama was very much seeing other women, he was a king
how he can go around the streets blind folded.
For the issue of Eka Patni vraatha, he has not to indulge with any female other than the
chosen one even in thoughts. There is the story of ahalya to exlain this also.
Dasan/raghavan
Madhuri and Mohan <mmsagar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Seeker,
I took the term to be "e:ka patni vratha". A vratha, at least in the
way I understand it, is a commitment, a vow, a dedication; if this is
true the term would imply one who is committed to one wife.
If Ra:ma had taken sight of only one woman, then how can we explain
Sabari, Ahalya, etc.?
Mohan
agnidasa wrote:
> Dear devotees,
>
> I have a doubt and seeking explanation from bhaktas here. Shri Ram is
> addressed as eka Patni virathan not seen any ladies even by eye sight.
> Is it the true meaning of eka Patni virathan?
>
> Or is it true because, He is the utimate purusha and all the femenine
> aspects are ultimately Shrimathi and thus Lord is eka Patni Viratha?
>
>
>
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