Dear Members
I would like to add to the nice clarifications by Sriman Aravindalocana svAmin.
ahankAra (I-consciousness or chit) is a fundamental ontological entity
in SrI viSishThAdvaita and there is no false ego associated with
usage of words such as 'aham' or 'I' (=bhagavat-dAsa).
Having described the process of performing the sAddhyOpAya prapatti
along with its essential components & sAttvika-tyAga in the
initial verses, svAmi SrI deSika proceeds to request nir-aparAdha kainkarya
during remainder of prapanna's bondaged life (uttara-kRtyam) in this material
world:
"mAm madIyam ca nikhilam cetana-acetanAtmakam
sva-kainkarya-upakaraNam varada ! svIkuru svayam".
The word "mAm" ("mine") here refers to people & things,
the prapanna comes to be associated with even in his
post-prapatti life, due to material association
(prakRti-sambandha/prArabdha-karma).
This is evident from SrI SaraNAgati-gadyam.
Having performed prapatti thus:
"SrIman ! nArAyANa ! ...tvad-pAdAravinda-yugaLam
SaraNam-aham prapadye!", bhagavad-rAmAnujAcArya proceeds to request
the Lord's forgivance of even offenses that may occur in the future due to
prArabdha-karma/material contact in post-prapatti life.
Please refer SaraNAgati-gadyam, "mano-vAk-kAyai:...
anAdi-kAla-pravRttam... ...madIya-anAdi-kAla-pravRttam....
iti-vaktAram mAm tAraya" .
Thus even for a prapanna, prArabdha-karma &
prakRti-sambandham can cause delusion, mamakAram,
poor behaviour, propensity to offend etc.
In "mAm madIyam ca nikhilam ..." svAmi SrI deSikan could be praying
that prapanna's so-called possessions (arising out of material association and
prArabdha karma) be utilized by the Lord in His own devotional service.
Hope it clarifies,
aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsa:
//Ramkumar
PS:-
Though others had conferred upon him such glorious titles as
'sarva-tantra svatantra', 'vedAnta-Acharya' etc,
the only title our svAmi deSikan himself wished for
is 'pAdukA-sEvakan' (subservience to the Lord & His devotees):
"kAle jantUn kalushakaraNe kshipramAkArayantyA
ghOram nAham yama-parishado ghoshamAkarNayeyam |
SrImad-rangeSvara-caranayo: antarangai: prayuktam
sevAhvAnam sapadi SRNuyAm pAdukA-sevaka-iti ||"
-- SrI-ranganAtha-pAdukA-sahasram, nirveda-paddhati 19
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