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We know that Shri Parasara Bhattar, son of Shri Kurathazhvan did not
suffer fools lightly. He was famous for his repartees which were most
often questions directed at the questioner. Such men must needs have a
well defined sense of humour. We come across such an example when Shri
Bhattar is explaining the import of the 65th name Isaanah in his magnum
opus the inimitable Bhagvad Guna Darpana a commentary on Sahasranama.
This is what we see in the English translation of Prof. A.Srinivasa
Raghavan:"Therefore to those who prattle that the Supreme Being is under
the influence of illusion,or of limiting adjuncts, or under-goes
transmutations, or His over?lordship omniscience and other qualities
are adventitious, thrice do I offer the oblation of handful of water
mixed with seasames (i.e. I shall consider them as non-existent and
shall have nothing to do with them)."  This is obviously aimed at the
Mayavadins and other dysinterpreters of the vedas. He sarcastically
elevates them to the station of the manes, pithrus. The good professor
interprets thus: Bhattar does not acknowledges their very existence.
They are extinct so Bhattar offers them til and jalam (sesame and
water).

This brings up a reasonable query.Actually many questions.
Are the pithrus existent or not?
If they aren't, to whom do we offer tharpana monthly?
If they exist do they have form or are they "aravam" formless?
Are these forms sukshma (latent) or sthoola (patent)?
If they have forms do they have jeevathma and antharyami?
Where does the jeevathma,if present, come from?
At death the indwelling soul leaves the body and as per its karma it
either goes on to the path of darkness or on to the path of light. Where
do the pithrus come in?
Where is the pithruloka, on the dhoomadimarga or archiradi marga?
How long does the peripatetic soul stay as pithru?
can a mumukshu who attains nithyavibhuti be considered a typical pithru?
How long does it take for the jeevathma to reach nithya vibuthi or the
lesser lokas?
What does it do in the interregnum?
Once a person dies, except for the remnant effluvium of the past karmas,
karma vasanas, the jeevathma forgets its previous birth and the attached
gothra,kula,nama etc. So why do we offer tharpana with the full
abivadhana to some thing that no longer exists?
How can the pithrus harm or benefit the living relations when the soul
itself forgets everything connected with the previous birth as told by
the Geethacharyan to Partha?
Once the jeevathma dons a new sharira, body, will it acknowledge its
past bodily relations when it forgets everything else?
Or is this whole exercise, charade is too strong a word, just an
instrument for not forgetting our ancestors?
Can some knowlegeable bhagavtha enlighten this dim witted e-mailer. This
is not kudarka, dasan is interested in comprehending the whole concept
so that the real doubters can be given a fitting

reply. Dr.S.Sundar Rajan, Trichy, 14-11-2007.




 
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