Sri: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, Even if you perform Saranagathi in lieu of bhakti yoga, why should you ask for mOksham in this birth itself? Next births ? I will place you in higher positions, with more pleasures and then take you after few births.- Alavandhar worries- if Lord would ask like that and responds pre-emptive. thavaamruthasyandhini paadha pankajE nivEsithAthmA katham anyad icchathi | sThithEravindhE makarandha nirbharE madhuvrathO nEkshurakam hi vikshathE || Having placed the buddhi on your divine nectar dripping red lotus flower like most beautiful Feet, -would anyone desire for anything else? Never. The bee that drinks the sweet honey from the pollens of red lotus flower in a pond, would never even look at the other non-smelling, no-honeyed flowers in the pond like ikshurakam [a thorny flower without fragrance or honey- neer muLLippoo in Tamil- weeds? ].. Your Lotus feet are the red lotus flowers. It also has nectar- which is due to Your sowlabhyam ? showering dayaa on us. That is the nectar. Unlike the earlier days and lives, now I have placed my buddhi [and mind] on those red lotus Feet [due to your grace]. You yourself have enabled me place the same on Your lotus feet. After having been blessed with that, would anyone love for ? desire for anything else but Your lotus feet? No never. Leaving nectar, would anyone compromise for anything lower? Never. The bees that drink the honey from lotus flowers would never even look for weeds. Even if it is near, even if the eyes see the weeds, it would still not be tempted as it is drinking the honey. It would not desire for anything lower. Similarly, with the fruit i.e. Your lotus feet in my vicinity and reach, would I go for lesser ones? Why should I aspire for other janmams, other pleasures? I am completely aware of the fleeting pleasures, their follies, weaknesses and the lesser importance of the same? I am aware of the consequences as well. nivEsithAthmA- the buddhi that has been placed on - here it can also be interpreted as mind; but buddhi ? intellect- vivEkam- is stronger and more decisive- less susceptible to temptations that mind. Also having placed mind and intellect, one would not aspire for others- can be the interpretation. Here AthmA- means Jeevan. But it is more appropriate in the overall contecxt to understand the same as buddhi [and/or mind] than AthmA. Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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