SrI: Dear Sriman Venkatesan : Thanks very much for posting this series of articles relating to " the Day in the Life of our AchAryAs " in Opiliappan List .I have taken the liberty of copying it in SaraNAgathy List because of the subject matter . Today's posting is particularly insightful . Thank you , V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "TCA Venkatesan" <vtca@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Ramanuja" <ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Oppiliappan" <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "JET USA" <jetusa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 5:03 PM Subject: [Oppiliappan] A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas - 91 > Sri: > Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: > > Nanjeeyar asked Bhattar the following question. > > "In Bhagavad Gita, when teaching about the Bhakti yoga, > Krishna first warns Arjuna that He is going to tell him > something very secret and then tells him about it ('idam > tu tE guhyatamam pravakshyAmi'). But when He teaches him > the prapatti yoga, He first tells him about it and later > warns him not to reveal to one who is not worthy ('idam > tE nAtapaskAya'). Why did He not warn Arjuna first about > the prapatti yoga before revealing it, like He did for > bhakti yoga?" > > Bhattar replied "Draupadi, who was dear to Him, had spread > her hair and made a vow. So, Krishna, without knowing what > to do, put Arjuna in the front - like putting the broom in > the middle of the house from its spot in the corner - and > started the war. When Arjuna hesitated, He revealed the > most > important secret which is prapatti yoga. After He did that, > realizing the greatness of its meaning and the fact that He > had distributed a great thing in front of one and all, He > told Arjuna to guard it". > > Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam > > A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas: > http://www.acharya.org/articles/aditlooa/index.html > > > > > __________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of hope to an orphaned child this holiday season. Become a sponsor>> http://us.click.yahoo.com/ZEPhsD/1RCMAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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