SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, Lord appears to ask AzhwAr: Taking pity on You, I need to say "do not fear" (abhayam) and I need to be in Your heart always for ever- You prayed for. Why should I be there and what for? How it is possible for you to see Me in the world objects - Is it feasible? - AzhwAr responds. ooninmEya aavin^ee_u RakkamOdu Narchchin^ee, aanilmEya ainthumn^ee_a vaRRuLn^inRa thooymain^ee, vaaninOdu maNNumn^eeva LankadaRpa yanumn^ee, yaanumn^eeya thanRiyempi raanumn^eeyi raamanE! (94) Oh Raama piraanE! You are the life within this human flesh.. You are the sleep as well as jnAnam (awakening state). You are the very pancha kavyam made from the cow's milk, curd, and others. You are cleansing power in the panchakavyam which removes the sins. You are the upper and lower worlds. You are the fruits that one gets from the oceans of the world! You are Me too. Not just that Unity with me; You are the One who blesses us as well. It is certain that the people living in the world can not but see the world. Also for those who wish to enjoy You and perform meditation, the body, their life, their feelings, their experiences- the paapams that are accrued due to them- are all cleared and removed by the pancha kavyams (made of Cow's milk, curd, Ghee, Urine and excreta) which would cleanse one of their sins- per saasthras. Thus when think of it, everything is needed in this world. However, if one has You in the heart always, then whatever that he sees - will be You; {sunischaiva svapAkhE cha paNdithA samadarshina:) brahmArpaNam brahmahavi: brahmAgnou brahmaNA hutham.. The experience arising out of this world- will be also You.. And it [such a feeling] is due to Your anugraham (grace) only. That feeling should be the underlying fundamental basis in a devotee's life. oonin mEya vaavi; adhanRi Em piraanum nee- This only means that the matter (achith) and the jeevas (chith) are all He (meaning- His attributes- His sareera) and He is our Piraan (Master); Thus, AzhwAr establishes our sampradayam which is based on ALL sruthi vaakyam without violating any sruthi (Vedic statements) void or false. It does not mean abhEdha stuthis alone - merging with Brahman and Brahman is the world and there is nothing else other than Brahman. Sri Ramanuja had defined this term sareera uniquely- as derived from Upanishads: That substance, which is capable of being entirely controlled and sustained by a sentient being for its own sake and which is essentially subservient to that being is the sareera of that being. yasya chEthanasya yadravyam sarvAthmanA svARthE niyanthum DhArayithum Cha Sakhyam, thaCCHEshathaikaswaroopam Cha thatthasya SarIramithi SarIralakshaNamAsThEyam | For the world, and for me- You are the Master; You are the Controller; You are nAThan. But You do not become us and the world. All of us (including matter) are the Sareera of Yours and are supported by You. Your command; Your direction is what makes us exist and act. Thus all these guNAs of ours are Your sankalpam and Your will; under your control. You Yourself have declared in GitA: All this world of the sentient and non-sentient is pervaded by Me, the unmanifested Being. All the objects which are under my control, subsist in Me; I do not subsist in them; in other words, My existence does not depend on them. Again these objects do not abide in Me- Look at my divine Power; I support all the objects and yet I do not abide in them. It is my sankalpa that supports. (GitA- 9th Chapter- 4,5) Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvaDgaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ 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/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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