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sri:
srimathE rAmAnujAya namah

Dear Devotees, Please accept adiyen's pranam:

MOKSHAM THROUGH RAMANUJA SAMBANDHAM - Part 2
"Srimaan abhirabhoot bhoomau rAmAnuja divAkara:"

Question 1 -- Does Veda mention rAmAnuja sambhandam?


I will put forth the facts that leads us to the conclusion that:  Yes,
the Vedas mentions this fact.

Obtain Moksham = Ramanuja Sambhandam. ------------------(1).

Vedas proclaim that one who has knowledge of Brahman, reaches
Brahman(TamEvam Vidhwan Amrutha Iha Bhavathi);

One who realizes Brahman, is equal to Brahman (Brahma veda, brahmaiva
bhavati). Vedas also proclaim karma yoga helps cross this ocean of
samsArA and Gyana yoga fetches moksham. (AvidyayA mrithusteerthvA
Vidyaya amruthamashnuthE).

This proves that:
Gyana fetches moksham ----------(2).

Vedas also proclaim - "Yo Brahmanam Vidhathathi poorvam", "Yovai vedAsya
pratinothitasmai (One who graced Vedas to 4-headed brahma)", "Samhadeva
Atmabudhi prasAdam", Mumukshurhavai sharanam aham prapadye" These
statements prove that it is paramAtma that gives Gnanam.

Therefore ultimately, it is
parAmatma who gives Moksham -----------------(3).

The same shastras that is the Vedas, says that Bhagavan, with hands full
of books, incarnated as an AcharyA and with His devine grace uplifts the
downtrodden( "Karunyath ShastrapAninA maghnan uddharate lokAn). Now,
based on this if we assume that Acharya and Brahman is one and the same,
it is easily proved that it is Arhcarya that gives MokshAnandam.
"GururEva Parambrahma, GururEva Paragathi: GururEva Parayanam, Guru
TasmAth Guru Tarau Bhakti yasmAth tha upadEshta sau thasmath gurutarau
guru:". These statements imply that it is guru who gives absolute
gnanam to perform karma and gnana yoga and eventually know ParamAtman.

It is guru who should be treated as ParamAtman Himself. Pillai
LokAchArya, an illustrious poorvachArya, in his work SriVachana
Bhooshanam ("ornament of divine sayings"), says that Acharyan should be
treated at par with Bhagavan(Acharya SAmyathku adi Bhagavath vachanam).
Bhagavan Himself says treat your Acharyan equal to Me (Mantre tad
devatAyAmcha tatha mantraprategurau trishubhakti samAcharya sahip
pratama sAdhanam). The foremost way (pratama sAdhanam) to reach moksha
is to have devotion on all three, namely

1. Mantre(Thirumantram, Dvayam and Charamslokam)
2. the Lord explained in the Mantre
3. Guru who explains this Thirumantram to you.

If you are a devoted of all the above then you are confirmed of
mokshAnandam. Thus, even if we assume that AcharyA and Sriman Narayana
are not the same, it is proven that
Acharya Bhakti gives Gnanam and therefore fetches moksham -------(4).

Now, who is this AcharyA? If we prove that this Acharya is none other
than Srimad Ramanuja then we can say that it is Ramanuja sambhandam that
fetches moksham.

Feel free to pen your thoughts/ join the discussion.

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,
Mukundan Vangipuram Pattangi

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