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SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest all,

Last verse- Amudhanaar said: with his enormous fame
and popularity that he had earned, he engulfed the
whole earth. In the whole world, his popularity grew
due to his unambiguous philosophy based on true
purport of Vedas; Now- he elaborates; explains why?
and how. 

kaNtavar chinthai kavarum katipozil thennarangan
thoNtar kulaavum iraamaa Nnuchanaith, thokaiyiRantha
paNtaru vEthangaL paarmEl nilavitap paarththaruLum
koNtalai mEvith thozum,kuti yaamengaL kOkkutiyE. 55

Emperumaanaar- Sri Ramanujacharya established the
Vedic truths in his philosophy that he expounded and
thereby the innumerable great Vedic hymns survived in
this world due to Sri Ramanuja's grace. He stands so
victoriously, so beautifully, so gracefully and
mercifully, that Bhaagawathas, who serve the Lotus
feet of Lord Sri RanganAthA- Sesha bhUthars of the
Lord- who lose themselves to such greatest merciful
nature / personality of his, and praise Sri Ramanuja
wholeheartedly. They are the ones capable of ruling
our kulam at all times.

kaNdavar chinthai kavarum ? The most Beautiful and
Most Handsome One who enchants the mind of everyone
who sees; 
kaDi pozhil then arangan- The Lord of Srirangam
surrounded by the cool gardens;
thoNdar kulaavum Iraamanusanai- His [RanganAthan?s]
devotees praise Ramanuja always
[Such Greatest Ramanuja]
Thogai iRandha paaN thagu- innumerable rhythmic hymns
[Vedas and Upanishads]
paarmEl nilavu ida- established the vedic truths on
this earth for them to be and survive for ever; 
koNdalai- this merciful cloud [i.e. Ramanuja]
mEvi thozhum- [bhAgawathAs of RanganAthan] pay
obeisance to lovingly and reverentially 
kudiyaar- such great bhAgawathAs?s family members also
engaL kOkulam- are our masters. Each one in their
families is our master. 
  
Every veda has certain swaram; in verse 64- Thamizh
Vedas are referred to. Thus all bhAgawathas of
RanganAthan- those who understand the Parathvam of Sri
Ranganathan understand the greatness of Ramaunuja and
praise him.

Thus Our VisishtAdvaita Srivaishnava Sri philosophy
talks about three tattvams (or entities):

Chit- AthmA (JivAthmA); sentient and has jnAnam
(knowledge).achit or matter- non sentient and has no
knowledge. Iswara is the Supreme Lord)

The jIvathmAs (infinite in number) do not have
beginning or end; it is eternal; it is atomic in size.
No death for jIvAthmA; it is only for the body; The
jIvan passes from one body to other depending on karmA
or attains mOksha (when performs bhakti yogam or
prapatti). JIvAtmAs are also further classified into:

baddha- subjected to repeated births and deaths and
are bound in samsaara.
muktha- are released from the bondage of samsaara and
have attained mOksha (by performing bhakti yogam or
prapatti)
nithya- are eternally liberated like Adhiseshan,
Garuda, Vishvaksenar and others.

Iswara -is Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan. Master;
Supporter; Controller of everything (other than Him)
He is present everywhere and knows everything. Out of
compassion for us, Sriman Narayanan takes avtaarams as
Rama, Krishna, out of freewill and desire.  

The most important principle of VisishTadvaita
philosophy is the sarIra sarIri (Body/Soul)
relationship between chethana, achethana and Iswara.
The Lord (Iswara) is the soul; and other two tattvas
chethana and achethana form His Body.

It is to be noted that the "sarIrI" needn't be
physically present inside a "sarIrA". This is not a
condition to be met out for the sarIra-sarIrI bhAvA to
hold good.. Thus Sriman NArAyaNA supports and controls
all jIvAtmAs, and all the jIvAtmAs exist purely for
His enjoyment. Thus, the very essential nature
(svaroopam) of a jIvAtmA is to perform kainkaryam to
Sriman NArAyaNA for His pleasure and performance of
any other activity doesn't conform to its nature.

Thus JivAthmAs are existent from time memorial; just
like the Lord. (so is the achEthana). Everything (in
leela vibhUthi)has been either inside His stomach
(during mahApraLayam) or outside ; (Nithya vibhUthi
stays nithyam -permanent). (even devas are temporary.
remember- uNdu, umizhndha eccil dEvar. Thus, jIvAs are
eternal (just like the Lord). jiVas are born (out of
Him) and go back to Him (to His stomach). They lie
dormant in His stomach; Out of compassion, Lord grants
opportunity to jIvAs for being born again so that at
least then, if we think of Him, and surrender to His
Lotus Feet. 

EmperumAnAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan




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