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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
163. ivanarththikka vENumO? Sarvanjan ivan ninaivaRiyAnO
vennil.

164. ivan pAsuram kEttavARE thiruvuLLam ugakkum.

Meaning:
163. Does the chetana need to pray? Will not the all-
knowing Lord know what the chetana needs and give that?

164. (This is true; but) When the chetana opens up and
asks for what he wants, His divine heart will be pleased
(therefore, the chetana should pray).

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
As said by Azhvar "uLLuvAruLLiRRellAm udanirunthaRidhi",
He knows the innermost thoughts of all chetanas. Being
that the case, does the chetana need to pray to Him?
Isn't he all-knowing and therefore know the chetana's
wish?

When the chetana, who for countless time has been seeking
other goals and not showing any interest in this highest
of goals, develops a taste for it and asks for it, His
divine heart will be pleased. This is the reason for
making this prayer. This is similar to the great pleasure
that develops in a mother's heart when her child who has 
been sick and unable to eat, comes out of the sickness,
becomes hungry and asks for food.

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html





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