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Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

(1) "sAngabhakthi" AH 189 (angangaLudan kUdina bhakthi)

BG 9.34: manmanA bhava madhbhakthO madhyAji mAm namaskuru |
mAmEvam iShyasi yukthvaivam AthmAnam mathparAyaNa: ||

Lord KrShNa talks about bhakthi with karma,j~nAna as attachments
(angas): Always conscious of Me,worship Me,be My devotee,offering 
prayers to Me,dedicate your mind and body completely to Me,and having 
Me as your Supreme goal,you will reach Me alone.

NammAzhvAr says the same thing in

"mAlai naNNi kAlai mAlai kamala malar ittu
thozhudh ezhuminO" - TVM 9.10.1

(2) "prapaththi dhvaividhyam" - AH 189 (iruvagaiyAna prapaththi)

There are two types of prapaththi (i)anga prapaththi (ii)swathanthra 
prapaththi.

(i)anga prapaththi:

BG 7.14: dhaivi hyEShA guNamayI mama mAyA dhurathyayA | 
mAmEva yE prapadhyanthE mAyAm EthA tharanthi thE ||

The Lord says:This divine illusion(mAyA consisting of the three modes)
of Mine,is very difficult to overcome. Only those who surrender
(prapatti)unto Me, with the knowledge of bhakti as an anga,will cross 
this mAyA.

NammAzhvAr says exactly the same in

"avanudaiya uNarvu koNdu uNarndhu" - TVM 1.3.5

(ii) swathanthra prapaththi:

BG 18:66 sarva dharmAn parithyajya mAm Ekam sharaNam vraja |
aham thvA sarvapApEbhyO mOkshaiShyAmi mA suca: ||

Abandoning all dharmAs(whatever has been prescribed in shruti,smrthi 
etc),surrender(sharaNam) to Me alone(mAm Ekam). I will relieve you of 
all sins and grant mOksha. Don't grieve. 

NammAzhvAr says that

"sharaNamAgum thanathAL adaindhArkkellAm
maraNam AnAl vaikuntham kodukkumpirAn" - TVM 9.10.5

With this the comparison is over and Sri Azhagiya ManavALa PerumAL 
NAyanAr says that TiruvAymozhi and Bhagavad Gita are equal! The 
actual sUtra 189 is:

"manam sei ellaiyil j~nAna inbaththai ninmalamAga
vaiththavar,j~nAnapirAnai j~nAnaththu vaimmin enRa idhu
(TiruvAymozhi),

thathva vivEka, nithyathva anithyathva, niyanthrthva, saulabhya,
sAmya, ahankAra dhOSha,indhriya bala, mana: prADhAnya,
karaNa niyamana, sukrthi bhEdha, dhEvAsUra vibhAga, vibhUthi yOga,
vishvarUpa dharshana, sAngabhakthi, prapaththi dhvaividhy- 

AdhigaLAlE anRu Odhiya gIthA samam ennum"

In the next five Sutras(Acharya Hrdayam 190-95),Sri Azhagiya MaNavALa 
PerumAL NAyanAr makes it very clear that TiruvAymozhi is superior to 
Bhagavad Gita. Will be posted next.

AzhvAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE sharaNam
NC Nappinnai 






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