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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

Dear devotees,
I'm reflecting some of my views regarding our 
sampradayam and Emperuman's lIlas in reply to the posts on free 
will,puNya/pApa and nirhEtuka krpa. I could be highly wrong in my 
thinkings but i subject myself to correction. 

1. In our SampradAyam(Ramanuja),either we desire to do kainkaryams to 
Him and His bhAgavatAs in bhUlOka itself or do kainkaryams in 
paramapadam. These are the only two goals of any SrivaiSNava. 
Sorgam/narakam is irrelevant here. 

2. Sriman Narayana is endowed with all auspicious qualities(kalyANa 
guNAs) and no negative attributes. HE knows very well of our 
shortcomings. HE showed His grace on the squirrel which to its 
capacity helped perumAL. With our limited knowledge and capacity we 
can't try to please Him completely. 

3. In my opinion,Srimad Bhagavatam will help us understand 
Emperuman's nirhEtuka krpa. I would be very happy if someone can 
throw light on the "exact" interpretation behind sisupAlan's mOkshA. 
I listened to Smt Prema Pandurangan's discourse on Srimad Bhagavatam 
some yrs back but I don't remember anything except the Summum Bonum 
esp,RukmiNi's kalyANam(10th Canto)and I'm so far unfortunate not to 
have listened to Sri Krishna Premi's discourse on the same. 
Everybody was surprised to witness sisupAlan merging with perumAL. If 
one goes by karma theory(and we don't know what sisupAlan's past 
karmas),it's difficult to explain sisupAlan's case. Only by nirhEtuka 
krpa of Emperuman,one can explain these things(that's my feeling!). 

4. HE wills/desires things to happen in such a way. HE Himself sets 
the stage,directs the play and acts too. We are only instruments. 

5. HE may grant mOksha to those who didn't even seek. I don't think 
sisupAlan sought for it! HE may not grant mOksha even when we seek. 
It's His lIlA. HE knows when to give and what to give! 

6. I don't think granting mOksham is bound by karma or puNya/pApa in 
our sampradAyam(This I want scholars to clarify).

7. The effort on our part is nothing compared to what HE gives in 
return! No matter how much effort one puts,one can't get anywhere 
near Him. Knowledge and Ego are twins. In the process of making 
efforts we may also introduce lot of ego which is going to form a 
block in seeking His krpa. That's why HE Himself gave the 
alternative "sarva dharmAn...mA suca:". 

8. It's out and out by His nirhEtuka krpa only,we are granted mOkshA 
and not by anythingelse.

Please forgive my ignorance in understanding our sampradAyam and also 
I will be delighted if someone can correct my wrong views. 

AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE saraNam
nappinnai 





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