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sri:
Humble Pranam to all devotees:

Messsage by Sri Dheivanayagam Swami (Original Article by PBA Swami)

The article below is real wonder and we hope we all
implement this in our lives.

== Who is a Srivaishnava? ==================
 
  Article by Sri PB Annangaracharyar Swami!
  English tranlation by TCA Venkatesan
  ==============================================
 
 In the divine work Sri Vacana Bhushanam by Swami
 Pillai Lokacharyar, there are many wonderful sutras.
 Amongst which is a beautiful one that goes

 "kuRRam seythavaragaL pakkal poRaiyum,
krupaiyum, sirippum,  ugappum, upakAra-
Smruthiyum nadakka vENum".
 
 As Manavala Mamunigal says in his work Upadesa
 Ratthinamalai

"Ar vacanabUdaNaththin AzhporuL ellAm
 aRivAr? Ar athusol nEril anuttipAr?",

there is not
 one in this world that can match their acts to this
 good word. However, even if we are not able to
 follow it, it would be good to at least understand
 it. Its meaning is as follows: If someone were to
 commit a sin or a crime against us, we should be
 patient with them; we should give them our grace; we
 should smile at them; we should appreciate them;
 and, we should be thankful to them.
 
 We should neither pay them back with a wrong act nor
 detest them in our mind for their act. This is being
 patient with them.
 When a person commits a crime against a devotee
 (bhAgavata apachAram), it is guaranteed that the
 Lord will punish them. Therefore, we should remain
 very concerned about them that even if we are
 patient the Lord is bound to punish them. This is
 giving them grace.
 What does it mean when someone commits a wrong
 against us? It is abusing us by stating that we have
 many poor qualities or that we have committed
 wrongful thingss. We should think about what bad
 things are likely to hapen to us due to this abuse.
 There are two kinds of bad things: one that happens
 in this world and one that happens in the other
 world. It is very clear that they cannot create a
 bad thing for us in the other world. But they can
 make a bad thing happen to us in this world. For
 example, they can prevent someone from giving us
 some wealth. Were that to happen, we should take
 delight that we lost something that was not worth
 keeping and not feel bad. Being that the case, we
 should feel that these people are silly thinking
 that we will be worried by the bad things created by
 their abuse, and smile at them.
 When someone does a bad thing to us, they can insult
 our body but not our soul. This body is actually an
 enemy to us. Therefore we should be pleased with
 them for insulting our enemy. Also, as these worldy
 things are not needed for us, we should appreciate
 them for preventing us from obtaining these things.
 We should always be aware of our wrongdoings, but we
 are not. Beign that the situation, we should thank
 them greatly for their help in reminding us of them.
 
 If even one of these five qualities were to happen
 within us, it is equivalent to winning the three
 worlds.
 
 Were that to happen, there is no higher
 qualification to being a Srivaishnava.
 
=============================================
Other PB Annangarachar Swami works Originals at:
http://www.radioramanuja.com/books/PBA/


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