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Accept adiyen humble pranam

Sri T. Parthasarathy has written this so beautifully, 

>SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA
>APPAN THIRUVADIGALE SARANAM
>
>You pretty well know there are 3 basic ?thathvas? in
>our philosophy. One Easwara thathva and only one can
>be considered as Easwara. No doubt it is Emperuman
>only. Second ?Achethana vargam? or matter which cannot
>express itself. Definetely ?Thayar? will not fit in
>this catogery. Next is ?Chethana vargam? or jeevas.
>The problem is how ?Thayar? can be included in 
>this category? Is it not below her dignity? Is it
>not injustice?
> 
>Is she inseparable like ?Siamese twins??
> 
>There is a sutra im ?Mumukshuppadi?
>Sutra:41 athra bagavathSEnApathimisrar vAkyam: "avan
>mArbai vittup piriyal ivvaksharam vittup pirivathu".
>
>Piratti has been accomadated in Emperuman?s chest
>This should be taken to mean that Piratti is dear to
>Emperuman and she always resides in his thoughts.
>Otherwise how the following facts can be justified? 
>In Ramavathar she was separated by Ravana and was in
>Lanka for ten months.
>
>Again she was sent to forest by Rama himself. On the
>third occasion, when Rama asked her to prove her
>?Ananyarhathvam? she departed from him once for all.
>In archavatharam, there is a pasuram?Akalakillen
>Iraiyum enru Alarmel mangai urai marba'. . This is
>with reference to Lord Sreenivasa of Tirumalai
>hills. In fact the lord is in Thirumalai and Thayar
>is in Thiruchanoor far away from the hills.. 
>There are separate sannadhis for Thayar in many
>temples.
>
>So, the point of ?inseparability? should be taken to
>mean their thoughts are identical and one cannot
>think in variance with the other. This stand can be
>proved very easily.
>
>Rama was always thinking of Sita only. His anguish
>is well exhibited in Ramayana that he did not take
>food properly and did not have sleep properly while
>Piratti was away in Lanka. Similarly Sita Piratti has
>also exhibited her feelings that she will not live
>long if Rama did not recue her quickly.
>You may refer to Sutra 112 of Sreevachanabhooshanam
>?Anasooyaikku Piratti arulicheyth vaarthayai 
>smarippathu?
>
>Here Piratti informs that her love towards Rama is a
>natural one. It is not on account of his character
>etc., as believed by ordinary people.
>So, their love towards each other was so intimate
>and mutual that it can be termed, as they are
>inseparable wherever they are. 
>
>Now the objection remains that it is not befitting
>to Piraatti in Jeevas category.
>Let us examine this position also.
>>>From the angle of ?Thatva? out of 3 options, two are
>ruled out. 
>The one remaining is this only. Jeeva category. Will
>it be wrong to include Piratti in this category?
>Who are Jivas?
>1. Nithya soori who have no birth atall.
>2. Mumukshus who were jeevathams from some time and
>later got released from samsara.
>3. Other jeevathmas who toil in samsara forever.
>Piratti will not fit in the cases 2and 3.
>She is above Nithyasooris and has a unique place.
>She is Acharya for all jeeva vargam and her Acharyan
>is Emperuman only.
> 
>Let us consider Stotra 38 &39 of stotra ratna by
>Alavandhar wherin the description of Piratti is
>given.
> 
>Pirati and Perumal are made for each other and she
>is being entertained by strange wonderful pleasant
>leelas. She is seated in Seshaasanam with Emperuman.
> 
>Again let us consider ?Chatus sloki? by Alavandar,
>entire 4 slokas dedicated to Piratti only. She is
>worshipped by all devathas and their wives are her
>attendants. Even Emperuman may not know her
>greatness. The world would not have born with out
>her consent of merciful glance of her eyes.
>Emperuman does everything as per her wishes, which
>he understands automatically and so on. 
>In fact Piratti is ?swroopa nirupaka bhoothai ?of
>Emperuman.
>
>When we say? Jasmine flower?, it means white flower
>with inseparable pleasant aroma which cannot be
>seperated from the flower.
>Again, when say a lighted lamp, the rays coming out
>of the lamp and the other components of lamp are
>inseparable.
>
>So, Piratti though, physically separate from
>Emperuman, she is part and parcel of his very
>existence and holds an exalted position which no
>body has. In noway, she need be confused with
>ordinary jeevas toiling in samsara.
> 
>Adiyen Ramanuja dasan, T.Parthasarathy.




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