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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
42. barththavinudaiya padukkaiyaiyum prajaiyinudaiya
thottilaiyum vidAthE irukkum mAthAvaip polE prathama
carama pathankaLai vidAthE irukkum iruppu.

Meaning:
Just as a mother does not give up either her husband's bed
or her child's cradle, so too Sri Lakshmi does not give up
the first akshara (akAram) or the last akshara (makAram) 
in the praNavam and is associated with both.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
Tathva thrayam (Ishvara, Chit and Achit) is seen in this 
world. Then, which tathvam does Sri Lakshmi belong to? It 
is meaningless to even consider that She belongs to the 
Achit category. Looking at the previous sutra it would 
appear that She belongs to the Ishvara tathvam. However,
in that case She would be seen as Ishvara. Instead our
acharyas have said that She belongs to the chetana 
tathvam. How does one determine that? Sri Pillai 
Lokacharya answers that by showing that She is associated 
with both akAram which stands for Him and makAram which 
stands for chetanas. That is, She is associatd with both 
the protector and the protected.

This meaning is shown using a worldly example. A mother 
will be attached to her husband by following him while 
she remains attached to her child by protecting the 
child. Proving her seshathva nature to her husband she 
will not let go of his bed, and proving her rakshakathva
nature to her child she will not let go of the child's 
cradle. Similarly pirAtti also does not leave the akAram
which stands for Her consort who is the Lord, while also
not leaving the makAram which stands for the chetanas 
who are Her children. Because She has sambandham with 
both, She will be attached with Him for His pleasure and 
will be attached with the chetanas for their protection.
Because Her association with the protector and the 
protected is endless, She will neither give up the 
akARam nor give up the makAram.

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

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

Note:
HH Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyar is conducting an on-going 
tele-upanyasam series on Mumukshuppadi. Please check the 
following link for details on listening to an acharya
expound on this work in traditional kAlakshepam format.
http://www.radioramanuja.com/talks/vana.htm





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