Alwar Emberumanaar Jeer tiruvadigale charanam. Nappinnai has come up with a beautiful point to contemplate on for spending the time well, in other words 'Kalashepam'. I just want to add the two Acharya thanayan on Shri Nathamuni and Shri Ramanuja. Its meaning when reflected upon may make us wonder further and clarifies many things. Shri Naathamuni: 'Namo Acninthaya adhbhutha aklishta nyana vairaagya raashaye Naathaaya munaye agaada Bhaghavath Bhakthi sindhave.' Shri Ramaanuja: 'Yom nithyam Achchuda padaambuja yugma rugma vyaamohathas thad itharaani thunayamene Asmad guror bhagavathosya dayika sindho Ramaanujasya charanau sharanam prapadyee.' Adiyargal Tiruvadigale sharanam Usha Narayan --- vaidhehi_nc <nappinnai_nc@xxxx> wrote: > Sri: > Srimathe Ramanujaya nama: > > Dear bhaktas, > According to Srirangam AchAryAs,Prapatti is not an upAya. > > What is upAya? His Grace is the upAyA. To kAnchi > AchAryAs,bhakti/prapatti is sAdhyOpAya,a task which is to be > accomplished by the individual and the Lord is siddhOpAya. Note that > none of our pUrvAchAryAs practised "bhaktiyOgA" with the exception of > nAthamuni. BhaktiyOgA was just restricted to the academic studies. > ......
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia |
ramanuja-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to the list |