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SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAH; (4)
APPAN THIRUVADIGALE SARANAM
 

Dear Bhagavathas, Accept my pranam. This is in continuation of my earlier 
posting.


Prapati-II

Srivaishnavism has its roots in Aazhvar?s Arulichyel. Sriman Nathamunigalwas 
inspired by Thiruvaimozhi. He collected all the Arulicheyals of Azhvars. He 
wanted to propagate Arulicheylas and foresaw the advent of Sri Ramanuja.
Arulicheyals are not mere divine songs. They reflect the philosophical 
thoughts. This is well explained by our poorvacharyas.

Srivaishnavite philosophy is anchored on Rahasyatraya which is the essenceof 
all Vedanthic thoughts.
Thiruvaimozhi is treated as Sama Veda Saram. It is also considered as 
commentary to ?Dwayam? and also considered as ?Deergha Saranagathi?.
The ?Thanian? by Bhattar on Thiruvaimozhi
?Mikka Irainilaiyum Meyya uyir nilaiyum?..etc., ?explains that Thiruvaimozhi is 
an explanation to ?Artha Panachakam?
ARTHA PANCHAKAM.
Poorvacharyas have explained the philosophical thoughts enshrined in 
Thiruvaimozhi in 5 commentaries known as BHAGAVAT VISHYAM.

In our day today life common man does not worry about God more than offering 
prayers in temples. But, it occurs to some to inquire about self, God, world 
and related matters. The question ?Who am I? and ?Why there should be a God?? 
Similar questions arise. We identify ourselves with reference to our bodies 
only as so and so. Many do not know or bother to know aboutthe soul (driving 
force of the body) In fact, when the soul quits the bodyit becomes a corpse.
It further gets merged with the Nature?s five elements .The manifestations of 
nature?s five elements constitute the bodies, be it a microscopic virus, 
insect, plant life, bird, animal or human being etc., The soul occupies any one 
of these forms to have experience ordained by its previous karmas.

# Who is this ?soul?? Advaithic Philosophy says it is the Great Brahman bound 
by Avidhya. The explanations offered by them are elusive.
Srivaishnava Philosophy explains it by means of ?ARTHAPANCHAKA?. Effectively
# Who am I? Apart from the body it soul or Jiva or Chethana explained as ?uyir 
Nilai in Thiruvaimozhi ans ?Swaswaroopam in Arthapanchakam. He isnot Brahman 
(Emperuman-Irai Nilai/Paraswaroopam)).
 
# Then who is the Paraswaroopam and his relation to Jeevan?
Emperuman Sriman Narayanan is the Brahman and the Jeevathma(chethanan) is his 
servant.
# Then further questions are
Why Jeevathma(Chethana) does not know Emperuman and what stands in the 
way?(Virodhi swaroopam)
What is idea of all these arguments and what is the aim(Palam/Upeyam)?

# What is the way or means by which it can be achieved? (Upayam)? 
All these questions constitute ArthaPanchakam and the answers for these 
philosophical thoughts are contained in Thiruvaimozhi. That is the way Our 
poorvacharyas have explained.

Vedic philosophical thoughts say that Jeevatham is toiling in samsara due its 
actions and will continue to do so till it gets released from it. That is 
Moksha.
The released jeevathma gets merged with Brahman. according to advaitha. 
But, Jeevathama does not get merged after Moksha. It reaches Paramapadam and 
does? Kainkaryam ? to Emperuman who is the master of everything. Thisis 
Visishtadhvaitham.
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