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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
38. SamSArikaLukku virOthi sathrupeedAthipathikaL, abEkshitham 
anna pAnAthikaL; mumukshukkaLukku virOthi SamSAra Sambantham, 
abEkshitham paramapatha prApthi; muktharkkum nithyarkkum 
virOthi kainkaryahAni, abEkshitham kainkaryavruththi.

Meaning:
For SamSAris, the problems that come from their enemies are 
the obstacles while things like food and water are what they 
seek. For Mumukshus who want to break from the SamSAric misery, 
staying in this world is the obstacle while being with Him in 
SriVaikuntam is what they seek. For Muktas and Nithyasooris, 
anything that can cause a break in their service to Him is the 
obstacle while uninterrupted continuance of their service to 
Him is what they seek.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
Here the obstacles and goals seeked by the different classes of 
souls are explicity explained.

Those who think that their body is everything and do not even 
consider that there is something as a soul inside that body and 
are forever immersed in worldy matters are Baddha SamSAris. The 
obstacles faced by them are the problems caused by their 
enemies and problems due to diseases of the body and the mind. 
The things that they seek to get are food, water, etc. Thus 
the protection of such souls is removing these obstacles and 
providing them food and water.

Those who find SamsAra a source of misery (iruL tharumA 
nyAlaththuL ini piRavi yAn vENdEn, AthalAl piRavi vENdEn) and 
wishing to have nothing more with this world (thAvi vaiyam
koNda thadanthAmaraikatkE kUvik koLLum kAlAm innam kuRukAthO)
seek to reach His abode (nalamanthamilAthathOr nAdu) are known 
as Mumukshus. To them being in this world with this body (poy 
ninRa nyAnamum pollAvozhukkum azhukkudambum) is the obstacle. 
Being with Him and enjoying Him endlessly is what they seek.
Therefore, the protection of mumukshus is removing the SamSAra 
bhanda and giving paramapada prApti.

The muktAs are those who have been in the SamSAra bhanda for a 
long time but have broken from it (vinai paRRaRukkum) and have 
reached His abode. The nithyasUris are those who never leave 
Him and are forver at His abode in His service (ozhivil 
kAlamellAm udanAy manni vazhuvilA adimai). To them both, 
anything that interrupts their service at His lotus feet is 
the obstacle and what they seek is the uninterrupted 
continuance of that service (kainkaryAbhivrutti).

Thus, as He removes obstacles and provides what everyone seek, 
based on their status, He is known as sarva rakshaka.

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 on Mumukshuppadi in Tamil. 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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