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--- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Arvind Rajagopalan <rwind_raj@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Dear Bhagavathas
> 
> > 
> 
> >  
> 
> We Vishitadvaithis ( as I told you, the word does not
> mean Vishesha or special Advaitha but it means
> animate, inanimate togethered and thus glorified
> Brahmam is one-Vishista is not Vishesha) say there are
> three Thathvas or principles Chit, Achit and Eswara-
> Thathvatraya Soul or Chit has wisdom or Gnana, power
> or ability to act and power or ability to enjoy as its
> characteristics. They are called Gyantritvam,
> Kartritvam and Bhogtritvam. Kartritvam is an agency
> function or delegated power given by Eswara and
> Bhogtritvam flows from Kartritvam Power to act is
> delegated because the Vedas say that Brahmam is the
> Niyantha or inner driver of the soul.

Dear Sriman Arvind,

The ViSishta part is clear from the above message you have forwarded. 
How about the advaita part?

> 
> The terms Seshi and sesha are difficult to define and
> practically impossible to translate. They literally
> mean Principal and Subordinate( or Remainder)In
> sacrificial parlance they express the relationship
> between the main rite and subsidiary rituals In
> Srivaishnava usage Sesha-Seshi relationship is most
> often illustrated in terms of the servant- master
> relationship. 

SEsham exactly means remainder in Indian math textbooks in vernacular 
media (not Tamil perhaps). Fortunately or unfortunately, we have huts 
called Eng. med. convents in the remotest villages of the country! 

Dasan
Vishnu




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