SRI: VAISHnAVISM ‘KAUSIKA:NVAYA SAMJA:TAM CHINARANGA:RYA TANU:BHAVAM GODA:GI:TO:LASSA SRI:SAKHAM PARTHASA:RADHI GURUM BHAJE:’

SRI: VAISHnAVISMSRI: VAISHnAVISM

‘‘KAUSIKA:NVAYA SAMJA:TAM KAUSIKA:NVAYA SAMJA:TAM CHINARANGA:RYA CHINARANGA:RYA TANU:BHAVAMTANU:BHAVAM

GODA:GI:TO:LASSA SRI:SAKHAM GODA:GI:TO:LASSA SRI:SAKHAM PARTHASA:RADHI GURUM PARTHASA:RADHI GURUM

BHAJE:’BHAJE:’

A:CHARYA:NUGRAHAMA:CHARYA:NUGRAHAMSent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:15:35 PMSent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:15:35 PM

Subject: RE: SRIMANNARAYANA CHARANOW SARANAM PRAPADYESubject: RE: SRIMANNARAYANA CHARANOW SARANAM PRAPADYE

‘‘PRIYA SRIMAN NARAYANAJI!PRIYA SRIMAN NARAYANAJI!JAI SRIMANNARAYANA!JAI SRIMANNARAYANA!

WE HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION AND IT IS SO WE HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION AND IT IS SO EXCITING AND REALLY WONDERFUL. EXCITING AND REALLY WONDERFUL.

WE ARE OFFERING OUR MANGALASASANAMS TO YOU FOR WE ARE OFFERING OUR MANGALASASANAMS TO YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY 62. SO FAR YOUHAVE ONLY FINISHED YOUR YOUR BIRTHDAY 62. SO FAR YOUHAVE ONLY FINISHED YOUR HALF OF THE LIFE CYCLE. LET THIS NEW CYCLE ALSO SHOULD HALF OF THE LIFE CYCLE. LET THIS NEW CYCLE ALSO SHOULD START AND GO WELL WITH ALL SPIRITUAL ENERGIES LIKE THAT START AND GO WELL WITH ALL SPIRITUAL ENERGIES LIKE THAT ONE YOU HAVE STARTED WITH THIS PRESENTATION. ONE YOU HAVE STARTED WITH THIS PRESENTATION.

=chinnajeeyar==chinnajeeyar=

SRI: VAISHnAVISMSRI: VAISHnAVISMREAD & AS UNDERSTOOD BY ‘NA:RA:YAnADA:SA’ READ & AS UNDERSTOOD BY ‘NA:RA:YAnADA:SA’

FROM FROM

‘‘BASIC CONCEPTS OF SRI: VAISNAVISM’BASIC CONCEPTS OF SRI: VAISNAVISM’BYBY

DR.M NARASIMHACHARYDR.M NARASIMHACHARYCHENNAICHENNAI

BY DEVINE GRACE OFBY DEVINE GRACE OF

SRI:MAT TRIDANDI SRIMANNA:RA:YAnA SRI:MAT TRIDANDI SRIMANNA:RA:YAnA RA:MA:NUJA CHINNA JEEYARRA:MA:NUJA CHINNA JEEYAR


SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAHA:VISnU SRI:MAHA:VISnU

ALONG WITH HIS CONSORTALONG WITH HIS CONSORT

SRI: (LAKSHMI) SRI: (LAKSHMI)

ISIS

THE SUPREME BEING,THE SUPREME BEING,OF THE SUPREME POSITIONOF THE SUPREME POSITION


VISISTHA:DVAITA VISISTHA:DVAITA ISIS

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHINDTHE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND

SRI:VAISHnAVISMSRI:VAISHnAVISMTHE SYSTEM OFTHE SYSTEM OF

SRI: RA:MA:NUJA:SRI: RA:MA:NUJA:


SRI: SRI: IS THE MOTHER OF ENTIRE CREATION BEING THE IS THE MOTHER OF ENTIRE CREATION BEING THE CONSORT OFCONSORT OF SRI:MANNARAYAnA SRI:MANNARAYAnA

• SRI: SRI: IS ALSO THE ATTORNEY & MEDIATORIS ALSO THE ATTORNEY & MEDIATOR (PURUSHAKA:RA) (PURUSHAKA:RA) BETWEEN BETWEEN JIVA & PARAMA:TMAJIVA & PARAMA:TMA AND AND BRINGS RAPPORT BETWEEN THEMBRINGS RAPPORT BETWEEN THEM

• SRI: SRI: IS RECOUNTED AS ONE OF THE TEACHERS IN THE IS RECOUNTED AS ONE OF THE TEACHERS IN THE TRANSMISSON OF THIS TRADITIONTRANSMISSON OF THIS TRADITION

SRI:RAMA:NUJA:’S SRI:RAMA:NUJA:’S TRADITION IS THUSTRADITION IS THUS SRI: SAMPRADA:YA SRI: SAMPRADA:YA


VISHISTA:DVAITA VISHISTA:DVAITA IS THE PHILOSOPHY OFIS THE PHILOSOPHY OF SRI:RA:MA:NUJA SRI:RA:MA:NUJA SYSTEMSYSTEM

• ADVAITA = ADVAITA = “ONENESS“ONENESS””

• VISISTASYA= VISISTASYA= OF THEOF THE PARAMA:TMA PARAMA:TMA WHO IS “QUALIFIED”WHO IS “QUALIFIED”

• QUALIFIED BY A “BODY”QUALIFIED BY A “BODY” (SARIRA:) (SARIRA:)

• BODY IS = LIVING BEINGSBODY IS = LIVING BEINGS (CHIT) (CHIT) AND AND INANIMATE MATTERINANIMATE MATTER (ACHIT) (ACHIT)

WHICH QUALIFIES WHICH QUALIFIES SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAHA:VISHNUSRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAHA:VISHNU


RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

SELFSELF “JIVA” “JIVA” ANDAND “PARAMATMA” “PARAMATMA” THE SUPREMETHE SUPREME

1.1. SARIRA-SARIRI BHAVA = SARIRA-SARIRI BHAVA = BODY AND SOULBODY AND SOUL

2.2. PRAKARA- PRAKARI BHAVA= PRAKARA- PRAKARI BHAVA= A MODE AND POSSESSOR A MODE AND POSSESSOR OF THAT MODEOF THAT MODE

3.3. SESHA- SESHI BHAVA = SESHA- SESHI BHAVA = SUBSIDIARY ENTITY AND SUBSIDIARY ENTITY AND PRINCIPAL ENTITYPRINCIPAL ENTITY

4.4. VISHESANA- VISHESYA VISHESANA- VISHESYA BHAVA=ADJECTIVE AND THE BHAVA=ADJECTIVE AND THE NOUN IT QUALIFIESNOUN IT QUALIFIES

5.5. AMSI AND AMSI BHAVA= AMSI AND AMSI BHAVA= PART AND WHOLEPART AND WHOLE

ETCETC


PILLAI LOKA:CHARYA PILLAI LOKA:CHARYA NARRATES 9 RELATIONSHIPSNARRATES 9 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEENBETWEEN

PARAMATMA =‘SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA’ & JIVAPARAMATMA =‘SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA’ & JIVA

1.1. SARIRA –SARIRI= SARIRA –SARIRI= BODY AND SOULBODY AND SOUL

2.2. SESHA –SESHI= SESHA –SESHI= SUBSIDIARY AND PRINCIPAL ENTITIESSUBSIDIARY AND PRINCIPAL ENTITIES

3.3. PITA-PUTRA= PITA-PUTRA= FATHER AND SONFATHER AND SON

4.4. RAKSYA- RAKSAKA= RAKSYA- RAKSAKA= PROTECTOR AND PROTECTEDPROTECTOR AND PROTECTED


PILLAI LOKA:CHARYA PILLAI LOKA:CHARYA NARRATES 9 RELATIONSHIPSNARRATES 9 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEENBETWEEN

PARAMATMA =‘SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA’ & JIVAPARAMATMA =‘SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA’ & JIVA

5.5. BHATR-BHARYA= BHATR-BHARYA= HUSBAND AND WIFEHUSBAND AND WIFE

6.6. JNATR-JNEYA= JNATR-JNEYA= KNOWER AND KNOWNKNOWER AND KNOWN

7.7. SVA-SVAMI= SVA-SVAMI= PROPERTY AND PROPRIETORPROPERTY AND PROPRIETOR

8.8. ADHARA-ADHEYA= ADHARA-ADHEYA= SUPPORT AND SUPPORTEDSUPPORT AND SUPPORTED

9.9. BHOKTR-BHOGYA= BHOKTR-BHOGYA= ENJOYER AND ENJOYEDENJOYER AND ENJOYED

SRI: VAISHnAVISMSRI: VAISHnAVISMCHIT & ACHIT & ISHVARACHIT & ACHIT & ISHVARA

ISHVARA= ‘SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA’ = ‘PARAMA:TMA’ISHVARA= ‘SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA’ = ‘PARAMA:TMA’

CHIT= CHIT= ALL LIVING BEINGSALL LIVING BEINGS

1.1. BOUND BOUND (BADDHA)(BADDHA)2.2. LIBERATEDLIBERATED (MUKTAS) & (MUKTAS) &3.3. ETERNAL LIBERATEDETERNAL LIBERATED (NITYA MUKTAS) (NITYA MUKTAS)

ACHIT= PRAKRITI = ACHIT= PRAKRITI = MATTERMATTER

MAHAT= MAHAT= GREAT (GREAT (‘PARAMA:TMA’)‘PARAMA:TMA’)

AHAMKA:RA = AHAMKA:RA = I (ATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS)I (ATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS)


CHIT CHIT

JIVA= JIVA= ‘SELF’ ARE INNUMERABLE= AS MANY BODIES‘SELF’ ARE INNUMERABLE= AS MANY BODIES

JIVA JIVA IS DIFFERENT FROM SENSE ORGANS MIND & VITAL IS DIFFERENT FROM SENSE ORGANS MIND & VITAL AIRSAIRS

JIVA JIVA IS ETERNAL, SELF-MANIFEST & BLISSFUL BY NATUREIS ETERNAL, SELF-MANIFEST & BLISSFUL BY NATURE


CHITCHIT

‘‘KNOWLEDGE’ IS THE QUALITY WHICH CHARACTERISES KNOWLEDGE’ IS THE QUALITY WHICH CHARACTERISES JIVAJIVA IN IN

THREE STATES OF EXISTENCE- THREE STATES OF EXISTENCE-

STATE OF ‘WAKEFULNESS, STATE OF ‘WAKEFULNESS,

DREAM PERCEPTION,DREAM PERCEPTION,

DEEP SLEEP’DEEP SLEEP’

FINAL STATEFINAL STATE ‘TURIYA ‘TURIYA (LIBERATION)’(LIBERATION)’


CHIT CHIT

IN LIBERATIONIN LIBERATION JIVA JIVA REMAINS KNOWERREMAINS KNOWER

• NEVER LOSES IDENTITYNEVER LOSES IDENTITY

• AWARE OF WHAT HE ISAWARE OF WHAT HE IS

THUS KNOWLEDGE IS INSEPERABLE FROM SOULTHUS KNOWLEDGE IS INSEPERABLE FROM SOUL

((CALLEDCALLED DHARMABHOOTA JNANA DHARMABHOOTA JNANA = = ATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESSATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS))


CHIT CHIT

SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA,

IS ALWAYS

CHARACTERISED BY

THIS DHARAMABHOOTA JNANA=

ATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS


ARTHA PANCHAKAARTHA PANCHAKA (5 THINGS TO KNOW)(5 THINGS TO KNOW)

1.1. THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF

PARAMA:TMA – SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnAPARAMA:TMA – SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA

2.2. THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF JIVA, THE SELF-JIVATHE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF JIVA, THE SELF-JIVA

3.3. THE MEANS OF ATTAINING SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA –PRAPATTITHE MEANS OF ATTAINING SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA –PRAPATTI


ARTHA PANCHAKA ARTHA PANCHAKA (5 THINGS TO KNOW(5 THINGS TO KNOW))

4.4. GOAL TO BE ATTAINED-GOAL TO BE ATTAINED- PARAMAPADA / SRI: VAIKUNTHA PARAMAPADA / SRI: VAIKUNTHA

5.5. THE IMPEDIMENTS WHICH STAND IN THE WAY OFTHE IMPEDIMENTS WHICH STAND IN THE WAY OF

ATTAINING THE FRUIT/GOAL- ATTAINING THE FRUIT/GOAL-

AJNA:NA & AVIVEKA AJNA:NA & AVIVEKA (IGNORANCE & INDISCRIMINATION)(IGNORANCE & INDISCRIMINATION)


THE CONCEPT OF SRI:THE CONCEPT OF SRI:

• SRI:- “SRNATI”–SRI:- “SRNATI”– ‘ ‘ONE WHO REMOVES ALL OUR SINSONE WHO REMOVES ALL OUR SINS ‘NIKHILA:N ‘NIKHILA:N

DOSHAN’DOSHAN’

• SRI:- “SRNATI GUNAIH JAGAT”SRI:- “SRNATI GUNAIH JAGAT”--ONE WHO NOURISHES THE WORLD BY HER VIRTUESONE WHO NOURISHES THE WORLD BY HER VIRTUES

• SRI: -“SRIYATE CA AKHILAIRNITYAM”SRI: -“SRIYATE CA AKHILAIRNITYAM”

-ONE WHO IS RESORTED BY ALL BEINGS-ONE WHO IS RESORTED BY ALL BEINGS


THE CONCEPT OF SRI:THE CONCEPT OF SRI:

• SRI:- ”SRAYATE CA AKHILAIR NITYAM”SRI:- ”SRAYATE CA AKHILAIR NITYAM”

ONE WHO STAYS IN HIGHEST ABODEONE WHO STAYS IN HIGHEST ABODE

• SRI:- “SRNOTI” SRI:- “SRNOTI”

ONE WHO HEARS PETITIONS ONE WHO HEARS PETITIONS

• SRI: -“SRAVAYATI” SRI: -“SRAVAYATI”

ONE WHO PASSES THEM TOONE WHO PASSES THEM TO

SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnASRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA, THE, THE PARAMA:TMA PARAMA:TMA

SRI: VAISHnAVISMSRI: VAISHnAVISMVADAGALAIVADAGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS)(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS)

1.1. SRI: SRI: IS MOTHER OF ALLIS MOTHER OF ALL JIVASJIVAS

2.2. SRI: SRI: IS ALL PERVASIVE LIKE IS ALL PERVASIVE LIKE PARAMA:TMA PARAMA:TMA

3.3. SRI:SRI: IS IS ISVARI ISVARI BELONGS TO BELONGS TO CATEGORY OFCATEGORY OF PARAMA:TMA PARAMA:TMA = ISVARAKOTI= ISVARAKOTI

4.4. SRI: SRI: IS THE MEDIATORIS THE MEDIATOR (PURUSHAKARA)(PURUSHAKARA)

5.5. SRI: SRI: CAN GRANTCAN GRANT MOKSHA MOKSHA6.6. SRI: SRI: FORMS GOAL OFFORMS GOAL OF

HUMAN LIFEHUMAN LIFE

TENGALAITENGALAI (PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S VIEWS)(PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S VIEWS)

1.1. SRI: SRI: IS MOTHER OF ALLIS MOTHER OF ALL JIVASJIVAS

2.2. SRI: SRI: IS ATOMIC IN SIZEIS ATOMIC IN SIZE 3.3. SRI: SRI: ISIS ISVARI ISVARI (BELONGS TO (BELONGS TO

CATEGORY OFCATEGORY OF JIVAS = JIVA JIVAS = JIVA KOTI KOTI BUT SUPERIOR TO ALLBUT SUPERIOR TO ALL JIVAS)JIVAS)

4.4. SRI: SRI: IS THE MEDIATORIS THE MEDIATOR (PURUSHAKARA)(PURUSHAKARA)

5.5. SRI: SRI: CAN NOT GRANTCAN NOT GRANT MOKSHAMOKSHA

6.6. SRI: SRI: FORMS GOAL OF FORMS GOAL OF HUMAN LIFEHUMAN LIFE

SRI: VAISHnAVISMSRI: VAISHnAVISMVADAGALAIVADAGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS)(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS)

7.7. GRACE OFGRACE OF SRI:MAN SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, NA:RA:YAnA, ISIS SAHETUKA= SAHETUKA= IT IT COMES ONLY IF ONE DESERVESCOMES ONLY IF ONE DESERVES

8.8. GRADES OFGRADES OF MOKSHA MOKSHA ARE ARE ABSENTABSENT

9.9. KARMA, JNANA KARMA, JNANA ARE ANCILLARY ARE ANCILLARY TOTO BHAKTI, PRAPATTI BHAKTI, PRAPATTI IS IS ANOTHER MEANS TOANOTHER MEANS TO MOKSHA MOKSHA

10.10. SRI: SRI: OROR LAXMI LAXMI IS CO-IS CO-PERVASIVE WITHPERVASIVE WITH SRI:MAN SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnANA:RA:YAnA

TENGALAITENGALAI ((PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S VIEWS)PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S VIEWS)

7.7. GRACE OFGRACE OF SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA ISIS NIRHETUKA, NO NIRHETUKA, NO REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

8.8. THOSE LIBERATED DOTHOSE LIBERATED DO KAINKARYA KAINKARYA FOR FOR SRI:MAN SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA (PARA:RTHA NA:RA:YAnA (PARA:RTHA KAINKARYA) AND KAINKARYA) AND FOR THEIR FOR THEIR SATISFACTION ALSOSATISFACTION ALSO (SVA:RTHA) (SVA:RTHA)

9.9. KARMA KARMA ANDAND JNANA JNANA CAN DIRECTLY CAN DIRECTLY LEAD TO LEAD TO PRAPATTI PRAPATTI

10.10. EASIEST,EASIEST, PRAPATTI PRAPATTI IS ALMOST IS ALMOST ONLY WAY TO SALVATIONONLY WAY TO SALVATION


VADAGALAIVADAGALAI(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS)(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS)

11.11. SRI: SRI: IS THEIS THE UPAYA UPAYA OR MEANS OR MEANS OF LIBERATIONOF LIBERATION MUKTI MUKTI LIKE LIKE LORDLORD

12.12. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA’S, SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA’S, VATSALYA VATSALYA LIES IN LIES IN OVERLOOKING OVERLOOKING JIVA’S JIVA’S FAULTSFAULTS

13.13. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA’S DAYA SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA’S DAYA COMPASSION LIES IN HIS COMPASSION LIES IN HIS SYMPATHY, HE DOES NOT SYMPATHY, HE DOES NOT SUFFER WITH HUMANITYSUFFER WITH HUMANITY


11.11. SRI: SRI: IS ATOMIC LIKEIS ATOMIC LIKE JIVA, JIVA, NOT NOT ALL PERVASIVE LIKEALL PERVASIVE LIKE VISHNU VISHNU

12.12. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, IS THE IS THE ONLYONLY UPA:YA, UPA:YA, NOT NOT SRI SRI ALSOALSO

13.13. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, LOVES LOVES THE FAULTS OFTHE FAULTS OF JIVAS, JIVAS, HE HE ALSO SUFFERS WITH ALSO SUFFERS WITH SUFFERING HUMANITYSUFFERING HUMANITY



14.14. REMEMBERINGREMEMBERING SRI:MAN SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, NA:RA:YAnA, IN THE LAST IN THE LAST MOMENTMOMENT (ANTIMA (ANTIMA SMARANA) SMARANA) IS NECESSARY IS NECESSARY FOR LIBERATIONFOR LIBERATION

15.15. PRAPATI PRAPATI IS ANOTHER YOGA IS ANOTHER YOGA LIKELIKE BHAKTI BHAKTI WITH WITH ELABORATE PROCEDURE OF ELABORATE PROCEDURE OF SPIRITUAL CULTURESPIRITUAL CULTURE


14.14. THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE NOR THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE NOR EXPECTED FROM USEXPECTED FROM US

15.15. PRAPATTI PRAPATTI IS ONLY MEANS IS ONLY MEANS OF SALVATION, IS SIMPLE OF SALVATION, IS SIMPLE WITH NO COMPLICATIONSWITH NO COMPLICATIONS



16.16. ONE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ONE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ALL OTHER DUTIES ALL OTHER DUTIES ((DHARMA TYAGA) DHARMA TYAGA) FOR FOR PRACTISINGPRACTISING PRAPATTI. PRAPATTI. ONLY ONLY THE FRUITS OF ALL ACTS TO THE FRUITS OF ALL ACTS TO BE ABANDONEDBE ABANDONED

17.17. PRAYASCHITTAS PRAYASCHITTAS ARE ARE COMPULSORYCOMPULSORY

18.18. FIVEFIVE ANGAS ANGAS OFOF PRAPATTI PRAPATTI ARE COMPULSORYARE COMPULSORY


16.16. ALLALL KARMAS KARMAS ANDAND DHARMAS DHARMAS TO BE GIVEN UPTO BE GIVEN UP

17.17. PRAYASCHITTAS PRAYASCHITTAS ARE NOT ARE NOT BINDING ON USBINDING ON US

18.18. ALLALL ANGAS ANGAS ARE NOT ARE NOT NECESSARYNECESSARY

WITHWITH MAHAVISVASA MAHAVISVASA ALL ALL WILL FOLLOWWILL FOLLOW


VADAGALAIVADAGALAI(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS(VEDANTA DESIKA’S VIEWS))

19.19. THE MERITS OF PREVIOUS THE MERITS OF PREVIOUS BIRTHBIRTH (POORVA PUNYA) (POORVA PUNYA) ALONE WILL GIVE RISE TOALONE WILL GIVE RISE TO PRAPATTIPRAPATTI

20.20. MAN COMMITS SIN MAN COMMITS SIN CONTINUOUSLY,CONTINUOUSLY, SOSO PRAYASCHITTAS, PRAYASCHITTAS, CONTINUOUSCONTINUOUS PRAYASCHITTAS PRAYASCHITTAS ARE ARE NECESSARY BY NECESSARY BY CONTINUOUS MEDITATION CONTINUOUS MEDITATION ONON DVAYAMANTRA DVAYAMANTRA

TENGALAITENGALAI (PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S (PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S

VIEWS)VIEWS)

19.19. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA’S SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA’S NIRHETUKA KRIPA, NIRHETUKA KRIPA, MOTIVELESS GRACE ALONE MOTIVELESS GRACE ALONE IS CAUSE OFIS CAUSE OF PRAPATTI PRAPATTI

20.20. PRAPANNA PRAPANNA DO NOT NEED DO NOT NEED ANYANY PRAYASCHITTA, PRAYASCHITTA, PRAPATTI PRAPATTI TO TO ACHARYA ACHARYA IS IS THE REALTHE REAL PRAYSCHITTA PRAYSCHITTA



21.21. RISHIS AND THEIR WORKS RISHIS AND THEIR WORKS ARE SUPERIOR TOARE SUPERIOR TO ALVARS ALVARS

22.22. PERSON QUALIFIED TO DOPERSON QUALIFIED TO DO PRAPATTI PRAPATTI IS ONE WHO IS IS ONE WHO IS INCOMPETENT TO FOLLOW INCOMPETENT TO FOLLOW OTHER METHODSOTHER METHODS

23.23. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, PERVADES FROM OUTSIDE PERVADES FROM OUTSIDE THETHE JIVA JIVA


21.21. ALVARS ALVARS ARE SUPERIOR TO ARE SUPERIOR TO RISHIS, THEIRRISHIS, THEIR DIVYAPRABANDHA DIVYAPRABANDHA IS MORE IS MORE VALIDVALID

22.22. ANY ONE IS QUALIFIED TO ANY ONE IS QUALIFIED TO DODO PRAPATTI PRAPATTI

23.23. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, ENTERS THEENTERS THE JIVA JIVA TOOTOO



23.23. KAIVALYA KAIVALYA IS STATE OF SELF IS STATE OF SELF EXPERIENCE,FROM WHICH EXPERIENCE,FROM WHICH ONE CAN TRY FORONE CAN TRY FOR MOKSHA, MOKSHA, AND IS NOTAND IS NOT MOKSHA MOKSHA

24.24. INDIVIDUALS NEED TO DOINDIVIDUALS NEED TO DO SARANAGATI SARANAGATI SEPERATELYSEPERATELY

TENGALAITENGALAI

(PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S (PILLAI LOKACHARYA’S VIEWS)VIEWS)

23.23. KAIVALYA KAIVALYA IS LOCATED IN IS LOCATED IN HIGHEST ABODE, WHO HIGHEST ABODE, WHO ATTAINS IT WILL NOT COME ATTAINS IT WILL NOT COME BACK TO THIS WORLD, HE BACK TO THIS WORLD, HE CANNOT ATTAINCANNOT ATTAIN MOKSHA MOKSHA EITHEREITHER

24.24. SRI:RAMANUJA’S PRAPATTI SRI:RAMANUJA’S PRAPATTI IS SUFFICE FOR HIS IS SUFFICE FOR HIS FOLLOWERSFOLLOWERS


• ‘‘BHAKTI’- BHAKTI’- LOVING DEVOTIONLOVING DEVOTION

• ‘‘BHAKTI’ BHAKTI’ DERIVED FROM ROOTDERIVED FROM ROOT ‘BHAJA’ ‘BHAJA’ MEANS LOVE MEANS LOVE AND SERVICEAND SERVICE

• ““TAILA DHAARAAVAD AVICHHANNA SMRITI TAILA DHAARAAVAD AVICHHANNA SMRITI SANTAANA PARAMPARA” =SANTAANA PARAMPARA” =

UNBROKEN CHAINS OF THOUGHTS ONUNBROKEN CHAINS OF THOUGHTS ON SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA


BHAKTI MEANSBHAKTI MEANS

• ‘‘SRAVANA’ SRAVANA’ (HEARING(HEARING) )

• ‘‘KIRTANA’ ( KIRTANA’ ( SINGINGSINGING))

• ‘‘SMARANA’ (SMARANA’ (REMEMBERING)REMEMBERING)

• ‘‘PA:DASEVANAM’ PA:DASEVANAM’ (SERVING HIS LOTUS FEET, (SERVING HIS LOTUS FEET, WORSHIPPING IN SACRED PLACES)WORSHIPPING IN SACRED PLACES)


• ‘‘ARCHANAM’ ARCHANAM’ (DOING ‘(DOING ‘POOJA’POOJA’ ACCORDING TO RULES IN ACCORDING TO RULES IN SACRED TEXTS)SACRED TEXTS)

• ‘‘VANDANAM’ (VANDANAM’ (DOINGDOING ‘NAMASKARAS’= ‘NAMASKARAS’=PROSTRATIONS)PROSTRATIONS)

• ‘‘DASYAM’ DASYAM’ (SERVING HIM LIKE A SERVANT)(SERVING HIM LIKE A SERVANT)

• ‘‘SAKHYAM’ SAKHYAM’ (BECOMING HIS FRIEND)(BECOMING HIS FRIEND)

• ‘‘A:TMA NIVEDANAM’ =A:TMA NIVEDANAM’ =OFFERING EVERY THING ONE OFFERING EVERY THING ONE HAS INCLUDING BODY TOHAS INCLUDING BODY TO SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA


PRAPATTIPRAPATTI• ‘‘A:NUKU:LYA SANKALPA’ = A:NUKU:LYA SANKALPA’ = RESOLVE TO DO ONLY THINGS RESOLVE TO DO ONLY THINGS

FAVOURABLE TOFAVOURABLE TO SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

• ‘‘PRATIKULYA VARJANA’ =PRATIKULYA VARJANA’ =AVOIDING THINGS DISLIKED BYAVOIDING THINGS DISLIKED BY SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

• ‘‘RAKSHYATITI VISVASAH’ (‘MAHA VISVASAH’ =RAKSHYATITI VISVASAH’ (‘MAHA VISVASAH’ =FIRM FAITH FIRM FAITH IN THE SAVIOURSHIP OFIN THE SAVIOURSHIP OF

SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA


‘‘PRAPATTI’PRAPATTI’• ‘‘GOPTRITVA VARANAM’ = GOPTRITVA VARANAM’ = REQUESTINGREQUESTING SRI:MAN SRI:MAN

NA:RA:YAnA, NA:RA:YAnA, TO BE THE PROTECTORTO BE THE PROTECTOR

• ‘‘ATMANIKSHEPA KARPANYAM’ = ATMANIKSHEPA KARPANYAM’ = PLACING ONE’S BURDEN PLACING ONE’S BURDEN AT THE FEET OFAT THE FEET OF SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, IN ALL MEEKNESS IN ALL MEEKNESS AND HUMILITYAND HUMILITY

• ‘‘MAHA:VISVA:SA’ MAHA:VISVA:SA’ IS THE VERY HEART OFIS THE VERY HEART OF ‘PRAPATTI’ ‘PRAPATTI’


• ‘‘tadeka upa:ya nishta’= tadeka upa:ya nishta’= SRI:MAN SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, PARAMA:TMA NA:RA:YAnA, PARAMA:TMA is only meansis only means

• ‘‘ananya upa:ya nishta’ = ananya upa:ya nishta’ = NO OTHER meansNO OTHER means

but but

• ‘‘ACHARYA NISHTA’ ACHARYA NISHTA’ IS ALSO CAPABLE OF IS ALSO CAPABLE OF

GRANTING GRANTING ‘MOKSHA’ ‘MOKSHA’


TIRU MANTRA A:RA:DHANAM TIRU MANTRA A:RA:DHANAM A:RA:DHANA=SHOWING LOVEA:RA:DHANA=SHOWING LOVE

1.1. ASTHA:KSHARI- OM NAMO NA:RA:YAnA:YAASTHA:KSHARI- OM NAMO NA:RA:YAnA:YA

2.2. DWAYA MANTRAM-DWAYA MANTRAM- SRIMAN NA:RA:YAnA CHARAnOW SARAnAM SRIMAN NA:RA:YAnA CHARAnOW SARAnAM PRAPADYE, SRIMATE NA:RA:YAnA:YA NAMAHPRAPADYE, SRIMATE NA:RA:YAnA:YA NAMAH


3.3. SARAnA:GATISARAnA:GATI

‘‘sarva dharma:n parityajya ma:me:kam saraNam vrajasarva dharma:n parityajya ma:me:kam saraNam vrajaAham twa:m sarva pa:pe:bhyo moksha ishya:mi Aham twa:m sarva pa:pe:bhyo moksha ishya:mi

ma:sucha’ma:sucha’MA:M = ME , SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, ALONEMA:M = ME , SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, ALONE = MOTHER SRI: ALONE= MOTHER SRI: ALONEEkam Ekam = THE ONE & ONLY ONE , SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA = THE ONE & ONLY ONE , SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

= ONCE ATLEAST= ONCE ATLEAST

krishNa:rpaNam krishNa:rpaNam

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