Please excuse this ignorant writer for this silly query, but from whatever little one has read and understood, the parama-purushartha appears to be "Dharma" i.e. the first and foremost one. All the other three follow Dharma and are within the confines of Dharma. Yes, Bhakti is accepted as one of the factors, but Bhakti per se may perhaps come under 'moksha' or to a limited extent under 'artha' or 'kamam' because the common thread is : artha - work/vocation/responsibilities etc.- should be devotional in nature i.e. with Bhakti and Prappati Kama - again, the Kama here is the superior, the higher form, the mature form of artha itself i.e. Supreme Bhakti and love for the Tiruvadi itself - something akin to SriAndal's or Mira's intoxicating surrender Moksha - The act of Bhakti by itself may be a form of Moksha because then the person/entity ceases to exist and the existence is only in the form of a self-forgotten mumukshu who has lost himself/herself and even lost consciousness of the gender and totally immersed oneself into the Lord's Sacred Feet. Though seemingly living, breathing as a 'human' the person here may be considered as a Nityasuri Forgive any errors if any but these observations came about as one was meditating on the subject. Om tat sat Tat tvam asi Message for the month : LET GO ! "killuminati108" <killuminati@one To: Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx tel.com> cc: Subject: [Oppiliappan] Re: parama-purusArtha 02/16/05 07:09 AM Please respond to Oppiliappan Respected Sadagopaji and all other bhAgavatas here, please accept my respectful pranams, --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Sadagopan <sgopan@xxxx> wrote: > Mukti or Moksham includes permanent residence in > the Lord's Supreme abode (Sri Vaikuntam ) and serving Him there to > the heart's content with blemish free kaimkaryam ( service) > and enjoying that bliss on a par with the Lord . What forms can this service take? I mean, how do the muktAs serve ZrIman NArAyaNa there? Is ZrIman NArAyaNa the only Lord there? What is meant by "enjoying bliss on a par with the Lord"? > The Parama PurushArTam of Moksham is not outside the 4 listed > as PurushArTams although a particular darsanam ( theistic > philosophy ) callas Bhakthi as the fifth PurushArTam . Sri VaishNavaas > folowing VisishtAdhvaitha darsanam agree on four PurushArtams. > If mokza is not outside the four purusArthas, then why is it described as 'parama' purusArtha? Does not 'parama' stand for higher, viz., higher than the previous four? Which darzana lists bhakti as fifth purusArtha? If possible, could you please provide references along with English translation? Kind regards, S. Dadlani > > V.Sadagopan > > Yahoo! Groups Links ****************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential, and intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. Any copying or further distribution beyond the original addressee is not intended, and may be unlawful. The opinions expressed are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of HDFC Bank Ltd. The e_mail has been successfully scanned for presence of virus. It is recommended to scan the attachment before launching. ****************************************************************** ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UwRTUD/UOnJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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