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- Subject: [sri ramanuja] The Blind following
- From: Sreekanth <sreekanth_a@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:17:20 -0700 (PDT)
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The Blind following
When I used to visit GuruvAyUr, I used to see people crazy at Lord chanting 'GuruvAyUrappa! GuruvAyUrappA!'
Many people complain?if you follow blindly some one that would be dangerous. One should study and decide for oneself
is the universal prescription.
But can we follow this advice too blindly..the answer is no.
It depends on whom you follow and what you follow.
When azhwar is questioned by emperuman, AzhvIr how can you describe me do you have some evidence ? AzhwAr replies
?eppadi Ur A miaikkum kuruttu a mialaikkum ennum appadi yAnum sonnEn? thiruvirutham 94
When the cow flock reaches the village back after gracing, they moo in happiness that they are back home. Aa blind cow among them, also moos together -ammEA- with others, even though it cannot see where it is. Azhwar answering emperuman that ?like that blind cow, me too sing about Yourself oh! my
Lord hearing to the vaidikas who know you and define you as the one with beautiful dark hued thirumEni and chenthAmarai kaN. They saw you and sung, and adiyEn is blindly following them.
No wonder AndAL and thoNdaradippodiyAzhwar reflected the same
mElayAr seyvanakaL vEnduvana kETTiyEl
pEsitthE pEsal allAl
swAmi nAyanAr affirms this again
bhAsyakArar ithukoNdu sUthrankaL orunkaviTuvar
pEsitthE pEsum Eka kaNdTharkaL
adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan
Sreekanth
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