Dear Swamin, This is a great episode. Let Lord's suffering grow day after day!!! Unworthy souls like adiyen stand a chance to make it. Thank you for narrating this story. -Srinivasadasa --- vtca <vtca@xxxx> wrote: > Sri: > Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: > > One time Bhattar was giving a discourse during which > he > mentioned that Lord Sriman Narayana does suffer in > the > matters of his devotees. > > After the discourse was over, two scholars who were > in > the audience were walking in the streets of > Srirangam > talking about the upanyasam. > > They were saying "Bhattar said today in his > upanyasam > that the Lord has suffering. Yet the Upanishads say > that He is 'Anandamaya:' - that is, He knows nothing > > but joy. Bhattar is a great scholar and no doubt has > > full knowledge of all sastras. So, why would he say > that? Is what he said correct?". > > One of Bhattar's disciples known as Panditha who had > > been listening to Bhattar's upanyasams for many > years > overheard this conversation. He was greatly saddened > > by it and went and told Bhattar about it. > > Bhattar asked him "O Panditha! You have listened to > me for many years. Why do you come and tell me this? > > Could you not have clarified their doubts there > itself?" > > Panditha replied "O Bhattar! I could have explained > to them what you said based on your discourses. > However, they were scholars and would not be > satisfied by explanations alone. They would expect > proof. As I could not remember any pramANas, I did > not say anything". > > Bhattar then told him "When Dasaratha decided to > crown Sri Rama as the king of Ayodhya, he first > asked his courtiers about it. They unanimously said > that they wanted to see it done right away. So much > so, they asked Dasaratha to run away and get the > coronation done immediately. > > Dasaratha told them that he was happy to see their > interest in Sri Rama's coronation, but why did they > ask him to run away. Was not his rule governed by > dharma, did he not treat his subjects well? > > The courtiers replied that while Dasaratha had ruled > > properly, they were pushed to say what they had by > Sri Rama's divine and auspcious qualities. > > Dasaratha then asked them what noble qualities they > had seen in Sri Rama. They went on to describe Sri > Rama's many wonderful qualities at the end of which > they mentioned one thing - if any subject of Ayodhya > were to suffer for any reason, then Sri Rama would > suffer even greater than that person." > > Bhattar then asked "O Panditha! Why did you not ask > the two scholars whether Sri Rama's suffering was an > auspicious quality or if it was a lowly quality?" > > Bhattar then said "If they want proof from the > sastras and not just the itihasas, do not the > Vedantas say that He is alone and that He is not > happy ('na rameti'). How can He, who is surrounded > by shrI, bhU and nILa devIs, by nityasUris and by > muktAtmas, be alone. And how is He unhappy. > > We find in this world that if we get attached to > someone through marriage or other reasons, then we > suffer for them when they are hurting. If this is > the case for a relationship that came in the middle, > how could He, who is related to all the jIvas since > time immemorial and who is the father of all these > souls, not be worried when they are suffering in > this world? He feels lonely because not all of His > children are with Him in His abode and enjoying > Him and He is unhappy for them." > > Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam > > A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas: > http://www.acharya.org/articles/aditlooa/index.html > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
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