Dear Sri Pattangi: I was a little hesitant to show my ignorance on this topic in front of the great scholars in this group, but in the end I thought I would say it and wait to be corrected than keep quiet. This question comes up often - why would Lord Sriman Narayana chose someone in BhULogam as His acharya? To my limited knowledge this is how I see the answer. There are two parts to this query. One is how do we know for sure that this did happen and the second is, why did He do it. To answer the first part: I know this for sure because all those who I look upon as my acharyas tell me that this is so. Why would I doubt their words? That is not my relationship with them; and neither is it the relationship of those who typically raise this question, with their acharyas. I trust my acharyas in everyway and this is no different. I trust them because they obtained all their information from their acharyas, and so on, and this goes all the way back to Sriman Narayana Himself. So, to question my acharyas would be to question the Lord Himself. And no matter which sampradhayam one belongs to, this acharya link back to Him is the same. To answer the scond part: why He would do it? I am surprised that Srivaishnavas think that they can understand His motives. Consider who we are talking about. Imagine the Universe with its immensity and variety. He created it all and swallowed it all. We cannot even dream of fathoming His acts. The very same reason provided by others for questioning this event is the reason to not question it. Just because we don't understand why He would do it does not mean He did not do it or that it is a meaningless act. If one does indeed need a reason for the act, it is simply His svAtantarya guNam. He is not answerable to anyone. If He chose to accept Sri Mamunigal as His acharyan then that is His wish. There are numerous acts of His written in the puranas, itihasas and the great epics that I do not understand, but that does not mean I claim that they did not happen. I wait to be corrected on my ramblings. adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan TCA Venkatesan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com
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