Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha: Srimath Varava Muniye Namaha: Srivadhi Beekara Maha Kuarave Namaha: Dear Mathu Sri Sheela mamai Done a great job. We never forgot the great kainkaryam Srivaishanava Dasan P B Balaji(Chari) --- Sheela Belur <bvsheela@xxxx> wrote: > > 29.SITTAMSIRU KAALE > > > This stanza clearly tells us of the highest > Purushaartha > (the end of human life),explaining the > meaning of PARAI. > Asking for Parai is a pretext; as the > cowherds proposed > this "nonbu' for getting rain and as it came > in handy for > Gopis(Andal) to keep looking at the face of > Lord Krishna > for as long as they liked,they accepted > it.Their real > intention is to get KAINKARYA (eternal > service)at the > lotus-feet of the Lord.The word NARAYANANE > used in the > first stanza was explained in the previous > verse;the > word PARAI is explained here. > > Both "Means" and "End" are the same in Sri > Vaishnava > Sampradaaya;it is Sriman Narayana himself.If > those who > take Him as the "Means' have contact with > other "Means" > like Karmayoga etc,it is akin to pollution > due to contact > with a dead body(because Karma Yoga etc are > by nature > inert and need His Presence to give > Result).And if they > consider their act of Surrender to the Lord > (Prapatti) itself to be the "Means", it is > like accretion > of sin due to contact with a > chandaala(because anything > which has the taint of the ego pollutes the > purity of > the Prapanna). > > Similarly regarding the "End" also there are > two mistakes > which need to to be avoided: 1)Desiring > other mundane > things from Him,which would be like desiring > to eat poisoned > or contaminated food; and 2)serving the Lord > for one's own > enjoyment rather than exclusively for His > pleasure(Swaartha > Kainkarya),which would be like eating food > left over from > another eater (Uchchishtha Bhojana). > > Both these types of Purities (UPAAYA SUDDHI > and UPEYA > SUDDHI) need to be strictly ensured by a > Prapanna.The > previous verse (28) speaks of UPAAYA SUDDHI > -"UNTANNAI.. > ..PUNNIYAM YAAM UDEYOM"- You ALONE are our > Means.The > present verse enjoins UPEYA SUDDHI - > "UNAKKE NAAM AAT_ > SEYVOM" -We serve you for the sake of your > happiness > ALONE,and we derive happiness on seeing > your enjoyment. > > Even the least trace of selfish enjoyment > is to be > totally erased in the service of God.It is > just as in > the case of sandal paste,cool > breeze,flowers,ornaments > etc which give pleasure to man,without > themselves feeling > any;the only difference being that man not > being inert like > them feels happy looking at the pleasure > of the Lord. > > Krishna ordered His servants to bring the > huge kettle- > drum (PARAI).Then Andal says,"O Wonder! you > have not > understood us.We require only your > everlasting,most > enjoyable service.We wish to be always born > alongwith you, > and keep company with you always to serve > you.(Like > Lakshmana who served Rama whether He was in > Ayodhya > or in the forest.).Kindly guard us from > evincing > interest in anything except you." > > Just as the body serves a man,the > Soul,which is the > body of the Lord (Yasya aatma > sareeram),should serve > Him.This is the natural law.This is the > message of > Andal in this crowning verse. > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
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