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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
142. thirukkaiyilE pidiththa dhivyAyuthangaLum vaiththanjalenRa
kaiyum kaviththa mudiyum mugamum muRuvalum ASanapadhmaththilE
azhuththina thiruvadigaLumAy niRkiRa nilaiyE namakkuth thanjam.

Meaning:
The form of the Lord, with the divine hands holding the divine
weapons such as the discus and the conch, the divine hand 
that says never fear (abhaya hasta), the divine crown, the 
divine face, the divine smile and the divine feet pressed
on the lotus, is the refuge to us who are caught in samsaric
affliction.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
How are all these qualities seen in the archa form of the Lord
(in Sri Ranganatha)?

The divine weapons such as the discus and the conch in His 
divine hands stand for gnAna and shakti.

The hand that says never fear stands for vAtsalyam.

The divine crown on His divine head stands for svAmitvam.

The divine smile on His divine face stands for sausIlyam.

The divine feet pressed on the lotus, which are easily
available to anyone who seeks them, stand for saulabhyam.

This is how Sri Ranganatha is present in archa form and He
is our refuge.

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html




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