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AchArya Hridhayam

In sUthram 16, we saw the detailed reason,being the emperumAn's mercy for 
having given the thirumandhiram.

Next let us go into sUthram 20 :

"ivai swarUpathai vuNarndhu vuNarndhu vuNaravum, vuNarvaip peRa vUra miga 
vuNaravum vuNdAm" 


Here the analysis of two class of people namely a.Those who are involved in 
sAsthrangaL and with the help of that try to get themselves out of the cycle of 
births. b. Those who are involved in the essence of thirumandhiram and act 
passive accordingly.

Accordingly, the former class, in an attempt to understand the real nature of 
the soul -that it is different from the physical form- and is capable of 
knowledge and experiencing happiness presume that soul can do service to the 
Lord and hence keeping this in mind -that soul is itself capable of certain 
independent qualitites- try to attain the Lord by their attempts.

The class of people who are submerged in thirumandhiram, perceive that the 
wordly knowlege, materialsitic nexus, the physique are all to be left away.They 
firmly believe, as dictated by their knowledge that, this perception is 
bestowed by the LOrd without any specific actions and hence they aim at the 
soul being always at the service to the Lord and being capable of being serving 
to the Lord( pAranthanthriyam),. they leave the burden of attaining salvatin to 
the Lord Himself.
It may be observed thus that knowledge about the nature of soul( swarUpathai 
vuNarndhuNardhu vuNara) leads to sAsthra followers and the supreior knowledge 
of the nature of soul (vuNaravai peRa vUra miga vuNara) leads to conviction in 
thirumandhiram.

Thus the difference between those who believe in the prescription of 
sAsthrangaL and those who are dictated by the essence of thirumandhiram is 
explained here.
vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan


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