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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
46. prabhaiyaiyum prabhAvAnaiyum, pushpaththaiyum 
maNaththaiyum pOlE.

Meaning:
Take this (the non-separation of Sri and Narayana) as 
similar to the non-separation of sun rays and light and
that of a flower and its fragrance.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
Two examples are used to show that there is no separation
amongst the Divya Dampatis.

Consider the case of rays from the Sun and other light 
producing objects. There is no separation of their rays
and light. Likewise there is no separation in the case of
fragrance and flowers. Similarly, it is understood that 
there is no separation between the Lord and His consort.

These examples are not new. They have been used by our
elders before. In the Ramayana, at the Asoka Vana when
Ravana presented some silly notions to Sita Piratti, She
made Her replies to a piece of grass that She threw in
front. In Her replies, She mentioned "ananyA rAghavENAham
bhAskarENa prabhA yadA", meaning that Sri Rama is like
the Sun rays and She is like the light. Later after the
Agni pravesham of Sita Piratti, Sri Rama also uses the
same example "ananyA hi mayA sItA bhAskarENa prabhA 
yadA". The example of flower and fragrance is used by 
Sri Parasara Bhattar in SriGunaratnakOsam "prasUnam
pushyandImapi parimaLartthim jigadishU:".

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

Note:
HH Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyar is conducting an on-going 
tele-upanyasam series on Mumukshuppadi. Please check the 
following link for details on listening to an acharya
expound on this work in traditional kAlakshepam format.
http://www.radioramanuja.com/talks/vana.htm





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