Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi Sutra: 62. thevarkaLukku sEshamaana purOdaasaththai naaykkidumaa pOlE, Isvara sEshamaana aathmavaSthuvai SamSaarikaLukku sEshamaakkukai. Meaning: Enslaving the soul which belongs only to Him to another samsaari, is like giving the oblation from a yagna which is meant for Indra and other Devas to a lowly dog. Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai: Why does one have to compulsorily remove sEshatvam to another; is it really such a terrible thing? Yes, it is. The soul belongs to Him who is the Lord and to subject it to slavery to other samsaris is indeed a terrible thing. To do so is like giving the oblation from a yagna that is due to Indra and other devas ("vAnidai vAzhum avvAnavarkku maRaiyavar vELviyil vaguththa avi"), to a lowly dog. Since it is very important that this terrible thing which is anya sEshatvam be removed, it is better to take the meaning of ukAram as avatAraNam rather than as Lakshmi. 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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