SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA. --- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Vishnu" <vsmvishnu@xxxx> wrote: > Dear Smt Jayashree, > > How do achit vastus have a desire to make some special contribution? Dear Sri Vishnu, I don?t know whether you need an answer to this. Because there are only two types of people who raise questions - those who have doubts and those who don?t have doubts (the latter one was told by sage Jabali, ?sandEhangaL eduvum attravan sandEhangalai ezhuppugirAn?) I don?t need to answer you if you say that you belong to the former category, for, I very well understand from your mails that you don?t belong to this category. Once again I don?t need to answer you, if you belong to the second category. In this case you already know the answer. Since you have raised the question for reasons best known to you which are other than the above mentioned two, let me reply at two levels. Firstly, if only Bhagavad Ramanuja had omitted the mention of non-sentient beings in the verse given, any question on why he had omitted would have made the justification impossible, for, after all is He not one who can turn a even stone into woman? What special quality did that stone have as to bring out the Special Excellence to God? Secondly, Bhagavad Gita is the treasure-house to reply to this question. For immediate reference I request you to go through Ramanuja bhashyam for verse 15-16 on kshara- akshra beings and verse 13-2 on kshethram ?kshethragyan. In a nutshell, Gitacharyan says, ? I am seated in the hearts of all. From me are memory, knowledge and their removal also.? (15-15). Based on the form and nature of the kshEthram, the attributes as mentioned above come to be associated with them as to be valued by the Lord. It is by His will, by His sankalpa, even a blade of grass can become a weapon in His hands! Regards, jayasree saranathan. In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jayasartn" <jayasartn@xxxx> wrote:- > > The continuation of the verse:- > > " Out of the desire to produce the fruit of the sacrifice, both the > > sacrifice and the volitional exertion for the sake of sacrifice, > come > > to be undertaken, The accessories of sacrifice, come to be attended > > to, out of desire to accomplish the sacrifice. Similarly, in the > case > > of servants their nature lies only in being valued on account of > the > > desire to contribute something special to the master. Similarly all > > entities, sentient and non-sentient, eternal and non-eternal, have > as > > their sole nature, the character of being valued through a desire > to > > make some special contribution to the Supreme. Hence all entities > are > > described as subsidiary to Him." Dear Smt Jayashree, How do achit vastus have a desire to make some special contribution? Vishnu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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