Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya nama: Dear Vishnu, I am borrowing Sri Sridhar's statement: pAratantryam is quintessential sEshatvam. I am under the impression(!)that this is what lakshmaNa displayed.He was like fish out of water without Srirama. SEshatvam (service to the Lord) is the essential attribute of the individual soul compared to teh other attribute "gnAtrtvam" because sEshatvam differentiates the jIvA from the Lord while the other differentiates the jIvA from the non-sentient/matter. PeriyAzhvAr's "thirumAlE nAnum unakku pazhavadiyen". In strict terms, no servant has any form of independence!!! I don't understand how you made the statement that bharata for pArantantryam. If I 'm wrong I want to be corrected by the devotees. It is bharata who displayed swagata swIkAram,trying to get hold of the Lord(effort on the individual part)and that's why Srirama didn't oblige bharata's wish. In the case of lakshmaNa,even while rendering service, he would not excercise his own volition but only seek the orders of Srirama and the Lord couldn't resist but only yield to devotion of such high order. Since it is only sEshatvam which sustains the individual soul and makes it thrive, lakshmaNa couldn't stay apart from the Lord and could thrive only by serving the Lord in all possible ways. Bharata and satrughna rendered only particular service while lakshmaNa everything to the Lord. In short, lakshmaNa displayed that he has no independent existence without that Srirama. Well, don't blame me if my english language didn't exactly convey what I wanted to say. Please correct me if I'm wrong. AzhvAr emperumAnAr jIyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam dAsAnu dAsI NC Nappinnai > I understand that lakshmaNa is primarily an example for SEshatvam and > Bharata for pArartantryam. > > However, SEshatvam does not mean doing service. What u wrote for > pAratantryam "Exists merely for the pleasure of the > Lord" is apt for SEshatvam, as defined in "nivAsa SayyAsana..." > SlOkam of yAmuna muni. > > If SEshatvam means doing service, perumAL cannot be aSEsha chidachit > vastu SEshi bhUta... SEshI for all sentient and non-sentient things. > > lakshmaNa's pleading with the Lord can be understood > from "nirAsakasyApi na tAvadutsahE mahESa! hAtum tava pAda > pankajam..." perspective of yAmuna muni. In case of Bharata, he is > duly compensated as he got His pAdukAs! > > dAsAnudAsan > Vishnu ------------------------ 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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