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
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