SRI: VAISHnAVISM

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Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:15:35 PM

Subject: RE: SRIMANNARAYANA CHARANOW SARANAM PRAPADYE
PRIYA

SRIMAN NARAYANAJI!
JAI SRIMANNARAYANA!
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION AND IT IS SO
EXCITING AND REALLY WONDERFUL.
WE ARE OFFERING OUR MANGALASASANAMS TO YOU FOR
YOUR BIRTHDAY 62. SO FAR YOUHAVE ONLY FINISHED YOUR
HALF OF THE LIFE CYCLE. LET THIS NEW CYCLE ALSO SHOULD
START AND GO WELL WITH ALL SPIRITUAL ENERGIES LIKE THAT
ONE YOU HAVE STARTED WITH THIS PRESENTATION.
=chinnajeeyar=

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READ & AS UNDERSTOOD BY NA:RA:YAnADA:SA
FROM

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SRI: VAISNAVISM

BY
DR.M NARASIMHACHARY
CHENNAI
BY DEVINE GRACE OF
SRI:MAT TRIDANDI SRIMANNA:RA:YAnA
RA:MA:NUJA CHINNA JEEYAR

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SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA,
SRI:MAHA:VISnU
ALONG WITH HIS CONSORT
SRI: (LAKSHMI)
IS
THE SUPREME BEING,
OF THE SUPREME POSITION

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
VISISTHA:DVAITA
IS
THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND

SRI:VAISHnAVISM
THE SYSTEM OF
SRI: RA:MA:NUJA:

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SRI: IS THE MOTHER OF ENTIRE CREATION BEING THE
CONSORT OF SRI:MANNARAYAnA

SRI: IS ALSO THE ATTORNEY & MEDIATOR

(PURUSHAKA:RA) BETWEEN JIVA & PARAMA:TMA AND
BRINGS RAPPORT BETWEEN THEM

SRI: IS RECOUNTED AS ONE OF THE TEACHERS IN THE

TRANSMISSON OF THIS TRADITION
SRI:RAMA:NUJA:S TRADITION IS THUS SRI: SAMPRADA:YA

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
VISHISTA:DVAITA IS THE PHILOSOPHY OF SRI:RA:MA:NUJA SYSTEM

ADVAITA = ONENESS

VISISTASYA= OF THE PARAMA:TMA WHO IS QUALIFIED

QUALIFIED BY A BODY (SARIRA:)

BODY IS = LIVING BEINGS (CHIT) AND

INANIMATE MATTER (ACHIT)
WHICH QUALIFIES SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA, SRI:MAHA:VISHNU

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SELF JIVA AND PARAMATMA THE SUPREME
SARIRA-SARIRI BHAVA = BODY AND SOUL
PRAKARA- PRAKARI BHAVA= A MODE AND POSSESSOR OF
THAT MODE
SESHA- SESHI BHAVA = SUBSIDIARY ENTITY AND
PRINCIPAL ENTITY
VISHESANA- VISHESYA BHAVA=ADJECTIVE AND THE
NOUN IT QUALIFIES
AMSI AND AMSI BHAVA= PART AND WHOLE
ETC

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PILLAI LOKA:CHARYA NARRATES 9 RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN
PARAMATMA =SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA & JIVA

1.

SARIRA SARIRI= BODY AND SOUL

2.

SESHA SESHI= SUBSIDIARY AND PRINCIPAL ENTITIES

3.

PITA-PUTRA= FATHER AND SON

4.

RAKSYA- RAKSAKA= PROTECTOR AND PROTECTED

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
PILLAI LOKA:CHARYA NARRATES 9 RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN
PARAMATMA =SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA & JIVA

5.

BHATR-BHARYA= HUSBAND AND WIFE

6.

JNATR-JNEYA= KNOWER AND KNOWN

7.

SVA-SVAMI= PROPERTY AND PROPRIETOR

8.

ADHARA-ADHEYA= SUPPORT AND SUPPORTED

9.

BHOKTR-BHOGYA= ENJOYER AND ENJOYED

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CHIT & ACHIT & ISHVARA
ISHVARA= SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA = PARAMA:TMA
CHIT= ALL LIVING BEINGS

1.
2.
3.

BOUND (BADDHA)
LIBERATED (MUKTAS) &
ETERNAL LIBERATED (NITYA MUKTAS)

ACHIT= PRAKRITI = MATTER

MAHAT= GREAT (PARAMA:TMA)
AHAMKA:RA = I (ATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS)

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CHIT
JIVA= SELF ARE INNUMERABLE= AS MANY BODIES
JIVA IS DIFFERENT FROM SENSE ORGANS MIND & VITAL
AIRS
JIVA IS ETERNAL, SELF-MANIFEST & BLISSFUL BY NATURE

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CHIT
KNOWLEDGE IS THE QUALITY WHICH CHARACTERISES JIVA IN
THREE STATES OF EXISTENCESTATE OF WAKEFULNESS,
DREAM PERCEPTION,
DEEP SLEEP
FINAL STATE TURIYA (LIBERATION)

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CHIT
IN LIBERATION JIVA REMAINS KNOWER

NEVER LOSES IDENTITY

AWARE OF WHAT HE IS
THUS KNOWLEDGE IS INSEPERABLE FROM SOUL

(CALLED DHARMABHOOTA JNANA

= ATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS)

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CHIT
SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA,
IS ALWAYS
CHARACTERISED BY
THIS

DHARAMABHOOTA JNANA=

ATTRIBUTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
ARTHA PANCHAKA

(5 THINGS TO KNOW)

1.

THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF

PARAMA:TMA SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA

2.

THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF JIVA, THE SELF-JIVA

3.

THE MEANS OF ATTAINING SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA PRAPATTI

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
ARTHA PANCHAKA
(5 THINGS TO KNOW)

4.

GOAL TO BE ATTAINED- PARAMAPADA / SRI: VAIKUNTHA

5.

THE IMPEDIMENTS WHICH STAND IN THE WAY OF

ATTAINING THE FRUIT/GOALAJNA:NA & AVIVEKA
(IGNORANCE & INDISCRIMINATION)

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THE CONCEPT OF SRI:

SRI:- SRNATI
ONE WHO REMOVES ALL OUR SINS NIKHILA:N DOSHAN

SRI:- SRNATI GUNAIH JAGAT

-ONE WHO NOURISHES THE WORLD BY HER VIRTUES

SRI: -SRIYATE CA AKHILAIRNITYAM

-ONE WHO IS RESORTED BY ALL BEINGS

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THE CONCEPT OF SRI:

SRI:- SRAYATE CA AKHILAIR NITYAM

ONE WHO STAYS IN HIGHEST ABODE
SRI:- SRNOTI
ONE WHO HEARS PETITIONS
SRI: -SRAVAYATI
ONE WHO PASSES THEM TO
SRI:MANNA:RA:YAnA, THE PARAMA:TMA

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VADAGALAI
(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

1. SRI: IS MOTHER OF ALL JIVAS

2. SRI: IS ALL PERVASIVE LIKE
3.
4.
5.
6.

PARAMA:TMA
SRI: IS ISVARI BELONGS TO
CATEGORY OF PARAMA:TMA
= ISVARAKOTI
SRI: IS THE MEDIATOR
(PURUSHAKARA)
SRI: CAN GRANT MOKSHA
SRI: FORMS GOAL OF
HUMAN LIFE

TENGALAI

(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS VIEWS)

1. SRI: IS MOTHER OF ALL JIVAS

2. SRI: IS ATOMIC IN SIZE
3. SRI: IS ISVARI (BELONGS TO
4.
5.
6.

CATEGORY OF JIVAS = JIVA

KOTI BUT SUPERIOR TO ALL
JIVAS)
SRI: IS THE MEDIATOR
(PURUSHAKARA)
SRI: CAN NOT GRANT
MOKSHA
SRI: FORMS GOAL OF
HUMAN LIFE

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VADAGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

7.

GRACE OF SRI:MAN
NA:RA:YAnA, IS SAHETUKA= IT
COMES ONLY IF ONE DESERVES

8.

GRADES OF MOKSHA ARE

ABSENT

9.

KARMA, JNANA ARE ANCILLARY

TO BHAKTI, PRAPATTI IS
ANOTHER MEANS TO MOKSHA

10. SRI: OR LAXMI IS CO-PERVASIVE

WITH SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

TENGALAI

(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS VIEWS)

7.

GRACE OF SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

IS NIRHETUKA, NO REQUIREMENTS

8.

THOSE LIBERATED DO KAINKARYA

FOR SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA
(PARA:RTHA KAINKARYA) AND FOR
THEIR SATISFACTION ALSO
(SVA:RTHA)

9.

KARMA AND JNANA CAN DIRECTLY

LEAD TO PRAPATTI

10. EASIEST, PRAPATTI IS ALMOST

ONLY WAY TO SALVATION

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
VADAGALAI

TENGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS VIEWS)

11. SRI: IS THE UPAYA OR MEANS

11. SRI: IS ATOMIC LIKE JIVA, NOT

OF LIBERATION MUKTI LIKE

LORD

12. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnAS,

VATSALYA LIES IN
OVERLOOKING JIVAS FAULTS

13. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnAS DAYA

COMPASSION LIES IN HIS
SYMPATHY, HE DOES NOT
SUFFER WITH HUMANITY

ALL PERVASIVE LIKE VISHNU

12. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, IS THE

ONLY UPA:YA, NOT SRI ALSO

13. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, LOVES

THE FAULTS OF JIVAS, HE
ALSO SUFFERS WITH
SUFFERING HUMANITY

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VADAGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

14. REMEMBERING SRI:MAN

NA:RA:YAnA, IN THE LAST

MOMENT (ANTIMA
SMARANA) IS NECESSARY
FOR LIBERATION

15. PRAPATI IS ANOTHER YOGA

LIKE BHAKTI WITH

ELABORATE PROCEDURE OF
SPIRITUAL CULTURE

TENGALAI

(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS VIEWS)

14. THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE NOR

EXPECTED FROM US

15. PRAPATTI IS ONLY MEANS OF

SALVATION, IS SIMPLE WITH
NO COMPLICATIONS

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VADAGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

16. ONE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP

ALL OTHER DUTIES

(DHARMA TYAGA) FOR
PRACTISING PRAPATTI. ONLY
THE FRUITS OF ALL ACTS TO
BE ABANDONED

17. PRAYASCHITTAS ARE

COMPULSORY

18. FIVE ANGAS OF PRAPATTI

ARE COMPULSORY

TENGALAI

(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS VIEWS)

16. ALL KARMAS AND DHARMAS

TO BE GIVEN UP

17. PRAYASCHITTAS ARE NOT

BINDING ON US

18. ALL ANGAS ARE NOT

NECESSARY

WITH MAHAVISVASA ALL

WILL FOLLOW

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VADAGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

TENGALAI

(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS
VIEWS)

19. THE MERITS OF PREVIOUS

19. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnAS

20. MAN COMMITS SIN

20. PRAPANNA DO NOT NEED

BIRTH (POORVA PUNYA)

ALONE WILL GIVE RISE TO
PRAPATTI

CONTINUOUSLY, SO
PRAYASCHITTAS,
CONTINUOUS
PRAYASCHITTAS ARE
NECESSARY BY
CONTINUOUS MEDITATION
ON DVAYAMANTRA

NIRHETUKA KRIPA,
MOTIVELESS GRACE ALONE
IS CAUSE OF PRAPATTI

ANY PRAYASCHITTA,
PRAPATTI TO ACHARYA IS
THE REAL PRAYSCHITTA

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
VADAGALAI

TENGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS VIEWS)

21. RISHIS AND THEIR WORKS

21. ALVARS ARE SUPERIOR TO

22. PERSON QUALIFIED TO DO

22.

ARE SUPERIOR TO ALVARS

PRAPATTI IS ONE WHO IS

INCOMPETENT TO FOLLOW
OTHER METHODS

23. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA,

PERVADES FROM OUTSIDE

THE JIVA

RISHIS, THEIR
DIVYAPRABANDHA IS MORE
VALID
ANY ONE IS QUALIFIED TO
DO PRAPATTI

23. SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA,

ENTERS THE JIVA TOO

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
VADAGALAI

(VEDANTA DESIKAS VIEWS)

23. KAIVALYA IS STATE OF SELF

EXPERIENCE,FROM WHICH
ONE CAN TRY FOR MOKSHA,
AND IS NOT MOKSHA

24. INDIVIDUALS NEED TO DO

SARANAGATI SEPERATELY

TENGALAI
(PILLAI LOKACHARYAS
VIEWS)

23. KAIVALYA IS LOCATED IN

HIGHEST ABODE, WHO

ATTAINS IT WILL NOT COME
BACK TO THIS WORLD, HE
CANNOT ATTAIN MOKSHA
EITHER

24. SRI:RAMANUJAS PRAPATTI IS

SUFFICE FOR HIS
FOLLOWERS

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BHAKTI- LOVING DEVOTION

BHAKTI DERIVED FROM ROOT BHAJA MEANS LOVE AND

SERVICE

TAILA DHAARAAVAD AVICHHANNA SMRITI

SANTAANA PARAMPARA =
UNBROKEN CHAINS OF THOUGHTS ON
SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

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BHAKTI MEANS

SRAVANA (HEARING)
KIRTANA ( SINGING)
SMARANA (REMEMBERING)
PA:DASEVANAM

(SERVING HIS LOTUS FEET,

WORSHIPPING IN SACRED PLACES)

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ARCHANAM (DOING POOJA ACCORDING TO RULES IN
SACRED TEXTS)

VANDANAM (DOING NAMASKARAS=PROSTRATIONS)

DASYAM (SERVING HIM LIKE A SERVANT)
SAKHYAM (BECOMING HIS FRIEND)
A:TMA NIVEDANAM =OFFERING EVERY THING ONE
HAS INCLUDING BODY TO SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

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PRAPATTI
A:NUKU:LYA SANKALPA = RESOLVE TO DO ONLY THINGS
FAVOURABLE TO SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

PRATIKULYA VARJANA =AVOIDING THINGS DISLIKED BY

SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

RAKSHYATITI VISVASAH (MAHA VISVASAH =FIRM FAITH IN

THE SAVIOURSHIP OF
SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA

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PRAPATTI
GOPTRITVA VARANAM = REQUESTING SRI:MAN
NA:RA:YAnA, TO BE THE PROTECTOR

ATMANIKSHEPA KARPANYAM = PLACING ONES BURDEN AT

THE FEET OF SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, IN ALL MEEKNESS AND
HUMILITY

MAHA:VISVA:SA IS THE VERY HEART OF PRAPATTI

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
tadeka upa:ya nishta= SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA,
PARAMA:TMA is only means

ananya upa:ya nishta = NO OTHER means

but
ACHARYA NISHTA IS ALSO CAPABLE OF
GRANTING MOKSHA

SRI: VAISHnAVISM
TIRU MANTRA A:RA:DHANAM
A:RA:DHANA=SHOWING LOVE

1. ASTHA:KSHARI- OM NAMO NA:RA:YAnA:YA

2. DWAYA MANTRAMSRIMAN NA:RA:YAnA CHARAnOW SARAnAM
PRAPADYE, SRIMATE NA:RA:YAnA:YA NAMAH

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3.

SARAnA:GATI

sarva dharma:n parityajya ma:me:kam saraNam vraja

Aham twa:m sarva pa:pe:bhyo moksha ishya:mi
ma:sucha
MA:M = ME , SRI:MAN NA:RA:YAnA, ALONE
= MOTHER SRI: ALONE
Ekam
= THE ONE & ONLY ONE , SRI:MAN
NA:RA:YAnA
= ONCE ATLEAST
krishNa:rpaNam