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Re: outburst of a angry vaishnavite

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Padmanabhan • February 16, 2003 


Please refer to the above subject.
I recall two quotes in this regard. One from AchArya hridhayam and one from
upadhEsa rathinamAlai.

AchArya hridhayam:  sUthram 18 "thOl puraiyE pOm adhukku pazhudhilA
yOgyadhai vENdum;
manam vudaiyEr engiRa sradhaiyE amaindha marmasparsikku nAnum namarum ennum
sarvarum adhigArigaL"
For adhering to vEdhic principles, recitations and rituals one needs
blemishless practices which springs from basically ones birth - related to
ones physical form.

For praNavArtham which is the premise of srEvaishNvaic faith and
dhivyap-prabhandham whoever has desire and interest from his innermost soul
are all eligible.
Thus for learning vEdic rituals one's physical body determines the
eligibility whereas for srEvaishNavism one's soul and the innate interest
determines the eligibility.
Thus external appearances are relegated insofar as srEvaishNavic leanings is
concerned.

The second quote I refer here is upadhEsarathinamAlai pAsuram
"OrAn vazhiAi upadhEsithAr munnOar, yErAr ethirAsar innaruLAL,
pArulagil Asai udaiyOrkellAm,. AriyargAl kUrum enRu pEasi varambaruthAr pin"

The AchAryAs preceding swAmi emperumAnAr gave upadhEsam on one to one basis.
( After determining eligibility etc.
However, swAmi emperumAnAr, out of his voluntary blessings, gave the
upadhEsam to one and all who were interested to learn immaterial of the
eligibility criteria otherwise.

Thus, though external habits and appearances are important, they do not form
part of eligibiltiy criteria at all.
Otherwise, how can we account for the Lord's voluntary blessing on guhA and
siriya thiruvadi?
vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan


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