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svarg-narag (again)

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jasn sn • July 18, 2002 


SRIMATHE  RAMANUJAYA  NAMAHA.

Dear devotees,
Once again to svargam and narakam.
Speaking on the various ‘artha viseshangal’
(‘Adhigalai arivikkindra….’ Acharya Hrudhayam –16)
that have been produced by the lord and that which
appear in groups of four, there comes a reference to
‘gathi’ (vazhi or way) which are four in number. Two
of them are svarg and narag. The description comes as
follows.
1. Garbha gathi – Way through  the womb  with a
mixture of paapam and  punyam.
2. Yaamya gathi – Way through  the narakam with paapam
only.
3. Dhoomaathi gathi –Way through  the svargam with
punyam only (BG –8-25)
4. Archirathi gathi – Way to paramapadam.

I request readers who can throw more light on this  4
–gathi-s , to part with their information /
interpretation.

JS


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