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Re: nitya-kainkarya & jIva's kartRtva

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kuntimaddi sadananda • September 10, 2002 


--- "Ramkumar T.G."  wrote:
> 
> SrImate rAmAnujAya nama:
> 
> Just shooting from the hip - 
> 
> jIva-s' ability to act is real, though it derives from 
> and is subservient to the brahman.
> SrI rAmAnjua describes it as 'tad-aayatta-kartRtva'
> in gItA-bhAshya.
> 
> If the jIva had no ability to act, the doctrine of 
> devotional service (ie nitya-kainkarya) would make no sense.


True. curious to know - What is Bhagavaan Ramanuja's interpretations
for the two following slokas:

PrakRiti eva ca karmaani kriya maanaani sarvashhaH|
yaH pasyati tat aatmaanam akartaaram saH pasyati||

and 

prakR^itaiH kriyamaaNaani guNaiH karmaaNi sarvashaH|
ahankaaravimuuDhaatmaa kartaaham iti manyate||

Pranaams
Sadananda

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