SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:
sUthram 20
நிரவயவமாகையாவது அவயவஸமுதாயமன்றிக்கேயிருக்கை
(niravayavamAgaiyAvadhu avayava samudhAyam anRikkE irukkai)
Meaning: Being partless means that the soul is not an aggregate of parts.
Explanation
The soul is described in the śāstras as:
विज्ञानमयः (vigyAnamaya:) – “of the nature of knowledge” [thaiththirIya upanishadh]
and
विज्ञानघनः (vigyAnaghana:) – “a compact mass of knowledge” [bruhadhAraNyaka upanishadh]
Because the soul is of the nature of consciousness, it is not a collection of parts like insentient objects (achith vasthu-s). Material objects are made up of components, but the soul is not such an aggregate.
Therefore, the soul is said to be niravayava – partless.
adiyen vAsudhEva rAmAnuja dhAsan
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