Sarathy Thothathri

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 57 மோக்ஷதஶையிலும் பே4த3ம் உண்டாகையாலே. mOksha dhaSaiyilum bhEdham uNdAgaiyAlE. Meaning Because distinction exists even in the state of liberation (mOksha). Explanation Refutation of the opponent’s interpretation In the previous sUthram, the opponent argued that the Sruthi passages teach only aupAdhika-bhEdha (differences … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 56 ஶ்ருதி, ஒளபாதி3கபே4த4த்தைச் சொல்லுகிறதென்னவொண்ணாது. Sruthi aupAdhika bhEdhaththaich chollugiRadhenna oNNAdhu. Meaning It cannot be said that the Sruthi teaches only differences arising from upAdhis (limiting adjuncts). Explanation The opponent’s argument If the previous Sruthi teaches Athma-bhEdha, then it would appear to … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 55 ஆத்மபே4த3ம் சொல்லுகிற ஶ்ருதியோடும் விரோதிக்கும். Athma bhEdham sollugiRa SruthiyOdum virOdhikkum. Meaning It also contradicts the Sruthi passages that teach the distinction among individual souls. Explanation Contradiction with scripture Having shown through reasoning that the doctrine of EkAthmavAdha leads to many … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 54 விஷமஸ்ருஷ்டியும் கூடாது. vishama srushtiyum kUdAdhu. Meaning If there is only one AthmA, then unequal creation (vishama srushti) would also not be possible. Explanation Another inconsistency piLLai lOkAchAryar points out yet another defect in the doctrine of a single AthmA. … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 53 ஒருவன் ஸம்ஸரிக்கையும், ஒருவன் முக்தனாகையும், ஒருவன் ஶிஷ்யனாகையும், ஒருவன் ஆசார்யனாகையும் கூடாது. oruvan samsarikkaiyum, oruvan mukthanAgaiyum, oruvan SishyanAgaiyum, oruvan AchAryanAgaiyum kUdAdhu. Meaning If there is only one AthmA, then it would be impossible for one person to be in samsAra, another to … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 52 ஸௌப4ரி சரீரத்திலும் அது காணவேணும். saubhari SarIraththilum adhu kANa vENum. Meaning (Reply:) If bodily difference is the cause, then the same distinction should also be found in the many bodies of saubhari. Explanation Refutation of the opponent’s view The opponent … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 51 அது தே4ஹபே4தத்தாலே என்னில். adhu dhEha bhEdhaththAlE ennil. Meaning If it is said that this (difference in pleasure and pain) is due to the difference in bodies. Explanation The opponent’s objection After establishing that the simultaneous experience of pleasure and … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 50 அந்த பக்ஷத்தில், ஒருவன் ஸுகிக்கிற காலத்திலே வேறே ஒருவன் துக்கிக்கக் கூடாது. andha pakshathtil, oruvan sukikkiRa kAlaththilE vERE oruvan dhu:kikkak kUdAdhu. Meaning If that view (that there is only one soul) were true, then when one person experiences happiness, another person should … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 49 சிலர், ‘ஆத்மபே4த3மில்லை; ஏகாத்மாவேயுள்ளது என்றார்கள். silar, AthmabEdham illai; EkAthmAvE uLLadhu enRArgaL. Meaning Some people say that there is no distinction among individual souls and that only one AthmA alone exists. Explanation The view being refuted After establishing that the three … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 48 இம்மூன்றும் தனித்தனியே அநந்தமாயிருக்கும். immUnRum thaniththaniyE ananthamAyirukkum. Meaning Each of these three categories of souls – badhdha, muktha, and nithya—exists individually in infinite numbers. Explanation The question raised Having explained the three classes of conscious beings (badhdha, muktha, and nithya), … Read more