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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 39 தா4ர்யமாகையாவது அவனுடைய ஸ்வரூப ஸங்கல்பங்களை ஒழிந்தபோது தன் ஸத்தை இல்லையாம்படியிருக்கை. dhAryamAgaiyAvadhu avanudaiya svarUpa sankalpangaLai ozhindhapOdhu than saththai illaiyAm padiyirukkai. Meaning Being sustained (dhArya) means that if the lord’s essential nature (svarUpa) and his divine will (sankalpa) were absent, the individual soul … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 38 நியாம்யமாகையாவது  ஈஶ்வரபு3த்4த்யதீ3நமாக எல்லா வ்யாபாரங்களும் உண்டாம்படியிருக்கை. niyAmyamAgaiyAvadhu  ISvara budhyadhInamAga ellA vyApArangaLum uNdAm padiyirukkai. Meaning Being controlled (niyAmya) means that all activities take place under the direction and will of the lord. Explanation The term niyAmyathva means being governed by the … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 37 ஜ்ஞாநத்தையொழியவும் தன்னையறிகையாலும், ஜ்ஞாநம் ஸாரபூ4தகு3ணமாய் நிரூபக த4ர்மமாயிருக்கையாலும் சொல்லிற்று. gyAnaththai ozhiyavum thannai aRigaiyAlum, gyAnam sArabhUtha guNamAy nirUpaka dharmamAy irukkaiyAlum solliRRu. Meaning It is said so because the soul knows itself without the aid of another knowledge, and because knowledge is its … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 36 ஜ்ஞாநாஶ்ரயமாகில் ஶாஸ்த்ரங்களிலே இவனை “ஜ்ஞாநம்” என்று சொல்லுவானேன்? என்னில். gyAnASrayamAgil SAsthrangaLilE ivanai “gyAnam” enRu solluvAnEn? ennil. Meaning If the soul is the substratum of knowledge, why do the scriptures describe it as knowledge itself? Explanation A doubt arises. The previous sUthrams … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous chith prakaraNam sUthram 35 கர்த்ருத்வந்தான் ஈஶ்வராதீநம். karthruthvam thAn ISvarAdhInam. Meaning The soul’s agency is indeed dependent upon the lord. Explanation Having refuted the sAnkhya view and established that agency belongs to the individual soul, a doubt arises: “Is this agency independent … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 34 கு3ணஸம்ஸர்க்க3க்ருதம். guNa samsarga krutham. Meaning Such agency arises due to association with the guNas. Explanation A doubt may arise: If the agency involved in worldly activities is not intrinsic to the soul, then how does it arise? The author … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 33 ஸாம்ஸாரிக ப்ரவ்ருத்திகளில் கர்த்ருத்வம் ஸ்வரூப ப்ரயுக்தமன்று. sAmsArika pravruththigaLil karthruthvam svarUpa prayukthamanRu. Meaning In worldly activities, the soul’s agency does not arise from its essential nature. Explanation A doubt may arise here. If the soul truly possesses karthruthva (agency), is all … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 32 அப்போது இவனுக்கு சாஸ்த்ரவச்யதையும் போ4க்த்ருத்வமும் குலையும். appOdhu ivanukku SAsthra vaSyathaiyum bhOkthruthvamum kulaiyum. Meaning If agency does not belong to the soul, then its subjection to scripture and its experiencership will both be lost. Explanation The sAnkhyas maintain that karthruthva belongs … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 31 சிலர், குணங்களுக்குே கர்த்ருத்வமுள்ளது, ஆத்மாவுக்கு இல்லையென்றார்கள். silar, guNangaLukkE karthruthvam uLLadhu, AthmAvukku illaiy enRArgaL. Meaning Some, namely the SAnkhyas, hold that agency (karthruthva) belongs only to the guNas (prakruthi) and not to the individual soul. Explanation Having established that karthruthva is … Read more