Granthams
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous sUthram 42 ஆத்மஸ்வரூபம்தான் ப3த்3த முக்த நித்யரூபேண மூன்று படிபட்டிருக்கும். Athma svarUpam thAn badhdha muktha nithya rUpENa mUnRu padippattirukkum. Meaning The essential nature of the soul exists in three forms: badhdha (bound), muktha (liberated), and nithya (eternally free). Explanation Having thus explained the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous sUthram 41 இதுதான் க்ருஹ க்ஷேத்ர புத்ர களத்ராதிகளைப்போலே ப்ருதக் ஸித்த்யாதிகளுக்கு யோக்யமாம்படியிருக்கையன்றிக்கே சரீரம்போலே அவற்றுக்கு அயோக்யமாயிருக்கும். idhuthAn gruha kshEthra puthra kaLathrAdhigaLaippOlE pruthak sidhyAdhigaLukku yOgyamAmpadi irukkaiyanRikkE SarIrampOlE avaRRukku ayOgyamAy irukkum. Meaning The soul’s relationship of SEshathva towards the lord is not like that of a … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous sUthram 40 ஶேஷமாகையாவது சந்தந குஸும தாம்பூலாதிகளைப் போலே அவனுக்கு இஷ்ட விநியோகார்ஹமாயிருக்கை. SEShamAgaiyAvadhu chandhana kusuma thAmbUlAdhigaLaip pOlE avanukku ishta viniyOgArhamAy irukkai. Meaning Being SEsha means being fit to be employed according to the lord’s pleasure, just as sandal paste, flowers, betel leaves and … Read more
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