Granthams
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
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous sUthram 47 அசித்துக்கழிந்தவாறே அவித்3யாதிகள் கழியும் என்பர்கள். achiththuk kazhindhavARE avidhyAdhigaL kazhiyum enbargaL. Meaning Some say that avidhyA, karma, vAsanA, and the other defects disappear only when the soul becomes completely separated from achith (matter). Explanation The view of the thathva-viths Since an … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous sUthram 46 ஜலத்துக்கு அக்3நி ஸம்ஸ்ருஷ்ட ஸ்தா2லீ ஸம்ஸர்க்3கத்தாலே ஒளஷ்ண்ய ஶப்தா3திகளுண்டாகிறாப்போலே, ஆத்மாவுக்கு அசித் ஸம்ப3ந்த4த்தாலே அவித்3யா கர்ம வாஸநா ருசிகளுண்டாகிறன. jalaththukku agni samsrushta sthAlee samsargaththAlE aushNya-SabdhAdigaL uNdAgiRAppOlE, AthmAvukku achith sambandhaththAlE avidhyA karma vAsanA ruchigaL uNdAgiRana. Meaning Just as naturally cool water acquires heat, sound, and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous sUthram 45 நித்யரென்கிறது ஒருநாளும் ஸம்ஸரியாத ஶேஷஶேஷாஶநாதிகளை. nithyar engiRadhu oru nALum saMsariyAdha SESha SEShASanAdhigaLai. Meaning The nithyas are those, such as AdhiSEsha, SEshASana (vishvaksEna) and the other nithya sUris, who have never undergone samsAram. Explanation Who are the nithyas? The expression “those … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous chith prakaraNam sUthram 44 முக்தரென்கிறது ஸம்ஸார ஸம்ப3ந்தமற்றவர்களை. mukthar engiRadhu samsAra sambandham aRRavargaLai. Meaning The mukthas are those who became free from all connection with samsAra. Explanation Who are the mukthas? The mukthas are those whose beginningless connection with samsAra (anAdhi-karma-pravAha-prayukthamAna samsAra-sambandham) … Read more