Day 12 Sharanagathi Gadyam Pravachanam important points:
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* For us, three things have to go away: ajna:nam, karma bandham, prakruti sambandham (achit-sambandham).
* How does achit-sambandham happen? Because of ana:di karmas.
* What is the loss because of this? We're not able to know things as they are.(vipari:ta jna:nam)
* Variations of misconceptions: mistaking the body for the self, all souls are one, jiva is God, wrong conceptions about God, etc.
* What is the consequence of such improper understanding? we develop a tendency to enjoy sense objects (bho:gya buddhi toward vishaya:s)
* Therefore my Lord, You are the artist behind this creation. So, You help me cross over. If He asks why, Swami Ramanuja replies:
* Because I am Your servant (da:sa bhu:ta), it is Your duty to take care of Your servants. But He may say everyone is My servant, by that logic, I should deliver everyone. To this, Ramanuja replies:
* sarana:gato:smi tava:smi da:sa iti vakta:ram - because I'm declaring myself as Your refugee and servant.
* ma:m ta:raya - therefore deliver me.
choornika 13:
Ramanuja remembers 3 verses (7.17-19) from Bhagavad Gita where Krishna talks about jna:nis who are dear to Him and prays to the Lord to make Him such a jna:ni. Wondering what their qualities are?
- they aspire for the Lord Himself, and not things given by the Lord
- they are always with the Lord
- Lord feels even He may not have as much love for them as much as they have for the Lord. (Ex: Periya:zhwa:r)
- He feels they are the reason for His existence. They are His life-blood.
- After many births in samsa:ra, they come to the conclusion Va:sudeva is everything and surrender to Him. Such souls are very rare.
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