Re: Remembering our Lord during final moments..
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• August 14, 2001
In this regard we may also remember the poignant nal-vArttai of Nanjiyar, recorded in Sri Pillai Lokacharya's 'SrI vacana bhUshaNa': Once Nanjiyar paid a visit upon an ailing disciple of his. Seeing his acharya, the disciple asked, "In such a condition as this, what is our refuge?" Nanjiyar graciously replied, "The refuge in one's final moments is to give up the thought, 'What is our refuge?'" [ "`antima-kAlattukku tancam ippOdu tancam en' engira ninauvu kulaikai," enRu jIyar aruLicceyvar. -- svb 69 ] The idea is that one should forever rest content with the knowledge that the grace of the Lord is with you and will always protect. 'antima-smRti' or remembrance of the Lord at the time of death is vital only for the bhakti-yogi, for whom this comes naturally as the fruition of his or her spiritual practice. Incidentally, this opinion is shared by all acharyas, Vadagalai or Thengalai. There is no difference of opinion in this matter. This should be obvious from the citations of Swami Desika by Sri Madhavakkannan and others. rAmAnuja dAsan, Mani -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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