Re: Rama's treatment of Sita
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• January 18, 1996
> I am afraid this statement is not valid in the context that all the avathaaram> takes place > as per the God's own will including that of PIRATTI's who is an eternal part o> HIM for "EVER". This was in the context of a rationalization of Sita's banishment on the basis of karma. Both Mani and Sempath Rangarajan pointed out that karma would be inapplicable to Sita as a periya pirATTI. Coming from an advaitic background, this raises an interesting point for me. Aren't all jIvas supposed to be eternal parts of Him and for ever, according to the SarIra-SArIrin analogy. But the ordinary jIvas are subject to the workings of karma. How come SrI is not subject to karma? If she is a special jIva, does she still hold a special position in terms of enjoyment of brahmAnandam? I thought that according to viSishTAdvaita, unlike in dvaita, there is no Ananda tAratamyam. When discussing these kinds of questions, we are constantly shifting back and forth between mythology and theology/philosophy. Take for example, the story of Siva incurring the sin of brahmahatyA by severing one of Brahma's heads. This story is designed to set Siva as superior to Vishnu and Brahma, but still He does incur karma. Is there any official explanation for why SrI should not likewise incur karma? Vidyasankar
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