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Re: Are there any Svargam and Naragam?/ A la Smt. Sumithra

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jayasartn • July 8, 2002 


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SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA

dear devotees,
Sri Visu has the following to say..
on our ongoing discussion on swargam and naragam.
> 

> Thus /pra/patti is a goal one strives for as in the game. But the 
outcome is not entirely in our hands. 
> 
> Thus the loser has to ask, "What is in it for me?". The answer 
is, 'Fear not". The concepts of /svargA and /narakA attend to these 
nagging questions in life. In addition to these, the concepts have 
important applications to our world. 
> 
> > 
> Visu

Agreed.
similar views echoed in Sri Sri krishna Tathachar's mail too.
There can be no two opinions about what and how prapatti can do to a 
jiva. That is the ultimate upaya, the ultimate route to paramapadam, 
something that can help us wriggle ourselves out of the clutches of 
paava-punyas.
But the problem is how many of us are really qualifying for prapatti.
Is it not something easier said than done?

As one continues to understand the virtues of prapatti, there also 
exists the reality staring at our faces in the form of numerous 
karmas which we are knowingly or unknowingly  doing. The fear of hell 
and heaven is so real for many, many people.

A combined reading of the two posts I have  sent to the list, will 
tell how I want the concepts of heaven and hell as found in 
scriptures (Garuda Puranam including)to be something of lesser 
significance/ relevance to us, the mortals already steeped in 
troubles of sorts. 
Let not the fears of naragam trouble the people, who are already 
undergoing hell of sorts.

I prefer to compare the issue with the maze puzzle. You know the 
entry point and the exit point. But you are caught inside and don't 
know for sure whether you are heading in the right direction. If then 
you hear some one scream 'puli varudu, puli varudu' what can you do..
Even this 'carrot and stick' policy has no takers in any sphere in 
today's world.
Positive talk . That will do.
 
 But discussions such as these are interesting to read and must be 
made to know what our texts actually want to say.

-having confused and complicated the issue to my heart's fill,
 and taking leave
-for the time being,
jayasree sarnathan





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