Re: Question : SaraNAgati-gadyam
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• June 6, 2002
Fellow Members, My addendum to Ramkumar's question on the role of requesting para-bhakti et al in saranagati appears to have led to some misunderstanding. One member has written that my denotation of Sri Desika's understanding of saranagati as a 'doctrine' implies that it is a departure from 'mainstream Sri Vaishnavam'. This was not at all my intention; indeed, one would be hardpressed to declare any of these acharyas out of the 'mainstream', however one understood the term! In any case, I endeavor to avoid politicizing debates like this since there is absolutely nothing gained by doing so, so I would never write anything with that intention. To explain what I meant: in many of his works, Swami Desika seeks to clarify what saranagati exactly means. This is because in his time there were many subtly different understandings of the term. We see him doing this most effectively in Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram, but he does it many other works as well. As we can see in Srimad RTS, he draws on prior acharyas such as Yamunacharya, Ramanuja, Kurattalvan, the Alvars, and the Pancaratra Agamas among other works in his explanations. Acharyas who have differing views, such as Sri Pillai Lokacharya, also draw on these texts. The difference lies in the subtly different interpretations of these various shastras and the varying emphases placed by each philosopher. In any case it is clear from many people's responses to my other question that I am over-moderating the list. With that in mind, I withdraw my Moderator's Comment made earlier. Please feel free to answer Ramkumar's question as it stands. Thanks, Mani -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list 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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