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Re: Re: phala-tyAga vs. phala-sanga-tyAga

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Rajeev Karamchedu • March 12, 2002 


Sri:

To add to Mani's note:

Nitya Karmas (such as Sandhyavandanam, Ijya etc) are
classified as one's Duties, not karmas which can
be classified as punya or papa. One does not
attain Moksha because of life long performance
of Nitya Karmas. Not perfoming them, accumulates
sin/papa, which needs to be avoided. That is not to say
that one must accumulate punyam to attain Liberation/Moksha.
Having punyam for oneself also is a bondage. Performing
Saatvika Tyaagam ensures that the fruits (punya) is
returned BACK to PerumaL.

--rajeev


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Another sloka is the famous Gita 2.47:

    To work alone is your right, and never to the fruits.
    Do not be impelled by the fruits of work, and at the
    same time never have attachment to inaction.

    karmaNy evAdhikAras te mA phaleshu kadAcana |
    mA karma-phala-hetur-bhU: mA te sango 'stu-akarmaNi ||

Here Sri Ramanuja specificially says that 'karma' refers
to all action -- the obligatory daily and occasional rites,
as well as any so-called 'kAmya' rites, those conventionally
done for the sake of the result. In another comment he also
includes the ordinary acts we do in the world (sarva-vaidika-
laukika).  He goes on to say:



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