From the Bhakti List Archives
Mani Varadarajan
• Thu Jun 05 1997 - 11:02:56 PDT
Dear Learned Bhaktas,
For the bhakti-yogi, is it really true that he or she must
pass away during the uttarAyaNa? I know Bhishma waited for
this period, but I was under the impression that Ramanujacharya
has interpreted this metaphorically in the Gitabhashya, and
that death at any time for a bhakti-yogi is OK. In fact, I
believe Sage Badarayana in the Brahma Sutras quite clearly
says that the time of death is irrelevant to a bhakti-yogi.
Krishna, can you check up on this?
Thanks,
Mani
