Re: Manavala Maha Munigal

10-25-2001, 05:34 AM

Priya Sriman Sasikanth!
Jai Srimannarayana!
We are happy for your 2 questions.

1.Lord Rangana:tha, heard Bhagavadvishayam from Sri
Manava:la Ma:muni. Being Omni-scient why should He
listen from him?
Here are a few reasons. 1)He loves that prabandham.

2)The commentary presented by Sri Nambillai swamy, is
still more lovely, and hence Lord liked that.

3)The way Sri Manava:lama:muni explained was yet,
par-excellence, for he was VISADA VAK SIKHA:MANI (HE
WAS THE GEM AMONG THE ORATORS, HIS WAY OF EXPLAINING
THE DEEPEST CONSEPTS WAS UNDERSTANDABLE EVEN TO KIDS)

4)Even for God, whenever He comes to this mundane
abode, He has to follow the rules of this land, which
He Himself respects, as He chose Vasishta &
Viswamithra as His Guru during Ra:ma:vatha:ra. He
chose Gargacharya & Sa:ndi:pani as His gurus during
Krishna Avatha:ra, so also Lord chose Manava:lama:muni
as His Guru during Rangana:tha Archa:vatha:ra. As He
chose a guru, He wanted to listen the concepts of
Ve:da from that guru and He did so while listening to
Bhagavadvishayam.

5)He wanted to show to the world that He comes to
people whom He likes, whenever there will be a need.

6) He wanted to prove that Archa: vigraha is not just
an idol made of some stone or wood or alike, when it
is consecrated by Vedic Hymns or it appears as Swayam
Vyaktha (self-incarnate as idol like in
Sri:rangam/Tirumala/etc.,)He presents Himself there,
making that particular Mu:rthi as His Divine Body.

7)Lord Rangana:tha wanted to show a right A:cha:rya to
the world of seekers, who wanted to fufil the purpose
of their lives, for reaching right goal, ordained by
Ve:das.

Though there are still more reasons this is enough, we
feel.

The second question you have asked is about the
Ashta:kshari Maha:manthra, whether it could be chanted
without Upade:sam/sama:srayanam. Right?

It is not wrong to chant that Manthra or doing
A:ra:dhana with that Manthra, even without Manthra.
But for those who belive in A:gamas and Rishi words,
they undergo the Sama:srayanam and get the Manthra
from a right Guru and then they chant. It will be more
authentic, if that manthram is chanted that way.
Imagine, one has the interest, yet, there was no
availability of the Guru, then, what that person will
do.He need not stop uttering. Upade:sam is an
attestation like.

=chinnajeeyar=

--- Shashikanth Hosur wrote:
> Sriman Narayana,
>
> Jeeyar Swami I had a few questions regarding the
> Guru
> tatvam and also regarding ArAdhana performance.
>
> Please forgive me for any Apacharams which I might
> have done unknowingly
>
> 1) Since Lord Narayana is the Lord of all Lords and
> all the knowledge comes from Him and it is due to
> His
> grace that the knowledge flows through different
> instruments of His choice. Why did he have to
> listen
> to the discourse from Sri Mannavala Mahamuni as the
> Lord is Sarva Sheshi and Sarvagna.
> Of course this incident teached me the regard the
> Lord gives to his Bhagavatas and how one should
> treat
> His bhagavatas with utmost respect even above
> Himself.
>
>
> 2) Another question is it is said that Mula Mantram
> should not be uttered with out SamAshrayanam.
> In case if a person utters it with devotion and
> could
> have his SamAshrayanam performed thorugh an Archarya
> is it wrong to do Aradhana. It is ok to do it out
> of
> love and revernce rather than not doing it? What is
> the reason for this rule.
>
> Sriman Narayana
>
> shashi
>
>
> =====
>
> Shashi
>
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>
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>
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