Guest guest Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Swami Sri Manaval Mamunikal’s YATHIRAJA VIMSATI Author: Sri S.Satyamurthi Iyengar Yatiraja vimsati Sloka 11 pApe kR^ite yadi bhavanti bhayAnutApa * lajjAH punaH karaNamasya kathaM ghaTeta | mohena me na bhavatIha bhayAdileshas * tasmAtpunaHpunaraghaM yatirAja! kurve || (11) Sloka 11 Oh, Yatiraja! Sins I keep committing in succession, For steeped in nescience, I have no compunction. Fear or remorse, which precludes the commission Of sins, again and again, in such wretched fashion. Notes: In this world of darkness and delusion, one is prone to commit sins. Nevertheless, realization of sins already committed could excite fear of punishment and induce a sense of shame, remorse or repentance, which might restrain one from the commission of further sins. The poet, however, says in his forthright submission to his Master, sri Ramanuja, that even this restraining influence is totally absent in his (poet’s) case and he, therefore, goes on committing sins. What has been left unsaid in this sloka but has to be understood is that, to such a one, the Master’s redemptive grace is the only hope for salvation. Speaking about the sense of remorse and repentance, the following anecdote, referred to in ‘Srivachanabhushanam’, the famous work of sri Pillai Lokacharya, will reinforce the point. One Pillaipillai Azhvan, a disciple of Sri Koorathazhvan, though of good descent, great erudition and learning, was found to be arrogant and aggressive, throwing offence at the Bhagavatas (devotees). Koorathazhvan, well known for his tender solicitude, realized the abysmal depth of spiritual degeneration into which the disciple was getting himself buried, despite his vast learning, and hit upon a plan to retrieve him. . On an auspicious day, when gifts are offered for expiation of one’s sins, Koorathazhvan approached the disciple in question, just after the latter had finished his bath and demanded of him an oblation. The startled disciple said that there was nothing he had to offer to his Great Master and yet the latter insisted that the former should resolve over a handful of water thrown into the river that he would henceforward desist from offending the Bhagavatas by word, deed or thought. There was an immediate compliance from the disciple. But then, by sheer force of habit, sometime later on, the disciple thought ill of a devotee and at once realized that he had thereby broken the pledge he had taken before his Master, and was thus damned beyond redemption. So deep and intense was his feeling of repentance and sense of shame that he dared not appear before the Master. The compassionate Master won’t brook separation from the disciple, sought him o0ut, sized up the position and addressed the following words to him: “I am exceedingly happy to take note of your deep and sincere repentance for the mere entertainment of an evil thought, even before it could manifest itself in word and deed. You take it from me that the Lord will also be immensely pleased and forgive you. I am sure, you will desist from inflicting bodily injury on devotees, for fear of punishment at the hands of the king. And what now remains is only offence thrown out by word of mouth and it will suffice if you put an effective curb on it. =============================================================== Retyped from the book by Sri Kesavan Srinivasan of Chicago (The Grandson of Sri U.Ve. Satyamurthi Iyyengar.) =============================================================== Vedic_Books http://www.radioramanuja.com/eb Vedics Foundation: http://www.vedics.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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