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Jiva's Profundity in Vishishtadvaita JIVA'S PROFUNDITY IN VISHISHTADVAITA Dr. R.Parthasarathy, B.E.,F.I.E.,M.A.,Ph.D., Published by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati. 2018 JIVA'S PROFUNDITY IN VISHISHTADVAITA Dr. R.Parthasarathy FOREWORD T.T.D. Religious Publications Series No: 1308 Sastras declare that there are eighty four lakhs of ©All Rights Reserved living beings in this universe. It expresses that the physi- cal body is not the soul. The thought perception, emo- First Edition - 2018 tion, intelligence are all the functions of the physical body. Jiva is an entity behind all these functions. It is not placed in one particular part of the body. Every Copies : 500 living being possesses jiva or the soul. When it leaves Price : the body, the physical body is dead, but the soul is not dead. It takes another form and gains properties. There will be a quest always in every human be- Published by Sri Anil Kumar Singhal, I.A.S., ing, that ‘what is life, what will happen when one dies? Executive Officer what is there beyond death?’ For all such questions, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Tirupati. this book will provide answers. The author of the book has put forth in detail about the jiva’s existance in the body, and it’s upliftment to a better body or get moksha D.T.P: or mukti. This book will be a good pathsetter for those Publications Division, T.T.D, Tirupati. who would like to know about what is life and how to gain moksha. Printed at : According to Sastras, Jiva is made of knowledge Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Press and bliss. It is self luminous. To know it’s importance, Tirupati. let us all gain the knowledge by reading this book. iv Hope, this treatise would enlighten many souls. May CONTENTS Lord Sri Venkateswara shower His blessings on all the Chapter Title Page No. Jiva Risis of this universe. Chapter-1 Introduction 1-22 1.1. Tattvas- Realities In the Service of Lord Venkateswara 1.2. Jiva in brief 1.3. Bliss in Srivaikunta 1.4. It is difficult to understand Jiva Executive Officer, 1.5. The mystery of Jiva Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, 1.6. The inevitable help of the Acharya Tirumala. 1.7. Surrender to the Acharya 1.8.The character and outlook of a realized Jiva 1.9.The behaviour of a Self-realized Jiva 1.10.Composition of man 1.11. Ethical philosophy 1.12. Objective Chapter-2 Jiva signified in the Upanishads 23-94 2.1. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.2. Chandogya Upanishad 2.3. Isavasya Upanishad 2.4. Katha Upanishad 2.5. Kausitaki Upanishad 2.6. Kena Upanishad 2.7. Mandukya Upanishad 2.8. Mundaka Upanishad 2.9. Svetasvatara Upanishad 2.10.Taittiriya Upanishad vi vii Chapter-3 Jiva elucidated in Bhagavad-gita 95-108 5.8. Mukta is welcomed at Srivaikunta 3.1. Births are many 5.9. Mukta stands before the Bhagavan 3.2. The nature of Jiva 5.10. Nithyas-the eternal 3.3. Effect of gunas on the Soul Chapter-6 The Vital role of Acharya 150-173 3.4. Effect of gunas at death 6.1. References from Upanishads 3.5. Three fold happiness enjoyed by Jiva 6.2. References by the Alvars 3.6. Positive actions and attainment of Liberation 3.7.What sort of persons reach paramapada ? 6.3. References by the Acharyas 3.8. The bright and dark paths 6.4. The vital role of Acharya 3.9. The attainment of Yogins 6.5. Sriman Narayana is our first Acharya 3.10. The fate of those who are ignorant 6.6. The need for Acharya 3.11. The men of right knowledge 6.7. Acharya BHIMA Chapter-4 Artha Panchakam 109-138 6.8. The duties of an Acharya 4.1. Artha Panchakam of Pillai Lokacharya 6.9. The special instructions of Acharyas 4.2. Artha panchakam of Vedanta Desika 6.10.The Acharya to be worshipped as the Lord 4.3. Artha panchakam 6.11. Guru is the Means and Goal (Adhikara-4-Rahasya Traya Sara) 6.12.The Performance of Panchasamskara Chapter-5 Jiva enlightened in Yatindramatadipika 139-149 5.1. Common characteristics of Jiva and Isvara Chapter-7 The Guruparampara 174-187 5.2. Nature of Jiva 7.1. Madhurakavigal’s Devotion towards Acharya 5.3. The thesis of other schools are refuted 7.2. Obeisance to Guruparampara 5.4. Classification of Jivas 7.3. References in Sri Guruparampara sara 5.5. Bound Jivas 7.4. Nomination of Seventy four Simhasanadhipatis 5.6. The Soul passes out of the body 7.5. The Guruparampara from 5.7. The Soul’s journey to Srivaikunta Sriman Narayana to Ramanuja viii ix 7.6. The Guruparampara from 9.2. Prapanna Ramanuja to Vedanta Desika (Vadagalai) 9.2.1. Conditions for attaining an Acharya 7.7.The Guruparampara from 9.2.2. The way Acharya saves the disciples Ramanuja to Manavala Mamunigal (Tenkalai) 9.2.3. The Liberation seekers 7.8. The Guruparampara in different schools 9.2.4. Prapanna: His various aspects 7.9. Present day Mutts and Ashramas 9.2.5. The desire for securing moksha Chapter-8 Rahasyas 188-222 9.2.6. The things to be scrupulously avoided 8.1. The need to preserve the Rahasyas 9.2.7. Classification of persons qualified for moksha 8.2. The Alvars and Rahasyas 9.2.8. Different forms of Prapatti 8.3. The way Ramanuja learnt the Rahasyas 9.2.9. The Performance of Prapatti 8.4. Ramanuja is named as Emperimanar 9.2.10. Characteristics of a Prapanna 8.5. Ramanuja trained his disciples 9.2.11. Traits of Behaviour of a Prapanna 8.6. Tiru-mantra 9.2.12. Post-prapatti conduct of a prapanna 8.7. Dvaya mantra 9.2.13. Services of a Prapanna 8.8. Charamasloka 9.2.14. The Injections as per sastras Chapter-9 Transformation of Baddha to Prapanna 223-321 and to Mukta 9.2.15. The Last message of Ramanuja 9.1.Baddha 9.2.16. Clarifications regarding the 9.1.1. Nature of Jivas Nithya and Naimittika karmas 9.1.2. The classifications of Jivas 9.2.17. Prapanna and Dispersal of Karmas 9.1.3. Classifications based on Selfishness 9.2.18.The last moments of Karma 9.1.4. Classifications in Bhagavad-gita 9.2.19. Preferred place of residence 9.1.5. Classifications based on goals 9.2.20. Ceremonies at death of a Srivaishnava 9.1.6. Behaviour of Baddha Jivas 9.2.21. What sort of person will reach paramapada? 9.1.7. The fate of those who are ignorant 9.2.22.Preparations for the soul’s journey 9.1.8. The attainment of Yogins 9.2.23.The Actual departure of the soul x 9.3. Mukta 1. INTRODUCTION 9.3.1. The Nature of Muktas Prelude : 9.3.2. The Transformation to Mukta “Who are You?”–The religious speaker raised this 9.3.3. The uniqueness of Mukta and the Lord question and requested all the learned audience to write 9.3.4. The Mukta does not come back to samsara down their answers in a piece of paper and pass on to 9.3.5. The Mukta attains equality with Brahman him. Majority of the audience had written down their 9.3.6. The Full and Perfect Enjoyment of names, while some had mentioned their professions like Doctor, Engineer, Advocate etc., few others had Bliss of Brahman mentioned their nativity. But only one had written as Chapter-10 Philosophical concepts of Pillai Lokacharya 322-337 ‘human’. The speaker commented that all had described 10.1. Prapatti their personality using different words. He added that 10.2. Persons eligible for Prapatti we often say “This is my body, I see, I hear, I know 10.3. The need for AtmaGnana and non-denial my mind.” What is that consciousness? The correct 10.4. The Lord is the means and goal answer is “I am Atman.” Any intelligent person will have queries like “Who am I?”, “Who is God?”, what 10.5. Purushakara-mediator is the relationship between me and God?” “What is my 10.6. Essential nature of the soul duty?”; “Why am I suffering through the process of 10.7. The attributes of a Prapanna birth, old age, disease and death?” “What is death?” 10.8. Offences to be avoided When a person dies, is there anything in him that 10.9. Offences against Bhagavatas survives and continues further? What is that implied 10.10. Characteristics of Bhagavats by which, the senses and the mind of a living person 10.11. Characteristics of an Acharya are active? These are highly important queries which lead one to search for the realities. 10.12. Acharya sambandham 10.13. Acharya BHIMANA Vishnu purana verse (2.13.98) states that the Jiva is not a celestial, human, animal or plant; the differences 10.14. Characteristics of a disciple in the bodies the Jiva occupies are due to the results of Chapter-11 Conclusion 338 his past actions.. Broadly Jivas can be classified as Bibliography 347 scripture controlled and scripture free. The bound Jivas Annexure 348-358 whose knowledge depends upon the sense organs are 2 JIVA'S PROFUNDITY IN VISHISHTADVAITA JIVA'S PROFUNDITY IN VISHISHTADVAITA 3 controlled by scripture. Such a knowledge does not The Kausitaki upanishad (I.4) states that the merciful exist in animals and non-ambulant. There are three Lord at the time of death, diverts the good deeds natural laws that control the life in this world. They are (Punya) to his well wishers and sins (Papa) to those (i) Law of destiny, (ii) Law of karma and (iii) law of who did harm.
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