Jai Sriman narayana. Thank you for this awesome Q&A. I greatly appreciated your concise answers and crystal clear explanation. Your straightforward approach is 0:11 refreshing. You never repeated the same thing over and over again. Your English is good. Keep up the good work. I’d like to see more such videos. I can already tell you are going to be very successful. Your style is unique from the rest. You should also do an intro video- how long have you been studying the scriptures. How did you manage to get mainstream education as well as Vedic. Love to hear your experiences. May Sri Ramanujar bless you and give you the knowledge and strength to spread his message across the globe. Jai sriman narayana !
Pranams Prabhu Ji 🙏☺️💗. Thank you so much for being sharing your knowledge and understanding on Vedanta with the world for the benefit of all beings. Hari Om 🙏💓
Please come out with your next English podcast on Karma Theory. Waiting for long time now. Your podcast is helping me clear many doubts and helping me understand Hinduism. Thankyou all three Swamiji's. Adiyen Pruthvirajsingh. Namaskaram.
This is a great channel. Vadakalai and Thenkalai are two eyes of our emperumanar sampradayam. I request swamin and the channel to invite even Vidwans in Vadakalai sampradayam to this channel to share their knowledge and wisdom to benefit all youngsters.
very well explained swamy ,very rare nowadays to get an answer validated and quoted by Shastras, you are giving genuine information without a tinge of self explanation or theory, just saying what is in Shastras, great explanation and wise questions also by 2 swamy's. Eagerly waiting for Karma theory Video eager to know 1) Does Astrological remedies on Karma work, and why does it work for some and not for some of them, if it worked then every body could do the remedy and become/get what they desire in Life. Do we need punya to even get correct astrological remedy. 2) "Prayaschittani asheshani, tapaha karmatmakani vai, yani tesham asheshanam, shri krishna anu smaranam param" as per this shloka(maybe from Vishnu Purana) does remembering that we are dasa's of Krishna be the biggest Prayaschitta and remove negative karma? 3)Did Krishna show to the world that Karma doesn't leave anyone? like he killed Vali as Rama by hiding and he got killed by a hunter as Krishna, because Krishna did not go to Paramapada directly with everyone like how Rama went to Vaikunta with all in ayodhya and also the story of Gandhari;s shaapam/curse to Krishna and Yadavas prove karma theory? 4) Why doesn't Bhagavan protect himself, he needs protection from Devotees, Many died in Srirangam, melukote etc because of invaders, however I heard a story that in Tirumala they could not invade, Thousands of Wild boars attacked them and protected Thirumala. Why is he protected only in Tirumala?
We should understand the concept of pralaya. Nitya, Naimitika, Prakrutha and Atyanthika pralaya. We have no idea how was the creation, when was it and what is the method. We see the world and moving towards the end, these are for sure.
29:00 TATTVA TRAYAM VAIDEGA in General after Ramanujar Ramananuja Sampradaya with Archavadara Perumal always True without any doubt as The Supreme. Again When UDAYAVAR apoeared as MANAVALAMAMUNIGAL STILL NO DOUBT COMPLETELY CLEARED
Swamy I want to learn more and to learn regularly just to remind myself that my duty is to serve God and bhagavan will take care of us. Please provide me some books in telugu like sri bhashyam and more
Nice video on vedic knowledge. Question is, once any soul attains Vaikuntha, never come back to the world. So one day, though after millions of creation, world will void of souls. Will creation stop from then? Lord Narayana is not creating souls, so new souls are not in scope itself. Please guide 🙏
GREAT SCHOLARS INDEED ! GREAT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. THESE SCHOLARS HAVE TO TAKE UP GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES IN PRESERVING AND PROPAGATING SANATHANA DHARMA OF BHARATH . THEY SHOULD ALSO WORK AGAINST THE DANGERS OF STEADY DECLINE OF SANATHANA DHARMA.
Swami Namaskaragalu🙏🏽There must be different meaning for heart because this physical heart cannot generate emotions. So heartfully means mind or soul. Kindly explain this🙏🏽
Swamins What is the relevance or connection between indriyas, manas, buddhi, atman How does an idea gets translated to action using these faculties Jai SrimanNarayaNa
Means intial first berth was human body or something else ? How can we know how many past lives were passed ? And still how many are left ? I like and strongly believe in vishista adwaita philosaphy
The question of first creation never exists as it is based on time. Paravastu Varadarajan Swami is wonderfully explaining that it is anadi - where time is not a calculation factor. Followers of spiritual science understand that even TIME was created, so to ask when was the time time was created is just not applicable.
I read a small book by title "What a Wonderful Universe" written by Dr Dhulipala Arkasomayaji" and published by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. Dr Arkasomayaji is a mathematician . Once we read that book we start comparing God with infinity in mathematics . In mathematics infinity plus 5 equals infinity and infinity minus 5 also equals infinity . That means we add or subtract any value to or from infinity it remains same infinity . If we accept this comparison then we are accepting the theory that a living being or even a non living object is not different from the God. This I think compares with the basic theory called "Adwaitha". With Einstein's fourth dimension 'time' added to that 'Adwaitha', manifestation of the universe becomes evident and shows that the universe is a dynamic one not a static one. Because manifestation is nothing but a form of or a result of time . And manifestation is nothing but an act of God / Goddess. (In Mahabharata Krishna says what all we see around is 'He' that is 'God' (hardware). And in India we compare energy which manifests the universe with goddess 'Shakti' (software) . Guruji how does this fit into your preaching ? I am understanding that you are preaching VisishtAdvaita. Inherently your preaching is also embracing Advaitha . Am I not correct? If I am not correct kindly lead me.
Swami ji please make a thorough video on Karma... Also regarding Gayatri mantra... Who said women should not chant and why women should not chant? As parmatma is beyond gender... Is it not wrong to say a particular section should not chant this or that?
Wt is process of taking Sri vaishnavam ,and wt are the restrictions in Sri vaishnavam,and will they change our name completely and give a new name or will they add ramanuja dasa for our existing name
@Bhakthamrutham I have been watching your videos for the past few months. If you don't mind can you create videos which tells us about Dharmashastras as well as slokas from Bhagavad Gita and their meanings for Brahmins. From Bangalore
I heard in another discourse, the jeevatma is said to reside in the body as an 'inverted lotus'. It does not reside in the heart/cardiac area but it lives somewhere in the diaphragm area.
The jeevatma is anu (very minute). So, he can't be residing "as" an inverted lotus. Also, there are many texts which describe the heart (hrudaya) as a lotus (padma). Refer to the word, 'Hrudayapadmam' in numerous texts.
@@Bhakthamrutham Yes it the speaker did say the jeevatma is very minute, like you have said 'anu' (probably = 'atom') and is shaped like an inverted lotus. The speaker also discussed how the atman leaves the body after death. Appreciate your reply.
Swami adiyen dasan, We jivas become sharira of Emberuman after Moksham . But, how can achit become the sharira of Emberuman. Will it also get moksham ?? Pls, clarify this swami . Ethavathu thavaru irunthal adiyenai kshamikka vendum
One question has been vexing me for long. Karma accrues when an action/ word / thought is perpetrated with free will. Who has a free will and when does it start? Do non human existence has free will? If yes how can existence without sixth sense and which perpetrates actions for survival accrue karma? If no karma is accrued how does that existence evolve? If no, then taking the birth of human is a matter of pure chance?
Panchasanskar is different from upanayan. It won't give you the eligibility to learn Vedas. There is a lot to unpack regarding Omkar. Can be done some other time....
@@Bhakthamruthamplease explain some other time. Many followers are inclined to ritualism yet at the same time do not want to violate the rules or adhikara.
Quite informative for a beginner. I have a question: Does Vishishtadvaita accept the Mukta Jiva having a body in Vaikuntha, serving the Lord? Does the body have any growth, old age, etc. Or will it remain in the same fixed age of 16 or so? Are there women mukta jivas too there? Are there dampatis there who are mukta jivas? I ask this because in the Madhwa system they accept all this. Is there bhoga in Vaikuntha for the mukta jivas? In Advaita, bhoga for the mukta jiva is admitted only in Brahma loka. After that loka perishes, the residents are admitted to be videha muktas, one with Brahman, with no individual identity. I know this is not the case with the other two systems. Kindly address my question, with pramanam in the texts of the Ramanuja system. Thanks.
A very good podcast indeed! Noted a few points below. 1. During the podcast, the questioner used the words, " a place called Vaikuntha". A place or a state? Where and what exactly is Vaikuntha? 2. Thanks for clarifying sharanagati is also a type of gyana. Very nicely explained. 3. Thanks for the incredible explanation of sharira-atma-bhava. This led to the bhagavat svaroopa and vigraha difference in the podcast that seemed like a natural extension. My question is on worshippable vigrahas: is there a difference between a-sadhaarana vigraha such as Ranganatha of Srirangam and a man-made vigraha that is consecrated? Since both kinds are currently being worshipped, are they both the same or is one more "powerful" than the other? Looking forward to the many more podcasts. Many many thanks! 🙏
Ye yatha maam prapadyante... If a bhakta reciprocates to bhagwan even through a painting, bhagwan takes it as his a-saadhaarana shareera. There is a story of Sri Ramanuja prostrating to image of Ranganaatha made on the sands of the Kaveri. He even accepted the prasadam I.e. sands from the children, who were having this divine play. Also, after Pran-pratistha, the Vigraha becomes a-saadhaarana which means that there is sankalpa-vishesha of bhagwan.
1. Moksha is a state and Sri Vaikuntha is a place. State of Moksha is defined as Jivatma having infinite dharma-bhuta-jnana. This means that it becomes omniscient as it's attributive knowledge pervades infinitely to such an extent as Brahman. By function of this, it is not only able to know everything but is also able to embody everything (similar sharira atma bhava here) and serve Sriman Narayana. Sri Vaikuntha is the loka where these mukta jivas reside to do kainkarya. This loka is outside the temporary universe of space and time. It is not made of the 5 elements but shuddha sattva prakriti. Hence it is beyond samsara as there is no rajas and tamas. Once this realm is reached, there is no going back (na cha punaravartate, na cha punaravartate). 2. Archa Avataram is when Bhagavan embodies a vigraha and exists for the sake of samsaris and mumukshus. There is no difference between them, he could inhabit a natural formation, a divine formation or a man-sculpted stone. All are equally powerful in granting all Aishwarya siddhis to samsaris and exalting them to Sri Vaikuntha.
1) Srivaikunta is a place. It is on the other shore of River Viraja which separates the Samsara from Vaikunta. Even a man-made vigraha may become an asadharana vigraha of Bhagavan. There are no differences in the 'power' or any other qualities.
Swamiji … can you please let us know if there are references of planetory effects on human life .. why do we have so much chaos during retrogrades for example ? And what is the purpose of
“…….Jnanavan mam prapdyate (Vasudeva sarvam iti as mahatma su durlabha)”. More practically knowledge that culminates in Saranagati. That is true knowledge and otherwise it is in complete or unrealized knowledge.
Namaskaram. Your podcast is nice. This is the first time I'm asking a question in TH-cam comments section. My question is what's the view of Visishtaadvaita sampradaya/Sri Ramanuja reg. Lord Shiva? To give a context to my question:- Popular view is that they are one and the same Supreme deity as per the puranas, all of which are compiled by Sri Veda Vyasa. In Sri Rama avatar and Sri Krishna avatar, Lord Vishnu worshipped Lord Shiva. As per Shiva Purana, Arunachala Mahatmya, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma worshipped Lord Shiva. In Bhasmasura Vrittaanta, Lord Shiva is saved by Lord Vishnu. As per Devi Bhagavatam, there are several Brahmaandaas, each having its own Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and all of them pray and worship Mother Devi.
According to Ramanujacharya, the Paramatma is Sriman Narayana. Shiva is a highly accomplished Jeeva who has attained this current state through severe austerities.
Sir, can you please explain the difference between our bodies and bodies of Avatars of Lord Vishnu? Do the avataras also have sookshma sharira? Please explain the difference.
This was explained in the previous podcast. The shareera of bhagwan is made of Suddha-Sattva tattva named Panchopanishad. It is ajada, form of knowledge, however, insentient
The first question in this lecture was about when creation began and if jiva is created. While answering a kathorpanishat verse was quoted 'na jayayer ...'. There the topic was about paramatma and that knowing whom sorrows end. There was no reference Jiva in the entire Kathopanishad. So the quote appropriate?
In Vishishtadvaita sampradaya, we interpret the two verses starting with 'na jaayate..' as denoting the Jeevatma. Though there are some differences, it must be noted that Shankaracharya has also quoted this verse while establishing the nityatva of Atma in the Atmadhikaranam. Please note that we try to be as authentic as possible and double check everything before publishing. Sometimes, mistakes may creep in, but not in this particular subject
Ontologically there are 4 ways something can exist: 1. Without a beginning, without an end: Bhagavān 2. Without a beginning, with end: baddha-jīva 3. With a beginning, without an end: karma, saṁskāras 4. With a beginning and an end: Everything you see around you, including your body. Liberation exists inside the 2nd ontological definition of existence
When you experience karma I.e. when Karma bears fruits, it ceases to exist. Karma isn't a tattva but it's a record of your deeds. You have done something good, you should be awarded. You have done something wrong, you should be punished. Once you are awarded or punished as per your deeds, the record of your deeds also finishes
There aren't infinite karmas that will give you fruit. Since Ignorance is the cause of bondage and not karma itself, moksha can ve attained through Self Knowledge.
According to vishistha-advaita, there's three things eternal, soul, ignorance and God. 1. And if ignorance is eternal, how a soul can achieve god? 2. Let's say, soul achives god, by understanding ignorance is causing suffering and atain liberation, whats the guarantee, the soul wont get stuck into ignorance again?
Adiyen ramanuja dasan 🙏 I am A Srivaishnava I have A question Regarding to Moustache or beard which type of it is allowed in our sampradaya we have a clear guidelines of hair which is Having A Shike or Shika But What About The Beard or the moustache pls Provide information 🙏
Wonderful discussion. Kindly reply to my query.I by mistake drank Tulasi theertham given in perumal temple on kamika ekadashi (31st July).According to my knowledge only on Dwadashi to break ekadashi fast we can consume. So I ceeated bangam for my vratham.Am I right? I feel so bad after this as whole day went on well but in the evening I committed an offence.
It's only an offence in the eye of a sampradaya but not in the eye of God. Humans are not perfect, mistakes do happen. Mistake is an opportunity to correct oneself
30:11 I feel the questioner @devanvasu7077 is right. It should be Visishta Dwaith. Otherwise it sounds like Unity in non-Diversity. 32:50 Guru ji defeated himself when Madhav Raamanujadas reiterated. I guess Madhav ji is also with me.
You haven't understood the word 'vishishta'. The word 'vishishta' means combined. The Brahman combined with chetana and achetana is 'one combined entity'. In your words , you can call it 'unity of the combined'. If it were vishishta dvaitam, there would be two Brahman and two sets of chetana and achetana. This is how samskritam works
@Bhakthamrutham I guess, this is how different articulation versions have arised, existed and going to exist for ever. Thanks for taking time to respond🙏🏻
Hi @ckreddy, I am Madhav Shrinivas and I am cant agree with you. It seems you didn't understand the vigraha vaakya for the term "Vishishtaadvaita". Take a example. Please don't take other wise. Suppose your house name is Sakshi nilayam and I tell that you are Sakshi nilayam-Vishishta-Reddy. That Vishishta person is one only. That Sakshi nilayam-vishishta-Reddy is advaita tattvam. If I say that Sakshi-vishishta-Reddy is dvaita tattvam, it would mean that there is another person as well who is owner of the house Sakshi nilayam, which is not true. Similarly, Vishishta Brahman is Advaita tattvam only. If we say that Chit-achit-vishishta-Brahman is dvaita tattvam, it would mean that there is another or second Brahman as well, who is have all the vastus, other than his aatma-swarupam as his Visheshana; which is not true.
Hare Krishna swami, We understand that things which have a beginning have an end. If karma can stop surely it implies that it has a beginning (even if it unknown)? How does Jiva atma’s free will play a role in karma, especially if samsara for the individual has been anadi/beginningless ? While I’m not helping my situation now with my ignorance , surely I didn’t chose to be a nitya baddha? How does causality work if my karma has been present since time immemorial? I must start punya or papa then like a chain reaction it escalates and is now too complicated to explain. If I am atma (sat, cit and anadam) then how could I beginninglessly/anadi be in a state of ignorance ? It either implies that Lord Narayana arbitrarily assigns souls as nitya mukta or nitya badha or that there is no free will or that the Advaita vadi is correct understanding that we are just ignorant of our liberated state. If we state that “nitya baddha means that there was never a time when we were not in samsara” rather then “its beginning is unknown”, we are inviting more problematic questions and creating more doubts. 🙏🙇🏽♀️
This is very well dealt in Brahma-sutra, and swami have quoted the sutra. I checked Govinda Bhashya. There also the acharya says karma to be anaadi or beginning less. Check 2.1.35. Also check the last sutra "na cha punaravartate". In Bhaagwata Sandarbha, Anuchheda 51 says "tato’skhalanam" i.e. none fall down from Vaikuntha. Also, Narayana doesn't allot anyone as nitya and other as baddha. That's like that since anaadi, without beginning. Just like Bhagwan. If at all we assume some beginning of Karma, the question will arise, why someone is nitya and someone is baddha
There are two types of explanations given by Acharyas. 1) The dvarapalakas are not from Vaikunta but are from Vishnuloka/ Kaarya vaikunta. They are not liberated souls. 2) The dvarapalakas are Vaikuntavasis who descended to Vishnuloka (to serve Bhagavan) where the incident happens. Though they are not affected by karma/shaapa, they act so, to show the world, the negative effects of disrespecting devotees.
Swami light gets abosorbed by glass and gets reemitted with same frequency. Hence light never exists in place where glass particles are. Thats why it is better to accept paramatma is upanada itself
Not sure if there is clear consensus regarding what you have said. Even if it is so, it doesn't affect what we wanted to explain. The example may be wrong, but the fact that Bhagavan is not obstructed by any other object has been clearly stated by many Acharyas.
Glass mostly refracts light and absorbs a small percentage of light. Only the frequency of light is unaffected but the path of light is altered and the amount of light is reduced.
Adiyen swamin.. how can a jivaatma that is anu (absolutely cannot be seen by the eye and is so minute) have so much knowledge? And it is said this knowledge is limited and will be unlimited in vaikuntam. Can you help us understand this concept? Daasan!
Swamins Is there a Sastric basis to support free will ? If there is free will, what is the relevance of karma. Can you please cover this in the next episode or episode on Karma
Please clear the confusion about a certain verse from Vedas which says "truth is one, people call it by different names". Some people use this to say that people from different religions are praying to the same entity. Is this true? Please clarify
There is no first creation, if all the three philosophies agree that creation is anadhi, that is why we have different gradation in the birth. (based on karma palam and the creation is not a a random creation)
Initiation in Srivaishnavism and Upanayanam are two completely different things. To know more about them, you can contact us through the contact details given in the description.
@@Bhakthamrutham He did create Ganesh out of nothing. Also if Karma does not reset, what happens when Brahma himself is gone and when new Brahma is created. What is the basis then ? Will the Shakti give these karma records to the new Brahma created ?
are "vyom" and "kaal" inside prakruti or are these separate tatvas existing outside srushti too, are they present both outside and inside the creation or only exists in maaya?
@gamebreakers6437 thank you but as per my knowledge it is related Bhagwan Vishnu. I know Keishna is his avatar only. But my daughter was born on janmashtami, so specifically looking for names related to Bhagwan Krishna. Thanks again for you help 🙏
I think the channel is the best for knowing about philosophy specially Vishitadwaita and best channel to understand Sri Vaishnava Sampraday Siddhanta.
Arputham Swamy.
Very simple explanation for complex concepts.
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
Love your simple explanation of complex philoshopies. Please do more videos like this one.
Thank u for your efforts. U explain many philosophy in simple words. Very helpful for us who are coming back to our root religion.
Wow💖So beautifully explained ❤ without any blemishes 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this knowledge in English!!! I love this channel! Namaskaram 🙏
Shri chakraraadhiraajaaya namaha
Shri mate shri Sudarshanaaya namaha
Shri shrimate rananujaaya namaha
Jai Sriman narayana. Thank you for this awesome Q&A. I greatly appreciated your concise answers and crystal clear explanation. Your straightforward approach is 0:11 refreshing. You never repeated the same thing over and over again. Your English is good. Keep up the good work. I’d like to see more such videos. I can already tell you are going to be very successful. Your style is unique from the rest. You should also do an intro video- how long have you been studying the scriptures. How did you manage to get mainstream education as well as Vedic. Love to hear your experiences. May Sri Ramanujar bless you and give you the knowledge and strength to spread his message across the globe. Jai sriman narayana !
Pranams Prabhu Ji 🙏☺️💗. Thank you so much for being sharing your knowledge and understanding on Vedanta with the world for the benefit of all beings. Hari Om 🙏💓
Please come out with your next English podcast on Karma Theory. Waiting for long time now. Your podcast is helping me clear many doubts and helping me understand Hinduism. Thankyou all three Swamiji's. Adiyen Pruthvirajsingh. Namaskaram.
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha.
Really enjoying your podcasts, keep up the great work.
Jai srimannarayana 🙏
This is a great channel. Vadakalai and Thenkalai are two eyes of our emperumanar sampradayam. I request swamin and the channel to invite even Vidwans in Vadakalai sampradayam to this channel to share their knowledge and wisdom to benefit all youngsters.
Thank you for the enlightenment 🙏🙏🙏
Excellent explanation in a simple way
Pranam bhagwan🙏
Adbhutam swamy
Thanks for ur clear explanation namaskarams to you
Thank you for your discussion. Simple and easy to understand 🙏
Great questions and great answers! Awesome initiative ❤🎉 adiyen Ramanujadasi 🙏🏽
very well explained swamy ,very rare nowadays to get an answer validated and quoted by Shastras, you are giving genuine information without a tinge of self explanation or theory, just saying what is in Shastras, great explanation and wise questions also by 2 swamy's. Eagerly waiting for Karma theory Video
eager to know
1) Does Astrological remedies on Karma work, and why does it work for some and not for some of them, if it worked then every body could do the remedy and become/get what they desire in Life. Do we need punya to even get correct astrological remedy.
2) "Prayaschittani asheshani, tapaha karmatmakani vai, yani tesham asheshanam, shri krishna anu smaranam param" as per this shloka(maybe from Vishnu Purana) does remembering that we are dasa's of Krishna be the biggest Prayaschitta and remove negative karma?
3)Did Krishna show to the world that Karma doesn't leave anyone? like he killed Vali as Rama by hiding and he got killed by a hunter as Krishna, because Krishna did not go to Paramapada directly with everyone like how Rama went to Vaikunta with all in ayodhya and also the story of Gandhari;s shaapam/curse to Krishna and Yadavas prove karma theory?
4) Why doesn't Bhagavan protect himself, he needs protection from Devotees, Many died in Srirangam, melukote etc because of invaders, however I heard a story that in Tirumala they could not invade, Thousands of Wild boars attacked them and protected Thirumala. Why is he protected only in Tirumala?
We should understand the concept of pralaya. Nitya, Naimitika, Prakrutha and Atyanthika pralaya. We have no idea how was the creation, when was it and what is the method. We see the world and moving towards the end, these are for sure.
Appreciate your contributions
29:00
TATTVA TRAYAM VAIDEGA in General after Ramanujar Ramananuja Sampradaya with Archavadara Perumal always True without any doubt as
The Supreme.
Again When UDAYAVAR apoeared as MANAVALAMAMUNIGAL STILL NO DOUBT COMPLETELY CLEARED
Swamy I want to learn more and to learn regularly just to remind myself that my duty is to serve God and bhagavan will take care of us. Please provide me some books in telugu like sri bhashyam and more
watching from Bangladesh, great content
I agree.
Hare Krishna! Thanks for this knowledge in English words.! when is Karma episode?
Adiyen swami
Nice video on vedic knowledge.
Question is, once any soul attains Vaikuntha, never come back to the world. So one day, though after millions of creation, world will void of souls. Will creation stop from then?
Lord Narayana is not creating souls, so new souls are not in scope itself.
Please guide 🙏
Om namo bhagwate shankaracharya
GREAT SCHOLARS INDEED !
GREAT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
THESE SCHOLARS HAVE TO TAKE UP GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES IN PRESERVING AND PROPAGATING SANATHANA DHARMA OF BHARATH . THEY SHOULD ALSO WORK AGAINST THE DANGERS OF STEADY DECLINE OF SANATHANA DHARMA.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat
sarvato 'kṣi-śiro-mukham
sarvataḥ śrutimal loke
sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati
Everywhere are His (paramatma’s) hands and legs etc
Thanks
Swami Namaskaragalu🙏🏽There must be different meaning for heart because this physical heart cannot generate emotions. So heartfully means mind or soul. Kindly explain this🙏🏽
Swamins
What is the relevance or connection between indriyas, manas, buddhi, atman
How does an idea gets translated to action using these faculties
Jai SrimanNarayaNa
Means intial first berth was human body or something else ? How can we know how many past lives were passed ? And still how many are left ?
I like and strongly believe in vishista adwaita philosaphy
The question of first creation never exists as it is based on time. Paravastu Varadarajan Swami is wonderfully explaining that it is anadi - where time is not a calculation factor. Followers of spiritual science understand that even TIME was created, so to ask when was the time time was created is just not applicable.
Thank you
please plan a more thorough video about karma and related concepts like reincarnation, paap-punya, swarga-narka etc.
Swamiji, can you explain more about kaivalya moksha.
❤ beautiful
I read a small book by title "What a Wonderful Universe" written by Dr Dhulipala Arkasomayaji" and published by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. Dr Arkasomayaji is a mathematician . Once we read that book we start comparing God with infinity in mathematics . In mathematics infinity plus 5 equals infinity and infinity minus 5 also equals infinity . That means we add or subtract any value to or from infinity it remains same infinity . If we accept this comparison then we are accepting the theory that a living being or even a non living object is not different from the God. This I think compares with the basic theory called "Adwaitha". With Einstein's fourth dimension 'time' added to that 'Adwaitha', manifestation of the universe becomes evident and shows that the universe is a dynamic one not a static one. Because manifestation is nothing but a form of or a result of time . And manifestation is nothing but an act of God / Goddess. (In Mahabharata Krishna says what all we see around is 'He' that is 'God' (hardware). And in India we compare energy which manifests the universe with goddess 'Shakti' (software) . Guruji how does this fit into your preaching ? I am understanding that you are preaching VisishtAdvaita. Inherently your preaching is also embracing Advaitha . Am I not correct? If I am not correct kindly lead me.
Swami ji please make a thorough video on Karma... Also regarding Gayatri mantra... Who said women should not chant and why women should not chant? As parmatma is beyond gender... Is it not wrong to say a particular section should not chant this or that?
Request if u can bring a Shaiva or Shaakt follower also for discussion on various tenets of Vaishnavism and Shaivism/ Shaktism
Wt is process of taking Sri vaishnavam ,and wt are the restrictions in Sri vaishnavam,and will they change our name completely and give a new name or will they add ramanuja dasa for our existing name
Please shed more light on chit achit chetan chetan
@Bhakthamrutham I have been watching your videos for the past few months. If you don't mind can you create videos which tells us about Dharmashastras as well as slokas from Bhagavad Gita and their meanings for Brahmins.
From Bangalore
Jai ho
I heard in another discourse, the jeevatma is said to reside in the body as an 'inverted lotus'. It does not reside in the heart/cardiac area but it lives somewhere in the diaphragm area.
The jeevatma is anu (very minute). So, he can't be residing "as" an inverted lotus. Also, there are many texts which describe the heart (hrudaya) as a lotus (padma). Refer to the word, 'Hrudayapadmam' in numerous texts.
@@Bhakthamrutham Yes it the speaker did say the jeevatma is very minute, like you have said 'anu' (probably = 'atom') and is shaped like an inverted lotus. The speaker also discussed how the atman leaves the body after death. Appreciate your reply.
Swami adiyen dasan,
We jivas become sharira of Emberuman after Moksham . But, how can achit become the sharira of Emberuman. Will it also get moksham ?? Pls, clarify this swami .
Ethavathu thavaru irunthal adiyenai kshamikka vendum
Swamin
Thank you so much. Can you please expand on Gayatri Mantra. Who sets the rules on chanting this mantra
One question has been vexing me for long.
Karma accrues when an action/ word / thought is perpetrated with free will. Who has a free will and when does it start? Do non human existence has free will?
If yes how can existence without sixth sense and which perpetrates actions for survival accrue karma? If no karma is accrued how does that existence evolve?
If no, then taking the birth of human is a matter of pure chance?
is पंच संस्कार diffrent than upnayan sanskar after doing पंच संस्कार will i get authority to read ved and om
@@akshat4773 Yes both are different
Panchasanskar is different from upanayan. It won't give you the eligibility to learn Vedas. There is a lot to unpack regarding Omkar. Can be done some other time....
@@Bhakthamruthamplease explain some other time. Many followers are inclined to ritualism yet at the same time do not want to violate the rules or adhikara.
Swami, what happens when all the Jeevathamas’ Karma ends. All Jeevathmas go to Moksha at 1 point of time. What is the role of Bhagawan after that?
❤
Quite informative for a beginner. I have a question: Does Vishishtadvaita accept the Mukta Jiva having a body in Vaikuntha, serving the Lord? Does the body have any growth, old age, etc. Or will it remain in the same fixed age of 16 or so? Are there women mukta jivas too there? Are there dampatis there who are mukta jivas? I ask this because in the Madhwa system they accept all this. Is there bhoga in Vaikuntha for the mukta jivas? In Advaita, bhoga for the mukta jiva is admitted only in Brahma loka. After that loka perishes, the residents are admitted to be videha muktas, one with Brahman, with no individual identity. I know this is not the case with the other two systems. Kindly address my question, with pramanam in the texts of the Ramanuja system. Thanks.
Namaste
I am a lady and can I perform shodhashopachara pooje to Ganesha?
A very good podcast indeed! Noted a few points below.
1. During the podcast, the questioner used the words, " a place called Vaikuntha". A place or a state? Where and what exactly is Vaikuntha?
2. Thanks for clarifying sharanagati is also a type of gyana. Very nicely explained.
3. Thanks for the incredible explanation of sharira-atma-bhava. This led to the bhagavat svaroopa and vigraha difference in the podcast that seemed like a natural extension. My question is on worshippable vigrahas: is there a difference between a-sadhaarana vigraha such as Ranganatha of Srirangam and a man-made vigraha that is consecrated? Since both kinds are currently being worshipped, are they both the same or is one more "powerful" than the other?
Looking forward to the many more podcasts.
Many many thanks! 🙏
Ye yatha maam prapadyante...
If a bhakta reciprocates to bhagwan even through a painting, bhagwan takes it as his a-saadhaarana shareera. There is a story of Sri Ramanuja prostrating to image of Ranganaatha made on the sands of the Kaveri. He even accepted the prasadam I.e. sands from the children, who were having this divine play.
Also, after Pran-pratistha, the Vigraha becomes a-saadhaarana which means that there is sankalpa-vishesha of bhagwan.
It is good to know this. Thank you! 🙏
1. Moksha is a state and Sri Vaikuntha is a place.
State of Moksha is defined as Jivatma having infinite dharma-bhuta-jnana. This means that it becomes omniscient as it's attributive knowledge pervades infinitely to such an extent as Brahman. By function of this, it is not only able to know everything but is also able to embody everything (similar sharira atma bhava here) and serve Sriman Narayana.
Sri Vaikuntha is the loka where these mukta jivas reside to do kainkarya. This loka is outside the temporary universe of space and time. It is not made of the 5 elements but shuddha sattva prakriti. Hence it is beyond samsara as there is no rajas and tamas. Once this realm is reached, there is no going back (na cha punaravartate, na cha punaravartate).
2. Archa Avataram is when Bhagavan embodies a vigraha and exists for the sake of samsaris and mumukshus. There is no difference between them, he could inhabit a natural formation, a divine formation or a man-sculpted stone. All are equally powerful in granting all Aishwarya siddhis to samsaris and exalting them to Sri Vaikuntha.
1) Srivaikunta is a place. It is on the other shore of River Viraja which separates the Samsara from Vaikunta.
Even a man-made vigraha may become an asadharana vigraha of Bhagavan. There are no differences in the 'power' or any other qualities.
@@omoshiroi2326 Thank you!
Baghean resides in a form in the Heart.doe you really mean the body part?
Swamiji … can you please let us know if there are references of planetory effects on human life .. why do we have so much chaos during retrogrades for example ? And what is the purpose of
“…….Jnanavan mam prapdyate (Vasudeva sarvam iti as mahatma su durlabha)”. More practically knowledge that culminates in Saranagati. That is true knowledge and otherwise it is in complete or unrealized knowledge.
pls do a series on 108 divya deshams
Namaskaram. Your podcast is nice. This is the first time I'm asking a question in TH-cam comments section. My question is what's the view of Visishtaadvaita sampradaya/Sri Ramanuja reg. Lord Shiva? To give a context to my question:- Popular view is that they are one and the same Supreme deity as per the puranas, all of which are compiled by Sri Veda Vyasa. In Sri Rama avatar and Sri Krishna avatar, Lord Vishnu worshipped Lord Shiva. As per Shiva Purana, Arunachala Mahatmya, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma worshipped Lord Shiva. In Bhasmasura Vrittaanta, Lord Shiva is saved by Lord Vishnu. As per Devi Bhagavatam, there are several Brahmaandaas, each having its own Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and all of them pray and worship Mother Devi.
According to Ramanujacharya, the Paramatma is Sriman Narayana. Shiva is a highly accomplished Jeeva who has attained this current state through severe austerities.
Thank you very much for the reply.
Sir, can you please explain the difference between our bodies and bodies of Avatars of Lord Vishnu? Do the avataras also have sookshma sharira? Please explain the difference.
This was explained in the previous podcast. The shareera of bhagwan is made of Suddha-Sattva tattva named Panchopanishad. It is ajada, form of knowledge, however, insentient
@@manishkumar-xq6xnwhich previous video? Can you please give the link
During avataras, Bhagavan possesses Shareeras which are Shuddhasattvamaya. Haven't heard about Bhagavan having Sookshma shareera during avataras
@@Bhakthamrutham thanks 🙏
🎉❤
The first question in this lecture was about when creation began and if jiva is created. While answering a kathorpanishat verse was quoted 'na jayayer ...'. There the topic was about paramatma and that knowing whom sorrows end. There was no reference Jiva in the entire Kathopanishad. So the quote appropriate?
In Vishishtadvaita sampradaya, we interpret the two verses starting with 'na jaayate..' as denoting the Jeevatma.
Though there are some differences, it must be noted that Shankaracharya has also quoted this verse while establishing the nityatva of Atma in the Atmadhikaranam.
Please note that we try to be as authentic as possible and double check everything before publishing. Sometimes, mistakes may creep in, but not in this particular subject
🙏
Swami adiyen,
Can srivaishnavas perform sathya narayana pooja or not please tell swami.✨
if creation is anadhi, jivatma is anadhi, why does karma have an end? then technically there should be no liberation
Because Creation is Anaadi but not Ananta
Hence Karma
Ontologically there are 4 ways something can exist:
1. Without a beginning, without an end: Bhagavān
2. Without a beginning, with end: baddha-jīva
3. With a beginning, without an end: karma, saṁskāras
4. With a beginning and an end: Everything you see around you, including your body.
Liberation exists inside the 2nd ontological definition of existence
When you experience karma I.e. when Karma bears fruits, it ceases to exist.
Karma isn't a tattva but it's a record of your deeds. You have done something good, you should be awarded. You have done something wrong, you should be punished.
Once you are awarded or punished as per your deeds, the record of your deeds also finishes
Karma does not have an end
It has a balance
There aren't infinite karmas that will give you fruit. Since Ignorance is the cause of bondage and not karma itself, moksha can ve attained through Self Knowledge.
According to vishistha-advaita, there's three things eternal, soul, ignorance and God.
1. And if ignorance is eternal, how a soul can achieve god?
2. Let's say, soul achives god, by understanding ignorance is causing suffering and atain liberation, whats the guarantee, the soul wont get stuck into ignorance again?
Adiyen ramanuja dasan 🙏 I am A Srivaishnava I have A question Regarding to Moustache or beard which type of it is allowed in our sampradaya we have a clear guidelines of hair which is Having A Shike or Shika But What About The Beard or the moustache pls Provide information 🙏
What are the guidelines regarding Shikha? Can you give me an explanation sir?
How you guys are able to cope up with the anti hindu government, how society treats you and do you face any difficulties?
Jay and Vijay were dwarapalakas in vaikuntha .
@@manoramjpsdas8087 In Kaarya Vaikuntha, that lies outside the Parama vyoma, for devas
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Adiyen dasan
Wonderful discussion.
Kindly reply to my query.I by mistake drank Tulasi theertham given in perumal temple on kamika ekadashi (31st July).According to my knowledge only on Dwadashi to break ekadashi fast we can consume. So I ceeated bangam for my vratham.Am I right?
I feel so bad after this as whole day went on well but in the evening I committed an offence.
It's only an offence in the eye of a sampradaya but not in the eye of God. Humans are not perfect, mistakes do happen. Mistake is an opportunity to correct oneself
तमुपेत्य विभुं जीवः केन वापि विधानतः।
निश्चयेन स आयाति न लोके, नापि कर्मभुक्।।
Ref-:
--- " मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते"
भ.गी .
श्रीमते रामानुजाय नमः
Dr. K.purushottam Achary
Why pm modi says, tamil is older than sanskrit in India, and tamil has vast literatures?
Is Lord Krishna called as Supreme Personality of God
Yes yes yes
1000%
In Dwaita and Achintya Bhed Abhed Sampraday only
12:15
DwaraPalaka
VAIKUNTHA PLANET
VAIKUNTHA LOKA no falldown
Is this correct?
Dwarapalakas were not in Paramapada, they were in kaarya vaikunta. Those who have reached Paramapada will nvr return (Na cha Punaraavartate).
Yes. But there are two versions of explanation
30:11
I feel the questioner @devanvasu7077 is right. It should be Visishta Dwaith. Otherwise it sounds like Unity in non-Diversity.
32:50 Guru ji defeated himself when Madhav Raamanujadas reiterated. I guess Madhav ji is also with me.
You haven't understood the word 'vishishta'. The word 'vishishta' means combined. The Brahman combined with chetana and achetana is 'one combined entity'. In your words , you can call it 'unity of the combined'. If it were vishishta dvaitam, there would be two Brahman and two sets of chetana and achetana. This is how samskritam works
@Bhakthamrutham
I guess, this is how different articulation versions have arised, existed and going to exist for ever.
Thanks for taking time to respond🙏🏻
Hi @ckreddy, I am Madhav Shrinivas and I am cant agree with you. It seems you didn't understand the vigraha vaakya for the term "Vishishtaadvaita".
Take a example. Please don't take other wise. Suppose your house name is Sakshi nilayam and I tell that you are Sakshi nilayam-Vishishta-Reddy. That Vishishta person is one only. That Sakshi nilayam-vishishta-Reddy is advaita tattvam. If I say that Sakshi-vishishta-Reddy is dvaita tattvam, it would mean that there is another person as well who is owner of the house Sakshi nilayam, which is not true.
Similarly, Vishishta Brahman is Advaita tattvam only. If we say that Chit-achit-vishishta-Brahman is dvaita tattvam, it would mean that there is another or second Brahman as well, who is have all the vastus, other than his aatma-swarupam as his Visheshana; which is not true.
Hare Krishna swami,
We understand that things which have a beginning have an end. If karma can stop surely it implies that it has a beginning (even if it unknown)?
How does Jiva atma’s free will play a role in karma, especially if samsara for the individual has been anadi/beginningless ? While I’m not helping my situation now with my ignorance , surely I didn’t chose to be a nitya baddha? How does causality work if my karma has been present since time immemorial? I must start punya or papa then like a chain reaction it escalates and is now too complicated to explain.
If I am atma (sat, cit and anadam) then how could I beginninglessly/anadi be in a state of ignorance ?
It either implies that Lord Narayana arbitrarily assigns souls as nitya mukta or nitya badha or that there is no free will or that the Advaita vadi is correct understanding that we are just ignorant of our liberated state.
If we state that “nitya baddha means that there was never a time when we were not in samsara” rather then “its beginning is unknown”, we are inviting more problematic questions and creating more doubts.
🙏🙇🏽♀️
This is very well dealt in Brahma-sutra, and swami have quoted the sutra. I checked Govinda Bhashya. There also the acharya says karma to be anaadi or beginning less. Check 2.1.35.
Also check the last sutra "na cha punaravartate".
In Bhaagwata Sandarbha, Anuchheda 51 says "tato’skhalanam" i.e. none fall down from Vaikuntha.
Also, Narayana doesn't allot anyone as nitya and other as baddha. That's like that since anaadi, without beginning. Just like Bhagwan.
If at all we assume some beginning of Karma, the question will arise, why someone is nitya and someone is baddha
Swami , what about Jay and Vijay who fell down from Vaikuntha. They take three births as Raksas.
There are two types of explanations given by Acharyas.
1) The dvarapalakas are not from Vaikunta but are from Vishnuloka/ Kaarya vaikunta. They are not liberated souls.
2) The dvarapalakas are Vaikuntavasis who descended to Vishnuloka (to serve Bhagavan) where the incident happens. Though they are not affected by karma/shaapa, they act so, to show the world, the negative effects of disrespecting devotees.
What is Achintya Bhedabhed Tatva and how it is different than Vishista Advaita Tatva??
@@meenakshipatil2372 ABB is shakti-parinaamavaada. Ramanuja had disagreed to this concept and had refuted it in Sri Bhashya
@@manishkumar-xq6xnwhat is Shakti Parinaam Vaada? Please elaborate.
Excellant
Swami light gets abosorbed by glass and gets reemitted with same frequency. Hence light never exists in place where glass particles are. Thats why it is better to accept paramatma is upanada itself
Not sure if there is clear consensus regarding what you have said. Even if it is so, it doesn't affect what we wanted to explain. The example may be wrong, but the fact that Bhagavan is not obstructed by any other object has been clearly stated by many Acharyas.
Glass mostly refracts light and absorbs a small percentage of light. Only the frequency of light is unaffected but the path of light is altered and the amount of light is reduced.
Adiyen swamin.. how can a jivaatma that is anu (absolutely cannot be seen by the eye and is so minute) have so much knowledge? And it is said this knowledge is limited and will be unlimited in vaikuntam. Can you help us understand this concept? Daasan!
Swamins
Is there a Sastric basis to support free will ? If there is free will, what is the relevance of karma. Can you please cover this in the next episode or episode on Karma
Will itself is bound as it brings numerous results. Where is it free? Free will is a concept of west
Sure. We'll discuss this in the episode regarding karma theory
Eventually, everything is just Wave form! Isn’t it?
Please clear the confusion about a certain verse from Vedas which says "truth is one, people call it by different names". Some people use this to say that people from different religions are praying to the same entity. Is this true? Please clarify
There is no first creation, if all the three philosophies agree that creation is anadhi, that is why we have different gradation in the birth. (based on karma palam and the creation is not a a random creation)
Organ donation is considered as a very noble act then why our Shaasthraas do not permit it?
ACHARYVARYA I WANT TO TAKE INITIATION IN SRI VAISHAVISM AND I AM BRAMHIN SO CAN I ALSO GET upanayanam WHAT IS THE PROCESS
Initiation in Srivaishnavism and Upanayanam are two completely different things. To know more about them, you can contact us through the contact details given in the description.
If pralaya doesn't reset Karma, then what is Brahama doing? there must be something that enables him to create life. ?
Do you mean chaturmukha Brahma?
Since karma is not reset, Brahma is able to create Jeevas unequally. If karma was reset, how could one create Jeevas unequally without a basis?
@@Bhakthamrutham He did create Ganesh out of nothing. Also if Karma does not reset, what happens when Brahma himself is gone and when new Brahma is created. What is the basis then ? Will the Shakti give these karma records to the new Brahma created ?
What do you mean by 'reset'?
How karma prabha can eternal when jeeba has no Karama as nitya ?
are "vyom" and "kaal" inside prakruti or are these separate tatvas existing outside srushti too, are they present both outside and inside the creation or only exists in maaya?
Vyom or Aakasha is a product of Prakriti while kaal (Time) is separate from Prakriti
Namaskar, could you please suggest a sanskrit name for girl child starting with V and related to Bhagwan Krishna? It would be a great help 🙏
Vaishnavi
Vasumathi 💜
Vinmayi
Vrindā
@gamebreakers6437 thank you but as per my knowledge it is related Bhagwan Vishnu. I know Keishna is his avatar only. But my daughter was born on janmashtami, so specifically looking for names related to Bhagwan Krishna. Thanks again for you help 🙏
Do we take rebirth again and again. Does brahama decide before we take birth how our life will be ??
No one decides how your life will exactly be. We will discuss this in detail in an episode regarding karma theory.