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-Continued from page 2 knowledge about self and the supreme in the 30
pasurams, poems called thiruppa:vai. In the 8th song,
I don’t have such ignorance. I can recognise a Goda Devi knocks on the door of a gopika who seems
mic and the colours. to be sleeping at the surface but is in the state of this
How is this connected to grief? clear knowledge about the self to accompany/lead her
in reaching the supreme, Sri Krushna.
Vipari:tha jna:nam- If you think that you
are the body, then you are ignorant of the entity, self. Company of devotees who have clarity of
knowledge in spiritual aspects is the first and the
You have a hand; you are not the hand. Same last step in claiming your original state of bliss.
way, you have a body, you are not the body. Her knowledge of all these aspects is outpoured in

the form of devotion. When knowledge ripens, it
Anyattha: jna:nam- If you know that you
are the a:thma, not the body but if you think that you takes the form of devotion. Get yourself out of the
ignorance and walk the path of true wisdom in the
are the one who is taking birth or dying, then you are lead of Goda Devi!
ignorant of the attributes/qualities of yourself.
Jai Srimannarayana !
You are eternal, you do not die. The body takes
a form and then disintegrates, not you! From the teaching by HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar
Swamiji to Vedic students, Divya Saketham, JIVA,
Self-check: Do you have anyatha: jna:na or
vipari:tha jna:na? Hyderabad.

Goda Devi demonstrates her clarity in the

- Continued in page 9 of acharya.

- Continued from page 5 Sri Ramanuja, Manavala Mahamuni, H.H.
Sri Pedda Jeeyar Swami, H.H Sri Chinna Jeeyar
All the service institutions in the ashramam Swami have brought out the importance of acharya.
prove this aspect of Swamiji's work. The Samatha: Mu:rthy statue will inspire us on this

To spread the light of Acharya- His devotion path. It is a very difficult feat, and yet Swamiji has
to acharya is unparalleled. As a shining example of accomplished it. Lord Srimannarayana had blessed
this stands the installation of Samatha: Mu:rthy Swamiji in all his noble endeavours. Acharya may
(Statue of Equality). This huge statue of Sri Ramanuja not need our help. He is able to accomplish the most
is unique in India and also in the world. It will bring difficult things easily because of Divine Grace. But we
great credit to the city of Hyderabad. It reminds us need to help him for our own good.
of the importance of acharya who provides immense Let us all eagerly take part in the opening
help in revealing the bond that all jivas share with the ceremony of the Statue of Equality to be held from
Almighty. He alone reveals the divine nature and the Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 14, 2022 in the JIVA premises
desirability of knowing Paramathma. He will caution Hyderabad.
us against the obstacles in following the divine path.
He will show the way to Paramathma. It is the immense - English translation by Prof. S. Laxmana Murthy
service of acharya to Lord. Thus the Samatha: Mu:rthy for the original telugu article by Dr. Addanki Srinivas
statue will always bring to our mind the significance in Dec 2021 Telugu BN magazine.

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