Faith
Kooratazhvan, in his Varadaraja Stavam, points out that Varadaraja, like Brahman, is unchanging, said Valayapet Ramachariar, in a discourse. Visishtadvaita philosophy explains the sareera-sareeri relationship between the Supreme One and the Universe. All sentient and non-sentient constitute His body. When we talk of sareera (body), we know that it is subject to change. Chetana and achetana also change. And if they are His body, how can we say He is changeless? The answer is simple. Take a human
Faith
At some point of time in our journey through the cycle of birth, when one’s past good karmas bear fruit, one comes under the beneficial influence of an acharya. He instils good conduct in us, strengthens our belief in mantra japa, and inspires in us the atma tatva jnana and leads us towards seeking salvation. In this context, the stories of what happened in the case of the sinner Kshatrabandu and of the virtuous Pundarika are quoted to explain how by the good graces of Narada, they are able to
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