25 Apr 2023
O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,
Both Shankara and Ramanuja were born on the same day indicating that both God Shiva and God Vishnu are one and the same God Datta (Śivāya Viṣṇu rūpāya). Both these preachers arrived one after the other on a single program telling that ‘God and soul are one and the same’ and that ‘soul is a part of God’ respectively. Both are revealing the truth step by step as the ego is getting reduced. Shankara faced atheists, who were 100% egoistic and had to tell that the soul is the total God-fire. Unless this is told, the atheist will not believe even if you tell that soul is 99% God. Then Shankara suggested that unless the soul becomes devotee of God, the practical realization that soul is completely God will not be attained. Attracted by this one crore lottery, the atheist became devotee and reduced his ego to 10%. Ramanuja came telling that soul is a spark of God-fire. Ramanuja agreed to monism in a special way that since soul is an inseparable part of God, the final result is monism only even if basic dualism exists. Ramanuja is bridging the monism of the past Shankara and the dualism of the future Madhva. Madhva told about 100% dualism after some time when the ego of the devotee became 0%. Shankara stressed on the first step, knowledge, Ramanuja stressed on the second step, devotion and Madhva, the youngest brother of Hanuman stressed on practical service to God in human form (Rama). These three steps are the consequent steps to reach the goal and in this sequence alone, the three divine preachers arrived.
I have written one verse in Shri Datta Guru Bhagavat Gita:-
Yastrimūrtiṣu bhedaṃ ca, kalayet triguruṣvapi |
Tiṣṭhet narakalokeṣu, tāvat yāvat jagat bhavet ||
Meaning:- He, who finds any difference among the three divine forms of God (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) and also finds difference among the three divine preachers (Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva) will fall in severe hells till this eternal creation exists.
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