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| − | + | Caramaṣ[[loka]] literally means ‘the final or concluding verse’. | |
| − | + | [[Ramanuja]]’s (A. D. 1017-1137) teachings are twofold: | |
| − | # Viṣistadvaita Vedanta - The philosophical aspect of his teaching is known as Viṣistadvaita Vedanta. | + | # Viṣistadvaita [[Vedanta]] - The philosophical aspect of his teaching is known as Viṣistadvaita [[Vedanta]]. |
# Śrivaiṣnavism - The practical and the religious aspect is called as Śrivaiṣnavism. | # Śrivaiṣnavism - The practical and the religious aspect is called as Śrivaiṣnavism. | ||
Śrivaiṣnavism lays a great emphasis on two means of attaining mokṣa or liberation. These means are: | Śrivaiṣnavism lays a great emphasis on two means of attaining mokṣa or liberation. These means are: | ||
| − | # Bhakti - Devotion to God | + | # [[Bhakti]] - Devotion to God |
| − | # Prapatti - Self-surrender | + | # [[Prapatti]] - Self-surrender |
| − | Prapatti depends on receiving the rahasyatraya (‘the three secrets’) from a qualified preceptor and practicing the same. These rahasyatrayas are: | + | [[Prapatti]] depends on receiving the rahasyatraya (‘the three secrets’) from a qualified preceptor and practicing the same. These rahasyatrayas are: |
# Astakṣarmantra | # Astakṣarmantra | ||
| − | # Dvayamantra | + | # [[Dvayamantra]] |
# Caramaṣloka | # Caramaṣloka | ||
Latest revision as of 22:51, 15 December 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Caramasloka, CaramaSloka, Caramashloka
Caramaṣloka literally means ‘the final or concluding verse’.
Ramanuja’s (A. D. 1017-1137) teachings are twofold:
- Viṣistadvaita Vedanta - The philosophical aspect of his teaching is known as Viṣistadvaita Vedanta.
- Śrivaiṣnavism - The practical and the religious aspect is called as Śrivaiṣnavism.
Śrivaiṣnavism lays a great emphasis on two means of attaining mokṣa or liberation. These means are:
Prapatti depends on receiving the rahasyatraya (‘the three secrets’) from a qualified preceptor and practicing the same. These rahasyatrayas are:
- Astakṣarmantra
- Dvayamantra
- Caramaṣloka
The Caramaṣloka is the 66th verse in the last chapter of the Bhagavadgita.[1] Though it is not the last in the section, since it contains the ultimate or final (= carama) message of Śrikṛṣna, it has been designated as such.
The verse is:sarvadharman parityajya mamekarh saranam vraja I aharin tva sarvapapebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah IIThis means:
‘Abandoning all dharmas human efforts at moral and spiritual upliftment come to Me as the only Refuge. Grieve not; I will deliver you from all sins’
- ↑ Bhagavadgita 18.66