Pleasing

Updated on May 26, 2022 in Good qualities for human
46 on February 7, 2022

Dear Swami,
Is it ok if you are not pleasing your parents, siblings even Demi gods but only pleasing the supreme lord ?

 
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3 on February 7, 2022

Dear Swami,

Namaskaram.

Please read it as “is it ok if I am not pleasing others including parents and closed ones like siblings but only engaged in pleasing lord”

Sorry for the above typo.

on February 7, 2022

Not okay

Parents are first God

Mata Pita Guru Deivam

Vikram swamy,

In general what you say is true; but there can be exceptions too.

Prahaladan did not try to please his father. Vibheeshana did not try to please his sibling. Bali did not try to please his Guru.

If the mother is the person who introduces father to the child. Father is the person who introduces Guru to the child. Guru is the person who (re)introduces God to the individual.

If these three members are duly leading the soul towards God, if they are dharmic, then we should to try to please them.

Sometimes what we do may not be pleasing to them immediately, but will give them happiness in the long run.

So, the answer to question is subjective.

Firstly, ensure what you are trying to do is indeed pleasing to Perumal and you are not just imagining so. Discuss your specific situation with a wise person who is steady in his devotion, and ensure what you think is pleasing to Perumal is indeed pleasing to Him.

Even if the parents and siblings fail to see your point of view, you try to see their point of view; carefully evaluate if what they say is in line with dharma. If so, it is better to follow their advise.

adiyen dasan.

 

 

on February 8, 2022

Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha

Thayar eppadi irukka nu paakadhey
Nee thayarukku ozhunga iru

Don’t see how your mother is
See how you are to your mother

It is this janma relationship created by Perumal for your karma

So even if it is a bad mother
A son’s responsibility is to take care of her

Here the point is “Are we doing justice to our duty?”

Vibheeshana what he did may be against Rajya Dharmam (sAmAnya Dharmam)
SharanAgathi is vishesha Dharmam
(He might have known SriRam is Supreme and realised)

Bali did not listen to his Guru
But Guru was safeguarding his sishya even after knowing it’s Perumal so Guru did his duty, Bali failed
A sishyan’s responsibility is to listen to Guru

Prahladhan did not listen to his father because he was mature enough to know who the supreme was “Garbha SrimAn” within mother’s womb
We get knowledge only by experience & age

The moment that God realization come

Everything becomes
“thaaye thandhaiye noye”

Why did Pundalik kept Panduranga waiting?
Parents vitutu oda vendiyadhu dhaney, unga Perumal dhan great achey

Dasanudasan

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3 on February 8, 2022

அன்னையும் பிதாவும் முன்னறி தெய்வம்.

சொல்லி தரலயா?

on May 22, 2022

100% we all follow this on our family responsibilities ! But for divine we shouldn’t wait for thayar or thanthi waiting period: just we keep going or pleasing our perumal and thayar without waiting for someone or our tracks.

on May 22, 2022

Amma appa kku kaal pidichu vitta podhum

It will please Perumal
Dasanudasan

on May 22, 2022

Agreed ! Podhum thaan idikarthu ! Kal pidichu vittu apram.. perumala please pannalame adhu enga Amma vku nalla arogya tharum.. kal Vali illama perumal kita nadaka vaikum…

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0 on February 8, 2022

Enna porutha varaikkum கடமையில் எதிர்பார்ப்பு இருக்க கூடாது

நீ நல்லவன் So உனக்கு செய்யறேன்
நீ கெட்டவன் So உனக்கு செய்ய மாட்டேன்

நாம யாரு decide பண்ண?

Meerabai , Prahladhan are all bad examples or exceptions

Practical life they have no interest

We are talking about normal people

Mathru Sri Thari konda vengamamba iva ellarum Perumala love pannina

Ivaala yaaru Kalyanam pannikka soldra?

Enga ammava kaetta
Periyavaala appadi ellam pesa pdathu nu soldra

How they expect hubby to be in same level of bhakthi maturity?

Husband pavam dhaney?

Kozhandha kutti pethukkalam nu nenachindu irukiravan kitta poi

Akhila koti brahmanda nayaka nu sonna Avan yenga povAn?

Aandaal madhiri
“Maanidar kku endru pechu padil vaazhgilen”

Sonna all route clear

After getting into marriage

Not respecting it, is not good sanAthana dhArmikan

I blame all sages for that matter
Who get into marriage
But become sanyasi without wife’s permission

Dasanudasan

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0 on February 8, 2022

According to legality
Vibheeshana was expatriate
Expelled from country for not following the then Sri Lankan law. To follow the laws of a King is sAmAnya Dharma.

Indian freedom fighters were called extremist by the then British Government because they did not follow Britian laid law in India

One side patha nallavargal
Other side patha kettavargal..

A coin has two side. It depends on from which side you see.

Dasanudasan

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Vikram swamy,

there is a lot of fallacy in your arguement. Please think about it deeply, BASED ON acharyas’ teachings. When our thoughts are not guided by acharya’s teachings in analysing situations, we will be guided by our vasanas from previous lives and this life. That will lead to fallacy.

adiyen dasan.

on February 8, 2022

Ok Swamy

That’s okay. As per VishistAdvaita siddhAntham all my thoughts are TRUE at that point in time.

Devareer read deeply my message you will understand better.

Amma appa rendu perum sethu ponadhukku apparam Perumal madila ukkaralam. No hurry.

We are not thukkaram or Nama devarvto roll over the ground. Already nobody taking care of parents.

In the name of Perumal I don’t want one more to fall as victim and get into sins.

Dasanudasan

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0 on February 8, 2022

When you don’t feed your parents when they are alive
What’s the use of doing Tarpanams after their death?

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0 on February 8, 2022

Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha

Swamy Ramanuja himself broken promises of Thirukoshtiyur Nambi Swamigal.

Was Nambigal happy initially?
No, he was angry

After explanation
Nambigal became happy

This is what Devareer need to understand

You should not compare Bali breaking Guru’s instructions
That’s a bad example

Example should be from positive not negative

Breaking Guru’s instruction is a fault no matter who does it

Can you declare?
Break Guru’s words if you assume it is Perumal in front of you?

Can we discuss logically please?

The context & purpose will differ.

If Nambigal was pleased that was Perumal’s Sankalpam

Not sure if SukrAchArya would be happy with Mahabali though

He lost one eye. He tried a lot to save his sishya
Guru did his duty, pupil failed!

Dasanudasan

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2 on February 8, 2022

From Ramanuja Swamy adiyen learn

“Apply your brain 🧠 even if it’s your own Guru, just don’t blindly follow”

Dasanudasan
Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha

Apply your brain even if it’s your own Guru, just don’t blindly followFrom vikraminside

This is 100% correct in the following way:

To please Perumal is the ultimate goal. Taking care of parents irrespective of their nature is VERY important because that is what pleases Perumal. But, if (hypothetically) one person wants to engage in some sastvika occupation in a satvika place, but the parents want the person to engage in rajasika or tamasika work in a rajasika place (eg. western world), then this person need not please the parents on this count. He can go against their wish, but still take care of them nicely.

Even if it is parents or so-called guru advising, use your brain to think through in terms of what sastram precribes as ‘pleasing to Perumal’ and do that. This is what Prahaladan did, Bali did, and Vibheeshana did. And this is what ThiruVikraman swamy is also suggesting now. But along the way, he somehow got confused.

So, please take your time to think along the teachings of our acharyas.

adiyen.

 

Guru did his duty, pupil failed!  ”From vikraminside
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Ideally, the guru should have told, “my dear child, you are so fortunate Lord Vishnu Himself has come. Just submit everything to Him including yourself; because everything actually belongs to Him already. I will also use this opportunity to submit myself to Him in person. Let us please Him with all our heart”.

Had the guru said so, then we can conclude he did his duty. 

Now you please think over logically and tell, did the guru do his duty? No!

But the sishya did his duty promptly! He had learnt from other sources (including his grandfather) that the ultimate goal is to please Perumal, and he didn’t fail in his duty.

 

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When you use your own brain and analyse, please use acharya’s teachings as guidelines; then it will be correct. If we use our brain based on our vasanas, it is bound to be wrong. Example, as above.

adiyen dasan.

  

on February 8, 2022

Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha

Ok Swamy too good.
Few places clarity required
“then this person need not please the parents on this count. He can go against their wish, but still take care of them nicely
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If one chooses to move away how can he/she take care of parents?

Rajasam and Tamasam need to be reduced. Except Perumal who is shuddha sathvam?

The whole idea of sathvikam is to serve.

Self submission is a special dharma Swamy not just Sukracharya even lord Shiva may fail to self submit to Sriman Narayana.

Indran after getting all help from Perumal still enjoying his worldly pleasures.

Why Arjuna after all Gita / Hita upadesha from Krishnan himself did not self submit?

Adhu avlo easya thonadhu Swamy.

So Sukracharya technically helped Trivikrama Leela to continue.

If Bali did sharanagati first itself, then perumal could not have captured the lokas he promised to lord Indran.

Perumal’s dayalu krupalu gurnam would not let a sharanagatha suffer at any cost.

Same case with Vibheeshana. If Ravana had fell down to SriRam, SriRam would be in Dharma Sankata

SriRam would have required to login to this forum to get clarity.

Dasanudasan

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Take your time. No hurry.

adiyen.

on May 22, 2022

There is nothing as My time.

If Ravana did sharanAgathi
Sri Ram would give Ayodhya to Ravana

Devareer please take time

Dasanudasan

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2 on February 8, 2022

Srimate Raamnujaye Namaha,

The original question needs clarity, what Is pleasing or not pleasing to others or parents need to be stated.

Not taking care of them or disrespecting then etc is definitely not allowed and will not please Perumaal.
But if the parents wish the son or daughter to get more entangled in this world and son or daughter decides not to fully please their wishes or material attachments..then there is no fault on th son/daughter.

So it is subjective depending on the situation.

Adiyen

So it is subjective depending on the situation.From enpanifan

And therefore, 

So, the answer to question is subjective.

Firstly, ensure what you are trying to do is indeed pleasing to Perumal and you are not just imagining so. Discuss your specific situation with a wise person who is steady in his devotion, and ensure what you think is pleasing to Perumal is indeed pleasing to Him.

Even if the parents and siblings fail to see your point of view, you try to see their point of view; carefully evaluate if what they say is in line with dharma. If so, it is better to follow their advise.From Kambandasan

on February 8, 2022

“But if the parents wish the son or daughter to get more entangled in this world and son or daughter decides not to fully please their wishes or material attachments..”

– Enakku sothu ezhudhi tharuvaaLaa? Mudiyadhu la aprom enna “entangled in material attachments?”

Adhellan summa kadha Swamy

Inniki nelamiyai pesuvom

What is our age in Kali?
What is our dharma in Kali?

That’s more important.

Selft contented life with naama sankeerthanam.

Madhyama lakshanam

Naanum nanna irukkanum
Neeyum nanna irukkanump

Dasanudasan

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