Ramanuja And Sankara Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Narayana is the absolute God.
Soul and the universe are its attributes.
Ishwara is Para Brahman and Jiva
Is Chita Brahman and Jagat, Achit Brahman.
This is Ramanuja's Vishitadwaita.
According to him total surrender
At the feet of Narayana is the bliss.

Siva is Brahman, the absolute.
Maya is not different from Siva
Siva is Brahman and Sakti, Maya.
Jiva is part of Brahman, says Sankara.
According to him, Jiva is to realize
That he and Siva are not two but one,
And with this to surrender to Him for bliss.
05.05.2018.