response to a query

Namaste!

Thanks to Madhava and Sunder for enligthening me on the meaning of Nishanta.

The story goes that the inscription in the Ramar temple in Madhurantakam was

a puzzle for scholars since they did not know the meaning of 'Yanta' and

'Bhanta'.

I wonder if Sunder can get it in the Sanskrit dictionary he gave me the URL

for.

When they approached Maha Periyaval of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, he asked

the questioner to remember the alphabets in Sanskrit. It goes 'Ya'. 'Ra'

'La' and 'Pa', 'Pha' 'Bha' 'Ma'. So, the

'anta' (the end) of Ya and hence 'Yanta' is 'RA'

'anta' (the end) of Bha and hence 'Bhanta' is 'MA'

'anta' (the end) of Nisha and hence 'Nishanta' is 'Enlightenement' or

'Destroyer of Evil'

and hence 'Yanta Bhanta Nishanta' refers to 'RAMA, the Destroyer of Evil and

Provider of Enlightenement'

Thanks again for ending my Nisha.

By the way, for those who may not have visited the temple in Madhurantakam., I

highly recommend it.

It is the ONLY temple in which Lord Rama and Goddess Sita are joining hands. It

is such an unusual sight

that Siva, Brahma and all the devas and devatas are relishing the sight. If you

visit, please ask the priest

to show the carvings on the back side of the Lord inside the sanctum sanctorum.

Hari Om.

Ramu Thiagarajan

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Namaste,

The dictionary meaning of bhAnta is:

Entry bhAnta

Meaning mfn. ( %{bhAm}?) = %{vajra-rUpa} , having the shape of a

thunderbolt , or = %{candra} , the moon VS. (Mahi1dh.) &c.

This illustrates one reason why a Teacher(Guru) is necessary to

explain spiritual knowledge! A Guru of the stature of Chandrasekharendra

Sarasvati has given the clue to this mysterious triad of words that no

dictionary will ever be able to reveal.

[ yAnta does not appear in this dictionary at all!]

Regards,

Sunder

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Ramu Thiagarajan <ramut

"Madhava K. Turumella" <madhava, ambal

response to a query

Tue, 07 Dec 1999 08:27:50 -0800

Namaste!

Thanks to Madhava and Sunder for enligthening me on the meaning of Nishanta.

The story goes that the inscription in the Ramar temple in Madhurantakam was

a puzzle for scholars since they did not know the meaning of 'Yanta' and

'Bhanta'.

I wonder if Sunder can get it in the Sanskrit dictionary he gave me the URL

for.

When they approached Maha Periyaval of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, he asked

the questioner to remember the alphabets in Sanskrit. It goes 'Ya'. 'Ra'

'La' and 'Pa', 'Pha' 'Bha' 'Ma'. So, the

'anta' (the end) of Ya and hence 'Yanta' is 'RA'

'anta' (the end) of Bha and hence 'Bhanta' is 'MA'

'anta' (the end) of Nisha and hence 'Nishanta' is 'Enlightenement' or

'Destroyer of Evil'

and hence 'Yanta Bhanta Nishanta' refers to 'RAMA, the Destroyer of Evil and

Provider of Enlightenement'

Thanks again for ending my Nisha.

By the way, for those who may not have visited the temple in Madhurantakam.,

I

highly recommend it.

It is the ONLY temple in which Lord Rama and Goddess Sita are joining hands.

It

is such an unusual sight

that Siva, Brahma and all the devas and devatas are relishing the sight. If

you

visit, please ask the priest

to show the carvings on the back side of the Lord inside the sanctum

sanctorum.

Hari Om.

Ramu Thiagarajan

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AUM shrImAtre namaH

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