Guest guest Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 whether it is shame or shamesless or whatever SHE is that too. There is a small story. There was this Bhakta, Poonthanam, who was not very conversant with Sanskrit and he was reciting the Vishnu sahasranama in the famous Vaishnavite shrine in Kerala - Guruvayoor. while reciting he said "padmanabho maraprabhu" without knowing where to break the word meaning Padmanabha and wooden lord. the term vas padmanabo.amaraprabhu= which broken properly would have been padmanabha and amaraprabhu = the Lord of Gods. Hearing this Bhattathiri, who wrote the great kaavya called Naraayaneeyam and who was passing by said "Fool!! its not maraprabhu but amaraprabhu". Then from the Sanctum Sanctoum the words "Who said I am not maraprabu? I am that too." was heard. I leave the interpretations to the readers. My two cents. Llundrub <llundrub wrote: There we are. Beautiful. I missed it last time you spelt it out Strange that the Lajja is normally considered 'shameless' however. - ganpra Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:38 AM Re: LalithA SahasranAma [740] Shame The actual nAma is "LajjA" , "Llundrub" <llundrub wrote: > > There's no word Shame in Sanskrit. It must be pronounced - sha mey Traditions Divine Hinduism Visit your group "" on the web. Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Sri Kochu Ji's 2 cents is enough to fill up the bank, & is ever the calm voice of reason. His opinion should probably clinch this subject altogether. When i first read the post, i thought in fear, "I chant the Vishnusahasranam all the time. With my poor knowledge of Sanskrit, am I making this same mistake"? Then I went back to shloka 5-6 of the VS and remembered that Kochu ji so poignantly stated that the heavenly father is both, regardless of meaning, & similarly, SRI MATA is also both regardless of meaning. So there we have it. The beauty of STOTRAMS is that they are a special dispensation to mankind (Bhisma Dev on his bed of arrows speaking VS to the world, & Lord Hayagreeva speaking LS to Sage Agastya Muni & the world), and although in Sanskrit, the same rules as Vedic mantras (suktams, etc.) don't apply to them. They are graciously accepted however they are chanted, where ever they are chanted, and by whomever chants them. Thus, trying to make an interepretation on the term "Lajja" in the Lalitha Sahasranama is indeed intellectual hair splitting & the whole point is missed. My .02 cents. JANARDANA DASA sankara menon <kochu1tz wrote: whether it is shame or shamesless or whatever SHE is that too. There is a small story. There was this Bhakta, Poonthanam, who was not very conversant with Sanskrit and he was reciting the Vishnu sahasranama in the famous Vaishnavite shrine in Kerala - Guruvayoor. while reciting he said "padmanabho maraprabhu" without knowing where to break the word meaning Padmanabha and wooden lord. the term vas padmanabo.amaraprabhu= which broken properly would have been padmanabha and amaraprabhu = the Lord of Gods. Hearing this Bhattathiri, who wrote the great kaavya called Naraayaneeyam and who was passing by said "Fool!! its not maraprabhu but amaraprabhu". Then from the Sanctum Sanctoum the words "Who said I am not maraprabu? I am that too." was heard. I leave the interpretations to the readers. My two cents. Llundrub <llundrub wrote: There we are. Beautiful. I missed it last time you spelt it out Strange that the Lajja is normally considered 'shameless' however. - ganpra Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:38 AM Re: LalithA SahasranAma [740] Shame The actual nAma is "LajjA" , "Llundrub" <llundrub wrote: > > There's no word Shame in Sanskrit. It must be pronounced - sha mey Traditions Divine Hinduism Visit your group "" on the web. Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Traditions Divine Hinduism Visit your group "" on the web. Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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