Guest guest Posted July 25, 1997 Report Share Posted July 25, 1997 Vidyasankar wrote: for example, if one can regard Siva only as a guru, then one should always respect the guru equally with God. Swami Desikan describes the Siva that gave us the Ahirbudhnya Samhita as "the all knowing Siva". He also goes on to explain based on Pramanas how Rudra is a jivatma and how the Siva that gave us the Ahirbudhnya Samhita and many millions of Rudras are now enjoying Paramanandam in Sri Vaikuntham after attaining Moksham. The reason why Srivaishnavas do not worship Siva is because we do not have information about whether the present incumbent to the post of Siva is a Bhagavata. Just as there have been many Parama Bhagavatas who have held the positions of Siva, there have also been Sivas who have aimed arrows at Narayana Badarikashrama or fought with Sri Krishna on the side of Banasura. Having come into a lineage of Parama Bhagavatas through our Acharya Parampara, we tread a safe path shown by them which is free from risks, free from thorns that may prick our feet, and takes us to a destination to which there is nothing superior. To answer Vidyasankar's point about worshipping a Guru at a level equal to God, if our Acharyas tell us that the present Siva is also an equally great Bhagavata just like Ahirbudhnya was, then we can do his aradhana just as we do for Garuda and Hanuman. Srimate Srivan Satakopa Sri Vedanta Desika Yateendra Mahadesikaya Namah: Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrsimha Divya Paduka Sevaka, Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yateendra Mahadesikaya Namah: Jaganath. (JBB0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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