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Dear learned ones and elders,

Pranaamamulu.

Recently i read a commentory on 'Manthra Pushpam'.

It tells how the evolution has taken place and etc..etc.

There is also some description of 'Maha Vishnu'.

May i know from elders :

 

i)why it is read in temples before the diety as it looks like more of a

'teaching' to a disciple?

ii)I heard 'Mantra pushpam' being read both in Vaishnava temples as well as

Shaiva temples.Is there any difference between the two?Or is it the same

'Mantra pushpam'?

 

DaasanuDaasudu,

Ramakrishna.

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Shree Deepak

 

Samsaraa does not mean just wife and children. Any wrong attachment

can result in samsaara. One can give up everything but that does not

make him detached - one can get attached even to a koupiinam or stone

where one sleeps. What is required is correct understanding.

VishishhTadvaita emphasizes the fact that Lord Naarayana is

antaryaamin - or pervades everything - chara and achara - movable and

immovables. There is no place where He is not as Prahallada teaches

his father.

 

Hence we need to understand two facts as we live through this life -

one is our temporal relationships and the other is our relationship

with the Lord. I am a husband, wife, son, father, friend, neighbor,

employee etc and these relationships are temporal. When I encounter

my wife I am husband and when I encounter my son or daughter I am a

father. In my office I am employer or employee etc. These are

temporal relationships. But my relationship with the Lord is not

temporal since there is no set up where He is not there. I cannot be

alone anywhere- even in me He is antaryaami or indweller. Hence it

is more a fundamental relationship. I am only a husband in the

temporary set up when I encounter my wife. But I am a devotee all

the time since I am encountering the Lord in all set-ups. If one

examines this correctly - I am husband plus a devotee also, since in

the set-up where I encounter my wife, wife is there plus the Lord.

So the total relationship should be Wife + a devotee, Husband+ a

devotee, Son + a devotee, Friend + a devotee, employee + a devotee

and in front of the Lord I am devotee + a devotee! .

 

Husband + a devotee becomes a devoted husband - son plus a devotee

becomes a devoted son . Hence my relationships become - a devoted

husband, a devoted wife, a devoted son, a devoted student, a devoted

employee -a devoted devotee too, etc provided I do not loose sight

of the presence of the Lord in all these encounters. A truly devoted

husband is not a henpecked husband - he is devoted to Lord in the

form of the wife and does his obligatory duties with full

understanding of husband-ship. In fact Lord has provided a

environment that is most suitable to our vaasanaas to exhaust them

with proper understanding. If I can see the Lord everywhere and

every set up how can be greedy, how can I be mean or and how can I be

a bad husband!

 

Hence it is not running away from relationships but establishing the

right relationships with proper understanding and that is what is

involved in all relationships.

 

If acts properly with correct understanding that Lord is there

everywhere, then life becomes a beautiful sport with the Lord.

 

Hari Om!

Sadananda

 

 

 

>Namo Narayana....

>Shree Sita Ramaya Namaha...

>

>My humble pranaams to all Respected Vaishnavas,

>

>For someone who has just entered the Grhastha Ashrama, i find that there are

>many many obstacles to the spiritual path.

>Keeping oneself disciplined in Mind, word and action gets much harder. It

>is funny because the grhastha ashrama is supposed to be helping one in the

>spiritual path...

>

>How do i not get attached to someone i have to spend my life with...what

>should be the boundaries to the attachment...where does one draw the line...

>

>I beg the Vaishnavas to advise me and please bless me so that i can continue

>on the spiritual path with greater focus and faith....

>

>Vaishnava Dasanudasanudasa

>

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Sri:

 

Here I believe Bhagavan Ramanuja was more interested in the welfare of

the masses then his own Moksham. If all the masses can reach Paramapadam

by the knowledge and practice of thirumantram and the price that he pays

for that is his potential recluse to 'Narakam', then Bhagavan Ramanuja was

ready

to pay the price, for the sake of all human beings.

 

 

rajeev

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"K Balaji" <kbalaji

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Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:16 AM

 

 

| Dear BhagavatAs,

|

| While it is a commendable act of Acharya Ramanuja to share Thirumandiram

to

| one & all, adiyen have one doubt.

| Acharya Ramanuja did not respect his guru's command by disclosing the

| thirumandiram to all. This way he committed apacharam.

| Though his guru later admitted Ramanuja's greatness and compassion by this

| act, how did ramanuja overcome this guru apacharam.

| Did he undergo any hardship (punishment) for this act ?

|

| Sorry for this question that too during tirunakshatram celebration time.

It

| is just out of curiosity.

|

| NARAYANA NARAYANA

|

| Adiyen

| Balaji K

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Dear Sri Sadagopan,

 

Just a quick clarification, I thought that the vaijaiyanthi malai was a

gift given to Sri Mahalakshmi upon emerging from the parkadal (milk-ocean)

by the Goddess Saraswathi. Also, from what I have encountered previously,

the vaijayanthi malai is a pearl necklace, not a flower garland

(vanamaalai)...

 

adiyen,

 

Krishna

 

 

On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Sadagopan wrote:

> Dear SrI Venkat:

>

> Your question on the right hand of Moolavar

> placing a flower on the head of a Siva Lingam

> below the bed of the Lord at Thiruvananthapuram

> generated the following thoughts :

>

> It is true that the right hand of Moolavar touches

> the head of a small siva lingam . One sees the flower

> on the head of theLingam only in rendered pictures .

> As the sEvArthis know , the giant size of Moolavar

> at Thiruvananthapuram has to be enjoyed (taken in)

> in three sections thru three vaasals . The lingam is

> at a position below the Naaga paryankam.

>

> Here are some random reflections:

>

> 1. Lord Sivan (Ahirbudhnyan) is a grand son of SrIman NaarAyaNan

> (Thirumazhisai's Naanmukan ThiruvandhAthi). The flower placed

> on the head of Siva Lingam could be viewed as an affectionate

> presentation of a Flower from the garland (Vyjayanthi

> Maalai) resplendent on "the grandfather's " chest (Thiru Maarbhu).

> This can be viewed as the head of the family

> (SrIman NaarayaNa Anantha PadhmanAbhan) recognizing

> the deeply respectful Ahirbudhnyan, the grand son ,

> who performed Prapatthi to Him thru the Manthra Raaja Padha SthOthram.

> On the prAkAram of Moolavar, You can also have the darsanam

> of the archai of Narasimha para Brahmam.

>

> 2. If one has to provide support for the conjecture

> that the Moolavar is offering KusumAnjali (Pushpa

> AarAdhanam) , one can not see how one (PerumAL)can be lying

> down and casually place a flower on the supposed

> object of worship even without looking at the Siva

> Lingam . Under normal circumstances of

> worship , One will be standing face to face

> in revenrence and offer(place) the flower.

>

> 3. Thiruvananthapuram is a VaishNavite Dhivya desam dear to

> Swamy NammAzhwAr . When Swamy AlavanthAr heard one Thiruvananthapuram

> paasuram , he travelled immediately to Thiruvananthapuram and

> worshipped the Lord there and lost track of time so much

> so that he missed the appointment to recieve initiation

> on the Yoga Rahasyam , which was his grandfather's family

> treasure from a direct sishyA of his grandfather (Swamy Naatha Muni).

>

> 4. Finally , Swamy NammazhwAr's paasuram (TVM 10.2.6)

> pasage gives us a perspective on this ArchA Moorthy :

>

> "KumaranAr thAthai thunpam tudaiytthaa GovindanArE"

>

> The reference here is to BaaNAsura Yuddham , where

> Lord Govindhan met Both Rudra Sivan and His second

> son, SubrahmaNyan as allies of BaaNAsuran and chased

> them away in the battle . Lord Govindan , who blessed

> His grandson once (Hara Saapa vimOchanan) to get freed

> from the sin of plucking one of the five heads of

> his father( BrahmA's) is referred to here as

> "KumaranAr ThAthai thunpam tudaiyttha Govindhan"

>

> Swamy NammAzhwAr states in this paasuram that

> the Garbha graham is full of multitudes of dEvAs

> --who owe their origin to Sri Ananatha PadhmanAbhan)--

> have thronged to offer their worship ( aarAdhanam

> of the Jagath Kaarana vasthu).Swamy NammAzhwAr instructs

> us ( as the ParamaachAryan to join the nithya sooris and

> DevAs to offer our worship (and recieve pushpa praaAdham

> at the end of our worship like Rudra Sivan) without hesitation .

>

> Taking all these in to account, we can safely say that

> Thiruvananthapuram is an ancient VaishNavite dhivya desam

> worshipped by our AchAryAs for many centuries. There are

> many unique Siva Sthalams in KeraLA like Thirusoor ,

> Naagar Koil et al.Thiruvananthapuram for reasons

> stated is a distinct and undisputed VaishNava dhivya desam

> from ancient times.

>

> " padamuday aravil paLLi payinRavan Paadham

> nadaminO namarkaLuLLIr Naam umakku aRiya chonnOm "

>

> --TVM of Swamy NammAzhwAr: 10.2.8

>

> (Meaning): SrI PadmanAbhan has taken His abode

> at beautiful Thiruvananthapuram and is reclining there

> on Adhi Seshan of wide hood . His sleep appears to be

> a practised one (PaLLI payinRavan) and is some thing

> (Yoga nidhrA) from which He can not be awakened easily.

> Oh my kith and kin and blood relations! I suggest that

> you all travel to Thiruvananthapuram and offer Your

> homage to SrI Ananatha PadmanAbhan's sacred feet .

> I instruct you to do this (kaimkaryam) so that you

> do not miss the opportunity to ber redeemed." What

> I have gained from the Jn~Anam and intution bequeathed by

> our Lord , I am conveying this aadesam " to my close

> circle of blood realtions".

>

> This is the clear message of Prapanna jana santhAna kUtasthar,

> Swamy NammazhwAr to us about Thiruvananthapuratthu

> Aadhi NaaRAyanan.

>

> SrI Hari Lakshmi SamEtha Sri Anantha PadhmanAbha

> SwaminE Nama:

>

> Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

>

> >&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

> >2) Sri Anathapadmanabha in Thiruvananthapuram- the moolavar reclines on

> >Adisesha, and his right hand places a flower on a Siva Linga.

> >

> >>>>>>> I am not sure about this... as I havent had the oppourtunity to

> >visit Thiruvananthapuram.

> >

> >Those who have had the BhAgyam of visiting this Dhivya DEsam please

> >clarify.

> >

> >regards

> >Venkat

>

>

>

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WISH U A HAPPY NEW YEAR

When we say that all paths lead to the same Truth, it is implied that no

single path can be looked upon as superior or inferior, simple or difficult.

Whatever the path one takes, the seeker must long for God-experience and

must be prepared to work hard for it. The Katha Upanishad describes this

journey towards God as walking on a razor's edge.

There is no difference between a true Jnani and a true bhakta. Jayateertha,

a follower of Shri Ramanucharya, describes bhakti as love for God

accompanied by True Knowledge

 

Bhattathiry

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108 Temples of Lord Vishnu

 

1. TIRU ARANGAM - SRI RANGAM(KOIL)

2. TIRUKKOZHI - URAIYUR

3. TIRUKKARAMBANUR - UTHAMAR KOIL

4. TIRUVELLARAI

5. TIRU ANBIL

6. TIRUPPER NAGAR

TIRUPATIGAL 1 TO 6

TAMIL NADU

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

7. TIRUKKANDIYUR

8. TIRUKKOODALOOR

9. TIRUKKABISTHALAM

10. TIRUPULLAMBHOOTHANKUDI

11. TIRU AADANOOR

12. TIRUKKUDANDAI

13. TIRUVINNAGAR - OPILLIYAPPAN KOIL

14. TIRUNARAIYUR - NAACHIYAR KOIL

15. TIRUCCHERAI

16. TIRUKKANNAMANGAI

17. TIRUKKANNAPURAM

18. TIRUKKANNANKUDI

19. TIRU NAGAI

20. TIRUTHANJAI MAMANIKOIL

21. TIRUNANDIPURA VINNAGARAM - NAATHAN KOIL

22. TIRUVELLIYANKUDI

23. TIRUVAZHUNDUR

24. TIRUCHIRUPULIYUR

25. TIRUTALAICHCHANGA NAANMADIYAM

26. TIRUVINDALOOR

TIRUPATIGAL 7 TO 22

TAMIL NADU

THANJAVUR, KUMBAKONAM

27. TIRUKKAVALAMPADI

28. TIRUKKAZHICHEERAMA VINNAGARAM

29. TIRUARIMEYA VINNAGARAM

30. TIRUVANPURUSHOTHAMAM

31. TIRUSEMPONSEY KOVIL

32. TIRUMANIMADA KOIL

33. TIRUVAIKUNDA VINNAGARAM

34. TIRUVALI TIRUNAGARI

35. TIRU DEVANAAR THOGAI

36. TIRUTTHETRI AMBALAM

37. TIRUMANIKKOODAM

38. TIRUVELLAKKULAM - ANNAN KOIL

39. TIRUPPAARTHANPALLI

40. TIRUCHITRAKOODAM - CHIDAMBARAM

TIRUPATIGAL 23 TO 40

TAMIL NADU

MAYILADUTURAI, CHIDAMBARAM

 

41.TIRUPATI The richest among all Temples in A.P

 

42. TIRUKKOVALOOR

43. TIRUKKACHCHI

44. TIRU ASHTABHUYAKARAM

45. TIRUTTANKAA

46. TIRUVEGKAA

47. TIRUVELUKKAI

48. TIRUPPAADAKAM

49. TIRUNILAATTHINGAL THUNDAM

50. TIRU OORAGAM

51. TIRU NEERAGAM

52. TIRUKKAARAGAM

53. TIRUKKAARVAANAM

54. TIRUKKALVANOOR

55. TIRUPPAVALAVANNAM

56. TIRUPPARAMEACHUWARA VINNAGARAM

57. TIRUPPUTKUZHI

TIRUPATIGAL 42 TO 57

TAMIL NADU

KANCHEEPURAM

 

58. TIRUNINDRAVUR

59. TIRU EVVUL

60. TIRUVALLIKKENI

61. TIRUNEERMALAI

62. TIRUVIDAVENDHAI

63. TIRUKKADALMALLAI - MAHABALIPURAM

64. TIRUKKADIKAI

TIRUPATIGAL 58 TO 64

TAMIL NADU

CHENNAI (MADRAS)

65. TIRUVAYODHI - AYODHYA

66. TIRUNAIMISARANYAM - NIMSAR

67. TIRUPPIRUDI - JOSHI MUTT

68. TIRUKKANDAM - DEVA PRAYAG

69. TIRUVADARIASHRAMAM - BADRINATH

70. TIRU CHAALAGRAAMAM - NEPAL

71. TIRU VADA MADURAI - MADURA

72. TIRUVAAIPPADI - GOKULAM

73. TIRUDWARAKAI - DWARAKA

74. TIRUSINGAVEL KUNDRAM - AHOBILAM

75. TIRUVENKADAM - TIRUPATI

TIRUPATIGAL 65 TO 69, 71 & 72

UTTAR PRADESH

 

TIRUPATI 70

NEPAL

 

TIRUPATI 73

GUJARAT

 

TIRUPATIGAL 74 & 75

ANDHRA PRADESH

 

76. TIRUNAAVAI - TIRUNAVAYA

77. TIRUVITHUVAKKODU - TIRUVINJIKODE

78. TIRUKKATKARAI

79. TIRUMOOZHIKKALAM

80. TIRUVALLAVAAZH - TIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

81. TIRUKKADITHTHANAM

82. TIRUCHENKUNROOR - CHENGANNOOR

83. TIRUPPULIYUR - KUTTA NADU

84. TIRUVAARANVILAI - AARANMULA

85. TIRUVANVANDUR - TIRUVAMUNDUR

86. TIRUVANANTHAPURAM - TRIVANDRUM

TIRUPATIGAL 76 TO 86

KERALA

87. TIRUVATTAARU - TIRUVATTAR

88. TIRUVANNPARISAARAM - TIRUPATISAARAM TIRUPATIGAL 87 & 88

TAMIL NADU

KANYAKUMARI

89. TIRUKKURUNKUDI - TIRUKKARANGUDI

90. TIRUCHIREEVARAMANGAI - VANAMAMALAI

91. TIRUVAIKUNDAM - SRIVAIKUNDAM

92. TIRUVARAGUNAMANGAI - NATHTHAM

93. TIRUPPULINKUDI - PULINGUDI

94. TIRU THOLAIVILLI MANGALAM - ERATTAI TIRUPATI

95. TIRUKKULANDHAI - PERUNGULAM

96. TIRUKKOLOOR

97. TIRUPPERAI - THENN(South) TIRUPPERAI

98. TIRUKKURUKOOR - AZHWAR TIRUNAGARI

99. TIRUVILLIPUTUR - SRIVILLIPUTUR

100. TIRUTTHANGAL

TIRUPATIGAL 89 TO 100

TAMIL NADU

TIRUNELVELI

101. TIRUKKOODAL - MADURAI

102. TIRUMALIRUNCHOLAI - AZHAGAR KOIL

103. TIRUMOGOOR

104. TIRUKKOTTIYOOR - TIRUKOSHTIYUR

105. TIRUPPULLANI

106. TIRUMEYYAM - TIRUMAYAM

TIRUPATIGAL 101 TO 103

TAMIL NADU

MADURAI

TIRUPATIGAL 104 & 106

TAMIL NADU

KARAIKKUDI

107. TIRUPPARKADAL - KSHEERA SAAGARAM

108. TIRU PARAMABATHAM - SRI VAIKUNDAM

TIRUPATIGAL 107 & 108

OUT OF EARTH

TIRUPATI 105, TAMILNADU, RAMANATHAPURAM