Question about Purandara

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Dear SaadhakA :

 

The reference to Sriman NaarAyaNan in

the deeper and metaphysical sense is in

Rg Vedam 1.109.8 Rk and other Sruthi

passages .

 

As you indicated , in common parlance ,

the Thripura SamhAram episode gives

the reference to Lord Siva as Purandhara

( Pura: sathrUNAm nagarANi dhArayathi ithi):

ThripurAndhakan .

 

The other meanings given to Purandhara:

are Agni, VishNu and JyEshtA Nakshathram

(18th lunar mansion).As in case of

Sanskrit words , the context will

determine the meaning .In the female form

PurandharA refers to GangA river that originated

from the feet of Lord Thrivikraman .

 

Coming back to the deeper meaning of

Sriamn NaarAyaNA as revealed by

Rg Vedam , it is the world of

Sapithvam ( saha prApthavyam sthAnam ),

Sri Vaikuntam , reached by archirAdhi Maargam

as indicated in Brahma Soothrams and Upanishads

on which they are based.

 

Rg vedam 1.109.7 refers to Sapithvam

and the next verse 1.109.8 starts with

the word Purandharaa:

 

PurandharA sikshatham vajrahasthamam

Indraagni avatham BharEshu

tannO mithrO varuNO maamahanthAmadhithi:

Sindhu PruthvI utha dhyou:

 

(meaning): " Oh resplendent Self and Mind ,

destroyers of the strongholds of evil ,

instruct us and protect us in our struggles

with adamant hands. May the friendly , VENERABLE

AND INDIVISIBLE LORD and His bounteous creation ,

including the Ocean , the earth and the celestial

regions grant us our wishes".

 

There are many deeper meanings to this manthram .

For the discussion purposes here , the reference to

VishNu-NaarAyaNan can be inferred from here.

Vedic grammar has its own twists .I wont get into

those fine points in this posting.

 

The examples are abundant in AzhwAr Prabhandahms

( e.g: PeriYazhwar ) and Upanishads , where this

concept of Puram is referred to quite a bit.

 

V.Satakopan

 

 

At 09:18 PM 10/10/00 -0000, you wrote:

>Namo Narayana.

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>Could someone explain why Narayana is referred to as

>Purandhara, wheras the title is more apt for Siva(as

>tripuranthaka). I do understand the common explanation

>that in the ancient world 'conqueror of cities' was a

>common epithet to valour, however I suspect that there

>is a deeper and metaphysical explanation or symbolism

>with the name purandhara for Sriman Narayana.

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>A Sadhaka.

>(I prefer to keep my identity anonymous since it helps

>me concentrate on questions without bringing my

>personality and its flaws into picture.)

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