Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 Dear members in the group, Can anybody kindly tell me about the significance of gotrams? Some say gotras and characters are interlinked etc. Can anybody kindly explain this? Thanking you all, adiyen ragavan. Who needs Cupid? Matchmaker.com is the place to meet somebody. FREE Two-week Trial Membership at http://www.matchmaker.com/home?rs=200015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 At 01:47 PM 2/13/01 +0530, you wrote: >Dear members in the group, > >Can anybody kindly tell me about the significance of gotrams? Some say gotras and characters are interlinked etc. Can anybody kindly explain this? > >Thanking you all, > >adiyen > >ragavan. Dear Sri Ragavan: The August 6 , 1995 and January 14 , 1999 postings of mine have covered the subject of Gothrams . You may wish to refer to them. As a general observation , the Bahkthi archives have a lot of discussion on many topics and a search would help . Invariably one or other members have posted information on topics of larger interst like gOthram. Best wishes, V.Satakopan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 Dear Sri Sadagopan Swami, I would like to know the significance of Ashtaka and Avashtaka Tarpanams today and tomorrow. I am told the significance behind the Amavasya and Sankramana as the New Moon and the Entrance of the Sun into the new Zodiac respectively. Is there any similar astronomical significance behind these two days? I also heard that the two Tarpanas are mandatory only for those performing Tarpanams on all the 12 Sankramanas and does not apply to those performing Tarpanams on FOUR Sankramanas only. Is it correct? S RAMADURAI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 At 07:51 AM 2/15/01 +0530, you wrote: >Dear Sri Sadagopan Swami, >I would like to know the significance of Ashtaka and Avashtaka Tarpanams >today and tomorrow. I am told the significance behind the Amavasya and >Sankramana as the New Moon and the Entrance of the Sun into the new >Zodiac respectively. Is there any similar astronomical significance behind >these two days? I also heard that the two Tarpanas are mandatory only for >those performing Tarpanams on all the 12 Sankramanas and does not apply to >those performing Tarpanams on FOUR Sankramanas only. Is it correct? >S RAMADURAI Dear Sri Ramadurai: Thanks for your query .I assume that you are in India. In that case , there are many experts there like SevA Swamy and others , who can give a better answer. The Ashtaki and anvashtakai are two Pithru srArdhams on the 8th and ninth days of KrishNa Paksham in Maasi Month.This year it falls on Feb 15 and 16. The sankalpam is the normal one used , which ends in " Maathu Pithru PithAmahapprapathAmahAnaamcha varga dhvaya PithrUNAm Akshaayyaa Thrupthyartham Ashtakaa SrArddha Prathinithi THILA TARPANAM KARISHYE ". For ashtakai , the sankalpam this year is " UttharAyaNE Sisirs Ruthou , Kumbha MaasE KrishNa Pakshe Guru Vaasara VisAka nakshathra yukthAyAm -- AshtamyAm PuNya Thithou--" For anvashtakai , every thing same except , " Brughu Vaasara AnurAdhA Nakshathra YukthAyAm--" Manu Smruthi (4.150) commands us to the Ashtakai and Anvashtakai SrArddhams for the Pithrus .Ashtakai means the eighth day of KrishNa paksham ( Ashtami).Anvashtakai refers to the TarpaNam done on the next day (Navami) during the Month of Maasi (Maaga Maasam). Two more Ashtakais and Anvashtakais are recommended in the lunar months of Pousham and PhAlgunam ( Dec-Jan and Feb-March). You have to observe your family's sampradhAyam. Hope this helps, V.SatakOpan New York , USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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